Hurricanes （飓风) 1. Did you know that before 1950, hurricanes had no names？ They were sim
Hurricanes (飓风)
1. Did you know that before 1950, hurricanes had no names？ They were simply given numbers. The first names were simply Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, etc. But in 1953, females names were given because of the unpredictability (不可预知) factor of the storms. In 1979, realizing the sexist (性别歧视的) nature of such names, the lists were expanded to include both men and women.
2. Hurricanes and typhoons (台风) are the same things. If they form. in the Atlantic, we call these strong storms hurricanes, from the West Indian word hurricane, meaning "big wind". And if they are Pacific storms, they are called typhoons from the Chinese taifun, meaning "great wind". To be classified as a hurricane, the storm must have maximum winds of at least 75 mph. These storms are big, many hundreds of miles in diameter.
3. Hurricanes get their power from water vapor as it gives out its stored-up energy. All water vapor gives out heat as it condenses (凝结) from a gaseous state to a liquid state over fixed points on the equator (赤道). To make a hurricane, you must have extremely wet, warm air, the kind of air that can only be found in tropical region.
4. Scientists have determined that the heat given out in the process of water condensation can be as high as 95 billion kilowatts per hour. In just one day alone, the storm can produce more energy than many industrialized nations need in an entire year! The problem is that we don't know how to make sure such great energy work for us.
5. Predicting the path of a hurricane is one of the most difficult tasks for forecasters. It moves at a typical speed of 15 mph, but not always. Some storms may race at twice this speed, then suddenly stop and remain in the same location for several days. It can be maddening (发疯的) if you live in a coastal area that may be hit.
The biggest advance in early detection is continuous watch from weather satellites. With these, we an see the storms form. and track them fully, from birth to death. While they can still kill people and destroy property, hurricanes will never surprise any nation again.
A. A Short History of Naming Hurricanes
B. Harnessing the Hurricane Energy
C. Difficulty in Forecasting the Course of a Hurricane
D. Huge Energy Stored in a Hurricane
E. Forecasting a Hurricane Through Satellite Watching
F. Different Names for the Same Things
Paragraph 1______
第1题
Paragraph 4___________
A．Reason for naming hurricanes
B．Warning of an approaching hurricane
C．Deadly women
D．History of naming hurricanes
E．Organization responsible for naming hurricanes
F．Ways to track hurricanes
第2题
Paragraph 4___________
A．Reason for naming hurricanes
B．Warning of an approaching hurricane
C．Deadly women
D．History of naming hurricanes
E．Organization responsible for naming hurricanes
F．Ways to track hurricanes
第3题
Paragraph 2 __________ 查看材料
A.Reason for naming hurricanes
B.Warning of an approaching hurricane
C.Deadly women
D.History of naming hurricanes
E.Organization responsible for naming hurricanes
F.Ways to track hurricanes
第4题
Nice Name But She's So Deadly
1．More than a million people in the United States were told to leave their homes over the weekend as Hurricane （飓风） Dennis headed to the Gulf coast, after killing at least 15 people in the Caribbean Sea.
2．If you read the news oftenen0ugh, you may notice that all hurricanes are given names. Why is that？ Remember, there can be more than one hurricane operating at one time. Without naming them, we could get confused about which storm we're talking about.
3．For hundreds of years, hurricanes in the Caribbean were named after the particular religious day on which they occurred. One Australian meteoroid）gist （气象学家） began giving women's names to tropical storms at the end of the 19th century. In 1953, the US National Weather Service, which is responsible for tracking hurricanes and issuing warnings, began using female names for storms. By 1979, both women and men's names were being used. One name for each letter of the alphabet （字母表） is selected,except for Q, U and Z.
4．So who decides which names are used each year？ The World Meteorological Organization uses six lists in rotation, so each list is reused every six years.
5．Here's a list of the 2005 Atlantic hurricanes, according to the US National Hurricane Centre: Arlene,Bret,Cindy,Dennis, Emily, Franklin, Gert, Harvey, Irene, Jose, Katrina,Lee, Maria, Nate, Ophelia, Philippe, Rita, Stan, Tammy, Vince, Wilma. A．Reason for naming hurricanes
B．Warning of an approaching hurricane
C．Deadly women
D．History of naming hurricanes
E．Organization responsible for naming hurricanes
F．Ways to track hurricanes
第 20 题 Paragraph 1______________
第5题
Paragraph 3 __________ 查看材料
A.Reason for naming hurricanes
B.Warning of an approaching hurricane
C.Deadly women
D.History of naming hurricanes
E.Organization responsible for naming hurricanes
F.Ways to track hurricanes
第6题
Hurricanes in the Atlantic are different from typhoons and cyclones in Asia.
A．Y
B．N
C．NG
第7题
As a general rule, September is the worst month of the year for hurricanes in the Gulf.
A．Normally
B．On rare occasions
C．Invariably
D．Sometimes
第8题
根据短文回答 23～30 题。
Nice Name but She's so deadly
1 More than a million people in the United States were told to leave their homes over the weekend as Hurricane(飓风)Dennis headed to the Gulf coast。After killing at least 15 people in the Caribbean Sea.
2 If you read the news often enough.You may notice that all hurricanes Life given names.Why is that？ Remember, there can be more than one hurricane operating at one time.Without naming them,we could get confused about which storm we're talking! about。
3 For hundreds of years,hurricanes in the Caribbean were named alter the particular religious day on which they occurred.One Australian meteorologist(气象学家)began giving women's names to tropical storms at the end of the 19th century.In 1953,the US National Weather Service,which is responsible for tracking hurricanes and issuing warnings,began using female names for storms.By 1979,both women and men's names were being used.One name for each letter of the alphabet(字母表)is selected,except for Q U and Z.
4 So who decides which names are used each year？ The World meteorological Organization uses six lists in rotation。SO each list is reused every six years.
5 Here's a list of the 2005 Atlantic hurricanes,according to the US National Hurricane Centre：Arlene,Bret,Cindy, Dennis,Emily, Franklin,Gert,Harvey, Irene,jose ,Katrina. Lee。Maria,Nate,Ophelia,Philippe,Rita,Stan,Tammy。Vince,Wilma.
第 23 题 Paragraphs 1___________
A．Reason for naming hurricanes
B．Warning of an approaching hurricane
C．Deadly women
D．History of naming hurricanes
E．Organization responsible for naming hurricanes
F．Ways to track hurricanes
第9题
As a general rule, September is the worst month of the year for hurricanes in the Gulf.
A．Normally
B．On rare occasions
C．Invariably
D．Sometimes
