Casablanca, Sep. 24
A flood swept across the coastal plain about 100 miles southwest of here, killing hundreds of Moroccans in a market place yesterday morning.
Reports from the area said 218 bodies had been counted, and many of the people were missing.
The flood followed heavy rains, which filled the coastal plain and dry river beds and caused them to overflow. The flood, several feet high, hit the village of Khemis Nagua at midmorning yesterday as farmers from the surrounding area joined town people in an open market place. The roaring waters swept the villager’s living places, the market sheds （棚子），shoppers，cattle and farm tools for miles across the plain.
The flood was over almost as soon as it started, the reports said, as the water swept out to sea. Rescue workers quickly moved into the area from Safi, about 25 miles further south.
小題1:You can learn from the text that ________.
A．hundreds of people died in the flood
B．the flood lasted for several days
C．heavy rains followed the flood
D．the flood hit the village at midnight
小題2:The report mainly tells the public about__________.
A. how the flood swept the coastal plain
B. the flood in fall
C why the terrible flood took place
D. a rescue attempt
小題3:According to the text, which of the following maps may be correct?
（ KN="Khemis" Nagua,   C=Casablanca    S= Safi）

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:A
這是一篇新聞報道，講述的是一場洪水奪取了幾百人的生命。
小題1:事實細節(jié)題，根據(jù)第一段killing hundreds of Moroccans in a market place yesterday morning可知，上百人在這次洪水中喪命。
小題2:推理判斷題，因為這是一篇新聞報道，所以主要意圖出現(xiàn)在第一段開頭，即A flood swept across the coastal plain about 100 miles southwest of here
小題3:事實細節(jié)題，根據(jù)最后兩段可知。
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