【China'sgovernmenthasissuedasevereweatherwarningaftertheheaviestsnowfallsindecades.ThecountryisexperiencingtransportdelaysandpowercutsasmillionsofpeoplepreparetomakelongjourneyshomefortheChineseNewYear.Thi】
China'sgovernmenthasissuedasevereweatherwarningaftertheheaviestsnowfallsindecades.ThecountryisexperiencingtransportdelaysandpowercutsasmillionsofpeoplepreparetomakelongjourneyshomefortheChineseNewYear.ThisreportfromQuentinSummerville:Chinahasn'texperiencedweatherthisbadindecades.AndasthecountrypreparesforChineseNewYearthedisruptioncouldn'tcomeataworsetime.Over100000peoplearestranded(搁浅)inGuangzhourailwaystationinthesouth.Itmayclimbtoasmanyas600000asmorepeoplearrivetomaketheirjourneyshomefortheSpringFestival.Travellershavebeenevacuatedtonearbysportsstadiumsandexhibitioncentres.
AcrossChinaaroundnineteenairportshaveshutbecauseoftheweather.Aroundhalftheprovincesinthecountryhavehadtostartrationingpower(定量供电)accordingtothestatemedia.Thegovernmenthassuspended(暂停)coalexportsinfavourofhomeconsumption.Atleastadozenpeoplediedovertheweekendbecauseofheavyrainsandthesnowfall.
TheSpringFestivalisChina'smostimportantholidaywhenpeoplejourneyhometobewiththeirfamilies.Formillionsofthecountry'smigrantworkersit'stheironlyholiday.Sometwobillionjourneysweremadeduringthefestivallastyearmakingitthelargestmigrationofpeopleontheplanet.Andevenwithoutthesevereweatherconditionsonovercrowdedtrainsandbusesareterrible.TheholidaystretchesChina'stransportsystemtoitsverylimits
1.Choosethebesttitleforthispassage.
A.HeavysnowhitsChina
B.ChineseNewYearinsnow
C.China’sterribletranslationsystem.
D.Anaccident
2.Whichisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.TheheavysnowistheworstdisasterindecadesinChina.
B.NoothercitiesintheworldhavemoretravellersinfestivalsthaninChina.
C.Thegovernmentdoesn’tcareforpeople’slifeindisasterareas.
D.Thecountry’smigrantworkershavemorethanoneholidaystocelebrateaccordingtothepassage