视听说第三册6(b).doc

Part 1 Reading Comprehension (Banked Cloze)(每小题： 分) Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once. Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage. On the West Coast of the States, people fear earthquakes. They accordingly watch for signs, like worms coming out from the ground. On the Gulf Coast the biggest natural threat is a hurricane or 1. tropical storm. Here the best 2. of where a storm will strike is the behavior of birds and sea creatures. One 3. that seabirds take for a hurricane is that they move a long way from the ocean. A large hurricane that recently struck many southern states in America seemed 4. to be heading directly for Mexico. Despite the appearance that the hurricane was heading for the Mexican coast, the birds there stayed 5. . The birds on the Gulf Coast of America, 6. , moved far away from the sea even before the storm changed direction toward the American coast. Having enough time is a 7. when preparing for a natural disaster. The occurrence of bird movement should have served as a very early warning for people as to the direction of this hurricane. Unfortunately, far too few were paying attention and over a thousand people 8. lost their lives. Immediately after the disaster many people began to suggest that government offices that help with storm preparations 9. with offices that monitor wild animals. This is a sensible suggestion considering the 10. for losses of lives. Who would have ever guessed that a bird watcher might actually save lives? Part 1 Reading Comprehension (Banked Cloze)????(每小题: 2 分;??满分：20 分) 小题 得分 对错 我的答案 客观 1. 0 calm severe 2. 2 indication indication 3. 2 precaution precaution 4. 2 initially initially 5. 0 severe calm 6. 2 however however 7. 0 prevention necessity 8. 2 needlessly needlessly 9. 0 assurance cooperate 10. 2 potential potential Subtotal:? 12 老师评语： ? Part 2 Rea