2014英语五一冲刺圆梦高考10

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1、个人收集整理仅供参考学习2014英语五一冲刺圆梦高考10Inthesecondhalfofeachyear,manypowerfulstormsareborninthetropicalAtlanticandCaribbeanseas.Ofthese,onlyaboutahalfadozengeneratethestrong,circlingwindsof75milesperhourormorethatgivethemhurricanestatus,andseveralusuallymaketheirwaytoth

2、ecoast.Theretheycausemillionsofdollarsofdamage,andbringdeathtolargenumbersofpeople.Thegreatstormsthathitthecoaststartasinnocentcirclingdisturbances(气旋)hundreds—eventhousands—ofmilesouttosea.Astheytravelaimlesslyoverwaterwarmedbythesummersun,theyarecarriedwest

3、wardbythetradewinds.Whenconditionsarejustright,warm,moist(潮湿的)airflowsinatthebottomofsuchadisturbance,movesupwardthroughitandcomesoutatthetop.Intheprocess,themoistureinthiswarmairproducesrain,andwithittheheatthatisswitchedtoenergyintheformofstrongwinds.Astheh

4、eatincreases,theyounghurricanebeginstoturnaroundinacounter-clockwisemotion(反时针方向).Theaveragelifeofahurricaneisonlyaboutninedays,butitcontainsalmostmorepowerthanwecanimagine.Theenergyintheheatreleased(释放)byahurricane’srainfallinasingledaywouldsatisfytheentiree

5、lectricalneedsoftheUnitedStatesformorethansixmonths.Water,ratherthanwind,isthemainsourceofdeathanddestroyinginahurricane.Atypicalhurricanebrings6-to-12-inchdownpoursresultinginsuddenfloods.Worstofallisthepowerfulmovementofthesea—themountainsofwatermovingtowar

6、dthelow-pressurehurricanecenter.Thewaterlevelrisesasmuchas15feetabovenormalasitmovestowardshore.43.Anordinarytropicalstormiscalledahurricanewhen______.A.itoccursintheCaribbeanseasB.itswindsreach75milesperhourC.itmakesitswaytothecoastlineD.itswindsbegintocircl

7、eonthesea44.Whatistheworstthingabouthurricane?A.Theroughwater.B.Theviolentwinds.个人收集整理仅供参考学习C.Theheatitgivesout.D.Thelengthofitslife.45.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytalkabout?A.Thehurricaneisextraordinarilypowerful.B.Thehurricaneisusedtogenerateelectricity.

8、C.Thehurricanecanotherwiseofferanunusualsight.D.Thehurricanecangivepeopleanunforgettableexperience.46.Thecounter-clockwisemovementofthehurricaneiscausedby______.A.thelow-pressureareainthe