填空题 Hurricane clouds move in a circle around a point called the eye, which is the center of the storm. To be called a hurricane, a storm must have wind speeds of at least 74 miles per hour. When a hurricane comes ashore, there are heavy rains, large waves and strong winds that cause damage to buildings, cars and trees. 1 Storm surges are the main reason people are told to leave beach towns and move inland when a hurricane approaches. Hurricanes move very slowly though, so people have a chance to get out of the way.

• A. Hurricanes gather heat and energy from the warm ocean water.
• B. The first hurricane name starts with the letter A, like Ashley, and the names move through the alphabet as more hurricanes form.
• C. Meteorologists, scientists who study the weather, watch these storms very carefully.
• D. During the official hurricane season, these large storms sometimes hit coastal areas of the United States.
• E. This year, the United States has been hit by more damaging hurricanes than in anyother year.
• F. Also, flooding can occur when large waves called storm surges hit the beaches.