2015考研英语阅读暴风雪袭击芝加哥
<p> <span word="Winter">Winter</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span></p><p> 暴风雪袭击芝加哥</p><p> <span word="Ready">Ready</span>, <span word="steady">steady</span>, <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="ofits">ofits</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="going">going</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="gritty">gritty</span> <span word="determination">determination</span>,<span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>. <span word="Snowthat">Snowthat</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="DC">DC</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lightdusting">lightdusting</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expecting">expecting</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span>, <span word="RahmEmanuel">RahmEmanuel</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrath">wrath</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="locals">locals</span>.</p><p> 芝加哥市以坚毅的决心使整个城市即使在这个国家最恶劣的天气下也能保持正常运转，芝加哥人以此为傲。那些能让伦敦或华盛顿瘫痪的暴雪在芝加哥人眼里就像一层薄灰。而今年，一些人还特别希望会出现坏天气，因为这是对新市长拉姆?伊曼纽尔的考验。他必须使这座城市撑过冬天，要不然就要忍受到市民的怒气。</p><p> <span word="Fortunately">Fortunately</span>, <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="snowfall">snowfall</span> <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="winters">winters</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="beenover">beenover</span> 50 <span word="inches">inches</span> . <span word="A">A</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Madison">Madison</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Snow">Snow</span> <span word="Commandhouses">Commandhouses</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span> <span word="toys">toys</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="display">display</span>-<span word="screens">screens</span> <span word="reveal">reveal</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="mightneed">mightneed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whereabouts">whereabouts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fleet">fleet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 500<span word="GPS">GPS</span>-<span word="equipped">equipped</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>-<span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span>; <span word="views">views</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> 1,000 <span word="cameras">cameras</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="readingsfrom">readingsfrom</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="sensors">sensors</span> ; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regionalweather">regionalweather</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p>
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