Question

  Typhoons(臺風) the northern of the world have girls’ names. Sometimes they have very beautiful names. Rose is a pretty name but there was nothing pretty about Typhoon Rose.
It began to rain in Hong Kong on the morning of Monday, August 16th, 1971. At ten o’clock in the morning, Typhoon Rose was still 130 miles away but already the wind was blowing people’s umbrella away. The wind became stronger and stronger. The typhoon shelters were soon full of boats. Ships that were too big to go inside the shelters put down more anchors(錨). Some very big ships went out to the sea. It is safer for a big ship to be at sea in a typhoon because there are no rocks in the open sea. Kai Tak Airport closed. No planes were able to take off or land. At 9:00 in the evening, all the lights went out.
No one slept well that night. It is difficult to sleep in such bad weather.
In Typhoon Rose, more than one hundred people died.229 people were hurt and had and 66 of these had to go to hospital. 1,500 people lost their homes. The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose!
【小題1】What’s the possible result of Typhoon Rose in Hong Kong?

A．Lots of big ships hit rocks

B．More than two hundred people lost their lives and many more lost their homes.

C．People didn’t sleep well in such bad weather.

D．People turned off all the lights at 9:00 in the evening.

【小題2】The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose because.

A．it caused the terrible losses.

B．they didn’t sleep well that night.

C．Typhoon Rose wasn’t as pretty as its name.

D．they couldn’t find their ships after the typhoon.

【小題3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Typhoons all over the world have girls’ names.

B．Typhoons with pretty names are usually beautiful.

C．Typhoon Rose only hits Hong Kong.

D．Typhoon Rose brought a storm to HongKong in 1971.

【小題4】Some big ships didn’t go inside the shelters because________.

A．they had more anchors	B．it was safer outside
C．they were not afraid of rocks	D．it was too expensive for big ships t go inside the shelters.

【小題5】This passage is mainly about_________.

A．the names of typhoons	B．typhoons in Hong Kong
C．Typhoon Rose	D．what a typhoon is like

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題1】A
【小題1】D
【小題1】B
【小題1】C

解析1. C 根據No one slept well that night可知當天晚人沒人睡得很好，C正確。
2. A 本題考原因，需從本句前面找答案。根據In Typhoon Rose, more than one hundred people died.229 people were hurt and had and 66 of these had to go to hospital. 1,500 people lost their homes可知它帶來了巨大的損失，故選A。
3. D 根據It began to rain in Hong Kong on the morning of Monday, August 16th, 1971可知臺風帶來了降雨，選D。A,B,C三項文章未說到。
4. B 根據. It is safer for a big ship to be at sea in a typhoon可知對于大的般來說，有臺風時在海面上更安全一些，故選B。
5. C 主旨題的考查。文章主要講的是Typhoon Rose給香港帶來的諸多問題，故選C，而其它三個選項并不能全面概況全文。