Maybe you know floods, earthquakes, sandstorms and so on. But have you heard of typhoons?

Typhoons are some of the worst storms, usually around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. Most happen in July, August and September.

How does a typhoon happen? When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun, it evaporates （蒸发）into the air. This makes the air hotter. When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into sky. Then cooler air around it rushes in. It fills the space that is left. After the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind. The wind goes in circles（圆圈）and it keeps moving higher in the sky. The warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves. And when the wind moves faster than 30 metres a second, a typhoon begins.

A typhoon has two parts, one is called the “eye”. In the eye, the wind does not move so fast. The other part is the wall of clouds around the eye. Here are the strongest winds and hardest rains.

Typhoons are very dangerous. In November this year, Typhoon Haiyan killed 5500 people in Philippines. More people are missing.

What to do when a typhoon hits?

Stay inside. Close all the windows and stay away from them.

Try to bring all of your things inside. Strong winds could even blow away your bikes!

Listen to the radio or TV for important information.

If you’re told to go to a safer place, do it right now.

1.This passage is most probably from .

A. an advertisement of a typhoon B. a travel record

C. a weather report D. a science magazine

2.Typhoons often happen .

A. in the hot seasonB. in the cold seasonC. only in ChinaD. under the sea

3.In which order（顺序）does a typhoon happen?

a. The wind moves fast enough, a typhoon starts.

b. The air moves quickly, making wind.

c. The sun makes sea water hot.

d. The air gets warmer.

A. d-c-b-a B. c-d-b-a C. c-d-a-b D. d-b-a-c

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The warmer the air gets, the slower the wind moves.

B. 5500 people died because of Typhoon Haiyan around the world.

C. The strongest winds and hardest rains are in the wall of clouds.

D. A typhoon will not happen before the wind goes faster than 30 km a second.

5. When a typhoon comes, we CANNOT .

A. close all the windows

B. listen to typhoon news

C. stay inside the strong house

D. go outside to find a safer place

Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guestroom. Instead the angels were given some space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, "Things aren't always what they seem."

     The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable (好客的) farmer. After sharing a little food they had, the farmer and his wife let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field.

     The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, "How could this happen?" "Why didn't you watch out for the cow? The first family had everything, yet you watched over his house," she accused (谴责). "The second family had little but was willing to share everything, you didn't help."

     "Things aren't always what they seem," the angel replied. "When we stayed in the basement, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune, I asked God if I could seal the wall so he wouldn't find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. So things aren't always what they seem."

1. The older angel repaired the hole for the rich family because _____________________.

A. she wanted to punish the greedy owner

B. the basement was too cold to stay in

C. she wanted to save the gold for the poor.

D. she believed that one should always be ready to offer help

2. The younger angel was very angry because _______________________________.

A. the older angel killed the farmer's cow?

B. the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live in

C. the older angel treated the two families unfairly

D. the angel of death took the cow away instead of the farmer’s wife

3. Why did the older angel let the farmer's cow die?______________________.

A. Because she was sympathetic to the rich

B. Because she wanted to save the farmer's wife.

C. Because God wanted the older angel to take the cow.

D. Because she wanted to teach the younger angel a lesson.

4.The first “they” in line 7 refers to ________while the second “they” in line 8 refers to _______in the second paragraph.

A. two travelling angels; the couple???????

B. two travelling angels; the wealthy family

C. the couple; two travelling angels???????

D. the couple; the angel of death and the God

5.The story tries to tell the readers that _________________________.

A. angels are always ready to help the poor

B. angels are always ready to help the rich

C. the young should always learn from the cold

D. sometimes things are not always what they seem

There was a little boy who got angry easily. His father gave him a bag of nails(钉子) and told him that every  16  he got angry, to drive a nail into the back wall. The first day the boy had 17  37 nails into the wall. Then he put fewer and fewer nails. He found it was　18   to be not angry than to drive those  19  into the wall. 　Finally the day came when the boy didn't get  20  at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to be not angry. The days  21  and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that  22  nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the  23　. He said, "You have done  24 , my son, but look at the holes in the wall. The wall will  25  be the same. When you say things 　26 , they leave a scar(伤疤) just like this one. You  27  put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter  28  you say I'm sorry, the wound（伤口） is still there. A mental hurt is as bad as a physical one. Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you  29  and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always　30　 to open their hearts to us.

1.A. time        B. day         C. week             D. year

2.A. turned      B. driven     C. pulled          D. threw

3.A. harder      B. tougher    C. easier           D. worse

4.A. sticks     B. knives       C. nails            D. forks

5.A. happy          B. sad          C. excited         D. angry

6.A passed          B. came         C. returned         D. happened

7.A. some           B. many         C. all              D. most

8.A. house          B. nails       C. room             D. wall

9.A. badly       B. well       C. sadly            D. kindly

10.A. never       B. sometimes      C. often         D. always

11.A. politely     B. carefully   C. happily        D. angrily

12.A. must          B. need        C. can           D. should

13.A. how much    B. how long     C. how many times   D. how far

14.A. cry           B. jump         C. lose         D. smile

15.A. refuse      B. want           C. fail          D. learn

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的涂”A”，错误的涂”B”。（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）

This is John’s bedroom. It’s very nice. You can see a big window in the wall. Under the window you can see a big desk. A light and some flowers are on the desk. Near the desk you can see a small desk. You can see a clock on this desk. You can see two books on the floor. Can you see any pictures on the wall? Yes, you can see two. Where is John’s dog? It’s under his bed.

1.We can see two desks in John’s bedroom.

2.Some flowers and a light are on the small desk.

3.A clock is on the big desk.

4.Two pictures are on the floor.

5.John’s dog is under his bed.