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When a hurricane passes over an island or reaches a coastline, it can be【B1】

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问题     When a hurricane passes over an island or reaches a coastline, it can be【B1】______. Winds up to 360 kilometres per hour pull trees from the ground and destroy buildings. To【B2】______, the spiraling bands of thunderheads often produce dozens of tornadoes.
    The greatest loss of life, however, comes from【B3】______. Heavy rains can【B4】______to a foot of rain in just a few hours. The most destructive floods come from storm surges. A storm surge occurs as powerful winds push【B5】______water forward.
    This water rises along the coast and washes over the land. On the top of the storm surge,【B6】______winds create waves that can be as high as 12 metres. Together, the storm surge and strong waves can destroy the buildings and【B7】______low areas.
    In 1900 a storm surge from a hurricane drowned about 10,000 people in Galveston, Texas. Today hurricanes are much less deadly. It’s not that they are less【B8】______; it’s that we can predict when they are coming.
    By using【B9】______and other tools, forecasters can predict when and where a storm will hit the land. When a hurricane is 36 hours away, people are told to board up windows, and move boats to safety places. The closer the storm gets to the coast, the more accurate the predication becomes. When forecasters judge the hurricane to be 24 hours away, the government issues a hurricane warning. Then people are urged to evacuate【B10】______to reduce the loss. [br] 【B6】
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答案 forceful
解析 意为“强有力的”。
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