6. Because of the Gulf Stream,the United Kingdom and other places in Europe are much warmer than parts of Canada the same attitude.

5. Eight years later,the coffin was found by fishermen in the sea near his home Prince Edward Island in the east of Canada.

4. The cemetery where Coghlan was buried was destroyed by the hurricane and Coghlan's coffin ended in the sea.

3. average,there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year,causing about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.

2. They can take the fur the back of a cat and the feathers a chicken.

1. Tornadoes can pick cars,trains and even houses and put them in the next street—or even in the next town.

    A tornado is a rotating 1 of air from a 2 to the ground. Almost all of them 3 in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north.

     Tornadoes can 4 much destruction. 5 ,there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year. The worst one 6 appeared in 1925,7 three US states. By the time it ended,more than 700 people 8 and 2,700 had been 9 .

    10 are strong 11 storms,which bring about a lot of 12 There are 13 winds of 120 km per hour or more,which cause bad weather. The 14 one happened on the 8 th September 1900,which killed 6,000 people in a population of 37 ,000 and 15 3,600 buildings.

(  )1. Which of the following descriptions about a tornado is NOT correct?

   A. It is a kind of rotating column of air.

   B. It is usually caused by a lightning.

   C. It can reach a speed up to more than 400 kilometres per hour.

   D. It can cause much damage to people,including deaths and injuries.

(  )2. How much damage did the worst tornado cause to the US?

   A. The tornado had winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour.

   B. The fur of the back of many cats and the feathers of many chickens had been taken off.

   C. It caused about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.

   D. More than 700 people lost their lives and 2 ,700 had been injured.

(  )3. What are the similarities between the tornado and the hurricane?

   A. They both occur together with strong winds.

   B. America is the country often affected by both of them.

   C. They both can cause a lot of damage to people and the buildings.

   D. All of the above.

(  )4. Where was Charles Coghlan bom indeed?

   A. In Ireland. B. In Canada.

   C. In New York. D. In Galveston.

(  )5. What are the causes of natural violence?

   A. The different atmospheric pressure between two areas.

   B. The changeable weather in these areas.

   C. The destruction of the nature by human beings.

   D. Not mentioned in the passage,

Ⅵ. 書面表達最近，你校英語報向?qū)W生征文，征文的題目為 “New Look of My Hometown”。請你根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容提示，用英語為該報寫一篇短文，介紹自己家鄉(xiāng)的情況并 發(fā)表自己的看法。

注意:可適當增加細節(jié)，使行文連貫。

參考詞匯：economy經(jīng)濟

V. 短文改錯

        In order to make best of learning materials,the Students’ Union of our school is planning an activity. The school-leavers are called on to give away our used books,newspapers or magazines to the student in the lower grades. The idea,that is intended to promote friendship and encourage a low-carbon lifestyle,are highly praised and supported by the teachers and students alike. The activity will be hold on the first floor of the school library and so it will last eleven days,from June 10 to 20. As a student,I am strong for the activity because it is very meaningful and helpful. I hope that this kind of activity would continue every year for the future.