estimates of losses due to damage and business interruption are estimated at $65.6 billion, which would make it the second-costliest Atlantic hurricane, behind only Hurricane Katrina. At least 253 people were killed along the path of the storm in eight countries.
Sandy developed from a tropical wave in the western Caribbean Sea on October 22, quickly strengthened, and was upgraded to Tropical Storm six hours later. Sandy moved slowly northward toward the Greater Antilles and gradually becoming stronger. On October 24, Sandy became a hurricane, made landfall near Kingston, Jamaica, a few hours later, entered into the Caribbean Sea again and strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane. On October 25, Sandy hit Cuba, and then weakened to a Category 1 hurricane. Early on October 26, Sandy moved through the Bahamas. On October 27, Sandy briefly weakened to a tropical storm and then restrengthened to a Category 1 hurricane. Early on October 29, Sandy turned from north to northwest and then moved ashore near Atlantic City, New Jersey, as a post-tropical cyclone with hurricane-force winds.
In the United States, Hurricane Sandy affected 24 states, including the entire eastern seaboard from Florida to Maine and west across the Appalachian Mountains to Michigan and Wisconsin, with particularly severe damage in New Jersey and New York. Its storm hit New York City on October 29, flooding streets, tunnels and subway lines and cutting power in and around the city. Damage in the US is estimated at over $63 billion. 【小题1】According to the passage, which of the following wind forms is the strongest? A. Tropical wave.
B. Tropical storm.
D. Category 2 hurricane.
C. Category 1 hurricane.
【小题2】We can learn from the passage that_______. A. Sandy caused 253 deaths totally in the USA. B. Sandy reached its strongest in the Caribbean Sea. C. Sandy resulted in great loss in most states in the USA. D. Sandy is the second largest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded. 【小题3】Which of the following graph shows the development of Sandy?
【小题4】What is the writer’s purpose of writing this passage? A. To tell us how terrible Sandy is.
B. To inform readers of Sandy and its damage.
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C. To teach us what to do in face of hurricanes.
D. To warn readers of the dangers caused by hurricanes. 【答案】 【小题1】D 【小题2】B 【小题3】B 【小题4】B 【解析】
试题分析：本文主要介绍的飓风Sandy的形成变化过程以及它对美洲国家的巨大影响。
考点：考察新闻类短文阅读
第二节 补全对话（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 A: What kind of car do you have? B: An old one. A: I know it’s old, but ___51___
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B: It’s a Chevrolet. Why do you ask? You are going into the car business?
A: Nothing like that. My cousin is going to take a job overseas and he can’t take his car with him, so he’s going to sell it cheap. ___52___
B: Well, I have been thinking about getting a newer car. I can’t afford a brand new one. A: ___53___ B: Is it a four-door or a two-door? A: It’s a coupe (双门小汽车) with a vinyl roof. B: ___54___ A: Yes, and it also has power steering, power brakes, and air conditioning. B: I guess I might take a look at it. How much is he asking?
A: ___55___ B: Okay. Set it up for me to see it, if you can.
A. what mark is it? B. I can show you a second-hand car. C. Would you like to look at my cousin’s car? D. Does it have automatic transmission? E. Would you like to introduce your cousin to me? F. It’s practically new. G. I don’t know for sure, but he’ll make you a good deal. 19页
【小题4】D 根据下句Yes, and it also has power steering, power brakes, and air conditioning.可知在回答对方关于汽车车况的询问。故D项“这个车是自动挡吗？”正是对车子情况的询问。
【小题5】G 前面一句How much is he asking?对方在询问价格。以及后一句Okay. Set it up for me to see it, if you can.可知他无法确定具体的价格，但是会以一个优惠的价格成交的。G项符合上下文。 考点：考察补全对话
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共60分）
第一节: 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上(请注意每题词数要求)。
Many people have described watching television as a passive activity that is harmful to children’s education.
However, there are good and bad ways to watch television. Parents who are interested in exploiting television as a learning tool can actually turn time in front of TV into an educational chance.
Probably the most familiar educational way to use television is to simply watch educational programs. In
particular, this means selecting channels and programs specially designed for educational purposes. Along with traditional educational shows for children on public broadcasting channels, cable television now offers kids and adults a wide variety of educational programs, with everything from nature shows to historical events in different countries.
Captioning (字幕), such as “closed captioning” for hearing disabled viewers provides another way for
parents to exploit the educational possibilities of television. One study showed that children who watched captioned TV got great improvement in their vocabulary and oral reading ability. In addition, parents can make just about any show a learning class by watching television together with children. By actively joining children in the programs that they are watching, parents can help with the development of such skills as predicting and summarizing. In order to develop predicting skills, parents and children could first refer to a program’s description in a viewing guide. After reading the program description and guessing what might happen in the program, parents and children could watch together to see which predictions were correct. And to practice summarizing,
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