Question

  “Is there going to be a flood?” asked Daniel. He looked nervously at his dad and mom. They both looked worried. Dad was completely wet and dirty. He and some other men in town had spent the morning piling bags of sand on top of the /ewe (防洪堤) along the river. For years the levee had kept the Mississippi from flooding its banks. After three straight days of rain,though,the water grew higher and higher. If the levee broke,Dani?r‘s neighborhood would be flooded for sure.

  “We’11 be fine,” Dad placed a reassuring hand on Danier’s shoulder. Outside,lightning flashed,followed by distant thunder. “Just in case,” said Dad. I think we should start moving some things to Uncle Mike's house." Uncle Mike lived farther away from the river on higher ground. “And we’ 11 take everything we need to cook and eat upstairs,” he said, “like camping out in our own house."

I  By nightfall,everything the family needed had been moved upstairs. Dad had taken their new couch and TV to Uncle Mike's. Daniel helped his dad tie a fishing boat to the front (门廊) .“Just in case,”said Dad.

   Lying in bed that night,Daniel tossed and turned. He could hear the heavy rain beating on the roof. “Everything will be all right,” he said to himself just before falling asleep.

   Several hours later,the sound of"幻:皮似(警报器) woke Daniel from a sound sleep. He sat straight up in bed,his heart pounding. Ink rushed Mom ,“Get dressed,Daniel!The levee just broke!WeJ re leaving. We have no other choice."

   A few minutes later they all got . into the fishing boat,leaving behind just about everything they owned. Daniel asked,re going to -lose everything,aren't we?w

  “No,not everything”’ said Mom,pulling him close. We'11 always have each other."

  “That's right,” said Dad. “We may lose the house,but we can always rebuild it. We can't ever lose our home,though,because home is us."

1. What caused the levee to break?

   A. Bad construction.

   B. High water levels.

    C. Lack of sandbags.

   D. People's  carelessness.

2. The underlined word “reassuring” in Paragraph 2 probably means.

   A. shaking   B. disturbing

    C. disappointing   D. comforting

3. How did Daniel's family manage to escape the danger?

   A. By taking a fishing boat.

   B. By being saved by the police,

    C. With the help of Uncle Mike.

   D. By camping out on higher ground.

4. From what Daniel's parents said we can learn that.

   A. life isn’t a bed of roses

   B. east or west,home is best 

    C. home is where the family is   

    D. a man's house is his castle

Answer 1

1. B。细节理解题。由第一段中的though ,.the water grewhigher and higheí 推断，防洪 决口是由于水位太高。

2.D. 词义猜测题。由第二段中的We’ll be fine判断，Daniel的父亲把手放在他的肩上意在安慰 他，故选comforting。

3. A. 细节理解题。由倒数第三段中的Afew minutes later they all got into the fishing boat 可知,Daniel —家坐渔船离开将要被洪水淹没的家 园。

4.C. 推理判断题。由最后两段中Daniel的父母： 所说的话可推断，他们认为家人在的地方就有家。