【推荐1】Nature shows itself in many ways. One of the most impressive(令人印象深刻的) forms is a kind of storm known as a hurricane, typhoon or tropical cyclone. These powerful weather events form over water. They are known as hurricanes in the central and eastern North Pacific and the North Atlantic Oceans, typhoons in the Northwest Pacific Ocean and tropical cyclones in the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean.

The spinning(旋转的) round storms can become powerful, spreading over 900 kilometers across. The winds inside the storms can reach speeds of more than 320 kilometers per hour. The storms also may reach a height of up to 15 kilometers. They spin around a center called the “eye”, which is a calm area with low wind speed. When these storms reach the shore, they are sometimes strong enough to tear trees out of the ground. Heavy rains and large waves often cause flooding and great damage to buildings.

A new study shows that, during the last 70 years, the speed at which these storms move across water and land has been gradually slowing down. As a result, they have been putting more and more rain on land. This has caused increased flooding and loss of life. In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey moved so slowly across the U.S. state of Texas that it was able to put more than 30 inches of rain, leading to great damage.

According to scientists, the reason for these slower-moving storms is atmospheric(大气的) warming. Over the years, the Earth’s atmosphere has been slowly warming up. This has caused air circulation(循环) in the Earth’s atmosphere to weaken. As a result, the winds that push tropical storms along have gotten weaker, so the storms slowed down.

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according the passage?

A．Typhoons develop in the central and eastern Pacific.

B．Slow moving storms put less rain on land.

C．The speed of storms is affected by atmospheric warming.

D．The eye of a storm is an area with high wind speed.

2. What did the study mentioned in Paragraph 3 discover?

A．A trend that has lasted for decades.

B．A theory that shows the causes of storms.

C．A material that hurts the environment.

D．A method that protects people from storm.

3. In which part of the magazine can this article be read?

A．Education.	B．Health.
C．Travel.	D．Environment.

【推荐2】In 1988, a serious earthquake(地震) hit Armenia, killing about 25,000 people in less than four minutes.

A father rushed to the school where his son was, but the building was flattened(变平). But he remembered the promise he had made to his son: “No matter what happens, I′ll always be there for you!” Tears(眼泪) began to fill his eyes. He rushed to the place where his son′s classroom had been and started digging.

Other parents tried to pull him off, wanting him to accept his grief. “It′s too late,”they cried. “There′s nothing we can do.”The father only responded, “Are you going to help me?” And then he went back to his digging, stone by stone.

When the firemen and police reached the area, they also tried to stop him. “Fires are breaking out,”they said. “You′re in danger and you are endangering others. We′ll search for this. Go home.” The father only responded, “Are you going to help me?” and returned to his digging.

He dug for eight hours…18 hours…28 hours…then, in the 38th hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son. He called his son′s name: “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad? It′s me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that you would come to save us.”

“What′s going on there?” the father asked.

“There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad,” his son answered.

“Come on out, son!”

“Let the other kids out first. I know you′ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you′ll always be there for me!”

1. After arriving at the school, the father found that 　　　　.

A．all the students were dead

B．the building was no longer standing

C．all of the students had left the building

D．his son was crying somewhere

2. People tried to pull the father away because they thought 　　　　.

A．he was in the way of others who were saving people

B．it was their turn to dig for their children

C．there would be another big earthquake

D．there was no hope of finding anyone alive

3. How did the father probably feel when he heard his son′s voice?

A．Excited.

B．Calm.

C．Hopeless.

D．Worried.

4. Why did the son want the other kids to get out first?

A．Because there was a large stone on his body.

B．Because many of the kids didn′t have parents.

C．Because he believed that his father would still be there for him.

D．Because he promised the others that they could get out first.

【推荐3】Lightning strikes are the second most common (普通) cause of death of all disasters in America. The first is floods.

Because lighting often kills only one or two people at a time. Most of people don't think it was as dangerous as other disasters. The US wants more people to learn about lighting. It makes June 22-28 National Lighting Safety Week. It also provides safety tips during the thunderstorms.

If you hear thunder, you are in danger from lighting,"said Rocky Lopes, a disaster worker. "Thunder means that lightning is close enough to hit you at any minute, so you should move indoors at once and stay there until the storm is over. This is the most important thing to remember, " Lopes said. And he also gives us some advice on safety:

Stop working, fishing, swimming or playing in the open air.

Don't stand under the tree.

Keep down if there is no cover.

1. Of all the natural disasters, Lighting strikes are the _______ most common cause of deaths in the US.

A．first

B．second

C．third

D．fifth

2. National Lighting Safety Week in US often lasts________.

A．5

B．6

C．7

D．8

3. If you hear thunder, you are in danger from____________.

A．flood

B．fire

C．earthquake

D．lighting

4. When there is lighting, the most important thing is to__________.

A．keep down

B．stop working

C．find cover

D．run away quickly

5. We may find this article__________.

A．in a maths book

B．in a storybook

C．in a newspaper

D．in a history book