专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷7
阅读理解
The north Australian city on Darwin was devastated by a strong cyclone on Christmas Day. The death and destruction was due almost as much to human factors as to the violence of the wind.
People in Darwin had become so accustomed to cyclone warnings that few of them paid attention to the radio warnings of Cyclone Tracy approach, which began early on Christmas Eve. Many people, in fact, died in their cars as they tried to drive home through the cyclone from Christmas parties or social calls.
Since Townsville was devastated by a cyclone in December 1971, the weather authorities have regularly issued alarms of every dangerous cyclone. But because few of the cyclones ever hit the coastal towns, people there had come to ignore the warnings.
Darwin\’s last alert was broadcast only two weeks before Cyclone Tracy. On that occasion the storm changed direction and headed off harmlessly down the coast.
Apart from those people killed in their cars, nearly all the other victims died in the damage of their homes which, despite the fact that Darwin lies in the recognized cyclone belt, had not been built to withstand cyclonic winds. Although building standards in other states of Australia were made much stricter after the tragedy at Townsville, the Darwin authorities never followed the new regulations. Consequently most of suburban Darwin was built of light wood and iron raised off the ground on piles to give coolness in the tropical climate. And the sides of the houses were simply nailed to the roof instead of being firmly attached with what Australian builders call \\
1.The inhabitants of Darwin ignored the cyclone warning because______.(C)
A. it was Christmas Eve
B. Darwin does not lie in the cyclone belt
C. cyclones rarely hit their town
D. they were accustomed to the attacks of cyclones
解析：从第三段中But because few of the cyclones ever hit the coastal towns，people there had come to ignore the warnings．可知C正确。
2.The main reason many people died in the cyclone was that______.(C)
A. the storm came without warning
B. they were reluctant to leave before the cyclone
C. their houses were not built as required
D. the storm was so strong that nothing could resist its violence
解析：从文章第五段nearly all the other victims died in the damage of their homes which，despite the fact that Darwin lies in the recognized cyclone belt，had not been built to withstand cyclonic winds．和the Darwin authorities never followed the new regulations．可知C正确。
3.Two weeks before Christmas Day______.(B)
A. Darwin was hit by a cyclone
B. a cyclone passed close to Darwin
C. the warning of Cyclone Tracy was given
D. Townsville was devastated by a cyclone
解析：从文章第四段On that occasion the storm changed direction and headed off harmlessly down the coast．可知B正确。
4.After Townsville was devastated by a cyclone, the Darwin authorities______.(D)
A. paid much attention to cyclone warning and prevention
B. demanded that the house be built with cyclone bolts
C. followed the example of the other Australian states
D. took no notice of the new regulations
解析：从文章的第五段the Darwin authorities never followed the new regulations．可知文中的follow与选项中的take no notice of是同义替换。
5.The passage is meant to illustrate that______.(C
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