[originaltext] A big storm hit Great Britain.(3)Two people died. Roads and h

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问题  
A big storm hit Great Britain.(3)Two people died. Roads and highways are closed. Homes are without power. And travelers are stranded in Great Britain because of record rainfall. The rain set records and affected the northern part of England and Scotland. The national weather service issued a "red" alert for rain in the area.
    Most of the region received between 200 to 300 millimeters of rain over the weekend, according to the UK’s National Weather Service. Honister Pass, an area north of Manchester in the Lake District, received 341 millimeters of rain on December 5.
    Extreme rainy weather is not only affecting the northern hemisphere. The city of Chennai in southern India also received over 300 millimeters of rain in 24 hours last week.
     (4)The rain emergencies came at the same time world leaders are meeting in France to discuss climate change at the COP21 convention.
3. What damage did the storm cause in Britain?
4. What was happening when the storm hit Great Britain?

选项 A、Two people were injured.
B、Airports are closed.
C、Electricity is cut off.
D、Car crashed on highways.

答案 C

解析 新闻中提到,暴风雨导致两人丧生,马路和高速公路关闭,很多家庭因此断电,游客也因为这场特大暴雨而困在了英国。
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