問題詳情

III. 文意選填 10%
(A) gender
(B) consisting
(C) compiled
(D) raise
(E) withF. bearing G. labeled H. preferences I. request J. afterGenerally there are two ways to name typhoons: the number-based conventionand the list-based convention. Following the number-based convention, typhoons arecoded with various types of numbers such as a 4-digit or a 6-digit code. For example,the 14th typhoon in 2003 can be __61__ either as Typhoon 0314 or Typhoon 200314.The disadvantage of this convention, however, is that a number is hard to remember.The list-based convention, on the other hand, is based on the list of typhoon names__62__ in advance by a committee, and is more widely used.At the very beginning, only female names were used because at that timetyphoons were named __63__ girlfriends or wives of the experts on the committee. In1979, however, male names were also included because women protested against theoriginal naming practice for reasons of __64__ equality.In Asia, Western names were used until 2000 when the committee decided touse Asian names to __65__ Asians’ awareness of typhoons. The names were chosenfrom a name pool __66__ of 140 names, 10 each from the 14 members of thecommittee. Each country has its unique naming __67__. Korea and Japan favoranimal names and China likes names of gods such as Longwang (dragon king) andFengshen (god of the wind).After the 140 names are all used in order, they will be recycled. But the namescan be changed. If a member country suffers great damage from a certain typhoon, itcan __68__ that the name of the typhoon be deleted from the list at the annual7meeting. For example, the names of Nabi by South Korea, and Longwang by Chinawere replaced __69__ other names in 2007. The deletion of both names was due tothe severe damage caused by the typhoons __70__ the names.
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參考答案

答案：C[無官方正解]
難度：適中0.428571
統計：A(4),B(0),C(6),D(2),E(2)

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