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When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly as possible and head for safety…But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm.These people are willing to risk (冒…危险) being killed by floods or 100-Kilometer- an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up.

“Storm chasing (追逐)”is becoming an increasingly popular hobby (喜好) ，especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frequent storms between March and July.A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to l,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for it to develop.

Although anyone can do it，storm chasing is extremely dangerous.The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds.Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain.If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for storm - chasing vacations during the storm season.

Even then，storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement.“Storm chasing is 95%driving，”says Daniel Lynch，who spends most of his summer storm-chasing.“Sometimes you

Can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen，and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.”

However，for storm chasers，it is all worth it. “When you get close to a storm，it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life，”says Jasper Morley.“Every storm is an example of the power of nature.It is the greatest show on Earth.”

57.For storm chasing，the first thing storm chasers do is to .

A.head straight for the center of the storm

B.get into the car for safety

C.wait patiently for the storm to develop

D.collect information about a coming storm

58.Beginners of storm chasing are advised

A.not to drive in a heavy rain

B.to do it in an organized way

C.not to get too close to a storm

D.to spend more time on it in summer

59.By saying“it is all worth it”in the last paragraph，the author means that

A.storm chasing costs a lot of money

B.storm chasing is worth hours of waiting

C.efforts in storm chasing are well paid

D.a storm presents the greatest show on Earth

60.What can we learn from the text?

A.Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment.

B.Many storm chasers get killed in the storms.

C.Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world.

D.Storm chasing is only fit for young people

第二节 信息匹配(共5小题，每小题2分，满分l0分)

根据短文内容，从下框的A—F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。(注意：E涂AB;F涂AC)

A.The effects of flu and its symptoms

B.Types of virus to cause flu

C.People’s attitudes toward flu

D.The cause of flu

E.The way that flu spreads

F.The methods to fight flu

61.

Flu (which is short for influenza) is a highly infectious disease，the cause of which is a very tiny organism known as a virus.Several types of flu are recognized，depending on the type of virus that causes the disease.

62.

Flu Can often cause problems in breathing，and general infection of the lung.With elderly and weak people，these added complications often produce serious results.The virus, if not properly treated, can weaken the body so that patient may develop more serious illnesses，such as pneumonia and bronchitis.When people catch flu，they often complain of a headache or a sore throat.They usually have a fever and their temperature rises from the normal 37℃ (98.6℉) to about 39.5℃ (103℉).Sometimes a person has a dry hacking cough and aching joints.

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63.

Today many doctors use drugs that fight the disease.And scientists have also developed vaccines that help to prevent it.If the patient has proper treatment，and complete rest in bed，the virus is normally beaten within a week to ten days.

64.

How does flu spread so quickly? When the infected person breathes out.sneezes or coughs，he gives out droplets of moisture in the breath from his mouth or nose.These remain in the air for some time.Flu viruses are present in these droplets.If a person sneezes in a crowd or poorly ventilated place，such as a lift，viruses can easily be carried from all infected person to a healthy person.This is known as droplet infection.The healthy person will breathe in the viruses given out by the infected person.

65.

There are three main types of virus that cause flu，which are called type A, B and C. Type A is the most powerful of the three，and undergoes minor changes in its genetic material every few years.The new form of the virus is called a strain.The new strain is not affected by the current vaccines. It is said to be“resistant”to them.So doctors must be continually producing new vaccines to combat the new strains of virus