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At the very beginning, only female names were used because at that time typhoons were named after girlfriends or wives of the experts on the committee．In 1979，however，male names were also included because women protested against the original naming practice for reasons of gender(性别)equality．

In Asia，Western names were used until 2000 when the committee decided to use Asian names to raise Asians' awareness of typhoons．The names were chosen from a name pool consisting of 140 names，10 each from the 14 members of the committee．Each country has its unique naming preferences．Korea and Japan favor animal names and China likes names of gods such as Longwang (dragon king)and Fengshen(god of the wind).

After the 140 names are all used in order，they will be recycled．But the names can be changed．If a member country suffers great damage from a certain typhoon，it can request that the name of the typhoon be deleted from the list at tile annual committee meeting．For example，the names of Nabi by South Korea，and Longwang by China Were replaced with other names in 2007．The deletion of both names was due to the severe damage caused by the typhoons bearing the names．

66．With the number-based method，

A．Typhoon 0314 B．Typhoon 0312 C．Typhoon 201214 D．Typhoon 1203

67．。

A．men thought it was their right B．female names are hard to remember

C．women thought it unequal to use only female names D．the experts preferred to have more variety

68．Chinese names in the name pool for typhoons．

A．2 B．10 C．14 D．140

69．Which of the following Chinese names is most likely to be on the name list now?

A．Longwang B．Fengshen C．Daxiang (elephant) D．Mayi (ant)

70．This passage is mainly about

A．how typhoons are named

C．the history of typhoons B．why to name typhoons D．equality between men and women

D

Spider webs are one of the most fascinating examples of animal architecture．The

most beautiful and structurally ordered are the round webs．The main function of the web

is to stop and hold flying insects，long enough for the spider to catch them．In order to do

so，the threads of the web have to stand the forces from large and heavy insects as well as

environmental forces from wind and rain for at least a day in most cases．

The round web is found to have two main characteristics．The first is its geometry，

which consists of an outer frame and a central part from which threads radiate out

ward．Enclosed in the frame are capture spirals winding round and round from the web center out to the frame．The whole web is in tension and held in place by anchor threads，which connect the frame to the surrounding plants or objects．The second and perhaps most important characteristic is the material with which it is built．Spider silk is a kind of natural material that sires this lightweight fiber a strength comparable to that of steel，while at the same time making it very elastic(有弹性的)．Two types of silk threads are used in the web．One is highly elastic and can stretch to almost twice its original length before breaking and，for most types of spiders，is covered in slue．This type is used in the capture spiral for catching and holding insects．The other is stiffer and stronger，and is used for the radius，frames and anchor threads，

which allows the web to stand forces and to keep its