Question

When newspapers and radio describe the damage caused by a hurricane（飓风） named Hazel, girls named Hazel are probably teased（取笑） by their friends. To keep out of trouble, the Weather Bureau says,“Any resemblance between hurricane names and the names of particular girls is purely accidental.”

Some women became angry because hurricanes are given their names, but many other women are proud to see their names make headlines. They don’t even care that they are the names of destructive storms. Because more women seem to like it than dislike it, the Weather Bureau has decided to continue using girl’s names for hurricanes.

In some ways a hurricane is like a person. After it is born, it grows and develops, then becomes old and dies. Each hurricane has a character of its own. Each follows its own path through the world, and people remember it long after it gone. So it is natural to give hurricanes’ names, and to talk about them almost if they were alive.

1.What happens to girls named Hazel according to the passage?

A．They suffer from hurricanes.

B．The Weather Bureau look for them.

C．Others often make fun of them.

D．They can’t find boyfriend.

2.The underlined word“resemblance”probably means ______.

A．trouble

B．difference

C．sameness

D．success

3.Public opinions make the Weather Bureau ______.

A．consider the disagreement of some women

B．go on naming hurricanes after women

C．name hurricanes after men

D．look for a new method to name hurricanes

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B  

【解析】文章讨论了飓风的名字和很多女孩的名字类似的问题。

1.细节题。根据第一段第2行girls named Hazel are probably teased（取笑） by their friends.可知C正确。

2.猜测词义题。根据上下文可知这里是指飓风的名字和女孩的名字的相似只是偶然。

3.推理题。根据第2段最后1行the Weather Bureau has decided to continue using girl’s names for hurricanes.可知B正确。