Heavy rain has triggered floods and mudslides in southern China, leaving at least 200 people dead or missing, a resident and state media said.

Torrential rain hit a mountainous region of Hunan province in the early hours on Wednesday and 22 people died in floods. Two officials were killed during rescue work. Thirty-five people, including five students, were missing.

However, a local resident with knowledge of the casualties(伤亡) and damage said at least 200 people died or were missing after torrential rains hit Xinshao and Lianyuan counties, Shaoyang city and three other cities in Hunan province since June 1, 2005.

"Villagers, cadres and rescuers were washed away by floods," the resident, who asked not to be identified, told Reuters.

"More than 10,000 people were left homeless after their homes were either washed away, flooded or toppled," he said.

Mountain torrents in Xinshao were the worst in the county’s history. At least 47 villages were devastated by the torrents and 54,600 villagers affected. About 3560 homes were destroyed, and electricity and telecommunications services were cut off in some villages.

Crops, bridges and roads were destroyed.

A local official reached by telephone estimated damage to property at over 2 billion yuan ($344.92 million).

People’s Liberation Army soldiers were called on to help with rescue work, residents said.

63. The underline phrase in the second paragraph might be replaced by _______.

A. rainstorm          B. shower           C. little rain          D. drizzle

64. We can infer that the torrential rain caused great damage and casualties of the people in _______ in Hunan.

A.         two counties and three cities

B.          three counties and two cities

C.          two counties and four cities

D.         two counties and five cities

65. The best title of this passage might be __________.

A.         People’s Liberation Army Join in the Rescue

B.          Mountain Torrents in Xinshao

C.          China Floods Leave 200 Dead or Missing

D.         Two Officials Died in the Rescue

South Asia heatwave kills nearly 100

DHAKA - A heat wave sweeping India, Bangladesh(孟加拉国) and Nepal has killed nearly 100 people over the past two weeks, officials said on June 3, 2005.

A third of the people died in northern Bangladesh, mostly women and children from dehydration(脱水), heat stroke and diarrhoea(腹泻).

"We are getting reports of several deaths due to heat wave and related diseases almost every day," an official said, as temperatures touched 43degC .

The weather office in Dhaka said the hot weather will persist for another week until the monsoon(季风) rains which are normally due by the middle of June.

Severe heat conditions in the southern Indian have killed at least 55 people, officials in the two states said.

While temperatures have fallen from a high of 45degC in Andhra Pradesh to around 40degC, giving a respite to people, they are still on the rise in Orissa with Talcher town registering 48.5deg C, a weather official said.

At least five people have died in Nepal from extreme heat, the government said.

60. We can infer that the heatwave can cause ______.

A. heat stoke           B. dehydration       C. diarrhoea         D. all above

61. When the monsoon rains come, the temperature will _______.

A.     remain the same

B.      go on to rise sharply

C.      begin to drop obviously

D.     rise a little

62. Which place is the hottest in the early June, 2005?

A. Dhaka            B. Talcher              C. Andhra Pradesh      D. Nepal

Book into the new Auckland Hospital at a typical hour, say 11 on a Saturday night, and you will notice changes in the way you are treated.

Let's start with the blood sample taken from your arm as you are wheeled in the door.

By the time you are through the security doors and into the emergency area, that sample could have been sent through to the lab by vacuum tube and analysed by a machine which automatically feeds a preparative result into the clinical database.

Less than a minute after the sample is processed, the doctors can see the results through the monitors beside every position in the emergency suites.

As you are being wheeled in, you may notice cameras in the ceiling. The hospital has spent $4 million on its camera security system to protect staff and patients.

When you come to in the neighbouring Admission and Planning Unit, the clinician(临床医生) may be looking at all your records, x-rays and even documents sent in by your GP on a Compaq tablet PC wirelessly connected to the network by an 802.11 "WiFi" card.

It's not ideal for viewing images, but it should be good enough for a bedside consultation(会诊).

If the clinician needs to consult a specialist or your GP, the other party can see the same records from home or office through a secure internet connection.

Dr Nigel Murray, general manager of the hospital building programme, said about $30 million of the $500 million budget for the project had been spent on information technology.

 

56. In the new Auckland Hospital, after you are through the security door, _____

A.     the nurse will measure your blood as soon as possible

B.      your blood sample will be sent through to the lab and analysed there

C.      the doctor will measure your blood as soon as possible

D.     the doctor will ask some information on your blood sample

57. It is ________ after the sample is processed, the doctor the doctors can see the results through the monitors beside every position in the emergency suites.

A.     less than half an hour

B.      more than a quarter

C.      less than one minute

D.     less than one day

58. Which statement is not true according to the passage?

A.     In order to protect staff and patients the hospital has spent $4 million on its camera security system.

B.      About $30 million of the $500 million budget for the project had been spent on information technology.

C.      The hospital has fixed many cameras in the ceiling to prevent the advanced equipment from being stolen.

D.     Doctors in this hospital also use computer and the network to look at your case history.

59. The passage mainly tell us ______.

A.     high-tech help in first aid

B.      computer help in the first aid

C.      x-rays help in the hospital

D.     camera help in the hospital

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