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Droughts (干旱)are common in Kenya . Before ,they came every 10 years ,but now they seem to be hitting us more often and for a longer time .
We gave the droughts names :“longoza”was the drought when many animals died ; there was the drought of the “planes” because food was dropped from the air by planes; and one particularly bad drought was called “ man who dies with his money in his fist (拳头)”,because ,even if there was money , there was simply no food to buy .
I was born in 1951 in Machakos. From what my mother tells me , when I was 7, there was a serious drought . I clearly remember the terrible weather and the hunger. I can’t tell you how many times I went to bed without eating . “ I slept like that ,” is how we described it . I can’t count the number of days when “ I slept like that,” or describe the feeling of going to sleep hungry ,knowing I’d wake up and there would still be no food for breakfast.
My father would leave early in the morning carrying a little basket to ask for food on credit (赊欠). Each night he would return home around 10:00p.m. My mother would try to encourage me by telling me to keep the water in our pot boiling so that when my father arrived we could quickly cook any food he brought in the already prepared water . I would keep the fire burning and the water boiling , along with the hopes that we would eat that night. But my father would arrive frustrated and empty -handed. And I would sleep like that.
小题1:The best title for the text is ________.
A.A Hungry Childhood Caused by Droughts
B.Food and Hunger
C.Protecting the Environment
D.Droughts and Their Names
小题2:What does the drought of the “ longoza”refer to (指代)?
A.Many animals needed food dropped by planes.
B.People had to eat animals because of hunger.
C.Many animals died because of the droughts.
D.People died of hunger even if they had money.
小题3:Why would the author keep the fire burning and the water boiling?
A.To wait for her father to come back to have supper.
B.To cook the food that her father would bring back.
C.To keep her house warm all night.
D.To make her hungry mother happy.
小题4:The sentence “I slept like that ” means “ ________.”
A.I was disappointed when my father came back empty-handed
B.I felt sorry because my family got hungry again
C.I went to sleep with no food for breakfast.
D.I went to bed with nothing to eat

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D

试题分析:短文大意:这篇短文主要讲述了自己饥饿的童年时光,重点描述了自己一家人在家里面等待父亲外出寻找食物的情景。
小题1:标题归纳题。阅读短文可知,这篇短文中作者主要描述了自己饥饿的童年生活。故选A,一个由干旱引起的饥饿的童年。
小题2:词义猜测题。根据下文was the drought when many animals died 描述,可知这个单词指的是,很多动物由于干旱死了。故选C。
小题3:细节理解题。根据My mother would try to encourage me by telling me to keep the water in our pot boiling so that when my father arrived we could quickly cook any food he brought in the already prepared water . 描述,可知一直保持水开着是因为准备随时做饭。故选B。
小题4:句意理解题。联系前一句I can’t tell you how many times I went to bed without eating . 描述,可知这句话指的是不吃饭就睡觉。故选D。
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A.mindB.heartC.headD.brain
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A.As well asB.As soon asC.As long asD.As far as
小题5:
A.saidB.readC.spokenD.written
小题6:
A.withoutB.exceptC.besidesD.including
小题7:
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A.whyB.howC.whereD.what
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A.herselfB.themselvesC.myselfD.ourselves
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A.myselfB.yourselfC.himselfD.herself
小题2:
A.the cleverestB.the bestC.the laziestD.the hardest
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小题5:
A.washB.washingC.washedD.washes
小题6:
A.watch TVB.do houseworkC.go campingD.do homework
小题7:
A.aloneB.oftenC.happyD.careful
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小题9:
A.PlayB.WorkC.SpeakD.Mother
小题10:
A.What aB.HowC.WhatD.How a
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A.friendlyB.healthyC.proudD.careful
小题2: 
A.treatedB.servedC.welcomed D.greeted
小题3: 
A.giveB.putC.throw D.move
小题4: 
A.happyB.carelessC.homelessD.pleasant
小题5: 
A.smilingB.cryingC.thinkingD.nodding
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A.applesB.flowersC.booksD.coins
小题7: 
A.hated B.wantedC.learnt D.ate
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A.madeB.feltC.gotD.took
小题9: 
A.put B.tookC.went D.reached
小题10:
A.her B.himC.me D.it
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A.cornerB.doorC.kitchenD.table
小题12:
A.cold B.warm C.clean D.dirty
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A.interestedB.relaxedC.lonelyD.nervous
小题2:
A.handB.noseC.tailD.head
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A.look atB.look afterC.look upD.look for
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A.needB.signC.reasonD.use
小题5:
A.keepB.finishC.beginD.stop
小题6:
A.whether B.that C.howD.why
小题7:
A.onlyB.stillC.alsoD.always
小题8:
A.hopefullyB.generallyC.surprisedlyD.wonderfully
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A.luckyB.hardC.carelessD.silly
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A.changeB.continueC.planD.end
小题13:
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A.tailB.present C.futureD.past

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