听力题
A northern cold spell gripped much of northern and eastern China yesterday, as local authorities issued terrible weather warnings and launched (36)
1plans to ensure safe transportation in the snow.
The cold front, which brought snow showers mainly to Henan, Anhui, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces, (37)
2Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and Liaoning provinces, putting pressure on the post-Spring-Festival travel (38)
3The bad weather has caused (39)
4on roads, trains and airports. Several highways surrounding Beijing were closed yesterday. Delays and (40)
5 of flights at several airports meant many (41)
6were unable to return to work after the week-long holiday. "At least four flights of the China Eastern Airlines were (42)
7because of the snow," said a (43)
8with the airport in Lanzhou, capital of Northwest China''s Gansu Province. In Shenyang, capital of Northeast China''s Liaoning Province, (44)
9.
No major incidents of stranded passengers at railway stations were reported. (45)
10. Rail conditions in Zhengzhou, capital of Central China''s Henan Province, have returned to normal after the station launched an plan on Sunday in response to the heavy snow, and evacuated tens of thousands of passengers. (46)
11. The seas in the east and south may also be hit with high winds.
【正确答案】
1、emergency, 2、engulfed, 3、rush, 4、disruptions, 5、cancellations, 6、commuters, 7、delayed, 8、clerk, 9、the airport was forced to shut down yesterday morning and reopened later in the day, 10、Local authorities issued travel warnings against the severe weather while taking steps to ensure safe travel, 11、The meteorological department forecasts that the cold front will continue to bring snow and wind to most of northern and eastern China
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