Question

The first people who gave names to hurricanes were those who knew them—the people of Puerto Rico. The small island of Puerto Rico is in the West Indians, off the coast of Florida. This is where all the hurricanes begin that strike the east of the United States. The people of Puerto Rico expect some of these unwelcome visitors every year. Each one is named after the saint’s day on which it arrives. Two of the most serious storms were the Santa Ana in 1925 and the San Ciriaca in 1899.

  Giving girls’ names to hurricanes is a fairly new idea. It all began with a story called “storm” written by George Steward in 1941. In it a weatherman enjoyed himself by naming storms after girls he knew. He named one Maria. The story describes how Maria grew and developed, and how she changed the lives of people when she struck the system during the World WarⅡ. One of their duties was to warn American ships and planes when a storm was coming. Whenever they stopped one, they gave it a girl’s name. The first one was given a name beginning with A. The second one got a name beginning with B. They used all the letters from A to Z. This was the first list of hurricane names that followed the alphabet.

1．The “unwelcome visitors” in the first paragraph refers to　　    .

A. the people of the United States

B. the girls

C. hurricanes

D. weathermen

2．Who wrote the story called “storm”?

A. A weatherman.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. Maria.

C. George Steward.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. A Puerto Rico man

3．For weathermen of the United States Army and Nancy one of their duties was　　   

A. to describe the weather every day

B. to give message to the people in the city

C. to stop ships and planes when a hurricane came

D. giving orders for the planes and ships

4．Hurricanes were first given girls’ names by a　　    .

A. writer　　　　　　 B. doctor　　　　   C. professor　　　　　　 D. weatherman

 

Answer 1

答案：1C2C3D4A
解析：

1、语义理解题，信息句为This is where all the hurricanes begin that strike the east of the United States. The people of Puerto Rico expect some of these unwelcome visitors every year. 2、It all began with a story called “storm” written by George Steward in 1941. 3、原文中用warn警告一词可判定给船和飞机发布命令。 4、此方法起源于一个故事，故事中说是一个weatherman用女孩的名字命令飓风，但真正这样做的应是这个故事的作者。