Tornadoes Rip Through Oklahoma 龙卷风狂扫俄克拉何马州
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- 创建于 2013年8月03日
- 最后更新于 2023年12月18日
- 发布于 2013年8月03日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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课文朗读
Two of the worst tornadoes to ever hit Oklahoma tore through the state recently, killing over forty people. The first tornado passed near the town of Moore. Less than two weeks later another massive tornado appeared in the nearby town of EI Reno. The latter had a record-breaking width of more than 2.6 miles. The National Weather Service listed both tornadoes as Category 5 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which classifies tornadoes from zero to five, with five being the most devastating.
美国俄克拉何马州日前被史上最强烈的两道龙卷风袭击，造成超过40人死亡。第一道龙卷风经过穆尔市附近，两周内另一道巨大龙卷风出现在艾雷诺市附近。第二道龙卷风的宽度为破纪录的2.6英哩以上。国家气象局将两道龙卷风皆列入改良型藤田级数的第5级，该级数将龙卷风分为0到5级，而第5级是最具破坏性的龙卷风。
Oklahoma has more tornadoes than anywhere else on Earth because it sits between the Rocky Mountains and the Gulf of Mexico. In transition seasons, the cold air from the Rockies and warm air from the Gulf meet Oklahoma’s strong winds to create the ideal conditions for tornadoes to form.
俄克拉何马州遭遇的龙卷风数量居世界之冠，因为它坐落于落基山脉和墨西哥湾之间。每当季节转换，来自落基山脉的冷空气和墨西哥湾的暖空气接触俄克拉荷马的强风，创造出龙卷风成型的理想环境。
With the transition season having passed, the residents of Oklahoma are now trying to rebuild their homes. While modern technology can accurately track tornadoes, it’s still anyone’s guess when and where these deadly storms will appear.
季节转换的时节已过，俄克拉荷马的居民正力图重建家园。虽然现代科技足以精确追踪龙卷风，但仍无法预测这些致命风暴会在何时何地出现。
－by Bryan Shettig
Vocabulary
tornado [tɔrˋnedo] n. 龙卷风；旋风；飓风
massive [ˋmæsɪv] adj. 巨大的，
category [ˋkætə͵gorɪ] n. 类型
Enhanced Fujita scale 改良型藤田级数(龙卷风强度分类等级)
classify [ˋklæsə͵faɪ] n. 分类
transition [trænˋzɪʃən] n. 过渡; 转变
condition [kənˋdɪʃən] n. 环境; 条件
rebuild [riˋbɪld] v. 重建
accurately [ˋækjərɪtlɪ] adv. 准确地
anyone’s guess 谁也说不准
deadly [ˋdɛdlɪ] adj. 致命的
Reading Comprehension
1. What is the passage mainly about?
(A) The scale for measuring storm winds.
(B) How tornadoes get to be so wild.
(C) Two natural disasters that hit the US.
(D) How rescue workers found survivors.
2. What is NOT mentioned in the passage?
(A) How fast the tornadoes' winds were.
(B) Why Oklahoma has so many tornadoes.
(C) The number of people that died in the storms.
(D) Oklahoma's widest tornado in history.
3. What is the Enhanced Fujita scale?
(A) The system that ranks The National Weather Service.
(B) The system that ranks modern technology.
(C) The system that ranks the power of tornadoes.
(D) The system that ranks the coldness of tornadoes.
Answer
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1. ( C ) |
2. ( A ) |
3. ( C ) |
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