When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly as possible and head for safety…But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm．These people are willing to risk being killed by floods or 100-Kilometer- an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up．
“Storm chasing (追逐)”is becoming an increasingly popular hobby，especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frequent storms between March and July．A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to l,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for it to develop．
Although anyone can do it，storm chasing is extremely dangerous．The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds．Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain．If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for storm - chasing vacations during the storm season．
Even then，storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement．“Storm chasing is 95％driving，”says Daniel Lynch，who spends most of his summer storm-chasing．“Sometimes you
Can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen，and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.”
However，for storm chasers，it is all worth it. “When you get close to a storm，it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life，”says Jasper Morley．“Every storm is an example of the power of nature．It is the greatest show on Earth．”
1.For storm chasing，the first thing storm chasers do is to ．
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A．head straight for the center of the storm |
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B．get into the car for safety |
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C．wait patiently for the storm to develop |
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D．collect information about a coming storm |
2.Beginners of storm chasing are advised
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A．not to drive in a heavy rain |
B．to do it in an organized way
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C．not to get too close to a storm |
D．to spend more time on it in summer |
3.By saying “it is all worth it” in the last paragraph，the author means that
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A．storm chasing costs a lot of money |
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B．storm chasing is worth hours of waiting |
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C．storm chasing is worth hours of waiting |
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D．a storm presents the greatest show on Earth |
4.What can we learn from the text?
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A．Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment． |
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B．Many storm chasers get killed in the storms． |
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C．Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world． |
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D．Storm chasing is only fit for young people |
A nine-year-old kid was sitting at his desk when suddenly there was a puddle（水潭、泥坑） between his feet and the front of his trousers was wet．He thought his heart was going to stop because he couldn't possibly imagine how this had happened．It had never happened before, and he knew that when the boys found out he would never hear the end of it. When the girls found out, they would never speak to him again as long as he lived．
He prayed this prayer, "Dear God, I need help now! Five minutes from now I'm dead meat!" He looked up from his prayer and here came the teacher with a look in her eyes that said he had been discovered．As the teacher was walking toward him, a classmate named Susie was carrying a goldfish bowl full of water．Susie tripped （绊倒） in front of the teacher and dumped （倒） the bowl of water in the boy's lap．The boy pretended to be angry, but all the while was saying to himself, "Thank you．Lord!"
Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule, the boy was the object of sympathy．The teacher rushed him downstairs and gave him gym shorts to put on while his trousers dried out．All the other children were on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk．The sympathy was wonderful．But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his had been transferred （转移） to someone else+—Susie．She tried to help, but they told her to get out．
When school was over, the boy walked over to Susie and whispered, "You did that on purpose, didn't you?" Susie whispered back, "I wet my trousers once, too!"
1.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means ____ .
A．the boys would never play with him
B．the boys would treat him as usual
C, he would hardly hear any praise from the boys
D．he would be laughed at by the．boys endlessly
2.After Susie dumped water in his lap, the boy was in a state of ___ _.
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A．excitement |
B．relief |
C．anxiety |
D．anger |
3.What did the other kids do after the incident?
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A．They offered him dry clothes． |
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B．They laughed at the boy rudely, |
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C．They helped the boy do the cleaning． |
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D．They urged the boy to get out angrily, |
4.Why did Susie dump water in the boy's lap?
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A．The boy asked her to do so． |
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B．She just did it by accident． |
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C．The teacher tripped her on purpose． |
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D．She knew the boy's embarrassment． |
My 8yearold son，Kevin，has made friends with some boys in the neighborhood. He has been 36 with them after school. My wife，and I are 37 he has other kids to be with and we have __38__ and encouraged him to play with his friends. We also want Kevin to learn __39__，so we have asked him to tell us __40__ he's going and to come home at a specified time.
The __41__ started when Kevin didn't come home on time. On one occasion，I asked Kevin to be back at 6 pm. By 6：30，I needed to go __42__ him. I found him at a friend's house，and he looked 43 that he couldn't continue playing. After we came home，I sat Kevin down for a talk about the _44 _ of keeping his word. I told him I was not worried about his arriving a few __45__ late， after a half hour， he told me he understood and I was _46_ _.
The next day，I came home from work at about 6:30 pm and my wife asked me to go and get Kevin back __47__ she said he should be back home at 6. I walked to his friend's house and a look of __48__ appeared on Kevin's face when he came to the door.
At __49__，my wife and I spoke to Kevin about why he didn't come home on time again. He said he just wanted to _50__ playing. This was __51__，so we decided to ground(罚不准出门)him for a week. This __52_ no playing with his friends.
For the next week，whenever his friends came to ask for Kevin，we let him __53__ to them that he was grounded. We felt this would help him be responsible for his __54__.
As a __55__，I believe one of the most important things we can teach our kids is self-responsibility and that actions have consequences.
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－Do you have the time?
－Sorry, I have no watch.
－_____________.
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A．What a shame. |
B．Thanks anyway. |
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C．It doesn’t matter. |
D．Why not buy one? |
“___________ the election is over,” said Powell, “the time has come for me to step down as secretary of state and return to private life.”
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B．In case |
C．So long as |
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—Hi, Tina ,we’re going to Sam’s house to celebrate his graduation. Would you like to ?
—Great! Let’s go.
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A．come up |
B．come on |
C．come out |
D．come along |
