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Officials in the Midwestern U. S. town of Joplin, Missouri, say the death from Sundays’ big tornado reaches 116 and that search efforts continue for possible survivors trapped in rubble (碎石). Search and rescue teams are conducting their third sweep through the nearly 10 kilometer – long and one – kilometer wide area of destruction left by the tornado. They are working as quickly as possible while weather conditions remain relatively stable. More storms are forecast for the erea.
Joplin Fire Chief Mitch Randles said there are areas with large piles of rubble that might hold survivors. “We are still finding individuals. We did rescue seven individuals from underneath rubble yesterday and , of course, we are also finding dead folks as well.” Said mre folks and that is why we are doing these searches. We want to make every opportunity that we can to find everybody that is in the rubble and that has survived to this point.”
Randles said the current sweep involves a slower pace that previous searches and that he plans a fourth search, possibly on Wednesday, using specially trained dogs. “We are searching every structure that has been damaged or destroyed in a more in-depth manner, “he said.” I have dogs and dog handlers coming from all over the country do help us in that effort.”
Joplin City Manager Mark Rohr said the Red Cross and other volunteer organizations are helping people who were left homeless by the tornado and that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, is on hand to help. “Joplin is a great city. We have suffered a great loss, “said Rohr.” We will recover and we will recover strongly and we have a lot of help and a lot of volunteers to make that easier.”
The tornado that struck Joplin was classified by the Natioonal Weather Service as an F – 4, with winds of more than 300 kilometers per hour. It lasted only  20 minutes, but it killed more that 100 people, injured more than 400 others, and destroyed or heavily damaged some 2,000 homes, businesses, churches and a hospital. Authorities have registered more than 1,700 calls about missing people and they hope to resolve most of those cases soon, as victims are identified and survivors come forth and reunite with loved ones.
This was the worst tornado to strike the United States in 60 years. It was the latest in a wave of violent storms that have swept Midwestern and southern states in recent weeks, leaving more than 300 people dead an causing more than $2 billion dollars in damage.
小題1:The best headline for this newspaper article would be          .
A．Difficulties in the Rescue
B．The Great Loss Brought by the Tornado
C．Search for Survivors After the Disaster
D．Worst Tornado in the USA
小題2:The word “resolve” in Para 5 probably means         .
A．coverB．settleC．overcomeD．challenge
小題3:The number of death caused by the tornado that struck Joplin reached more than       .
A．100B．300C．400D．1,700
小題4:From the text, it can be inferred that           .
A．many victims might be under the ruins
B．it was impossible to find out surviors
C．the tornado lasted several weeks
D．the bad weather influenced the rescue greatly

小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:A
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A．to voice her support for a total ban of landmines.
B．to clarify the British government’s stand on landmines.
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C．Old peopleD．Less-educated people
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A．success in career B．education levelC．wealthD．comfort
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小題1: What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．Chinese tennis star Li Na’s tennis career.
B．A fierce tennis match at Australian Open.
C．Chinese tennis star made history at Australian Open.
D．Chinese tennis remained to be tested and challenged.
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B．Li Na ranked fifth at Australian Open.
C．LI Na’s mother attended the match with her.
D．Li Na made a new starting point of China
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A．Li Na was not satisfied with the rule of tennis match.
B．Li Na was not satisfied with her own performance.
C．Li Na had a bad opinion of Clijsters.
D．Li Na took pride in her effort.
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A．it’s normal that Li Na failed because tennis is a new sport in China
B．Li Na has the advantage to change tennis sport in China
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A．far out in the Indian Ocean
B．in the normal patrol area
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D．in the south of Africa
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C．The number of attacks has stayed the same these years.
D．Pirate attacks are as serious as before along the Somali coast.
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A．The patrols are of little effect.
B．The patrols are more difficult.
C．More patrols are quite necessary even in Asia.
D．The patrols only drive the pirates to other areas.
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