Imagine a perfect day: the weather is good and everything seems fine. When, suddenly, your mobile phone loses its signal, the television has no programs, and you can't get online with your computer.
What has happened? These are just the types of problems a solar storm(太阳风暴) might cause. You may not think of storms as putting out society in danger. But today, a solar storm is as serious as other bad events, such as earthquakes.
A solar storm is caused by solar flares(太阳耀斑): large explosions(爆炸) near the sun that can give off lots of energy. The strong energy can stop the satellite systems(卫星系统) that control our computers, telecom networks and so on. These storms can even cause the power to go out for weeks or months.
In the past few months, scientists have recorded some of the strongest sun flares in years. The most recent one happened around Valentine's Day, 2011. It caused radio and satellite signals to go down in some northern cities in China.
“Solar flare activity is going to be much worse than what we've seen in the past. We're not talking about a few cities losing power, it could be half of the country, maybe more.”SolarStormWarning. com, a US website about space weather, warned.
Scientists say that little can be done to predict such a storm. Governments around the world are trying to work together before the next storm, although they are not sure when that may happen.
1.According to the passage, a solar storm can cause many problems EXCEPT that________.
A.earthquakes happen B.mobile phones have no signals
C.people cannot get online D.the power may go out
2.According to the passage, solar flares are________.
A.telecom networks B.solar storms
C.large explosions near the sun D.US websites
3.From the passage, the right order of the following is________.
a. solar flares give off lots of energy
b. people can't get online with their computers
c. solar storms happen
d. satellite systems are stopped
A.abcd B.acdb
C.cabd D.cbad
4.The writer wrote the passage mainly to________.
A.call for scientists to predict when the next solar storm will happen
B.tell people how to solve the problems caused by solar storms
C.introduce what solar storms are to people
D.ask people to work to prevent the solar storm
You should learn to refuse some people ________. It means that never hurt others' feelings.
A.lately B.quietly C.politely D.rudely
In order to protect the environment, the local people tried their best to ________ the waste paper.
A.produce B.recycle C.remain D.recall
The box is ________. The children ate up all cookies.
A.tidy B.full C.dirty D.empty
Can you ________ the meaning of this word? I still can't understand.
A.explain B.complain C.compete D.finish
Lucy ________ a piece of waste paper, and put it into the rubbish bin.
A.handed in B.threw away C.looked for D.picked up