B
December 12
I’m so thankful we’re all okay. I never imagined I’d have to go through something as terrible as what happened yesterday. At first I thought we were about to have just a usual rainstorm. The sky got dark and the wind picked up. Dad came in early from the fields on his truck. Then my sister Julia said, “Look at the sky. Doesn't it look wired?”
We went to the window and saw big black clouds. I felt afraid as the strong wind blew up. Mom told us to run to the storm cellar, but I wanted to go to my room to get some of my things first. Mom caught me and made me stay with everyone else. As we ran toward the storm cellar, I saw a long, thin cloud drop down from the sky and touch the ground. The noise grew louder, like a train rushing straight at us. My little brother Mark started to cry. I picked him up and carried him down the steps into the cellar.
Above us, we heard terrible sounds that seemed to go on forever. All I could think about was losing my computer and MP3 player. I knew Julia was worried about the clothes she had just bought, and Mark was thinking about his favorite toys.
When it finally grew quiet again, we came upstairs. The whole house was gone. We all had the exact same feeling. Instead of crying about what we had lost, we hugged each other and cried because everyone was safe. We still had what mattered most—our family.
4. What is the possible meaning of the underlined word “weird” in Paragraph 1?
A. Colorful. B. Strange. C. Bright. D. Peaceful.
5. What is the storm cellar according to the passage?
A. A tool to show how terrible the storm is. B. A museum to introduce what the storm is.
C. A place to keep you safe from the storm. D. A machine to predict when a storm comes.
6. Why did the family cry after the storm?
A. Because they were thankful to be safe. B. Because they had to rebuild their house.
C. Because they were still feeling afraid. D. Because they lost many valuable belongings.
7. Which is the right order of the following events according to the passage?
a. The whole house was blown away by the heavy storm.
b. A long, thin cloud dropped down and touched the ground.
c. Dad drove his truck back home from the fields early.
d. Mom stopped the writer from getting things in her room.
A. c-b-d-a B. c-d-b-a C. d-b-c-a D. d-c-b-a
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. A 7. B
【解析】
本文讲述了作者一家经历了自然灾害，他们躲到了防风窖了，之后他们出来，发现房子都没有了，但是他们没有为失去的东西哭泣，而是因为每个人都很安全。他们还有他们的家人。
4题详解】
词义推测题。Colorful多彩的；Strange奇怪的；Bright明亮的；Peaceful和平的；根据文章中“The sky got dark and the wind picked up.We saw big black clouds. I felt afraid as the strong wind blew up.”天变黑了，起风了。 我们看到了大片的乌云。大风刮起来，我感到害怕。可知这边天空看起来很奇怪，故选B。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据文本“I felt afraid as the strong wind blew up. Mom told us to run to the storm cellar. I picked him up and carried him down the steps into the cellar.”大风刮起来，我感到害怕。妈妈让我们跑到防风地窖去。我抱起他，带他下了台阶，来到地窖。可知the storm cellar是一个让你安全的地方。故选C。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据文本“we hugged each other and cried because everyone was safe”得知因为他们对他们还是安全的心存感激，故选A。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。a. The whole house was blown away by the heavy storm.个房子都被暴风雨吹走了；b. A long, thin cloud dropped down and touched the ground. b朵又长又薄的云落了下来，落到地上；c. Dad drove his truck back home from the fields early.爸爸很早就把他的卡车从地里开回家了；d. Mom stopped the writer from getting things in her room.妈妈阻止作家在她的房间里拿东西。根据文章的段落以及每句话出现的顺序, 故选B。
December 12
I’m so thankful we’re all okay. I never imagined I’d have to go through something as terrible as what happened yesterday. At first I thought we were about to have just a usual rainstorm. The sky got dark and the wind picked up. Dad came in early from the fields on his truck. Then my sister Julia said, “Look at the sky. Doesn't it look wired?”
We went to the window and saw big black clouds. I felt afraid as the strong wind blew up. Mom told us to run to the storm cellar, but I wanted to go to my room to get some of my things first. Mom caught me and made me stay with everyone else. As we ran toward the storm cellar, I saw a long, thin cloud drop down from the sky and touch the ground. The noise grew louder, like a train rushing straight at us. My little brother Mark started to cry. I picked him up and carried him down the steps into the cellar.
Above us, we heard terrible sounds that seemed to go on forever. All I could think about was losing my computer and MP3 player. I knew Julia was worried about the clothes she had just bought, and Mark was thinking about his favorite toys.
When it finally grew quiet again, we came upstairs. The whole house was gone. We all had the exact same feeling. Instead of crying about what we had lost, we hugged each other and cried because everyone was safe. We still had what mattered most—our family.
4. What is the possible meaning of the underlined word “weird” in Paragraph 1?
A. Colorful. B. Strange. C. Bright. D. Peaceful.
5. What is the storm cellar according to the passage?
A. A tool to show how terrible the storm is. B. A museum to introduce what the storm is.
C. A place to keep you safe from the storm. D. A machine to predict when a storm comes.
6. Why did the family cry after the storm?
A. Because they were thankful to be safe. B. Because they had to rebuild their house.
C. Because they were still feeling afraid. D. Because they lost many valuable belongings.
7. Which is the right order of the following events according to the passage?
a. The whole house was blown away by the heavy storm.
b. A long, thin cloud dropped down and touched the ground.
c. Dad drove his truck back home from the fields early.
d. Mom stopped the writer from getting things in her room.
A. c-b-d-a B. c-d-b-a C. d-b-c-a D. d-c-b-a
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. A 7. B
【解析】
本文讲述了作者一家经历了自然灾害，他们躲到了防风窖了，之后他们出来，发现房子都没有了，但是他们没有为失去的东西哭泣，而是因为每个人都很安全。他们还有他们的家人。
4题详解】词义推测题。Colorful多彩的；Strange奇怪的；Bright明亮的；Peaceful和平的；根据文章中“The sky got dark and the wind picked up.We saw big black clouds. I felt afraid as the strong wind blew up.”天变黑了，起风了。 我们看到了大片的乌云。大风刮起来，我感到害怕。可知这边天空看起来很奇怪，故选B。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据文本“I felt afraid as the strong wind blew up. Mom told us to run to the storm cellar. I picked him up and carried him down the steps into the cellar.”大风刮起来，我感到害怕。妈妈让我们跑到防风地窖去。我抱起他，带他下了台阶，来到地窖。可知the storm cellar是一个让你安全的地方。故选C。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据文本“we hugged each other and cried because everyone was safe”得知因为他们对他们还是安全的心存感激，故选A。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。a. The whole house was blown away by the heavy storm.个房子都被暴风雨吹走了；b. A long, thin cloud dropped down and touched the ground. b朵又长又薄的云落了下来，落到地上；c. Dad drove his truck back home from the fields early.爸爸很早就把他的卡车从地里开回家了；d. Mom stopped the writer from getting things in her room.妈妈阻止作家在她的房间里拿东西。根据文章的段落以及每句话出现的顺序, 故选B。
