2017届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解素材：38
<p>强风暴袭击美国中南部 12人死亡</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 12 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="tornadoes">tornadoes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p>一场强大的暴风系统横扫美国中南部地区，引发的龙卷风造成至少12人死亡。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="aftermath">aftermath</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tornado">tornado</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mayflower">Mayflower</span>, <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="Rock">Rock</span>, <span word="Arkansas">Arkansas</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="camera">camera</span></p><p><span word="Eleven">Eleven</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="suburbs">suburbs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="Rock">Rock</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Arkansas">Arkansas</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Quapaw">Quapaw</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span>-<span word="east">east</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span>.</p><p><span word="Tornadoes">Tornadoes</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nebraska">Nebraska</span>, <span word="Kansas">Kansas</span>, <span word="Iowa">Iowa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Missouri">Missouri</span>.</p><p><span word="Matt">Matt</span> <span word="DeCample">DeCample</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Arkansas">Arkansas</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Beebe">Beebe</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="eleven">eleven</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="suburbs">suburbs</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="Rock">Rock</span> - <span word="five">five</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Faulkner">Faulkner</span> <span word="County">County</span>, <span word="five">five</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pulaski">Pulaski</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="County">County</span>.</p><p><span word="Congressman">Congressman</span> <span word="Tim">Tim</span> <span word="Griffin">Griffin</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Reuters">Reuters</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="an">an</span> "<span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="neighbourhood">neighbourhood</span> <span word="of">of</span> 50 <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Faulkner">Faulkner</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> "<span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span>".</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Quapaw">Quapaw</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="revised">revised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>.</p><p><span word="Quapaw">Quapaw</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 900, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tornado">tornado</span>, <span word="Ottawa">Ottawa</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="Emergency">Emergency</span> <span word="Management">Management</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="Dan">Dan</span> <span word="Morgan">Morgan</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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