2017届高考英语一轮复习考点规范练：16 必修3 Module 4（外研版含解析）
<p> 考点规范练16(必修3 <span word="Module">Module</span> 4)</p><p> 考点规范练第32页 </p><p> .阅读理解</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="spared">spared</span>,<span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tornadoes">tornadoes</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.<span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hardest">hardest</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Van">Van</span>,<span word="Texas">Texas</span>,<span word="a">a</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 2,600 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="located">located</span> 70 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="southeast">southeast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dallas">Dallas</span>.<span word="Winds">Winds</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 140 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="about">about</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>.<span word="Weather">Weather</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strongest">strongest</span> <span word="tornado">tornado</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 70 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p> <span word="Emergency">Emergency</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Van">Van</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tornado">tornado</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="winds">winds</span>.<span word="A">A</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Corsicana">Corsicana</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="floodwaters">floodwaters</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="City">City</span>,<span word="Iowa">Iowa</span>,<span word="a">a</span> <span word="tornado">tornado</span> <span word="tore">tore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Calhoun">Calhoun</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="School">School</span>.<span word="One">One</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="basement">basement</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="escaped">escaped</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="harm">harm</span>.</p><p> <span word="Nine">Nine</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 130-<span word="mph">mph</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tornado">tornado</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Delmont">Delmont</span>,<span word="South">South</span> <span word="Dakota">Dakota</span>,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="tornadoes">tornadoes</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.<span word="Residents">Residents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="Hills">Hills</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="late">late</span>-<span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="snowfall">snowfall</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="to">to</span> 18 <span word="inches">inches</span>.</p><p> <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="tornadoes">tornadoes</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Enhanced">Enhanced</span> <span word="Fujita">Fujita</span>(<span word="EF">EF</span>) <span word="Scale">Scale</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="categorizes">categorizes</span> <span word="tornadoes">tornadoes</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>.<span word="EF">EF</span>1 <span word="tornadoes">tornadoes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weakest">weakest</span>,<span word="while">while</span> <span word="EF">EF</span>5 <span word="tornadoes">tornadoes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="severest">severest</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="tornado">tornado</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Van">Van</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="categorized">categorized</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="EF">EF</span>3.</p>
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