A powerful typhoon hit Taiwan on Saturday with strong wind and heavy rain, cutting power to 3.62 million houses. Four people were missing and 101 were injured. Hundreds of flights were delayed or canceled and more than 9,900 people were evacuated from their homes. Television showed trees uprooted and power poles fell over, a motorbike being swept into the air by wind and shipping containers piled on top of each other at a port.

"The storm will weaken but we expect more rain, particularly in southern Taiwan," said Wang Shih-chien, an official with the island's Central Weather Bureau. The storm made landfall early on the island's east-coast counties of Yilan and Hualien, bringing more than 1,000 mm of rain in the areas and wind up to 200 kph.

Although the eye of Typhoon Soudelor passed Taiwan, and was heading toward mainland China, rain was expected to continue on the island until Sunday morning. "This is one of the worst typhoons I have ever seen," said an engineer surnamed Jiang, who was inspecting pumping stations early on Saturday in eastern Taiwan. "My car was shaking when I was driving. There are too many trees down, and I even saw six downed power poles."

In Taipei, large steel sheets and a half-constructed stadium was blown off and city authorities shut down much public transport. "The metal roof of the house next door to mine was completely blown away," said resident Jack Lin. 

Among the dead was one person who drowned in his flooded home and another who was killed by a falling tree. Earlier, authorities said one adult and one child had drowned at sea, while a foreign worker was killed by a falling sign and a rescue worker was hit by a car and killed while clearing downed branches from a road.

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1.In the first paragraph, the writer mainly wanted to ______.

A tell the harm the typhoon brought

B show where the typhoon would go

C introduce how the typhoon came

D teach people where to find shelter

解析：选A。A。主旨大意题。文章第一段叙述的是台风所造成的伤害。

2.What will the typhoon bring for southern Taiwan?

A Power failure.

B Strong winds.

C Heavy rain.

D The Landfall.

解析：选C。C。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句的The storm will weaken but we expect more rain, particularly in southern Taiwan...可知台风会给台湾南部带来大雨。

3.Why was Jiang’s car moving?

A Because too many trees fell down.

B Because the metal roof flew away.

C Because it brought 1 metre of rain.

D Because the wind blew heavily.

解析：选D。D。推理判断题。根据第三段第二句的This is one of the worst typhoons I have ever seen...可以得知是非常强烈的台风让他的车子被吹动了。

4.What measure did the authorities take to reduce the damage?

A Heading toward mainland.

B Shipping more containers.

C Inspecting pumping stations.

D Stopping the public transport.

解析：选D。D。细节理解题。根据第四段第一句的...city authorities shut down much public transport可以得知政府关闭了公共交通。

5.How many people died in the typhoon?

A 6

B 101

C 200

D 9900

解析：选A。A。细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的叙述one person who drowned in his flooded home and another who was killed和 one adult and one child had drowned at sea以及a foreign worker was killed by a falling sign and a rescue worker...可知，台风共计造成6人死亡。