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阅读理解 Tsunami(海啸)Death Toll to Rise Greatly A senior UN official has described the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami as among the worst-ever natural disasters(灾难)．The United Nations'top emergency(紧急事件)relief(救济)official, Jan Egeland, says the death toll from the December 26 tsunami may rise much higher as more information becomes available from the isolated(孤立的)western coast of Sumatra．Mr．Egeland says relief workers are now focusing on the western coast of northern Sumatra．He says they are just beginning to fully grasp the level of destruction caused by the earthquake and tsunami in that area．“The coast is low．It takes the full blast(冲击波)of the tsunami which was at its highest and many, many of these villages are gone ,”he said．“There is no trace(踪迹)left of them．They had hardly roads before．Now they have nothing．The death toll will grow highly on the west coast of Sumatra．What will be the final toll, we will never know．But we may be talking of tens of thousands of further deaths in this area．The town of Meulaboh, nearly 50,000 inhabitants(居民)，has perhaps been the most destructed of any town anywhere, even much more than Banda Aceh．”Mr．Egeland describes reaching the isolated parts of Sumatra as a nightmare(噩梦)．Mr．Egeland said international response to the disaster has been, in his words “greatly positive”．He said much of the aid is being directed at the water and sanitation sectors(卫生设备)in the worst-hit countries． (1) In this news report, the phrase“death toll”means ________． [　　] A． dead body B． dead people C． dead creatures D． the number of people who died (2) We will never know the final toll because ________． [　　] A． the tsunami is still on B． people are continuing to die C． information is difficult to get D． too many people have died (3) Relief workers are focusing on the western coast of northern Sumatra because ________． [　　] A． the coast there is low B． it takes the full blast of the tsunami C． it has perhaps been the most destructed D． many of these villages are gone (4) “International response to the disaster has been greatly positive”means ________． [　　] A． the people of the world take an active part in the fight against tsunami B． many countries in the world have given much aid to the area C． the disaster has spread all over the world D． many international organizations have come to the rescue

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答案：1．D;2．C;3．C;4．B;