Question

    Sweat rolled off my forehead as my younger brother and I sat under the tree.

“Hi, Jason,” said my brother, Chad. “Do you hear the train?” I listened, but I heard only thunder in the distance. It was still miles away, but I heard it. It grew stronger and louder as it gained speed and got closer. How could that be? I wondered.

We were about to grab our bikes to see what it actually was when we stopped. What looked like a flock of birds darkened the sky overhead. When I looked at it closer, I realized it wasn’t birds. It was a tornado (龙卷风). The hairs on the back of my neck stood up as the air turned green and heavy. The sun disappeared. The wind strengthened and roared. I grabbed Chad’s arm and pulled him toward the house.

I tried to open the door, but it was as if an invisible force pushed against me. The door refused to open. When we finally managed to get inside, we found it was as dark as night. Our family had practiced a tornado safety plan many times. But I had never imagined that it would be just Chad and me at home the first time we needed to use it.

“Inside the closet!” I yelled. It was small and crowded, but we got in it anyway. Chad began to cry. “It’s going to be all right.” I told him. But I was worried about Mom. I hope she’d found a safe place to wait out the storm.

The storm continued. I heard a thud on the roof. I felt the whole house shaking. Then it was quiet. I opened the door and we inched our way out of the closet. Rain had got in through the open window and wet the carpets. A kitchen window had shattered, its screen blown away. I looked at the backyard. The tree was uprooted, and broken branches lay on the ground.

“Jason, I can’t get service,” Chad said as he held the phone in his hand. We had no electricity, either. I glanced at the wall clock. Had it been only 20 minutes since we’d first heard the thunder?

Then I heard footsteps toward the house. Mom had made it home safely. “Boys!” she yelled. “Are you all right?”

We ran out and hugged her. The sun came out, and this time it shone bright and clear.

1.When the tornado struck, ________.

A.the boys felt terrified and asked for help

B.a flock of birds darkened the sky overhead

C.the boys protected themselves in a safe place

D.the sound of the train grew stronger and louder

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Mom had trouble in finding the boys.

B.Jason knew how to deal with a tornado.

C.The tornado lasted for over half an hour.

D.Their house was flooded by the heavy rain.

3.Which of the following words can best describe Jason?

A.Calm and thoughtful. B.Cautious and curious.

C.Dependent and sensitive. D.Creative and active.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了杰森和弟弟在龙卷风来临时冷静的保护自己，直到脱离危险。

1.推理判断题。根据第五段中 Inside the closet! I yelled. It was small and crowded, but we got in it anyway.（“衣柜里!”我喊道。它又小又拥挤，但我们还是进去了。） 可知当龙卷风袭来时男孩们在一个安全的地方保护自己。故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据文章第四段中Our family had practiced a tornado safety plan many times. But I had never imagined that it would be just Chad and me at home the first time we needed to use it. （我们家做过很多次龙卷风安全计划。但我从来没有想到，第一次需要用到它会是在只有Chad和我在家时。）可知杰森知道如何对付龙卷风。故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据第五段“Inside the closet!” I yelled. It was small and crowded, but we got in it anyway. Chad began to cry. “It’s going to be all right.” I told him. But I was worried about Mom. I hope she’d found a safe place to wait out the storm.（“衣柜里!”我喊道。它又小又拥挤，但我们还是进去了。查德哭了起来。“一切都会好起来的。我告诉他。但我担心的是妈妈。我希望她找到了一个安全的地方等着风暴过去。）可知面对龙卷风，杰森立刻和弟弟躲进衣柜里，说明他非常冷静。同时杰森还担心妈妈，希望妈妈找到一个安全的地方，可知他是一个体贴的人。故选A。