Tsunami warning system is testedIf he, the founder of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, we

Tsunami warning system is tested
If he, the founder of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, were alive, Thomas Jaggar would be proud of the U.S. tsunami warning system after Friday’s devastating earthquake in Japan sent a surge (大浪，汹涌) of ocean water dashing toward the West Coast.
● WASHINGTON — So many people surged to the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center website that it slowed to a crawl early Friday, unable to provide critical information to the public about the coastal impact in the U.S. of a massive earthquake in Japan.
McClatchy Washington Bureau — Mar 11 06:09 p.m.
● CHICAGO — A tsunami warning has been issued for the central and northern California coast and Oregon, the National Weather Service announced early Friday.
Chicago Tribune— Mar 11 06:07 a.m.
● HONOLULU — A tsunami warning was issued late on Thursday for Hawaii after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific near Japan, prompting state civil defense officials to order all coastal areas evacuated（把…撤出…）by 2 a.m. local time. Tsunami sirens (警报) began sounding at 9:59 p.m. on Thursday. They have sounded every hour since 11:15 p.m.
Alaska Tsunami Warning Center also issued a warning for much of the coasts of Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California.
Reuters via Yahoo! News — Mar 11 01:22 a.m.
● LOMPOC — Tsunami warning ‘a wake-up call’
A tsunami warning that led to evacuations for coastal

communities and campgrounds in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties Friday served as a successful trial for a more serious emergency, officials said after the danger passed.
The Lompoc Record — Mar 11 11:29 p.m.
● WELLINGTON — The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued a warning after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific near Japan, and it said the sea level readings confirm that a tsunami has been generated and was in effect for some Pacific islands — Hawaii, China’s Taiwan, the Philippines and Indonesia etc.
New Straits Times — Mar 11 07:48 a.m.
— Reproduced by Yahoo Greenwich Meantime
【小题1】.
. A tsunami warning was issued for all the following states in the U.S. except for .A．OhioB．CaliforniaC．OregonD．Alaska【小题2】.
The underlined word “prompting” (in the fourth paragraph) most probably means .A．promotingB．advocating C．urgingD．appealing【小题3】.
According to the passage, the Pacific Tsunami warning was first reported by .A．New Straits TimesB．Reuters via Yahoo! NewsC．McClatchy Washington BureauD．Chicago Tribune【小题4】.
In which city did the news agency issue a tsunami affecting for some other places apart from Japan and Hawaii?
A. LOMPOC. B. WASHINGTON. C. HONOLULU. D. WELLINGTON.A

(答案→)A 解析： 【小题1】根据Alaska Tsunami Warning Center also issued a warning for much of the coasts of Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California.描述，可知不包括俄亥俄州。故选A。 【小题1】结合下文to order all coastal areas evacuated（把…撤出…）by 2 a.m. local time.命令所有人在当地时间下午两点前撤出西岸地区，可知这个含有催促的含义。故C，催促。【小题1】根据Alaska Tsunami Warning Center also issued a warning for much of the coasts of Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California.Reuters via Yahoo! News — Mar 11 01:22 a.m.从时间上来看Reuters via Yahoo! News报告的最早，故选B。【小题1】根据unable to provide critical information to the public about the coastal impact in the U.S. of a massive earthquake in Japan.描述可知选D。

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