英语六级阅读备考：快速阅读练习(5)
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 5</p><p> <span word="Hurricanes">Hurricanes</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fiercely">fiercely</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="rotating">rotating</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> 200 <span word="to">to</span> 2000 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="across">across</span>. <span word="Hurricanes">Hurricanes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="between">between</span> 20 <span word="and">and</span> 100 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="across">across</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="typhoons">typhoons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="south">south</span>-<span word="east">east</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cyclones">cyclones</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Huracan">Huracan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Mayan">Mayan</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="god">god</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="storms">storms</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Hiroshima">Hiroshima</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="bombs">bombs</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="brutality">brutality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="shifts">shifts</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decadal">decadal</span> <span word="variation">variation</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="hurricanes">hurricanes</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unpredictable">unpredictable</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="populations">populations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span>.</p><p> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Katrina">Katrina</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="AftermathThe">AftermathThe</span> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="Destructive">Destructive</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Natural">Natural</span> <span word="Disaster">Disaster</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Living">Living</span> <span word="Memory">Memory</span></p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 2005, <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span> <span word="Katrina">Katrina</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="of">of</span> 230,000 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="at">at</span> $ 75 <span word="billion">billion</span>. <span word="Katrina">Katrina</span> <span word="whipped">whipped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="sustained">sustained</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="of">of</span> 225 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> 5-<span word="to">to</span>-9-<span word="metre">metre</span>-<span word="high">high</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="surge">surge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="maelstrom">maelstrom</span> <span word="tore">tore</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="defenses">defenses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flooded">flooded</span> 80% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Depression">Depression</span>.</p>
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