阅读理解，阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。
Last Sunday I saw the worst storm in years. It came suddenly and went on for more than three hours. After lunch, I went into my room to have a rest. The air was hot, and all was quiet.
The strong wind started blowing into my room. Pieces of paper on my desk flew into the air and some flew out of the open window. As I ran out to catch them, big drops of rain began to fall.
When I came back into the house, it was raining harder. I tried hard to close the window. Then I heard a loud crashing sound from the back of the house. I ran out of my room to find out what it was—a big tree had fallen down and broken the top of the back room.
1.The storm took place _____
A. in the morning
B. in the afternoon
C. while I was in the black room
D. while I was in the garden
2.Before the storm came, the weather was ______.
A. cold B. cool
C. hot D. warm
3.The storm went on for ______
A. more than 3 hours B. three hours
C. less than 3 hours D. two hours
4.Then wind blew some of paper ______
A. all over the floor B. out of the door
C. into the back room D. out of the open window
5.The top of the back room was broken because of ______
A. the hot air B. the crashing sound
C. the rain D. the falling tree
完形填空，先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
One day, a farmer lost his watch in his barn(谷仓). The watch was cheap but it was very _____ to him because it was a gift from his father.
After _____ the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for _____from a group of children playing nearby. He _____ them that the person who found the watch would get a present.
Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn _____ . They searched everywhere but still could not find the _____ . Just when the farmer was going to _____ , a little boy went up to him and said he wanted to try again. The farmer looked at him and thought, “Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”
So the farmer _____ the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The amazed farmer asked the boy how he succeeded(成功) where the rest had failed.
The boy answered, “I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the _____ of the watch.”
This shows us that sometimes a peaceful(平静的) mind can think better than a(n) _____ one.
1.A. important B. expensive C. useless D. interesting
2.A. finding B. searching C. watching D. studying
3.A. money B. danger C. work D. help
4.A. told B. taught C. worried D. believed
5.A. angrily B. slowly C. quickly D. hardly
6.A. rule B. key C. child D. watch
7.A. put up B. give up C. go out D. come back
8.A. threw B. sent C. gave D. caught
9.A. light B. color C. sound D. noise
10.A. exciting B. smart C. excited D. amazing
“__________” is another way of saying “garden”.
A. Lorry B. Cookie
C. Movie D. Yard
I read an article ________ a young writer ________ the UK last week.
A. by; from B. from; to
C. from; by D. by; to
___________ and be honest, Tom, or others won’t trust you.
A. Keeping a secret B. Keep a secret
C. Keeping secrets D. Keep secret
---How can you believe ____________? He is dishonest. ---Oh, I see.
A. he says B. he words
C. what he says D. he says words
