2018全国职称英语考试卫生A概括大意训练题.docx

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1、2018全国职称英语考试卫生A概括大意训练题NiceNameButShesSoDeadlyMorethanamillionpeopleintheUnitedStatesweretoldtoleavetheirhomesovertheweekendasHurricane(飓风)DennisheadedtotheGulfcoast,afterkillingatleast15peopleintheCaribbeanSea.Ifyoureadthenewsoftenenough,youmaynoticethatallhurricanesaregivennames.Whyisthat?Remember,

2、therecanbemorethanonehurricaneoperatingatonetime.Withoutnamingthem,wecouldgetconfusedaboutwhichstormweretalkingabout.Forhundredsofyears,hurricanesintheCaribbeanwerenamedaftertheparticularreligiousdayonwhichtheyoccurred.OneAustralianmeteorologist(气象学家)begangivingwomensnamestotropicalstormsattheendoft

3、he19tcentury.In1953,theUSNationalWeatherService,whichisresponsiblefortrackinghurricanesandissuingwarnings,beganusingfemalenamesforstorms.By1979,bothwomenandmensnameswerebeingused.Onenameforeachletterofthealphabet(字母表)isselected,exceptforQ,UandZ.Sowhodecideswhichnamesareusedeachyear?TheWorldMeteorolo

4、gicalOrganizationusessixlistsinrotation,soeachlistisreusedeverysixyears.Heresalistofthe2005Atlantichurricanes,accordingtotheUSNationalHurricaneCentre:Arlene,Bret,Cindy,Dennis,Emily,Franklin,Gert,Harvey,Irene,Jose,Katrina,Lee,Maria,Nate,Ophelia,Philippe,Rita,Stan,Tammy,Vince,Wilma.Paragraph1.Paragrap

5、h2.Paragraph3.Paragraph4.AReasonfornaminghurricanesBWarningofanapproachinghurricaneCDeadlywomenDHistoryofnaminghurricanesEOrganizationresponsiblefornaminghurricanesFWaystotrackhurricanesOveramillionpeoplewerewarnednot.TheresponsibilityoftheUSNationalWeatherServiceis.7Hurricanesaregivennames.8Attheendofthe19thcentury,womensnamesstarted.AtotrackhurricanesandissueWarningsBtoavoidconfusionCtostayathomeDtobegiventotropicalstormsEtomakepredictionsFtokillatleast15people【参考答案】1.B2.A3.D4.E5.C6.A7.B8.D