Typhoon Rananim, the 14th this year, has moved westward to east China’s Jiangxi Province Friday morning, weakening to a tropical storm. Rananim hit the Shangrao district in the northern part of the province at about 11:00 a.m. Friday, bringing heavy rains and gales to the drought-hit province. According to the provincial meteorological bureau, most parts of the province will have showers or thundershowers, plus moderate breeze at force 4 to 5, on Friday and Saturday. The Poyang Lake will have gale of force 7 to 8. The northern part of Jiangxi, such as Guangfeng county, experienced heavy rains early Friday. Experts noted that the heavy rain would help ease the dry situation in the province. Since early July, the province has been reported dry spells. Jiangxi has had limited drinking water for more than 1 million people, and 20 percent of its crops have been affected by drought. According to the China’s Central Meteorological Station, the tropic storm will sweep the southwestern part of east China’s Anhui Province and the eastern part of central China’s Hubei Province Friday night. Rananim landed at Shitang town of Wenling city of Zhejiang Province at 8:00 p.m. Thursday. As of 5:00 a.m. Friday, Rananim had affected 8.59 million people, claiming at least 63 lives and leaving another 15 people missing, according to the latest statistics from China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs.

1. The news was likely to appear on ______ newspaper.

   A. Tuesday’s     B. Friday’s      C. Saturday’s   D. Monday’s

2. Typhoon Rananim has hit ______ province(s).

   A. 1        B. 2         C. 3         D. 4

3. According to the latest statistics from China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs, ______.

   A. 8.59 million people suffered great losses from Typhoon Rananim

   B. 15 people didn’t go back home because of Typhoon Rananim

   C. 63 people were killed because of Typhoon Rananim

   D. 78 people were caught in Typhoon Rananim

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. Typhoon Rananim benefited Jiangxi Province after it suffered from drought.

   B. Typhoon Rananim caused flood in Anhui Province.

   C. Typhoon Rananim did great harm to the crops in Zhejiang.

   D. All of the above.

 

 

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     WENZHOU(Xinhua)-the train collision in east China's Zhejiang Province has killed 39 people and
left 192 others injured Sunday night, said a spokesman with the Ministry of Railways.
     A total of 132 people are still being treated in hospitals, said Wang Yongping, spokesman with the
ministry at a press conference. Eleven people remain in critical condition, said Cheng Jinguo, head of the
health bureau in the city of Wenzhou, where the collision happened Saturday night. Cheng said at the
press conference that 52 people who suffered slight injuries had been discharged from hospital. Wang
expressed condolences (哀悼) to the concerning families and sincere apology to all the passengers.
     The train's "black box" has been discovered and the ministry is investigating the cause of the crash,
Wang said. Wang said the ministry will make public the cause of the accident as soon as the investigation
is done and publish the names of the killed and injured, He said the crash has caused a large number of
casualties and great property losses. The ministry will find out the cause through thorough investigation
and take effective measures to prevent similar accidents.
     Despite the accident, the spokesman said the ministry is still confident in the high-speed train. "China's
high-speed train is advanced and qualified. We have confidence in it," he said.
     The damaged rails have been repaired and were ready to restart operation but the reopening was
delayed by the stormy weather, according to Wang. Wang did not provide the exact time when the line
would start operating again.
     The accident occurred at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday on a bridge near Wenzhou when bullet train D301
rear-ended ( 追尾 ) D3115, which reportedly lost power after lightning strike.
1. According to Cheng Jinguo, _____ people slightly injured had been recovered and left hospital.
A.39        
B.139          
C.11            
D.52
2. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The operation was restarted the next day.
B. The cause of the collision was made clear.
C. There was a thunderstorm when the trains crashed.
D. Similar accidents would be avoided in later operations.
3. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The Railway Ministry is investigating the cause with the help of the "black box".
B. Bullet train D3115 was forced to stop as a result of human interference.
C. Bullet train D301 hit the train D3115 that stopped ahead of it due to lack of   power.
D. The operation of the line would be restarted with the stormy weather over.
4. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. Confidence in Development of High-speed Trains.
B. Terrible Weather Leading to Trains' Collision.
C. Investigations upon Trains' Collision.
D. Trains Crashed Causing Deaths and Damage.

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