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Ahurricaneisapowerfulstormthatmeasuresseveralhundredmilesindiameter(直径).Hurricaneshavetwomainparts.Thesecondpartisthewallofcloudsthatsurroundsthecalmeye.Thisiswherethehurricane'sstrongestwindsandheaviestrainhappens.Thefirstistheeye(风眼)ofthehurricane,whichisacalmareainthecenterofthestorm.Usually,theeyeofahurricanemeasuresabout20milesindiameter,andhasveryfewclouds.Readingcomprehension:1.Thereasonwhynineteenpeoplediedinthehurricaneperhapswasthat_______.A.itrainedheavilyandtheywerewashedawayB.verytalltreeswerebrowndownC.thebigtreesfelldownwheretheyweresleepingD.theyweremissinginthedark2.Fromthepassagethegreatestharmtothetownsandvillageswasthat______inthehurricane.A.therewasnoelectricityB.watersupplywascutoffwithoutelectricityC.peoplecould'tgettouchwithothersD.agreatmanytalltreeswerebrowndownCD3.Atthatnightsomepeoplecouldn'tgettosleep,whichmadethem____.A.safethewholenightB.nervousallthetimeC.luckyallnightlongD.protectthemselvesaspossibleastheycould4.WiththehelpofthesoldiersandtheworkersfromotherpartsofBritain____.A.everythingwouldbebetterassoonaspossibleB.thingsweregotbackastheywerebeforeC.thetownsandvillagesweremuchbetterthanbeforeD.thepeoplehadnothingtoworryaboutReadingcomprehension:DAAhurricanestuckthesoutheastofEngland.Betweenthehoursofmidnightand6a.m.thehurricanecrossedthesoutheastcornerofEnglandwithwindsofupto160kph.Nineteenpeoplelosttheirlives.WhathappenedonFridayOctober,1987?What’stheweatherlikeinEngland?Englandusuallyhasplentyofraineverymonthoftheyear.Whatabouttherainthatnight?Thatnightwastheworstoneinthehistory.Ithadbeenrainingheavilyfortwodays.Couldyoudescribethepictureaccordingtothethirdparagraph?Manytreeshadbeenblowndownbythehighwinds,blockingroads.Electricitylinesaswellastelephonepoleswerebroughtdownbyfallingtreesorbranches.PracticeFillintheblankswithsuitablepreposition.1.Thewinterof1962inEnglandwasoneofthecoldest_____history.2.________January1st______March20ththetemperaturebelow0°Cnearlyeveryday.3.Thepathsweredifficulttowalkon,especially______night.4.Thereweremanysnowstorms,withwindsofup________80kph.5.Manybranchesoftreesbrokebecause______theweight_______thesnow.inBetweenandattoofof6.Trucksran______eachotherontheroads,whichwerecovered_________ice.7._________theday-timeschoolchildrenhadgreatfuninthesnow.8.OnedayinMarchtwochildrenwereskating______alake.9.Theicebrokeandoneofthemfell______thewater.PracticeFillintheblankswithsuitablepreposition.intowith/byIn/DuringonintoEx.2onpage124