Mother Nature Shows Her Strength

　　Tornadoes(龍卷風(fēng))and heavy thunderstorms moved across the Great Lakes and into Trumbull County on Saturday evening.：The storms were dramatic and dangerous.

　　George Snyder was driving the fire truck down Route 88 when he first noticed that a funnel(漏斗狀的)cloud was behind him.“I stopped the truck and watched the funnel cloud.It was about 100 feet off the ground and I saw it go up and down for a while.It was moving toward Bradley Road and then suddenly it disappeared.”Snyder said.

　　Snyder only saw one of the funnel clouds that passed through northeastern Ohio on Saturday.In Trumbull County, a tornado turned trees onto their sides.Some trees feel onto houses and Cars.Other trees fell into telephone and electrical wires as they went down.

　　Amanda Symcheck was having a party when the storm began.“I knew something was wrong，”she said.“I saw the sky go green and pink(粉紅色).Then it sounded like a train rushing toward the house.I started crying and told everyone to go to the basement for protection.”

　　The tornado caused a lot of damage to cars and houses in the area.It will take a long time and much money to repair everything.There was also serious water damage from the thunderstorms.The heavy rains and high wind caused the power to go out in many homes.

　　The storms caused serious flooding in areas near the river.More than four inches of rain fell in parts of Trumbull County.The river was so hight that the water ran into streets and houses.Many streets had to be closed to Cars and trucks because of the high water.'This made it difficult for fire trucks.police cars，and other rescue vehicles to help people who were in trouble.

　　Many people who live near the river had to leave their homes for their own safety.Some people reported five feet of water in their homes.Local and state officials opened emergency shelters for the people who were evacuated(撤走).The Red Cross served meals to them.

　　“This was a really intense storm。”said Snyder. 'People were afraid。Mother Nature call be fierce.We were lucky this time.No one was killed.”

　　16 The weather was nice in Trumbull County on Saturday evening.

　　A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

　　17 George Snyder was a firefighter.

　　A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

　　18 Amanda Symcheck was having a party in the basement when the storm began.

　　A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

　　19 Power supply system was not damaged during the stoma.

　　A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

　　20 There had not been such a severe storm in Trumbull County for a hundred years.

　　A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

　　21 Rescue vehicles had a hard time getting to people.

　　A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

　　22 Several people were missing during the storm.

　　A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned

　　答案解析

　　16.答案為B。本題的意思是：星期六傍晚，‘Trumbull縣天氣很好。本題句意思與原文相反。原文第一段上來就講到當(dāng)時(shí)龍卷風(fēng)和暴風(fēng)雨滾滾而來。

　　17.答案為A。本題的意思是：George Snyder是一位消防員。原文雖然沒有直說他是干什么的，但提到他正開著消防車(fire truck)，由此可以推斷他是消防員。

　　18.答案為B。本題可譯為：暴風(fēng)雨來臨時(shí)Amanda Symcheck與別人正在地下室里聚會。原文是說他們正在聚會，但沒說在地下室里聚會。而是說暴風(fēng)雨來臨后，他們跑到地下室里躲藏。

　　19.答案為B。本題可譯為：暴風(fēng)雨中供電系統(tǒng)沒遭到破壞。第五段最后一句說大風(fēng)和暴雨使一些家庭的供電出現(xiàn)了問題，與題項(xiàng)矛盾，故選B。

　　20.答案為C。本題可譯為：一百年來，‘Trumbull還沒有遇到過這么大的暴風(fēng)雨呢。此句的意思文章中根本沒有提到，故選C。

　　21.答案為A。本題的意思是：救援車輛費(fèi)了很大勁才把人救出來。此句的意思在倒數(shù)第三段最后一句提到了，故選A。

　　22.答案為C。本題可譯為：暴風(fēng)雨中有幾個(gè)人失蹤了。此句的意思文章中沒有提到，故選C。