高考英语考前突破阅读理解能力台风海燕给菲律宾造成巨大损失素材

1台风海燕给菲律宾造成巨大损失USandBritishvesselswereheadingtothePhilippinesastheUNappealedforaidamidthelarge-scaledevastationcausedbyTyphoonHaiyan.台风海燕在菲律宾造成了大规模的破坏，联合国呼吁国际社会给予援助，英美船目前只正开往菲律宾。TheUShasdeployedanaircraftcarrierandnavyships,whiletheUKissendinganavaldestroyer（驱逐舰）.Atleast10,000peoplearefearedtohavebeenkilledandthousandsofsurvivorsdesperatelyrequireaid-butreportssaylittleisgettingthrough.PhilippinePresidentBenignoAquinohasdeclaredastateofnationalcalamity（灾难）.Inastatement,hesaidthetwoworstaffectedprovinces,LeyteandSamar,hadsufferedmassivedestructionandlossoflife.Ahugeinternationalreliefeffortisunderway,butrescueworkershavestruggledtoreachareascutoffsincethestorm.BernardKerblat,whoisoverseeingtheUNHCRresponsetothecrisis,saidsomeaircrafthadlandedinCebubutdistributingaidwasdifficultbecauseofbadweather2anddamagetoinfrastructure.Therainisfurthercomplicatingtheeffortforlightvehicles,includingtrucks,topenetrateinareaswhereverthere'sstillabridgeleftintact（完整的）.Theotherbadnewsisthatwithinthenext72hours,weshouldseethearrivalofyetanothertyphoon.