题目内容
A farmer, Mr. C.Y. Tab said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an 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 but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Fong 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.”
Soldiers helped to bring people out of the flooded area and the Welfare(福利)Department provided food, clothes and shelters.
1．How many houses could no longer be lived in after the storm?
A. Fourteen B. Seven C. Twenty-one D. Fifteen.
2．When the storm first began, Mr. Tan .
A. was in bed
B. was inside his house
C. had just gone to work
D. had just gone outside
3．Mrs. Fong and her family were not inured because .
A. her husband had gone to work before the storm came
B. they were all outside the house when the storm began
C. she heard the loud noise the moment the house began to shake
D. she found the house shaking and rushed out with her children at once
4．Which of the following is the nearest in meaning to “shelter” as it is used in the last line of the passage?
A. safety B. somewhere to stay
C. furniture and things or the house D. warmth
5．Which of these would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Terrible Storm
B. Mr. Tan’s Bravery
C. The Work of the Welfare Department
D. A Luck Escape
Last Friday a storm tore through two villages and destroyed fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged(损坏)that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or torn roofs. One person was killed, seven 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. C.Y. Tan said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an 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 but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Fong 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. ”
Soldiers helped to bring people out of the flooded area and the Welfare(福利)Department provided food, clothes and shelter.
60 .How many houses could no longer be lived in after the storm?
A. Seven.. B. Fourteen C. Fifteen. D. Twenty-one
61. Mrs Fong and her family were not injured because_______ .
C. she found the house shaking and rushed out with her children at once
D. she heard the loud noise the moment the house began to shake
62. Which of the following is the nearest in meaning to “ shelter” as it is used in the last line of the passage?
A. “ safety”. B. “ somewhere to stay”.C. “ furniture and things or the house”.D. “ warmth”.
63. Which of these would be the best title for the passage?
A. Mr Tan's Bravery B. A Terrible Storm
C. The Work of the Welfare Department D.A Lucky Escape
Detective Keeling took his client ---- a good-looking lady into the back yard of the store together. The lady opened a door in the wall and they entered the small room behind the store. T h ey crossed the room to a locked door.
Mr. Keeling took some special keys from his pocket. M o ments later, one of the keys unlocked the door. The lady went into the store. She said she would hide under the table to keep watch on her husband. Mr. Keeling did not follow her.
The detective went quickly to the policeman ’ s house. Then the two men hurried to the jewellery store. They looked through the window. The policeman was surprised. He spoke to Mr. Keeling. “ I don ’ t understand. You told me, ‘ R o bbins took a young woman to a restaurant. ’ Where is she? ”
“ There she is ! ” said Mr. Keeling. He pointed through the window.
“ Do you know the lady with Robbins? ” asked the policeman.
“ That ’ s his secret friend, ” said Mr. Keeling.
“ NO! Y o u ’ re wrong! That ’ s Robbins ’ wife, ” said the policeman. “ I ’ ve known her for fifteen years. ”
“ What ? ” the detective shouted. H i s face became pale. “ Who is under the table in the store? ”
He started to kick the door of the jewellery store.
Mr. R o bbins came to the door and opened it. The policeman and the detective ran into the stroe.
“ Look under that table! ” shouted the detective. “ Be quick! ”
The policeman lifted the cloth and put his arm under the table. He pulled out a black dress, a black veil and a woman ’ s wig( 假发 ).
“ Is this young lady your wife? ” Mr. Keeling asked the jeweler . He pointed at the woman.
“ Yes! She is my wife ! ” said Mr. Robbins angrily. “ Why did you kick my door? Why are those clothes under my table? ”
“ Please check all the jewellery in your store, Mr. Robbins, ” the policeman said. “ Is anything missing? ”
Some diamond rings and some expensive necklaces were missing. The missing jewellery was worth ＄ 800.
Later that night, Mr. Keeling was sitting in his office. He was looking through a big book of photographs. They were photographs of criminals. The policeman had brought the book to the detective ’ s office. Suddenly, Mr. Keeling stopped turning the pages. He looked at a picture of a handsome young man with a familiar face.
The next morning, Mr. Keeling paid the jeweler ＄ 800, then closed his office.
56. At the beginning , the lady was able to go into the jewellery store because ___________.
A. She went to the back yard and found the way.
B. She was the owner of the store and had the key.
C. two men helped her together to enter the store.
D. Mr. Keeling unlocked the back door to the store.
57. The young lady who stayed with Mr. Robbins in the jewellery store was actually _________.
A. Mr. Robbins ’ sister B. Mr. Robbins ’ secret friend.
C. Mr. Robbins ’ wife. D. a clever thief
58. It can be inferred from the passage that Mr. Keeling cooperated with his client _____________.
A. so that he could get some jewellery from the store.
B. because he thought he was helping the lady.
C. because he wanted to play a joke on Mr. Robbins
D. so that he could get a job as a policeman
59. According to the story, _______________.
A. the boss of the store cheated ＄ 800 from Mr. Keeling
B. the thief stole ＄ 800 from the jewellery store.
C. the policeman and Mr. Robbins would share the ＄ 800.
D. Mr. Keeling paid ＄ 800 to the store because of his fault.
60. The missing jewellery worth ＄ 800 was in fact taken away by _____________.
A. a young woman B. a young man C. a detective D. a policeman
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