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1、2019年高三英语一轮复习辅导与测试 第1部分 Unit 3 Travel journal课时训练 新人教版必修1.阅读理解Recordbreaking stormIf you lived by the sea，youd know that typhoons are frequent(频繁的)visitors during summer.They bring strong winds，heavy rain and flooding(洪水)But most of the time，when people stay indoors，theyre just all right.This is wha
2、t the people in the Philippines used to believeuntil they met the “super typhoon”，Haiyan.The typhoon hit the country on Nov 8，at around 5 am，when most people were still asleep.But being at home didnt keep them safe，since few buildings remained standing once they were hit by wind as violent as 376 ki
3、lometers per hour，according to NBC News.“This is at the top end of any tropical system that weve seen on our planet，” said Bryan Norcross，a weather scientist working for NBC.And so far，Haiyan has caused more than 3,600 deaths and left millions of people homeless.But where did Haiyan get its destruct
4、ive power?According to Brian McNoldy，a tropical weather expert at the University of Miami，US，Haiyan was so strong because “it had everything working for it”“All typhoons feed off the warm ocean waters，” Colin Price，a weather researcher at Tel Aviv University in Israel，told National Geographic.Tropic
5、al storms are like giant engines(发动机)，powered by the heat transferred(传导)from the ocean waters to the air above.However，because of climate change，the oceans have been warming up in recent decades.“Warmer oceans will.result in more intense(强烈的)storms，” Price said.Also，Haiyan started near the equator(
6、赤道)，where it was able to pick up more heat before heading to the Philippines.Moreover，the route(路线)it traveled was mostly along open ocean，which means no land prevented it from gathering steam(水蒸气)In addition，there happened to be very little “wind shear(风切变)” in the area this time.Wind shear is a su
7、dden change in wind speed or direction，which can tear apart developing storms.This is like when you stir(搅动)a glass of water with a chopstick：a swirl(漩涡)will form，but if you move the chopstick in the opposite direction，the swirl will quickly disappear.“When all those things align in a certain way，yo
8、ure going to get something like Haiyan，” Jim Kossin，a scientist with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration，told National Geographic.1Which of the following is TRUE about typhoons according to the article?AThey mostly happen early in the morning.BThey mostly do damage during winter.C
9、During most typhoons people can keep safe just by staying at home.DThis year，more intense storms have happened in the world.2Which of the following made Haiyan so powerful?aIts starting point was the equator.bThe frequency of other intense storms.cMore heat was transferred from the ocean waters to t
10、he air above.dThere was a strong wind shear in the area.eThere was no land in its way.AabcBacdCace Dade3The underlined word “align” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to_.AdisappearBaffect each otherCarrive at the topDhappen at the same time4The article mainly talks about_.Ahow destructive
11、Haiyan wasBwhy Haiyan was so destructiveChow typhoons like Haiyan form(形成)Dways to protect yourself when typhoons hit.完形填空(创新题)Gangnam Style just keeps breaking records.The extremely_1_song from South Korean recording artist PSY has just bee the most watched video on YouTube ever，_2_more than 808 mi
12、llion views on the popular media site.The distinction(荣誉)was previously_3_by another pop heavyweight，Justin Bieber，whose song Baby had_4_more than 804 million views at press time.PSY made the announcement on his Twitter page earlier today.And in September，Gangnam Style also became the most_5_video o
13、n YouTube，now with nearly 5.4 million thumbs_6_.At the time of the announcement，the Guinness Book of World Records released a statement_7_：In years past it was unbelievable that something would be_8_a hundred million times，and now Gangnam Style has achieved more than twice this_9_in just three month
14、s on YouTube.PSY，your certificate is_10_here at our office，e and pick it up any time！Despite its massive popularity，the video shows no_11_of slowing down，and it_12_has a shot at being the first video to get more than one billion views.If it_13_its current rate of around six million new views per day
15、，Gangnam Style would be in line to break that_14_by the end of the year.The YouTube honors are_15_the latest in a long list that shows just how popular the song has bee._16_it was released in July，the song has seen a quick rise through the music industry.It has found its way to the tops of music charts in more than 30 countries，_17_the United Kingdom，Germany，France，Spain and Canada.It became an important part in the xx presidential_18_with the now famous Mitt Romney Style video.Meanwhile，such_19_figures as President Obama，UN Secretary General Ban Kimoon and Google Executive Chair
