Question

    Last Friday, a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories (新界), breaking fourteen homes apart. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller injuries. Altogether(总共)over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.

A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm begun early in the morning and lasted for over an hour. “I was eating with my wife and children when we heard a loud noise” , he said ,”A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us .We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing .I went back inside and found him ,safe but very scared.”

Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving .She ran outside at once with her children.

“There was no time to take anything.” she said,” A few minutes later, the roof came down.”

Soldiers(士兵)helped to take people out of the dangerous places and the welfare department(福利机构)brought them food, clothes and shelter.

1.How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm?

A.Fourteen. B.Twenty-one. C.Thirty-six.

2.Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?

A.He was in bed. B.He was inside the house. C.He was outside the house.

3.Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because ________.

A.her husband knew there would be a storm

B.they were all outside the house when the storm became worse

C.she felt the house moving and they ran out at once

4.What does the underlined word “shelter “in the last paragraph mean?

A.something to wear B.somewhere to stay C.somewhere to study

5.Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

A.A Terrible Storm B.A Lucky Woman C.Good Soldiers

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

这篇文章讲述了一场暴风雨给村庄带来了很大的危害，很多房屋被毁，造成了人员伤亡，有些人也侥幸逃脱，福利机构给灾民带来了帮助。

1.细节理解题。根据上文Last Friday, a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories(新界),breaking fourteen homes apart. Seven others were so badly damaged(破坏)that their owners had to leave them , and fifteen others had broken windows or roofs . 上星期五，一场风暴席卷了新界的两个村庄，14家的房子分崩离析。另有7间被严重损坏，他们的主人不得不离开他们，另有15间被毁坏了窗户或屋顶。可知，一共有36家的房屋被风暴破坏，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据上文A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm begun early in the morning and lasted for over an hour. “I was eating with my wife and children when we heard a loud noise” , he said一位农民谭先生说，暴风雨是在清晨开始的，持续了一个多小时。 他说：“当我们听到一声巨响时，我正在和我的妻子和孩子们一起吃饭。可知当风暴开始的时候Mr. Tan先生正在家就餐，故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据上文Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children. Woo太太说他丈夫刚去上班她就感到了房子摇晃，她和孩子赶紧跑到外面，可知他们没受伤是因为感受到了房子的摇晃，故选C。

4.词句猜测题。A.穿的衣服；B.待的地方；C.学习的地方；根据上文the welfare department(福利机构)brought them food, clothes and shelter.福利机构给他们带来食物、衣服和 。可知shelter不是食物和衣服，由上文Soldiers(士兵)helped to take people out of the dangerous places士兵帮助把人们带出危险的地方，可知许多人的房子被暴风雨摧毁而无家可归，由此推断是可以待的地方，故选B。

5.最佳标题题。Terrible Storm可怕的风暴；B. A Lucky Woman幸运的女人； C. Good Soldiers好战士，这篇文章主要讲述了一场暴风雨给村庄带来了灾难，故选A。