Typhoons（台风）in the northern part of the world have girls’ names. Sometimes they have very beautiful names. Rose is a pretty name but there was nothing pretty about Typhoon Rose. It was the worst typhoon to hit Hong Kong in more than thirty years.
It began to rain early on the morning of Monday, August 16th, 1971. At ten o’clock in the morning, Typhoon Rose was still 130 miles away but already the wind was blowing people’s umbrellas away. The wind became stronger and stronger. The typhoon shelters（避风港）were soon full of boats. Ships that were too big to go inside the shelters put down more anchors（锚）. Some very big ships went out to sea. It is safer for a big ship to be at sea in a typhoon because then it cannot be blown onto rocks. Kai Tak Airport closed. No planes were able to take off or land. At 9:00 in the evening, all lights went out.
No one slept well that night. It is difficult to sleep in such bad weather.
In Typhoon Rose, more than one hundred people died. 229 people were injured（受伤）and 66 of these had to go to hospital. 1,500 people lost their homes. The people of Hong Kong will no quickly forget Typhoon Rose!
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。【小题1】Typhoon Rose came to Hong Kong ________.
| A．early in the morning | B．on a summer day |
| C．in the autumn of 1971 | D．on a cold Monday |
| A．shelters were full of boats | B．people in the boats could go home |
| C．it was safer to stay there | D．all lights went out |
| A．66. | B．1,500. | C．229. | D．Over 100. |
| A．Typhoon Rose was the worst typhoon to hit Hong Kong in more than thirty years. |
| B．It is safer for a big ship to go inside the shelter in a typhoon. |
| C．No planes were able to take off or land at Kai Tak Airport on August 16th, 1971. |
| D．The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose. |
| A．Typhoon Rose | B．The ships in the typhoon |
| C．The people in the typhoon | D．The typhoon shelters |
