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CISHAN,Aug 12-Hundreds of people were still missing today in remote villages in southern Taiwan and disaster officials said they were uncertain how many people might have been killed by mudslides triggered by Typhoon Morakot.

Morakot, which did terrible damage to Taiwan over the weekend, has killed about 70 people across the island and caused farm-related loss of more than NT  $9  billion (RMB 964 million). More than 100 people have been killed in Asia due to Morakot and tropical storm Etau.

But several hundred villagers listed as missing were found alive in areas where roads were washed out and access was limited to helicopters. The government sent special forces with satellite phones to the hardest hit areas."We are anxious to do our best to get the trapped people out," said Hu Jul-chou, an army official involved in the rescue effort. "Hopes are getting slimmer as the days go by."Hu said it was unclear how many people were buried and feared dead in villages in southern Taiwan.

"I have to say I feel pretty good to be alive," said Lin Dong-wen, 45, from the village of Namahsia, sitting in front of a pile of medicine after being hoisted away by a rescue helicopter."If I had been left there any longer, I wouldn't have made it. I saw the mudslide coming," said Lin after arriving in Cishan, hub of rescue efforts."It was really huge, and I passed out. When I awoke, there was mud all over and I climbed out of it."

Helicopters dropped food and supplies to survivors .Other rescue teams piloted rubber dinghies through raging muddy rivers.

Groups of anxious relatives awaited the arrival of helicopter flights at the makeshift rescue base.Some survivors tried to call relatives on mobile phones."Right after the mudslide, we managed to get in touch with our family members through mobile phones and text messages," said 41-year-old teacher awaiting news at the rescue hub. "But later they switched off their phones to save power."

45. From the text we know that _________________

A Morakot has made more than 100 people dead in Taiwan

B Morakot has caused as much loss to Taiwan as other parts

C Morakot stayed over Taiwan over the week

D Morakot has brought worries to the officials

46. The villagers who were thought to be missing_________.

A were trapped in some areas

B wouldn’t get in touch with others

C only liked to be taken out by helicopter

D wanted to keep the buried company

47.According to Lin Dong-wen,________

A the disaster lasted for a long time

B the village was destroyed in a flash

C he wanted to hold the mudslide

D the mudslide frightened him into unconsciousness

48.Which of the following is true according to the text ?

A  All the survivors trapped have been rescued by helicopters.

B  All the relatives can ring the survivors

C  The government has adopted other rescue forms.

D  The mudslide will become more serious.

第二节：根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

—I’m standing in the center of Plymouth, the capital of Montserrat, where just one week ago, a volcanic eruption took place. With me is Savage, the officer of the island. Savage, thank you for talking to us.

—You’re Welcome.

—  61 

—Well, the volcano erupted, and the ash and lava poured down the mountain towards the sea. And there are several villages in path.

—  62 

—No. Luckily, we had plenty of warning and told people who lived in the path of the ash and lava to leave the island. We managed to get half the population to another island before the eruption took place.

—  63 

—Eleven thousand people live here and about six thousand people have left.

—  64 

—The most dangerous place is between the volcano and the sea. There are a lot of villages there.

Sadly, hundreds of houses caught fire when the alva reached them.

—  65 

—Thankfully, no one was killed.

E．Which area is the most dangerous?

F．That’s terrible. Was anybody hurt?

G．How many people live on the island?

CISHAN,Aug 12-Hundreds of people were still missing today in remote villages in southern Taiwan and disaster officials said they were uncertain how many people might have been killed by mudslides triggered by Typhoon Morakot.

Morakot, which did terrible damage to Taiwan over the weekend, has killed about 70 people across the island and caused farm-related loss of more than NT  $9  billion (RMB 964 million). More than 100 people have been killed in Asia due to Morakot and tropical storm Etau.

      But several hundred villagers listed as missing were found alive in areas where roads were washed out and access was limited to helicopters. The government sent special forces with satellite phones to the hardest hit areas."We are anxious to do our best to get the trapped people out," said Hu Jul-chou, an army official involved in the rescue effort. "Hopes are getting slimmer as the days go by."Hu said it was unclear how many people were buried and feared dead in villages in southern Taiwan.

      "I have to say I feel pretty good to be alive," said Lin Dong-wen, 45, from the village of Namahsia, sitting in front of a pile of medicine after being hoisted away by a rescue helicopter."If I had been left there any longer, I wouldn't have made it. I saw the mudslide coming," said Lin after arriving in Cishan, hub of rescue efforts."It was really huge, and I passed out. When I awoke, there was mud all over and I climbed out of it."

Helicopters dropped food and supplies to survivors .Other rescue teams piloted rubber dinghies through raging muddy rivers.

Groups of anxious relatives awaited the arrival of helicopter flights at the makeshift rescue base.Some survivors tried to call relatives on mobile phones."Right after the mudslide, we managed to get in touch with our family members through mobile phones and text messages," said 41-year-old teacher awaiting news at the rescue hub. "But later they switched off their phones to save power."

1.From the text we know that _________________

A Morakot has made more than 100 people dead in Taiwan

B Morakot has caused as much loss to Taiwan as other parts

C Morakot stayed over Taiwan over the week

D Morakot has brought worries to the officials

2.The villagers who were thought to be missing_________.

A were trapped in some areas

B wouldn’t get in touch with others

C only liked to be taken out by helicopter

D wanted to keep the buried company

3.According to Lin Dong-wen,________

A the disaster lasted for a long time

B the village was destroyed in a flash

C he wanted to hold the mudslide

D the mudslide frightened him into unconsciousness

4.Which of the following is true according to the text ?

A  All the survivors trapped have been rescued by helicopters.

B  All the relatives can ring the survivors

C  The government has adopted other rescue forms.

D  The mudslide will become more serious.

第二节：根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

—I’m standing in the center of Plymouth, the capital of Montserrat, where just one week ago, a volcanic eruption took place. With me is Savage, the officer of the island. Savage, thank you for talking to us.

—You’re Welcome.

—  61 

—Well, the volcano erupted, and the ash and lava poured down the mountain towards the sea. And there are several villages in path.

—  62 

—No. Luckily, we had plenty of warning and told people who lived in the path of the ash and lava to leave the island. We managed to get half the population to another island before the eruption took place.

—  63 

—Eleven thousand people live here and about six thousand people have left.

—  64 

—The most dangerous place is between the volcano and the sea. There are a lot of villages there.

  Sadly, hundreds of houses caught fire when the alva reached them.

—  65 

—Thankfully, no one was killed.

       A．Did it do serous damage?

       B．I’m very sorry to hear that.

       C．When did it happen?

       D．What exactly happened last week?

       E．Which area is the most dangerous?

       F．That’s terrible. Was anybody hurt?

       G．How many people live on the island?