二、完形填空（本大題共10小題，每小題1分，共10分）

從選項(xiàng)中選擇一個(gè)最適合短文的選項(xiàng)。

Several regions in the world are subject  21  storms which are so severe that they cause damage on a tremendous scale. The regions are all located on the edges of great oceans. The  22  term for such severe storms is “cyclone”(龍卷風(fēng)). The term “hurricane” is  23  for storms that occur in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Cyclones and hurricanes differ in one curious  24  : in a cyclone, the wind circulates in a clockwise direction; in a hurricane, the wind direction is counter-clockwise.  25  cyclones and hurricanes have one ominous similarity.

 26  the damage they cause on land and at sea， they are identical.

Australia undergoes a number of cyclones every year along its northern coast, which faces Indonesia. The cyclones occur mainly in December and January, the summer months in the southern hemisphere.

 27  the Australian cyclones don’t cause great damage because Australia’s northern territory has vast empty regions that are virtually unpopulated. There are  28  coastal cities. When a cyclone does move inland from the sea, it usually blows itself out without  29  any inhabitated area. However, in 1917 the small city of Townville was  30  devastated by a cyclone. There was a public outcry about it. People demand an adequate warning system. Ever since then the meteorological bureau has regularly issued alarms in advance of every serious cyclone.

21. A. to             B. for            C. of                 D. on

22. A. full           B. common         C. ordinary           D. general

23. A. made           B. called         C. meant              D. defined

24. A. way            B. manner         C. angle              D. feature

25. A. However        B. And            C. But                D. Then

26. A. In that        B. In terms of    C. Except for         D. Along with

27. A. Often          B. Usually        C. Respectively       D. Relatively

28. A. a few          B. some           C. few                D. many

29. A. fighting       B. colliding      C. striking           D. breaking

30. A. hardly         B. severely       C. partially          D. repeated by

三、閱讀理解（本大題共10小題，每小題2分，共20分）

閱讀下面的短文，從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案填空或答題。