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　Florida Hit by Cold Air Mass

　　In January, 2003, the eastern two-thirds of the United States was at the mercy of a bitterly cold air mass that has endangered Florida’s citrus trees, choked northern harbors with ice and left bewildered residents of North Carolina’s Outer Banks digging out of up to a foot of snow.

　　The ice chill deepened as temperatures fell to the single digits in most of the South, with an unfamiliar dip below the freezing mark as far south as parts of interior South Florida. Temperatures in Florida plunged, with West Palm Beach dropping to a record low of 2 degrees.

　　“We couldn’t believe how cold it was,” said Martin King, who arrived this week in Orlando from England. “we brought shorts, T-shirt, and I had to go out and buy another coat. ”

　　The temperature plunge posed a threat to Florida’s US$9.1 billion-a-year citrus crop, more of which is still on the trees. Growers were hurrying to harvest as much of the fruit as possible before it was damaged by cold.

　　“Time is of the essence in getting fruit to the plant,” said Tom Rogers, a citrus grower who expected to see damage to oranges and grapefruit at that time.

　　In Florida, Governor Jeb Bush signed an emergency order to eliminate the weight limit on trucks so citrus growers could get as much fruit to market as possible.

　　Casey Pace, a spokeswoman for Florida Citrus Mutual, said growers had sprayed trees with sprinklers, which created a layer of ice and helped maintain a temperature near freezing. Citrus trees are considered in danger of damage if the temperature drops below minus 2 degrees Celsius for four hours or more. Snow ranging from a dusting to up to 30 centimeters blanketed the Carolinas, Tennessee and parts of Virginia.

　　詞匯：

　　citrus 檸檬，柑橘;柑橘屬果樹 sprinkler 灑水器;灑水車

　　spokeswoman 女發(fā)言人 Celsius 攝氏的

　　bewilder 使迷惑;使為難;把……弄糊涂

　　shorts 寬松運動褲;男用短襯褲

　　練習：

　　1. Which of the following statements is not meant in the first two paragraphs?

　　A. The cold air mass was a threat to Florida’s citrus crop.

　　B. The temperature in the United States except the South dropped below the freezing mark.

　　C. The northern harbors were blocked with ice.

　　D. The eastern two thirds of the United States was hit by cold air mass.

　　2. According to the second paragraph, in which area (s) did the temperature fall below zero?

　　A. Most of the south.

　　B. Parts of interior South Florida.

　　C. West Palm Beach.

　　D. All of the above.

　　3. King’s statement that “We brought shorts, T-shirt, and I had to go out and buy another coat,” shows that

　　A. he was caught by the sudden cold.

　　B. he needed formal clothes.

　　C. fashion in Florida is tempting.

　　D. Florida is how compared with England.

　　4. Governor Jeb issue the emergency order because he

　　A. thought speed limit for trucks was unreasonable.

　　B. tried to improved the traffic condition of the express ways.

　　C. wanted to encourage trucks to transport as much fruit to market as possible.

　　D. wanted to stop trucks from carrying too much fruit to market.

　　5. Which statement is NOT true according to the last paragraph?

　　A. Sprinklers were used to protect citrus trees from being damaged.

　　B. Citrus trees would be damaged if the temperature drops below minus 2℃for four hours.

　　C. The Carolinas. Tennessee and parts of Virginia were covered with snow.

　　D. Florida Citrus Mutual sprayed trees with sprinklers for citrus growers.

　　答案與解釋：

　　1. A 第二段中就有冷氣團侵襲到 most of the South，所以，B是不符合原意的。

　　2. B … with an unfamiliar dip below the freezing mark as far south as parts of interior South Florida.在南至南佛羅里達州腹地的一些區(qū)域，氣溫前所未有地降至冰點以下這句話說明 B是正確選項。在 most of the South,氣溫降至 10℃以下，在 West Palm Bench，氣溫雖然降至歷史昀低，但有 2℃。

　　3. A 佛羅里達位于炎熱的南方。 King只帶了短褲、 T恤。到了佛羅里達，寒潮來了，他只好去買御寒衣服。

　　4. C 第六段中“ Jeb Bush signed an emergency order to eliminate the weight limit on trucks so citrus growers could get as much fruit to market as possible.”這個句子提供了答案。

　　5. D 選項 A、B、C文章中都提到，而且， A、B、C的內(nèi)容都符合原意，唯有 D不正確。因為，文章中只是說 Florida Citrus Mutual (佛羅里達柑橘互助協(xié)會 )通報了柑橘種植人采取的防凍措施，并沒有說這個協(xié)會自己采取了防凍措施。

　　譯文：佛羅里達遭受冷氣團襲擊

　　2003年1月，美國東部2/3的地區(qū)處于強冷空氣團的控制下，強冷空氣團給佛羅里達的柑橘樹造成了危脅，同時也使北部的港口被冰凍結(jié)。冷空氣團讓北卡羅來納州沿岸地區(qū)的居民不知所措，不停地鏟著尺把深的積雪。

　　當南方部分地區(qū)的氣溫降到個位數(shù)時，冰雪帶來的寒意加深了，從南方的大部分地區(qū)直到南佛羅里達的腹地地區(qū)，氣溫前所未有地驟降至冰點以下。氣溫在佛羅里達驟降，西棕櫚海岸的氣溫創(chuàng)紀錄地降至2度。

　　“我們不能相信有那么冷”，這周剛從英國來到奧蘭多的馬丁?金說，“我們買了運動褲、T恤，但我還不得不出去買件大衣?！?/P>

　　氣溫的驟降對佛羅里達每年價值91億美元的柑橘產(chǎn)量造成了危脅，大部分的柑橘還未采摘，果農(nóng)們正趕著在柑橘被凍壞之前盡可能地多采些。

　　“時間對柑橘成熟是非常重要的，”果農(nóng)湯姆?羅根斯說，他預計冷空氣會對柑橘和葡萄造成損害。

　　佛羅里達州州長杰夫?布什簽署了一份緊急命令，這個命令取消了對卡車上貨物的重量限制，這樣，果農(nóng)們就能使盡可能多的柑橘上市。

　　佛羅里達州柑橘信托基金會的發(fā)言人Casey Pace女士說，果農(nóng)們用灑水器向果樹噴水，這使果樹表面形成了一層冰，冰有助于氣溫維持在冰點附近。如果氣溫降到-2℃以下超過4個小時，柑橘就會被凍壞。厚度從薄薄一層到30厘米的雪覆蓋了卡羅來納、田納西和弗吉尼亞的部分地區(qū)。

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