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The first people who gave names to hurricanes were those — the people of Puerto Rico （波多黎各）. The small island of Puerto Rico is in the West India， off the coast of Florida. This is where all the hurricanes begin that strike the east of the United States. The people of Puerto Rico expect some of these unwelcome visitors every year. Each one is named after the Saints （圣者） day on which it arrives. Two of the most serious storms were the Santa Aha in 1925 and the San Ciriaca in 1899.

Giving girls names to hurricanes is a fairly new idea. It all began with a story called “storm” written by George Steward in 1941. In it a weatherman enjoyed himself by naming storms after the girls he knew. He named one Maria. The story describes how Maria grew and developed， and how she changed the lives of people when she struck the United States. Weathermen of the US Army and Navy named the hurricanes after womens names during World War II. One of their duties was to warn American ships and planes when a storm was coming. Whenever they detected （探測(cè)） one， they gave it a girls name. The first one was given a name beginning with A. The second one was given a name beginning with B. They used all the letters from A to W. This was the first list of hurricane names that followed the alphabet.

1. Where do all the hurricanes striking the east of the US come from？

A. The United States. B. Florida.

C. Puerto Rico. D. India.

2. Who first gave hurricanes girls names？

A. A weatherman. B. The writer of the passage.

C. George Steward. D. The people of Puerto Rico.

3. Which was the earliest hurricane with a girls name？

A. Maria.

B. Santa Aha.

C. San Ciriaca.

D. The US Army and Navy.

4. Why did the weathermen name the hurricanes by the alphabet？

A. To show the order of the hurricanes.

B. To judge which of the hurricanes was the strongest.

C. To celebrate their success in stopping the hurricanes.

D. To warn the ships and the planes of the arrival of the hurricanes.

B

Junelle Lynch knocked on more than 200 doors in the Gayln Manor neighborhood of Brunswick in recent weeks. Her aim is to collect hundreds of pounds of food for the Brunswick Food Bank.

“I like helping people a lot，” said Junelle， who celebrated her 11th birthday in June.

With the support of her parents Isabella and Robert， Junelle walked along the streets with an orange grocery bag. Isabella always accompanies （陪伴） her daughter. Isabella helps her daughter by car， so Junelle can empty her grocery bag when it becomes heavy. Junelles friend， Destiny Williams， helped the first night， but she didnt turn up the rest of the time.

Neighbor Lynda Mallory donated （捐獻(xiàn)） food to Junelle. Mallory dropped noodles， canned soup， vegetables and fruits into Junelles bag. After visiting the last house and looking at what she collected， Junelle said she felt good about what she achieved with the help of her neighbors.

Working an hour a night three times per week， she has collected more than 400 pounds of canned and boxed food. This isnt the first year shes collected food. Junelle started nearly three years ago when， at 8 years old， she saw a collection box at a grocery store and decided to become involved. In her first year， she collected 80 pounds of food in the mostly undeveloped neighborhood， and 214 pounds the next year. The food helped feed many families.

When she isnt helping， Junelle is a straight-A student who goes snowboarding， plays the trumpet， sings with the Brunswick Chorus， plays basketball and writes poems. She plans on spending her summer vacation attending a basketball camp.

5. According to the passage， Brunswick Food Bank is probably ___ .

A. a store selling farm produce

B. a place selling food to the poor

C. a bank for people to save and draw money

D. an organization helping the poor by offering food

6. Who helped Junelle the most when she was collecting food？

A. Destiny Williams. B. Lynda Mallory.

C. Isabella Lynch. D. Robert Lynch.

7. Which of the following is TRUE about Junelles food collecting？

A. She did it following her fathers advice.

B. She spent several hours on it each week.

C. She started the activity to support her family.

D. The food to be collected will increase year by year.

8. What can we know about Junelle Lynch from the passage？

A. She always helps her neighbors.

B. She has many hobbies in school life.

C. She is too busy to do well in her study.

D. She is worried about her parents health.

選詞填空

用方框里單詞的正確形式填空，使其句意完整。每空一詞，有兩個(gè)詞是多余的。

blow experience sandstorm mass inland

forecast campaign process citizen damage

1. The teacher ____ that twenty of his pupils would pass the examination.

2. ____ unemployment may lead to social problems.

3. The city hall is planning to start a（n） ____ against smoking.

4. Im afraid that getting things changed will be a slow ____ .

5. Are you a（n） ____ of the Peoples Republic of China？

6. A（n） ____ kicked up while we drove through the desert.

7. We left the coast and travelled ____ to Cambridge.

8. People get tired of a man who is always____ his horn.

句子翻譯

1. 他妻子建議他把煙戒了，但他不肯。

2. 炎熱的天氣一直持續(xù)到了九月底。

3. 這位老人頭痛，這使他走路很困難。

4. 天氣太熱了，男孩們相繼跳進(jìn)河里。