18．In a natural disaster-a hurricane，flood，volcanic eruption，or other catastrophes-minutes and even seconds of warning can make the difference between life and death．Because of this，scientists are working to use the latest technological advances to predict when and where disasters will happen．They are also studying how best to analyze and communicate this information once it is obtained．
On September 29，1998，Hurricane Georges made landfall in Biloxi，Mississippi，after damaging Haiti，the Dominican Republic，Puerto Rico，and several islands of the Caribbean badly with torrential rains and winds up to 160km per hour．Few people lost their lives along the Gulf Coast of the United States，although hundreds died in the Caribbean．
This was a very different outcome from 1900，when a powerful Gulf Coast hurricane made an unexpected direct hit on Galveston，Texas，killing at least 6，000people．
Vastly improved hurricane warnings explain the different circumstances at either end of the 20th century--residents of Galveston had no advance warning that a storm was approaching，while residents of Biloxi had been warned days in advance，allowing for extensive safety precautions （預(yù)防）．
At the same time that people in Biloxi were thankful for the advance warning，some residents of New Orleans，Louisiana were less satisfied．A day before Georges made landfall，forecasters were predicting that the hurricane had a good chance of striking New Orleans．Because much of New Orleans lies below sea level，the city is at risk for flooding．Emergency management officials must begin evacuations （疏散）well before a storm strikes．But evacuation costs money：businesses close，tourists leave，and citizens take precautionary measures．The mayor of New Orleans estimated that his city's preparations for Georges cost more than 50million．After Georges missed New Orleans，some residents questioned the value of the hurricane forecasts in the face of such high costs．
The different views on the early warnings for Hurricane Georges show some of the complexities related to predicting disasters．Disaster prediction is a process of providing scientific information to the government officials and other decision makers who must respond to those predictions．

67．What is the purpose of disaster prediction according to the passage？B
A．To identify the cause of disasters．
B．To save people's lives and property．
C．To prevent natural disasters from happening，
D．To apply advanced technology to disaster prediction．
68．Which of the following areas suffered the most severe damage？D
A．Puerto Rico．                     B．New Orleans．
C．Biloxi，Mississippi．             D．Galveston，Texas．
69．The city residents of New Orleans were unsatisfied becauseA_．
A．their preparations were made in vain
B．the hurricane warning arrived rather late
C．the forecast hurricane did not hit the city
D．they suffered from a heavy hurricane attack
70．What does the passage mainly talk about？D
A．The different ways of disaster prediction．
B．Technological advances in disaster prediction．
C．The benefits and preparations of disaster prediction．
D．The importance and uncertainty of disaster prediction．

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了災(zāi)害預(yù)測(cè)的重要性和不確定性，它是為了挽救人民的生命財(cái)產(chǎn)，但目前技術(shù)還有限．

解答 67．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段：In a natural disaster-a hurricane，flood，volcanic eruption，or other catastrophes-minutes and even seconds of warning can make the difference between life and death可知災(zāi)難預(yù)測(cè)的目的是為了挽救人民的生命財(cái)產(chǎn)；故選B．
68．D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第三段：when a powerful Gulf Coast hurricane made an unexpected direct hit on Galveston，Texas，killing at least 6，000people可知加爾維斯敦，德克薩斯遭受了最嚴(yán)重的破壞；故選D．
69．A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段：After Georges missed New Orleans，some residents questioned the value of the hurricane forecasts in the face of such high costs可知新奧爾良的城市居民不滿意是因?yàn)樗麄兊闹苿┦峭絼诘�；故選A．
70．D．主旨大意題．通讀全文，可知文章主要講災(zāi)害預(yù)測(cè)的重要性和不確定性，它是為了挽救人民的生命財(cái)產(chǎn)，但目前技術(shù)還有限；故選D．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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The next day，the four returned to Woolworth's---this time accompanied by sixteen other students．Again they sat at the lunch counter and requested service．Again they were refused．And again，they declined to leave．On Wednesday，F(xiàn)ebruary 3，seventy students filled the Woolworth's store．This time，the group included white students as well as black．Many brought school books and studied while they waited．By this time，their protest had become known nationwide as a"sit-in"．
On Thursday，there was trouble．An angry group of white teenagers began shoving（推搡） and cursing them but were quickly removed by the police．By February 10，the sit-in movement had spread to five other states．
By September 1961，more than 70，000people，both black and white，had participated in sit-ins at segregated restaurants and lunch counters，kneel-ins at segregated churches，read-ins at segregated libraries，and swim-ins at segregated pools and beaches．Over 3，600people had been arrested，and more than 100students had been driven away．But they were getting results．On June 10，1964，the U．S Senate passed a major civil rights bill outlawing（宣布為非法）racial discrimination in all public places．President Lyndon Johnson signed it on July 2，and it became law．But the highest credit still goes to the four brave students from North Carolina who first sat-in and waited it out．

60．In this passage，"sit-in"refers toC．
A．a(chǎn)n activity where people sit together and drink coffee freely
B．a(chǎn) bill which outlaws racial discrimination in all public places
C．a(chǎn) form in which people peacefully sit and decline to leave
D．a(chǎn) polite behavior that everyone enjoys
61．Which statement can be concluded from the fifth paragraph in the passageB？
A．The sit-in movement was not successful．
B．The sit-in movement had a positive result．
C．Only black people participated in sit-ins．
D．A lot of protesters were arrested，with some students driven away from school
62．What was the purpose of the civil rights bill passed in 1964？D
A．The highest credit went to the four brave students．
B．It declared that segregation was a law．
C．The students were allowed to participate in sit-ins．
D．It made racial segregation against the law in all public places．
63．What is the passage mainly aboutC？
A．Segregation was the law in the South．
B．The first sit-in was in 1960．
C．The sit-ins helped to end segregation．
D．The civil rights bill was passed in 1964by the U．S．Senate．

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7．Skill comes only with practice，patience and persistence（堅(jiān)持不懈）．

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8．It was the ambition of an eleven year old boy in Kansas City to be an engine-driver．Born without arms，he had been sent to special schools（61）wherehe learned to use his（62）feet（foot） as"hands"．He spent all his spare time（63）watching（watch） trains and one day his dream came（64）true（truth）．Seeing a deserted engine，the boy climbed in，he had no（65）difficulty（difficult）  in starting it up with his feet．Soon he was traveling along（66）atforty miles an hour．Signalmen could not see the young driver，so they set out（67）to stop（stop） the train．Meanwhile the boy reached Missouri，stopped the engine himself，and then（68）made （make） it go backwards．When he was near home，a railway-man caught up with the engine and stopped it．At first，he was very angry，but he smiled when the boy said（69）simply（simple），"I like trains．""Well，I'm glad you don't like planes!"answered（70）the railway-man．

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