斯里兰卡爆发洪水和泥石流，呼吁国际援助！！

     

  “At least 91 people are dead and more than 100 are missing after monsoon rains hit Sri Lanka's southwest, ”the country's Disaster Management Centre said on Friday.
      “Nearly 24,000 people in 13 districts have been impacted by flooding or landslides,”the disaster center said. The districts most affected were Ratnapura, 100 km (62 miles) southeast of Colombo and Kalutara, about 40 km (25 miles) south of the capital, which both had a series of landslides after the terrible rains and the landslides caused most of the death.
     Troops have been sent there for the rescue operations and the Home Ministry has set up a 24-hour relief center for the people affected.“ Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena is going to return to Colombo on Friday night after a two-day state visit to Australia ahead of schedule and plans to hold an emergency meeting with emergency officials to discuss relief operations, ”an administration official said.
     Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake told CNN a ship full of relief supplies from India would arrive in the Colombo Port on Saturday morning. He said this was only part of the assistance India has offered -- a larger ship carrying more supplies and personnel would arrive on Sunday. "We have a problem of limited resources to deal with the situation. As a result, we have made many appeals," he said.
     The South West monsoon responsible for the rain came after nearly two months of drought, which had prompted the World Food Programme to deliver aid to those affected. Dunesh Gankanda, acting minister of Disaster Management, told reporters that a full assessment of the damage and the number of the death and missing would be known only when all reports from the districts were received.

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1.What caused many people to die?

A The floods.

B The landslides.

C The great winds.

D The bad roads.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句的the landslides caused most of the death可以得知是泥石流造成了很多人死亡。故选B。

2.Who would break the visit to deal with the emergency?

A The Home Minister.

B The administration official.

C The Sri Lankan president.

D The Foreign Minister.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第三段第二句的Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena is going to return to Colombo on Friday night after a two-day state visit to Australia ahead of schedule可以得知斯里兰卡总统是提前结束了对澳大利亚的访问。故选C。

3.Where will Sri Lanka receive the first foreign aid?

A In Colombo.

B In India.

C In Ratnapura.

D In Kalutara.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第四段第一句的Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake told CNN a ship full of relief supplies from India will arrive in the Colombo Port on Saturday morning.可以得知斯里兰卡在Colombo接受印度的资助。故选A。

4.Why was the country need help?

A The country didn’t have much resources.

B The country just experienced the drought.

C The country didn’t know the full damage.

D The country made many appeals soon.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第四段第三句的We have a problem of limited resources to deal with the situation可以得知这个国家需要帮助是因为没有很多的资源。故选A。