（通用版）2018高考英语一轮复习 第1部分 基础知识解读 Unit 5 The power of nature题型组合课时练 新人教版选修6.docVIP

PAGE  PAGE 12 Unit 5 The power of nature Ⅰ.阅读理解 (2017·辽宁部分重点高中协作校高三联考)This summer，nearly a million people have been affected by heavy rain hitting several Chinese provinces，causing houses to collapse，destroying crops and blocking highways. Continuous storms have affected 360，700 people from 14 counties，districts and cities in Central Chinas Hubei Province since Wednesday and about 13，000 people have been relocated，the provincial Civil Affairs Department said. Wang Xiao，a famous journalist，wrote about the rainstorm.“As of 2 pm on Thursday，about 36，950 hectares of cropland have been damaged and 145 houses have collapsed，resulting in direct economic losses of 67.79 million yuan.” Heavy rainstorms inundated Wuhan City，capital of Hubei，turning buses into boats.The maximum rainfall in downtown Wuhan surpassed (超过) 100 mm，the citys Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said.The Wuhan meteorological (气象的) department on Thursday issued a red alert for rainstorms.The citys public transport has also been affected.The meteorological department warned that Wuhan would see more heavy rain from Thursday night to Friday.The Hubei Provincial Government has allocated a relief fund of 138 million yuan to help the affected people. In Central Chinas Hunan Province，more than 9，000 people have been relocated since a rainstorm started on Wednesday，according to the provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.The heavy rain，surpassing 250 mm in rainfall in certain places，has affected 361，000 residents and damaged 19，800 hectares of farmland，the Headquarters said. Four people died after downpours hit Liancheng County in eastern Fujian Province early on Wednesday morning，making streets covered with water and cutting off power supply.Longyan City，which administers Liancheng，reported 3，200 collapsed houses.More than 323，000 people were affected，with 136，200 of them left. Heavy rain has also hit the southern province of Guangdong，affecting 233，200 people and forcing