Storm chasers风暴追逐者

江海连

他曾被龙卷风袭击，被冰雹围攻，狂风骤雨、天雷震颤他都不停歇，只为拍下最真实的风暴场景。

主题语境：自然灾害及防范 篇幅：337词 建议用时：6分钟

1 Only 10 hours remained beforeTyphoon Muifa was due to make landfallin eastern China. Su Dike and his team⁃mates decided to head to Zhoushan to“meet”the storm and find a good positionto record the typhoon.

2 There were few people or cars onthe road when they saw trees falling downunder the force of strong winds and street lamps blinking out in the heavy rain. After some10 minutes， the rain suddenly became lighter and the wind turned softer， meaning thatthey were now in the eye of the typhoon.

3“While chasing the storm， we collected a lot of data that can reflect the microscopic（細微的） characteristics of typhoons. We hope the information can help people to better un⁃derstand such storms，”Su says in his video， recording this thrilling trip.

4“People may think we storm chasers are looking for excitement， but we actuallyshoulder the responsibility for each chase， as we need to get to the deepest point of a stormto get first⁃hand data that will help us to deal with future climate change，”he explains.

5 Su says a storm is fast， it usually takes 10 to 20 minutes to pass overhead， but for that， they need to chase one for the whole day before the“landfall”.“I don't think aboutwhat time it is or where I am. I just focus on where we are in relation to the storm and calcu⁃late how much time we have before it arrives，”Su says.

6 Su employs a“spirit of exploration”while chasing storms， which means not runningaround blindly， but preparing by doing research and analysis.“The chase itself is pas⁃sionate and hot⁃blooded， but it also needs a cool head to act. It's a combination of scienceand romance，”Su says.

7 With his photos and videos of storms， Su aims to show their beauty from differentangles and help raise people's awareness of climate change.“Only from such scenes canyou witness what a typhoon is capable of，”he says.

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1. Why does Su chase storms？

A. To search for excitement.

B. To record the beauty of nature.

C. To finish his research report.

D. To get first⁃hand data of storms.

2. What does the underlined word“one”in paragraph 5 refer to？

A. A tall tree.

B. A strong wind.

C. A great storm.

D. An exciting trip.

3. Which of the following shows Sus“spirit of exploration”in chasing storms？

A. He runs around blindly.

B. He makes preparations for his chasing storms.

C. He arrives late at the place where a typhoon happens.

D. He takes photos of storms from different angles.

4. Whats the authors attitude to Sus chasing storms？

A. Admiring.

B. Neutral.

C. Negative.

D. Tolerant.

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Difficult sentences

1. After some 10 minutes， the rain suddenly became lighter and the wind turnedsofter， meaning that they were now in the eye of the typhoon. 大约10分钟后，雨突然变得更小了，风也变得更弱，这意味着他们现在处于台风的中心。

【点石成金】该句中，meaning为现在分词作伴随状语。

2. Only from such scenes can you witness what a typhoon is capable of. 只有从这样的场景中，你才能看到台风的威力。

【点石成金】副词only置于句首，强调地点状语from such scenes，句子要进行部分倒装，谓语动词要放在主语之前。