New York, the city that never sleeps, fell silent last week—schools were closed; bus and subway services were stopped; flights were canceled, and even the stock market closed for the first time since 1985. All the disorder was caused by one thing, the arrival of hurricane Sandy.
This big storm landed on Oct 29 on the US east coast and brought damaging winds, flooding, blackouts (停電) and heavy snow.
Sandy is one of the largest storms that have ever hit the US, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. By the afternoon of Nov1 (Beijing time), about 140 deaths were caused by the storm as it traveled across the Caribbean islands and into the US.
Unlike most hurricanes that happen during summer, Sandy was strengthened not only by warm ocean water, but also by the cold air coming from the northwest. Sandy’s power grew because of the difference in masses between the warm and wet air and cool and dry air. It became a kind of “super-storm”, the Guardian reported.
The flooding was particularly severe. Scientists said it was because Sandy’s arrival happened together with a full moon, which normally means higher-than-usual tides (潮水).
“The most worrying aspect of Sandy is the high tides,” Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee told Reuters before the storm arrived. “With the full moon on Monday, with Sandy coming up the bay, we’re very concerned about flooding in our low-lying coastal areas.”
Apart from the power of Sandy itself, another reason why her arrival has caused so much damage is that its target area is crowded with big cities such as New York and Philadelphia. These urban areas are home to tens of millions of people. The flood, the snow and the blackout have brought the country’s financial and political centers to a stop. 
“The size of this alone, affecting a heavily populated area, is history making.” Said Jeff Masters, a hurricane specialist.
小題1:The author mentioned the disorder in New York city at the beginning of the article to _______.
A．remind us of the problems people might face when disaster strikes
B．introduce the disastrous influence of hurricane Sandy
C．criticize the poor management of the city by the New York government
D．prove New York suffered most from hurricane Sandy
小題2:According to the text, hurricane Sandy _______.
A．only got its power from the warm ocean water
B．grew stronger than other hurricanes because of the full moon
C．led to flooding in many cities around the US
D．brought with it strong winds, high tides, blackouts and heavy snowfall
小題3:From the article, we learn that areas hurricane Sandy targeted _______.
A．were mostly high land
B．were mostly near the sea
C．were far away from important cities
D．were empty as people were evacuated (疏散)
小題4:What is the main point of the article?
A．To show how a super-storm comes into being.
B．To explain why hurricane Sandy was so destructive.
C．To show that big cities in the US are easily affected by huge hurricanes.
D．To explore the best ways to avoid loss when a hurricane hits.

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:B

試題分析：本文主要描述了颶風(fēng)Sandy會給美國帶來如此巨大的破壞，并分析了具體的原因。
小題1:B 推理題。在文章一開始就提出一系列的問題主要是為了引出下文Sandy給美國帶來的危害，故B正確。
小題2:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章4,5段倒數(shù)第二段Sandy was strengthened not only by warm ocean water, but also by the cold air coming from the northwest. Sandy’s power grew because of the difference in masses between the warm and wet air and cool and dry air. It became a kind of “super-storm”, the Guardian reported. 和 which normally means higher-than-usual tides (潮水).以及The flood, the snow and the blackout have brought the country’s financial and political centers to a stop. 都說明D項內(nèi)容是文章所提及的Sandy的危害
小題3:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章第五段Scientists said it was because Sandy’s arrival happened together with a full moon, which normally means higher-than-usual tides (潮水).說明涉及到潮汛，那么應(yīng)該是與大海有關(guān)，故說明這些城市與靠近海邊的，故B正確。
小題4:B 主旨大意題。本文主要講述的就是為什么颶風(fēng)Sandy會給美國帶來如此巨大的破壞，分析了具體的原因，故B正確。
點評：美國歷史上破壞性最大的臺風(fēng)Sandy給美國帶來了很大的傷害，文章分析了因為。主要考查細(xì)節(jié)題和推理題，本文主旨鮮明,很容易在文中找到答案。做題時要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因為它們往往就是文章的主題句。閱讀中要注意要點之間的關(guān)系。然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀任務(wù)。
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Who studies hardest?
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South Korean students don’t like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in Japan (93%), China (90%) and the US (89%).
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A．The USB．South KoreaC．JapanD．India
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