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Last Saturday a storm hit our village destroying fifteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged that owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or torn roofs. One person was killed, several 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. Reap said that the storm started early in the morning and lasted over one 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. Then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him safe but very frightened. "

　　  Mrs. Liber 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. "

1. How many houses could no longer be lived in after the storm?

  A. Fifteen.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Seven.

  C. Two hundred.　　　　　　　　    D. Twenty-two.

2. Some of the people were taken to hospital because ________

  A. they had been killed

  B. they had been badly injured

  C. they had received small injuries

  D. they were homeless

3. When the storm first began, Mr. Reap _________.

A. was inside the house　　　　   B. went back inside

C. had just gone to work　　　　  D. was in bed

4. When Mr. Liber's house fell down,_______ inside it.

A. his wife and his children were

B. only one of his children was

C. nobody was

D. the whole family were

5. Which of the following do you think is the best title for the text?

A. How the Storm Came About

B. Nothing Could Be Done About the Storm　　 .

C. Mr. Reap And Mrs. Liber Were Lucky

D. A Terrible Storm

 

Answer 1

答案：1D2B3A4C5D
解析：

1．D彻底摧毁的15座房子加上严重毁坏的7座，总计22座，故选D。 2．B  从“Several were badly injured and taken to hospital．”来看，答案为B。 3．A 他同妻子儿女们在厨房里，就在此时听到了巨大的响声，暴风雨便开始了，故选A. 4．C  Mrs. Liber同孩子们一起冲出房子后，屋顶才倒塌，故选C。 5．D造成如此重大的损失，故选D。