阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

Stephanie McRae was used to driving in bad weather. Although  16  still beat the windshield of her SUV（运动越野车）, the worst of the day's storm seemed to have passed as she  17  her 11-year-old daughter, Maddie, home at 8:30 pm.

Maddie  18   in front, while two young kids sat strapped into their SUV  19  in back. Driving along the mad by a river, McRae, 39,  20  a terrifying sight: The road just ahead had been craved in and  21  . She stepped heavily on the brake. The SUV  22  into a flooded hole some 6 metres below, and was washed into the   23  , which the storm had turned into a   24  river 30 metres wide. Rocks and fallen tree  25  knocked into her SUV, making it upside down. The pressure blew out the window.

No one was hurt,   26  there was no way to escape either, The SUV was being  27  towards the middle of the river, about 400 metres away. McRae  28  helplessly and prayed aloud with Maddie: “Please, God, please, help us!” The SUV, submerged and   29   with water, came to a stop when it parked at an angle in a logjam（浮木阻塞）. 

It was Maddie who took control. Pushing her way out of the   30  back window, the slight but athletic Maddie  31  onto the top of the SUV, which had righted itself, and yelled to her mother to hoist up the younger children. Soon the  32  were crowded on the top of the SUV’s roof.   33  to hold on as the water swept over them. McRae caught hold of the two-year-old kid to her chest while holding the three-year-old on her leg. Both children were so   34  that MeRac wondered if they were all right. With her mother’s permission, the 11-year-old girl-Meddie got over lots of problems to ask for help in a   35  village and fortunately they were saved.

1.A．rain B．snow   C．wind   D．mud

2.A．walked     B．drove C．ran      D．rushed

3.A．stood        B．lay       C．cried   D．sat

4.A．belts         B．backs  C．seats   D．toys

5.A．worried   B．thought       C．saw     D．feard

6.A．washed away   B．taken away        C．gone away  D．moved away

7.A．changed  B．fell      C．jumped        D．knocked

8.A．sea  B．bank   C．take    D．river

9.A．rising        B．leaving         C．singing         D．falling

10.A．leaves    B．branches     C．skins   D．flowers

11.A．and         B．or        C．but      D．so

12.A．carried  B．set       C．turned         D．swept

13.A．begged  B．screamed    C．asked  D．applied

14.A．filling      B．burdening   C．fightening   D．talking

15.A．hidden   B．closed          C．broken        D．covered

16.A．climbed B．slept   C．rolled D．tied

17.A．two         B．three  C．four    D．five

18.A．losing     B．trying  C．finding         D．getting

19.A．noisy      B．happy C．excited        D．quiet

20.A．remote  B．close   C．crowded     D．unknown

WILD WEATHERMAN

Name: Sam Champion

Hot job: TV Weatherman

Where: ABC-TV, New York City

When you were a child, did you plan to forecast wind, rain, and snow on TV?

I wanted to be a foreign journalist. I took courses in weather science at Eastern Kentucky University, but I majored in broadcasting news.

How did you finally become a weatherman?

My first job in the early 1980s was at the local TV station in Paducah, Kentucky. I did everything from turning on the lights in the morning to writing and delivering morning news. I put together weather forecasts, and became interested in them.

Back then, how did you forecast weather?

Independent companies collected computer information that showed, for example, how a single weather system might split into snow or snow mixed with rain. The information was often opposite and the job of a weatherman was to study the information and make the best educated guess about the storm.

Has weather forecasting changed much with new technology?

Advanced computers, satellites, and Doppler radar (sound waves used to track storms) have made forecasting more exact. But we still know very little about how weather is shaped. So far, we just have theories.

Any advice for children who'd like to become weather scientists?

To me, weather is the most exciting field in the world. There are still so many more questions about weather than answers. After all, if we can't foresee floods or hurricanes, how safe a society are we? Weather forecasting is wide open for scientists who love to solve puzzling problems. The next generation of meteorologists (weather scientists) will unlock many of Earth's weather secrets. So get a general knowledge of Earth science, and study meteorology in college.

Thanks, Sam.

Judging from the writing style, the text is _________.

A．a diary               B．an interview  

C．a news story           D．an announcement

As a child, ABC-TV's Sam Champion wanted to be a____________.

   A. space scientist          B．weatherman 

C. news reporter           D．meteorologist

Present weather forecasting technology___________.

A．has made weather report more exact than ever

　B．is still not perfect

　C．hasn't changed much in the last 50 years

　D．both A and B

The study of weather science is called____________.

A．meteorology   B．forecasting   C．geography   D．Earth science

WILD WEATHERMAN
Name: Sam Champion
Hot job: TV Weatherman
Where: WABC-TV, New York City
When you were a child, did you plan to forecast wind, rain, and snow on TV?
I wanted to be a foreign journalist．I took courses in weather science at Eastern Kentucky University, but I majored in broadcasting news．
How did you finally become a weatherman?
My first job in the early 80’s was at the local TV station in Paducah, Kentucky．I did everything from turning on the lights in the morning to writing and delivering morning news．I put together weather forecasts, and became interested in them．
Back then, how did you forecast weather?
Independent companies collected computer information that showed, for example, how a single weather system might split into snow or snow mixed with rain．The information was often opposite and the job of a weatherman was to study the information and make the best educated guess about the storm．
Has weather forecasting changed much with new technology?
Advanced computers, satellites, and Doppler radar （sound waves used to track storms） have made forecasting more exact．But we still know very little about how weather is shaped．So far, we just have theories．
Any advice for children who’d like to become weather scientists?
To me, weather is the most exciting field in the world．There are still so many more questions about weather than answers．After all, if we can’t foresee floods or hurricanes, how safe a society are we? Weather forecasting is wide open for scientists who love to solve puzzling problems．The next generation of meteorologists （weather scientists） will unlock many of Earth’s weather secrets．So get a general knowledge of Earth science, and study meteorology （weather science） in college．
Thanks, Sam．                                
1．Judging from the writing style, the text is ________．
A．a diary   B．an interview     C．a news story     D．an announcement
2．As a child, ABC-TV’s Sam Champion wanted to be a ________．
A．space scientist  B．weatherman     C．news reporter   D．meteorologist
3．Present weather forecasting technology ________．
A．has made weather report more exact than ever            
B．is still not perfect
C．hasn’t changed much in the last 50 years                           
D．both A and B
4．The study of weather science is called ________．
A． meteorology   B． forecasting    C ．geography      D． earth science

         WILD WEATHERMAN

         Name: Sam Champion

         Hot job: TV Weatherman

         Where: WABC-TV, New York City

         When you were a child, did you plan to forecast wind, rain, and snow on TV?

         I wanted to be a foreign journalist．I took courses in weather science at Eastern Kentucky University, but I majored in broadcasting news．

         How did you finally become a weatherman?

         My first job in the early 80’s was at the local TV station in Paducah, Kentucky．I did everything from turning on the lights in the morning to writing and delivering morning news．I put together weather forecasts, and became interested in them．

         Back then, how did you forecast weather?

         Independent companies collected computer information that showed, for example, how a single weather system might split into snow or snow mixed with rain．The information was often opposite and the job of a weatherman was to study the information and make the best educated guess about the storm．

         Has weather forecasting changed much with new technology?

         Advanced computers, satellites, and Doppler radar （sound waves used to track storms） have made forecasting more exact．But we still know very little about how weather is shaped．So far, we just have theories．

         Any advice for children who’d like to become weather scientists?

         To me, weather is the most exciting field in the world．There are still so many more questions about weather than answers．After all, if we can’t foresee floods or hurricanes, how safe a society are we? Weather forecasting is wide open for scientists who love to solve puzzling problems．The next generation of meteorologists （weather scientists） will unlock many of Earth’s weather secrets．So get a general knowledge of Earth science, and study meteorology （weather science） in college．

         Thanks, Sam．                                            

1．Judging from the writing style, the text is ________．

         A．a diary     B．an interview       C．a news story      D．an announcement

2．As a child, ABC-TV’s Sam Champion wanted to be a ________．

         A．space scientist  B．weatherman      C．news reporter   D．meteorologist

3．Present weather forecasting technology ________．

         A．has made weather report more exact than ever              

         B．is still not perfect

         C．hasn’t changed much in the last 50 years                                    

         D．both A and B

4．The study of weather science is called ________．

         A． meteorology    B． forecasting     C ．geography        D． earth science

       WILD WEATHERMAN

       Name: Sam Champion

       Hot job: TV Weatherman

       Where: WABC-TV, New York City

       When you were a child, did you plan to forecast wind, rain, and snow on TV?

       I wanted to be a foreign journalist．I took courses in weather science at Eastern Kentucky University, but I majored in broadcasting news．

       How did you finally become a weatherman?

       My first job in the early 80’s was at the local TV station in Paducah, Kentucky．I did everything from turning on the lights in the morning to writing and delivering morning news．I put together weather forecasts, and became interested in them．

       Back then, how did you forecast weather?

       Independent companies collected computer information that showed, for example, how a single weather system might split into snow or snow mixed with rain．The information was often opposite and the job of a weatherman was to study the information and make the best educated guess about the storm．

       Has weather forecasting changed much with new technology?

       Advanced computers, satellites, and Doppler radar （sound waves used to track storms） have made forecasting more exact．But we still know very little about how weather is shaped．So far, we just have theories．

       Any advice for children who’d like to become weather scientists?

       To me, weather is the most exciting field in the world．There are still so many more questions about weather than answers．After all, if we can’t foresee floods or hurricanes, how safe a society are we? Weather forecasting is wide open for scientists who love to solve puzzling problems．The next generation of meteorologists （weather scientists） will unlock many of Earth’s weather secrets．So get a general knowledge of Earth science, and study meteorology （weather science） in college．

       Thanks, Sam．                                 

1．Judging from the writing style, the text is ________．

       A．a diary    B．an interview     C．a news story     D．an announcement

2．As a child, ABC-TV’s Sam Champion wanted to be a ________．

       A．space scientist  B．weatherman     C．news reporter   D．meteorologist

3．Present weather forecasting technology ________．

       A．has made weather report more exact than ever            

       B．is still not perfect

       C．hasn’t changed much in the last 50 years                           

       D．both A and B

4．The study of weather science is called ________．

       A． meteorology   B． forecasting    C ．geography      D． earth science