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National Forecast

Fri, Aug 24,

LONDON —This Evening and Tonight:

Rain, locally heavy across northwest Scotland. Mostly cloudy but dry in other northern and western areas. Dry with clear spells(持续时间)in more central and eastern parts, but some low cloud and fog will develop. Generally mild with light winds.

Saturday:

Cloud and rain over western Scotland at the beginning will gradually push down over N.Ireland and northwest England. Largely dry, warm with sunny spells elsewhere, once early fog and low cloud clears.

http ://www. times online. co. uk/tol/news/weather/

The Nation's Weather

Fri, Aug 24,

NEW YORK—Heavy rain was forecast throughout Friday in parts of the Midwest. The heaviest rainfall was over northern Illinois, with more than 4 inches possible around Chicago.

Wet weather was also expected in the Plains as the same storm system tracks through the region.

Periods of heavy rain were also forecast for the Northeast as the remnant(剩余部分)of tropical storm Erin moves into the Canadian Maritimes.

Hot weather was expected to continue in the South and West.

http ://www. wunderground. com

Death toll rises to 36 in China typhoon

Wed, Aug 22,

BEIJING— At least 36 people were killed by Typhoon Sepat in four provinces in eastern and central China in widespread destruction that also forced the evacuation (撤退)of l.37 million people.

More than 60,000 homes in the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Hunan also were destroyed or damaged, Xinhua News Agency said.

Total economic losses in the provinces have reached $ 663 million.

Fujian was the worst-hit province, with 18 people killed, Xinhua said.

Earlier, the storm, named after a Malaysian fish, killed at least one person in Taiwan, and left three dead in the Philippines.

http ://news. yahoo. com/s/ap

1.On August 25, in N. Ireland and northwest England, there will be _____.

A. low cloud and fog            B. typhoon and flood

C. cloud and rain               D. sunshine and mild wind

2.What was the weather like in the south and west of the USA on Friday?

A. It was hot.                    B. It was rainy.

C. It was foggy.                  D. It was warm.

3.The storm named Sepat _____.

A. caused one death in the Philippines

B. killed 18 people in Taiwan

C. destroyed about 60,000 homes in Fujian

D. caused great economic losses

4.The name of Typhoon Sepat comes from  _____.

A. a tropical storm           B. a Malaysian fish

C. a place                    D. a person

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：考查应用文写作，介绍了各个地方的天气状况。英国苏格兰西北部的天气一直持续下着雨；美国的南部和西部天气会持续热下去；中国东部和中部被一个名为Sepat的台风让不少人都罹难了，而且一些南方的城市的家庭都被毁坏了。

1.C句意理解题。根据第二段Cloud and rain over western Scotland at the beginning will gradually push down over N.Ireland and northwest England和介绍的时间Fri, Aug 24可知八月25日爱尔兰和英国西北部的天气是多云转雨，故选C。

2.A推理判断题。根据The Nation's Weather中的第四段Hot weather was expected to continue in the South and West可判断星期五的天气还是好天气，所以C，B，D均不符合题意，故选A。

3.D推理判断题。根据Wed, Aug 22中第一段At least 36 people were killed by Typhoon Sepat和第二段More than 60,000 homes in the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Hunan also were destroyed or damaged和最后一段killed at least one person in Taiwan, and left three dead in the Philippines可知选项A，B，C错误，又根据第三段Total economic losses in the provinces have reached $ 663 million可判断Sepat导致了经济的大量亏损，故选D。

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考点：考查应用类短文阅读