考研英语阅读能力提升需要不断地积累练习，通过多阅读来积累词汇，提升阅读速度，强化把握主旨能力。2017考研复习之初，时间相对充裕，新东方在线建议大家每天多做一些阅读，可娱乐也可增长见闻，还能提升能力。下面一篇文章是关于江苏盐城龙卷风灾害。

2017考研英语拓展阅读：江苏盐城龙卷风灾害

　　A tornado and hailstorm have killed at least 78 people and injure nearly 500 in the east Chinese province of Jiangsu, according to state media.

　　据中国媒体报道，发生在江苏省盐城的这起龙卷风冰雹灾害目前已经造成了至少78人死亡，500多人受伤。

　　Accompanied by torrential rain, the tornado struck the outskirts of the city of Yancheng on Thursday afternoon.

　　在暴雨的陪同下，这场龙卷风灾害在周四下午袭击了盐城市郊区。

　　Nearly 500 people were injured, 200 of them critically, and a number of homes were flattened.

　　500多人受伤，其中200人伤势严峻，大量房屋被夷为平地。

Floods in parts of southern China killed 22 people earlier this week.

　　这周早些时候，中国南方已经有22人死于洪涝灾害。

Video from the scene of the tornado shows injured children being transported on the backs of mopeds, overturned vehicles, snapped trees and street light poles, and toppled electricity pylons.

　　据龙卷风灾害发生现场的视频显示，人们用摩托车转移受伤的小孩、道路上大量汽车被掀翻、树木被折断、路灯倒塌、高压输电塔也被吹倒。

"It was like the end of the world," local resident Xie Litian told state news agency Xinhua.

　　当地居民谢丽天(音)对新华社说道：“龙卷风袭来时好像世界末日一样。”

"I heard the gales and ran upstairs to shut the windows. I had hardly reached the top of the stairs when I heard a boom and saw the entire wall with the windows on it torn away."

　　“我听到大风呼啸的声音，跑到楼上去关窗户。我刚到楼上就听到一个好像爆炸一样的声音，窗户和整堵墙都被吹飞了。”

　　President Xi Jinping ordered "all-out rescue efforts" to help those affected by the storms.

　　国家主席习近平做出指示，要“全力营救”那些被这场风暴灾害影响的人。

　　Many parts of China have been hit by torrential rains this week.

　　本周，中国许多地区都受到了暴雨的袭击。

　　The floods in southern China displaced nearly 200,000 people, state media said.

　　据中国媒体报道，发生在南方的洪涝灾害已经使得大约20万人被疏散。

　　Direct economic losses from the floods are estimated to be 2.7bn yuan ($410m).

　　据估计，洪涝灾害造成的直接经济损失达到了27亿元人民币(约合4.1亿美元)。

　　Vice-Premier Wang Yang said China faced volatile weather conditions as a result of the influence of El Nino on weather patterns.

　　国务院副总理汪洋表示说，由于厄尔尼诺现象对气候状况的影响，中国面临着多变的气候环境。