2013年宁德市普通高中毕业班单科质量检查英语试题(8)

　　68.What does the underlined word “their’ ，in the first paragraph refer to_____.

　　A. Africans’ B. Children‘s

　　C. Central Americans’ D. Central American doctors‘

　　69. Generally， children in Central America do not grow as fast as those in the United States_____

　　A. from birth B. during the first year

　　C. before school years D. during school years

　　70. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？

　　A. The work of doctors in poor countries was often tough.

　　B. Taking mother’s milk slowed those children‘s growth.

　　C. Children with kwashiorkor usually died without proper treatment.

　　D. Children who did not die of kwashiorkor were usually normal in mind.

　　71. What’s the cause of kwashiorkor according to the study？

　　A. Starchy soups. B. Imbalanced diet.

　　C. Corn and beans. D. Too much protein.

　　E

　　WASHINGTON， Oct. 30 （Xinhua） —Superstorm Sandy has killed more than 40 lives by Tuesday in the United States ，including 18 in New York City， after causing series of destruction from the Caribbean through U.S. east coast to Canada.

　　The hurricane left cities in ruins， streets flooded， homes damaged ，millions of households without power. According to IHS Global Insight， a forecasting firm， the superstorm will end up causing about 50 billion U.S. dollars in business losses.

　　Local media reports show that the storm has caused power fails affecting some 7 million homes， shut down 70 percent of East Coast oil refineries （炼油厂）and caused worse-than-expected damage in the New York subway area， which produces about 10 percent of U.S. economic output.

　　More than 18，000 flight cancellations have been reported across the United States in the consequence of the hurricane. Hundreds of thousands of travelers have been stranded across the country and around the world as airports from Washington to Boston are still closed.

　　Three nuclear power reactors， one in New Jersey and the other two in New York， remained shut down among worries over any possible damage to their transmission （传送）networks as well as their cooling systems， but authorities said there were no risks to the public.

　　The superstorm has not caused serious injuries to big companies such as chemical makers BASF and DuPont. The former reported that its East Coast facilities （设施）had suffered minor damage， while the latter， many of which are not in the direct path of Sandy， has reopened its two facilities，one in Connecticut and one in Massachusetts.

　　U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared “a major disaster“ in the states of New Jersey and New York， ordering federal aid to help with state and local recovery from Sandy.