15．There are a couple of ways to forecast the destructive potential of a hurricane （颶風(fēng)） so that people in the way can take adequate precautions （預(yù)防措施）．Satellite images of cloud patterns can be analyzed to estimate peak wind speeds，but the estimates are often way off the mark．Specialized aircraft can fly into a storm to measure the winds directly，but the flights are costly．
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology come up with a third way：listening to a storm underwater．
In a paper to be published in Geophysical Research Letters，Nicholas C．Makris and a former graduate student，Joshua D．Wilson，report a strong connection between the intensity （強(qiáng)度） of sound recorded by an undersea microphone in the mid-Atlantic and the wind power of a hurricane that passed over it．They say that such microphones，known as hydrophones，could be a safe and relatively inexpensive means of estimating hurricane force．
Dr．Makris and Dr．Wilson，who are now with Applied Physical Sciences Corporation，worked out the theory of underwater acoustic （聲音的） monitoring of storms in a 2005paper．"To be very frank with you，it's a mystery what makes storms noisy underwater．"Dr．Makris said．The most popular idea currently is that it has something to do with oscillating air bubbles （氣泡振動(dòng)）．
The researchers then went looking for experimental data to back their theory，and found it from a hydrophone placed at a depth of 2，500feet by the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration．It happened that Hurricane Gert passed over the area in September 1999，and a hurricane-hunter plane directly measured the wind speed at the same time．The hydrophone data showed sound intensity rising when the storm's outside wind"wall"passed over，and again when the inside wall，the most destructive part of the storm near the eye，passed over．"We got a beautiful connection，"Dr．Makris said，"between the hydrophone data and the actual wind speeds as measured by the aircraft．"
Dr．Makris is conducting additional experiments，working with the Mexican Navy off the west coast of Mexico．The eventual goal，he said，would be permanent hydrophones in known hurricane zones or temporary ones that could be easily laid by plane or ship in the path of a coming storm．

72．Compared with the traditional methods，the new way of measuring isC．
A．more expensive            B．more direct
C．less dangerous            D．less accurate
73．Which statement is WRONG according to the article？B
A．The scientists gained support from different fields．
B．Dr．Makris and Dr．Wilson have figured out what makes storms noisy underwater．
C．The scientists have found the relationship between the changes of sound intensity and the force of the hurricane．
D．There are several ways for people to forecast the force of the coming hurricane．
74．Why is Dr．Makris now making other experiments with the help of the Mexican Navy off the west coast of Mexico？A
A．To place permanent hydrophones in some zones．
B．To collect more images of cloud patterns．
C．To be secure in carrying out their experiments．
D．To get more information from the hurricane-hunter planes．
75．Which of the following might be the best title of the passage？D
A．Ways to Stop the Destructive Force of a Hurricane
B．Connection between the Intensity of Sound and the Wind Power of a Hurricane
C．Hydrophones，Safe but Expensive Means of Estimating Hurricane Force
D．Measuring a Hurricane by Sound Underwater．

分析 文章主要介紹了麻省理工學(xué)院的研究人員研究出了新的相對(duì)安全的檢測(cè)風(fēng)暴方法，在水下安裝監(jiān)聽器來觀測(cè)暴風(fēng)來臨時(shí)產(chǎn)生的巨大水聲．這一成果目前已經(jīng)展開了應(yīng)用．

解答 72．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由第二段 a safe and relatively inexpensive means of estimating hurricane force可知，這種新的方式安全，相對(duì)低成本，故選C．
73．B．理解判斷題．由第三段it's a mystery what makes storms noisy underwater，可知在水下風(fēng)暴會(huì)有噪音是一個(gè)謎團(tuán)，科學(xué)家還沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)它們之間的聯(lián)系，B選項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤，故選B．
74．A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由最后一段The eventual goal，he said，would be permanent hydrophones in known hurricane zones or temporary ones 可知他們額外實(shí)驗(yàn)的最終目的是在一些地區(qū)安放永久性水聽器．故選A．
75．D．主旨大意題．文章主要介紹了一種在水下安裝監(jiān)聽器來檢測(cè)風(fēng)暴的新型方法．故選D．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 科教類閱讀難度比一般閱讀較大，它存在的生詞比較多，因此考生應(yīng)當(dāng)綜合略讀、跳讀和查讀，猜詞等閱讀技巧來做題，平時(shí)也應(yīng)加強(qiáng)練習(xí)．

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61．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage？A
A．The robot program will eventually benefit the elderly．
B．R-2 program is in the charge of Japan's JAXA．
C．NASA is planning to communicate with the space station through Twitter．
D．Japan has the largest number of elderly people．
62．From the passage we can knowB．
A．many Japanese universities joined in the robot program
B．future astronauts will become less lonely and more comfortable with the help of the robot
C．robots could completely take the place of human astronauts in the future
D．the robot program，having cost﹩2.5 million，can carry out all tasks．

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5．It is such an interesting book ________ we all like．（　　）
A．thatB．whichC．asD．what

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