3．
I was always complaining about wind or rain．（41）
it was nothing unusual for the arrival of wind or rain，it caused inconvenience for me to go out，and sometimes it even created an awful atmosphere，so I （42）
it strongly．
On a rainy day a meteorologist（气象学家）I met was very （43）
at my great anger caused by rain that made a little inconvenience for me．
He asked，"Have you ever seen typhoon？Do you know what would happen to the world if there were no typhoon？"I shook my head．I had no （44）
of how overwhelming it was when it （45）
everything away in its way．
"Well，let me tell you，"the meteorologist said．"Without it the （46）
of fresh water will be more serious，for it is a great （47）
of water supply on earth．Without it，there would be a greater imbalance in the distribution of（48）
．The equatorial area that receives the most sunshine on earth （49）
entirely on typhoon to disperse（驱散）heat．Without typhoon the tropics would be even （50）
while the frigid zones much colder．As a result the temperate zones would （51）
from the world…"
Ignorance made me （52）
．I disliked wind only because it ruffled（吹乱）my hair．I hated rain merely because I had to carry an umbrella．But I had no idea at all that typhoon---something much more violent，something a thousand times more（53）
than wind or rain---was a （54）
to the existence of mankind．
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no road on earth goes all the way on level ground，there's no person in the world who can do whatever he pleases．（56）
as it is for people to guard against typhoon，it is advisable for a man to stop （57）
for a moment before he complains．"（58）
typhoon disappeared all together？What would the world become then？"The （59）
will keep him calm and lead him closer to truth---he will be better （60）
of the world he lives in．
| 41．A．But | B．Therefore | C．Although | D．Unless |
| 42．A．refused | B．blamed | C．punished | D．fought |
| 43．A．excited | B．puzzled | C．encouraged | D．delighted |
| 44．A．experience | B．sign | C．sense | D．recognition |
| 45．A．washed | B．frightened | C．swung | D．swept |
| 46．A．shortage | B．supply | C．amount | D．waste |
| 47．A．resource | B．power | C．strength | D．source |
| 48．A．warmth | B．energy | C．water | D．wealth |
| 49．A．holds | B．keeps | C．moves | D．depends |
| 50．A．warmer | B．hotter | C．cooler | D．better |
| 51．A．disappear | B．move | C．escape | D．remove |
| 52．A．farsighted | B．out of sight | C．in sight | D．shortsighted |
| 53．A．appealing | B．frightening | C．disturbing | D．exciting |
| 54．A．trouble | B．danger | C．must | D．lead |
| 55．A．Since | B．As | C．When | D．While |
| 56．A．Impossible | B．Wrong | C．Hard | D．Easy |
| 57．A．thinking | B．to think | C．to rest | D．resting |
| 58．A．How come | B．What about | C．What if | D．Even if |
| 59．A．theories | B．answers | C．phenomena | D．complaints |
| 60．A．careful | B．kind | C．aware | D．Tired |