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    When newspapers and radio describe the damage caused by a hurricane named Hazel,girls named Hazel are probably teased by their friends.To keep out of trouble,the Weather Bureau says,“Any resemblance between hurricane names and the names of particular girls is purely accidental.”
    Some women became angry because hurricanes are given their names,but many other women are proud to see their names make headlines.They don’t even care that they are the names of destructive storms.Because more women seem to like it than dislike it,the Weather Bureau has decided to continue using girl’s names for hurricanes.
    In some ways a hurricane is like a person.After it is born,it grows and develops,then becomes old and dies.Each hurricane has a character of its own.Each follows its own path through the world,and people remember it long after it gone.So it is natural to give hurricanes’ names,and to talk about them almost if they were alive.
    小题1:What happens to girls named Hazel according to the passage?
    A．They suffer from hurricanes.
    B．The Weather Bureau look for them.
    C．Others often make fun of them.
    D．They can’t find boyfriend.
    小题2:The underlined word“resemblance”probably means ______.
    A．troubleB．differenceC．samenessD．success
    小题3:According to the passage,which is more reasonable?
    A．Some women feel unhappy because hurricanes are given their names.
    B．A lot of women complain of the Weather Bureau.
    C．Many women want to be known.
    D．All the hurricanes are caused by women.
    小题4:Public opinions make the Weather Bureau ______.
    A．consider the disagreement of some women
    B．go on naming hurricanes after women
    C．name hurricanes after men
    D．look for a new method to name hurricanes

    小题1:C
    小题2:C
    小题3:A
    小题4:B

    小题1:细节理解题，根据“girls named Hazel are probably teased by their friends.”可知答案。
    小题2:resemblance表示“相似”。
    小题3:常识理解题，因为飓风对人类的损坏程度很大，所以妇女应该是不愿意以她们的名字给飓风命名的。
    小题4:根据“Because more women seem to like it than dislike it，the Weather Bureau has decided to continue using girl’s names for hurricanes. ”可知。
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