Question

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

A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.

“I was eating 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 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 frightened.”

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 helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area 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. Twenty-nine.D. 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.

D. He was on the roof.

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 immediately

D. the welfare department helped her

4.The underlined word “shelter” in the last paragraph means ________.

A. something to eatB. something to wear

C. somewhere to studyD. somewhere to stay

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

A. A Terrible StormB. A Lucky Woman

C. Good Soldiers D. Clever People

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一场严重的暴风雨造成的危害。描写了人们在遭到暴风雨袭击时的感受及灾后的救助。

1.

2.

3.when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.可知他们感到房子晃动，就跑了出去，故选C.

4.

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考点：故事类短文阅读。