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<p> <span word="Hurricanes">Hurricanes</span> 1. <span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="before">before</span> 1950, <span word="hurricanes">hurricanes</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="names">names</span>? <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="Alpha">Alpha</span>, <span word="Bravo">Bravo</span>, <span word="Charlie">Charlie</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1953, <span word="female">female</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unpredictability">unpredictability</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storms">storms</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1979, <span word="realizing">realizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sexist">sexist</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="names">names</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lists">lists</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span>. 3. <span word="Hurricanes">Hurricanes</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="vapor">vapor</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="stored">stored</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="vapor">vapor</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="condenses">condenses</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gaseous">gaseous</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="liquid">liquid</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="equator">equator</span> . <span word="To">To</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="wet">wet</span>, <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>. 5. <span word="Predicting">Predicting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="tasks">tasks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="forecasters">forecasters</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="of">of</span> 15 <span word="mph">mph</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="storms">storms</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="maddening">maddening</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>. 23 <span word="Paragraph">Paragraph</span> 1 . 25 <span word="Paragraph">Paragraph</span> 4 . <span word="A">A</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Short">Short</span> <span word="History">History</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Naming">Naming</span> <span word="Hurricanes">Hurricanes</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="Difficulty">Difficulty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Forecasting">Forecasting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Course">Course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="E">E</span> <span word="Forecasting">Forecasting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Through">Through</span> <span word="Satellite">Satellite</span> <span word="Watching">Watching</span> 27 <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hurricanes">hurricanes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span> <span word="of">of</span> . 29 <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="specialists">specialists</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hurricanes">hurricanes</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="timely">timely</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="E">E</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="power">power</span> 答案 24. <span word="F">F</span> <span word="Different">Different</span> <span word="Names">Names</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Same">Same</span> <span word="Things">Things</span> 第二段讲了来自不同地区的强大风拥有不同的名字。第一句话就点出飓风和台风是同一种风。正面的告诉我们这段的主题。 26. <span word="C">C</span> <span word="Difficulty">Difficulty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Forecasting">Forecasting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Course">Course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> 第一句话，开门见山的告诉了我们飓风预测是一件艰巨的任务。后面，对其进行了解释。 28. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="timely">timely</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span>. 第六段：<span word="The">The</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="detection">detection</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="continuous">continuous</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="satellites">satellites</span>.这句话说了最明显的进步就是通过天气卫星连续的近期观察。 30. <span word="F">F</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="uncertainly">uncertainly</span>. 第五段：<span word="Predicting">Predicting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="tasks">tasks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="forecasters">forecasters</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="of">of</span> 15 <span word="mph">mph</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="storms">storms</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="maddening">maddening</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>.这段话描述了飓风的不确定性。所以，跟踪飓风是一件非常困难的事情。 </p>
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