2015-2016学年高一英语外研版必修3 阅读提升作业（十三） Module 4 Period 1 Word版含解析.docVIP

温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。 阅读提升作业(十三) Module 4　Period 1 阅读理解 A Sandstorms(沙尘暴)happen suddenly and have effects on large areas. One example was a sandstorm on the Western Route. It moved quickly southward(向南)from May 4th to 6th, 1993, having effects on a total area of 1. 1 million sq km, from northern Xinjiang to the Hexi area of Gansu, western Inner Mongolia and most of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The wind speed reached 37. 9 m/s, and the visibility(可见度)was less than 50m. In Xinjiang, Gansu, Inner Mongolia and Ningxia, 85 persons died and 264 were injured; 4, 412 houses were damaged, and 120, 000 animals died or went missing. The direct economic losses(直接的经济损失)were about 550 million yuan, which further damaged the environment and economic development. Another example was the sandstorm which happened from April 16th to 18th, 1998. Blowing from west to east, it even reached the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. This never happened in history. A sandstorm meeting rain over Beijing formed “muddy(多泥的)rain” there. Floating dust troubled the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Beijing, Ji’nan of Shandong Province and Nanjing. 【语篇概述】本文通过对1993年和1998年发生的沙尘暴进行描述, 介绍了沙尘暴的危害。 1. How many areas did the sandstorm in 1993 have effects on? A. Three. 　　B. Four. 　　C. Five. 　　D. Six. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“from northern Xinjiang to the Hexi area of Gansu, western Inner Mongolia and most of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region”可知1993年的沙尘暴影响了4个地区。 2. How many persons were injured in the sandstorm in 1993? A. 85 B. 264 C. 4, 412 D. 120, 000 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段中“264 were injured”可知B项正确。 3. The sandstorm in 1998 started blowing from _______ . A. east B. south C. west D. north 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中“Blowing from west to east”可知C项正确。 4. Which of the following is true according to the article? A. The sandstorm in 1998 lasted three days. B. Sandstorms just happen in the west of China. C. Sandstorms like the one in 1993 never happened