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1、Tolivethroughareallybighurricaneistoexperienceterrorthatleavesyouspeechlessandshaken.Itisanunrealnightmareofviolenceandfear.HurricaneCamille,whichvisitedoursoutherncoastonAugust17,1969,wasjustsuchahurricane.Asaresultoftherelentlesspoundingandfuryofthewinds,19,467
2、homesand700businessesweredestroyedand241peoplewerekilled.Hurricanewarningshadbeenbroadcast,and150,000peopleheededthem.Butothersthoughttheycouldrideoutthestorm.Theydidn'tknowwhattheywereinfor.Inthedarkness,rainandterrifyingwindspoundedhomesandbattereddownwalls.The
3、electricitywentoff,andhousestumbledfromtheirfoundationsandweresmashedtopieces.Cargoshipssnappedfromtheirmoorings.Seawater25to30feetdeeppouredinupontheunfortunateresidents.InGulfport,Mississippi,a900,000gallonoiltankwashurled3.5milesfromitsoriginalsite.Telephonepo
4、lessnappedliketoothpicks.Theroarwasdeafeningaswindsquicklygustedto200milesperhour.Everythingina70-mile-widepathwasdevastated.OnAugust18,residentsreturnedtoanunbelievablepileofwreckagedottedwithhumanandanimalbodies.Thefederalgovernmentsentinover200tonsoffoodandhun
5、dredsofmobilehomesandclassrooms.Thecleanuptookmanymonthsandaprodigiousamountofhardwork.Eventhoughthestormwasover,noonewholivedthroughitwouldeverforgettheforceofHurricaneCamille.1.Itislikelythatthe150,000peoplewhoheededthewarningsaboutthehurricane__________.A)stay
6、edintheirhomesB)lefttheirhomesforsaferlocationsC)waiteduntiltheNationalGuardcametohelpthemD)rodeoutthestorm2.Whichofthefollowingevidencewasusedtosupportthestatement"Ahurricaneisanunrealnightmareofviolenceandfear"?A)Duringthestorm,housesweresmashedandalotofpeopled
7、ied.B)OiltankersloadedandunloadedatGulfport,Mississippi.C)Telephonepolesbrokeintwobecauseofthestrongwinds.D)Electricalpowerwentoffforashorttimeduringastorm.3.Whatdoestheword"prodigious"inparagraph4mean?A)Huge.B)Short.C)Modest.D)Slight.4.Whichofthefollowinginforma
8、tionisNOTincludedinthestory?A)Duringthestorm,cargoshipswereforcedawayfromtheirmoorings.B)TelevisionnewsprogramsspentseveraldayscoveringtheaftermathofHurricaneC
