Many children love to play with snow in winter．But Long Chuan has come to hate it．
This year his hometown suffered from snowstorms for nearly a month．The heavy snow stopped cars and trains．broke the electricity(电)tower and turned tap water to ice．
Every day Long Chuan had to walk several kilometers to carry drinking water．“I couldn’t ride a bike and it took me 3 hours to walk to schoo1．I can’t remember how many times l slipped(滑倒)on the hard ice．” said Long Chuan．
Long is not alone．This year millions of people in central and southern China had a freezing winter without enough water and electricity．The biggest snowstorms in 50 years killed more than 100 people．They also cost the country 111.1 billion yuan．
Experts(专家)say a special type of climate condition，La Nina，caused the storms．During a La Nina，the water in the Pacific Ocean(太平洋)near the equator(赤道)becomes colder than usual．It changes the weather around the world．
Besides China，Canada，the USA and Middle Eastern countries also met with heavy snowstorms this winter．The special climate caused the recent flood in Australia, too．
However，experts say that people have destroyed the environment．Global warming(全球变暖)may be causing these terrible weather events to happen more and more often．
(1)
What took place in Long Chuan’s hometown last winter?
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A．
Earthquake．
B．
Flood．
C．
Traffic Accident．
D．
Heavy snowstorms．
(2)
During the snowstorms this year, Long Chuan __________．
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A．
had to walk to carry drinking water
B．
had to ride a bike to school
C．
couldn’t go to school on foot
D．
couldn’t play with snow
(3)
The heavy snow __________ this year．
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A．
killed millions of Chinese
B．
cost China 111.1 billion yuan．
C．
used too much electricity
D．
1asted more than three hours
(4)
We can tell from the story that __________．
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A．
China is the only country which suffered from the heavy snow
B．
La Nina caused the snowstorms
C．
La Nina also caused hot summer in Australia
D．
the snowstorms have nothing to do with global warming
(5)
The passage tells people around the world __________．
Food may help you understand more about yourself．Choose your favourite food from the five below．See the answers．Does your choice really tell you who you are?
A．noodles with beef(the hotter, the better);
B．big dinner with all kinds of dishes;
C．pizza;
D．fried chicken;
E．cakes．
Answer：
A．You always try to make yourself different others．Success and fame are your only interests．
B．You finish things quickly and don't like changing your ideas．You're never afraid of hard work．But you always buy lots of things that you don't need．
C．You work hard and always save money．But sometimes you aren't kind to others and always think you are right．
D．Exercise is not your favourite thing．You don't like staying by yourself very much．People think that you're shy but sweet．
E．Because you are nice and easy-going, you have lots of friends．You are always ready to help others．
(1)
The passage is probably a/an ________．
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A．
news report
B．
science discovery
C．
personality test
D．
interesting story
(2)
According to the passage, a person who has a lot of friends may choose ________．
[ ]
A．
noodles with beef
B．
fried chicken
C．
big dinner with all kinds of dishes
D．
cakes
(3)
Who will works hard, but always wastes money according to the passage?
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A．
the man who chooses pizza
B．
the man who chooses cakes
C．
the man who chooses noodles with beef
D．
the man who chooses a big dinner with all kinds of dishes
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop．Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening．He is very tired when he gets home．After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep．His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him．
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary．They were both happy．He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily．He bought some fruit and drinks for her．And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future．They talked for a long time．
“Have a look at your watch, please,”said the girl．“What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack．“Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home．”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way．He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up．The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack．Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
(1)
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school．
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A．
sixteen
B．
eighteen
C．
twenty
D．
fifteen
(2)
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________．
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A．
he’s her grandson
B．
he’s clever
C．
he can keep quiet
D．
he gets home on time
(3)
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________．
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A．
classmate
B．
colleague (同事)
C．
aunt
D．
wife
(4)
The word “stamp” in the story means ________ in Chinese．
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A．
盖印
B．
跺
C．
贴邮票
D．
承认
(5)
Jack stamped his foot on the floor inorderto (为了)________．
