（A）
Last Friday a storm tore through two villages and destroyed fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged(损坏)that their owners had so leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or torn roofs. One person was killed, seven were badly injured and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller injuries. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless as a result of the storm.
A farmer, Mr. C.Y. Tan said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour."I was in the kitchen with my wife and children, "he said, \!when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We managed to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened."
Mrs. Fong Mr Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she noticed that her house was shaking. She rushed outside immediately with her children. "There was no time to take anything, "she said. "A few minutes later, the roof came down."
Soldiers helped to bring people out of the flooded area and the Welfare(福利)Department provided food, clothes and shelter.
1.How many houses could no longer be lived in after the storm?
A. Fourteen.B. Seven.C. Twenty-one.D. Fifteen.
2.When the storm first began, Mr. Tan_______ .
A. was in bedB. was inside his house
C. had just gone to workD. had just gone outside
3.Mrs Fong and her family were not injured because_______ .
A. her husband had gone to work before the storm came
B. they were all outside the house when the storm began
C. she heard the loud noise the moment the house began to shake
D. she found the house shaking and rushed out with her children at once
4.Which of the following is the nearest in meaning to "shelter" as it is used in the last line of the passage?
A."safety".B."somewhere to stay".
C."furniture and things or the house".D."warmth".
5.Which of these would be the best title for the passage?
A.A Terrible StormB. Mr Tan's Bravery
C. The Work of the Welfare Department
D.A Luck Escape
（B）
An Announcement
It was a small town which lay by the coast. Most people there lived by catching fish. The hurricanes often struck the area from July to October. Some of the people died on the sea when their boats were blown over by the high winds. So they paid much attention to the weather forecasts(预报).They were afraid to meet with the hurricanes when they were catching fish on the sea. Each of the families had a radio and people always took them with themselves and listened to them at any time.
It was September. A hurricane attacked the town one night. Plenty of trees were pushed over and all the electric and telephone lines were broken. People couldn't watch TV, or call their friends, or go to work. To their anger, they couldn't listen to the weather forecasts the Town Radio Station broadcast. The food and fresh water would soon be short and the patients couldn't be given medical care-no medicine could be carried there. People didn't know what would happen and they looked anxious.
On the fourth day they read an announcement(通告)on the Town Weekly. It was written,"Recently we have to stop the weather forecast because of the bad weather. We usually get the forecasts from the airport. But the roads are all blocked by the fallen trees and stones. Whether or not we'll be able to broadcast the weather forecast tomorrow depends on the weather!"
1.The people in the town often took radios with themselves because_______.
A. they felt lonely when catching fish on the sea and listened to the weather forecasts
B. they were interested in the weather forecasts
C. they couldn't watch TV on the sea
D. they hoped to listen to some good news
2._______,so they paid much attention to the weather forecast.
A. They hoped to escape from the hurricanes
B. Some people died on the sea
C. Hurricanes could push over the trees
D. People in the town liked to talk about the weather
3.People in the town looked anxious because_______.
A. they couldn't go to the airport
B. they would die of a certain illness
C. they would die of hunger and thirst
D. they couldn't listen to the weather forecasts
4.In a word,_______.
A. the weather forecast would soon be broadcast
B. the weathermen couldn't forecast the weather
C. the weather would soon be fine
D. the weathermen felt sorry
5.Read the announcement, the people were_______.
A. encouragedB. happy
C. excitedD. disappointed
Keys :A 1～5 CBDBA B 1～5 DBBBD