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BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Snowstorms in northeast China last month caused losses of 14 billion yuan, mainly in crop and building damage, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

The snow accounted for the vast majority of the 15.33 billion yuan (1.96 billion U.S. dollars) in losses incurred by natural disasters in March, when losses totaling 15 billion yuan in March were more than the previous two months combined.

Almost 6.5 million people were affected by the disasters, almost double the number of January and February, said a statement from the ministry.

Last month, 956,000 hectares of crops were affected by natural phenomena and 8,000 houses were damaged.

Most of stricken areas were hit by severe droughts and snowstorms, with floods, landslides and earthquakes accounting for the rest, the statement said.

Severe droughts hit Chong qing, Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu, Ningxia, Hainan and strong snowstorms and winds swept northeast and north China, according to the circular.

高三阅读理解  english.sina.com  （ 作者： 刘海锋  地址：陕西省西安闫良区关山中学 邮编：710089 人教版）

1.        We knew that the disasters.had an effect on over _____ million people in Janurary.

A  13           B  3        C  6.5      D  2.5

2.        droughts were not mentioned in the passage except ______

A  Sichuan       B gansu     C  hubei     D  ningxia

3.        in the second paragraph“incur”referred to ______

A  happened        B  suffered      C  appeared      D  offered

4.        The best title from the passage was ______

A  natural disasters   B  droughts     C  floods        D  storms

5.        We could draw a conclusion natural disasters cost 15 billion yuan in _____

A  April            B  March      C  Janurary       D  June

附正确答案：

1.B   2.C   3.B   4.A   5.B

1.解析：第三自然段第一句话已经说明。

2．解析：最后一自然段告诉我们答案。

3．解析：判断猜测题，根据句意得知，自然灾害给经济带来巨大损失。

4．解析：纵观全文，不难得出结论。

5．解析：第一自然段明确告诉我们，四月份报道上月发生的事。
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