Typhoon Kalmaegi landed in China's southernmost island province Hainan on Tuesday morning, forcing flight cancellations and boat evacuations.It is the fifteenth typhoon to hit China this year. 

The hurricane landed in Wengtian Township, Wenchang City at a speed of 40 meters per second at 9:40 a.m, September 16. When the hurricane came, the sea water reached 1.2 meters . In one area, water overflowed into a police station courtyard and swamped several police motorcycles. Refrigerators, motorcycles, washing machines and computers in supermarkets and shops were seen submerged in water.

Both Guangdong and Hainan provincial governments issued the highest Grade I alerts on Monday for Kalmaegi, which will bring heavy rains to the region in the coming two days.

The provincial capital's Haikou Meilan International Airport canceled 104 flights on Tuesday. The Sanya Phoenix International Airport in the resort city of Sanya canceled 69 flights as of 9 a.m. on Tuesday. Macao, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Nanning airports have also been affected by the tropical storm and airline companies including China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Tianjin Airlines, and Capital Airlines were also affected.

In Lingao County, more than 4,300 fishing boats have been called back to shore and 19,924 people have been evacuated.

Classes were stopped in some districts of Guangzhou city, and in Haikou, capital of Hainan, school won't resume until Thursday.

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1.How many typhoons hit China this year?

A 14

B 15

C 16

D Don’t know.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。从第一段It is the fifteenth typhoon to hit China this year可知，故选B。

2.When did Kalmaegi land in Wenchang City?

A At 9:40 p.m. September 16.

B At 9:40 a.m. September 16.

C At 9:30 p.m. September 16.

D At 9:30 a.m. September 16.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。从第二段可知“海鸥”是早上九点四十分登陆文昌的，故选B。

3.Paragraph 4 mainly tells us__________.

A Kalmaegi forced flight cancellations

B Kalmaegi forced boat evacuations

C Kalmaeg killed many people

D Kalmaegi forced schools to stop classes

解析：选A。A 主旨大意题。第四段主要介绍“海鸥”对航班的影响，故选A。

4.School will resume __________ in Haikou.

A on Tuesday

B on Thursday

C on Wednesday

D on Friday

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。从最后一段in Haikou, capital of Hainan, school won't resume until Thursday可知，故选B。

5.Where’s the article from?

A Magazine.

B Text book.

C Newspaper.

D Story book.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。文章介绍了台风“海鸥”的登陆时间，以及对中国华南沿海所造成的影响，很明显是一篇新闻稿，故选C。