In1970,acyclone(旋风)hitthesoutherncoastofBangladesh(孟加拉...

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  In 1970, a cyclone(旋风)hit the southern coast of Bangladesh(孟加拉国). So severe and deadly were its effects that it’s  16  listed as the world’s worst-ever reported natural disaster. The  17  had a big impact on two Swedish men from Mission Aviation Fellowship(MAF). They traveled  18   to Bangladesh for the purpose of seeing what they could do to  19  . They journeyed south by boat for several days, throughout the country’s vast   20  network to reach the worst-affected area and began to envision(预想)MAF using an aircraft that would  21  direct access to large areas of the country that were almost out of   22  .

   Throughout the 1980s, MAF Australia, along with other MAF groups, sent staff to  23   assistance and their patience and dedication  24  since they built trust in the countries that had been  25 .

   In 1997, MAF could  26  start a flight program within Bangladesh. At that time, besides transporting doctors to hospitals located in  27  parts of the country, MAF also  28  an on-call emergency medevac(前线急救直升机)service in Bangladesh.

   On November 15, 2007, Cyclone Sidr hit southern Bangladesh. MAF’s   29   response and emergency procedures were seriously  30   as the office received over 200 phone calls in one day from aid agency personnel in urgent need of  31  to and from the disaster zone. For the next two months, MAF  32  solidly, seven days a week. The float plane became known by  33  locals as “The Sea Angel(天使)”---the only aircraft in the country of its type having such a(n)   34  .

In 2009, “The Sea Angel” was sent again for rapid assistance  35   Cyclone Alla struck. Today, in Bangladesh, MAF makes over 750 flights and transports around 2,500 passengers annually.

16. A. just                 B. still                 C. soon                     D. often

17. A. history             B. failure             C. burden                  D. event

18. A. separately      B. occasionally  C. immediately           D. fortunately

19. A. help                 B. limit                C. research                      D. avoid

20. A. air                    B. bus                 C. river                      D. rail

21. A. reduce             B. prevent          C. change                 D. enable

22. A. focus                      B. danger           C. order                     D. reach

23. A. seek                       B. provide           C. promise                 D. receive

24. A. ran out                    B. came back     C. paid off                 D. kept on

25. A. noticed            B. untied             C. assisted                       D. traveled

26. A. properly           B. secretly          C. suddenly                      D. finally

27. A. secure             B. crowded                C. remote                  D. coastal

28. A. request            B. began            C. restore                  D. continue

29. A. rapid                       B. natural           C. appropriate           D. unexpected

30. A. followed           B. tested             C. forecasted            D. established

31. A. transport                B. message               C. funding                 D. encouragement

32. A. accelerated     B. flew                       C. appealed                     D. searched

33. A. reasonable             B. grateful          C. outgoing                      D. respectable

34. A. destination      B. application     C. decoration            D. reputation

35. A. once                       B. if                     C. when                     D. until

【回答】

D

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