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National Forecast
Fri, Aug 24，
LONDON—This Evening and Tonight：
Rain, locally heavy across northwest Scotland.Mostly cloudy but dry in other northern and western areas.Dry with clear spells (持续时间) in more central and eastern parts, but some low cloud and fog will develop.Generally mild with light winds.
Saturday：
Cloud and rain over western Scotland at the beginning will gradually push down over N．Ireland and northwest England.Largely dry, warm with sunny spells elsewhere, once early fog and low cloud clears.
http：//www.times online.co.uk/tol/news/weather/
The Nation's Weather
Fri, Aug 24，
NEW YORK—Heavy rain was forecast throughout Friday in parts of the Midwest.The heaviest rainfall was over northern Illinois, with more than 4 inches possible around Chicago.
Wet weather was also expected in the plains as the same storm system tracks through the region.
Periods of heavy rain were also forecast for the Northeast as the remnant (剩余部分) of tropical storm Erin moves into the Canadian Maritimes.
Hot weather was expected to continue in the south and west.
http ：//www.wunderground.com
Death toll rises to 36 in China typhoon
Wed, Aug 22，
BEIJING—At least 36 people were killed by Typhoon Sepat in four provinces in eastern and central China in widespread destruction that also forced the evacuation (撤退) of 1.37 million people.
More than 60,000 homes in the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Hunan also were destroyed or damaged, Xinhua News Agency said.
Total economic losses in the provinces have reached $ 663 million.
Fujian was the worsthit province, with 18 people killed, Xinhua said.
Earlier, the storm, named after a Malaysian fish, killed at least one person in Taiwan, and left three dead in the Philippines.
http：//news.yahoo.com/s/ap
文章大意：这是一篇应用文。介绍了各个地方的天气状况。苏格兰西北部的天气一直持续下着雨；美国的南部和西部天气会持续热下去；中国东部和中部一个名为Sepat的台风破坏力巨大。
21．On August 25, in N．Ireland and northwest England, there will be __C__.
A．low cloud and fog
B．typhoon and flood
C．cloud and rain
D．sunshine and mild wind
解析：细节理解题。根据第一部分“Cloud and rain over western Scotland at the beginning will gradually push down over N．Ireland and northwest England.”可知，8月25日北爱尔兰和英格兰西北部的天气是多云转雨。故选C。
22．What was the weather like in the south and west of the USA on Friday？__A__
A．It was hot.
B．It was rainy.
C．It was foggy.
D．It was warm.
解析：细节理解题。根据The Nation's Weather中的第四段“Hot weather was expected to continue in the south and west.”可判断星期五的天气还是很热。故选A。
23．The storm named Sepat __D__.
A．caused one death in the Philippines
B．killed 18 people in Taiwan
C．destroyed about 60,000 homes in Fujian
D．caused great economic losses
解析：细节理解题。根据Wed, Aug 22中第一段中的“At least 36 people were killed by Typhoon Sepat”和第二段中的“More than 60,000 homes in the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Hunan also were destroyed or damaged”和最后一段中的“killed at least one person in Taiwan, and left three dead in the Philippines”可知选项A，B，C错误；根据第三段“Total economic losses in the provinces have reached $663 million.”可判断Sepat导致了大量的经济损失。故选D。
