A meteorite (陨石) flew fast across the sky and exploded over central Russia on Friday, raining fireballs over a vast area and causing a shock wave that smashed windows, damaged buildings and injured l,200 people.

People heading to work in Chelyabinsk heard what sounded like an explosion, saw a bright light and then felt the shock wave.

According to Russian space agency Roscosmos, the fireball, travelling at a speed of 30km per second, had burnt very brightly across the horizon, leaving a long white trail that could be seen as far as 200km away. Car alarms went off, thousands of windows shattered and mobile phone networks were disrupted.

“I was driving to work, it was quite dark, but it suddenly became as bright as if it were day,” said Viktor Prokofiev, 36, a resident of Yekaterinburg in the Urals Mountains. “I felt like I was blinded by headlights.”

The meteorite, which weighed about 20 tons and may have been made of iron, entered Earth’s atmosphere and broke apart 30-50km above ground, according to Russia’s Academy of Sciences.

The energy released when it entered the Earth’s atmosphere was about several thousand tons, the academy said, the power of a small atomic weapon exploding.

No deaths were reported, but the Emergencies Ministry said 20,000 rescue and clean-up workers were sent to the region after President Vladimir Putin told Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov to ease the disruption and help the victims.

The Interior Ministry said about l,200 people had been injured, at least 200 of them children, and most from broken pieces of glass.“While events this big are rare, an impact that could cause damage and death could happen every century or so. Unfortunately there is absolutely nothing we can do to stop impacts.”

51. When did the meteorite incident happen?

   A. At midnight.                                                      B. In the early morning.    

C. In the late morning.                                    D. In the evening.

52. According to the text, the meteorite explosion caused _________.

   A. some deaths                                                      B. road accidents

C. communication problems                                   D. building collapse

53. The Russian government’s response to the incident was ________.

A. a little slow but effective                                  B. quick and serious

C. cold and slow                                           D. quick but ineffective

54. It can be inferred that the loss caused by meteorites _________.

A. is nearly unavoidable                                         B. happens every few years

C. can be avoided                                            D. is hard to estimate

One day last November, Tom Baker stopped out of his house into the morning light and headed across the rice fields toward the bank of the Rapti River. Tom, a 32-year-old school teacher in the farming village of Madanpur, was going for his morning bath.

As he approached(走近) the river, the head of a tiger(老虎) suddenly appeared over the edge of the river bank. Before he could turn to run, the tiger was upon him. It jumped on his shoulder and threw him to the ground, its huge jaws attacked his head in a killing bite.

Peter Smith was also on his way to the river and saw the attack. He screamed. The tiger lifted its head and roared(吼叫) at him. Peter ran.

From the window of his house John Brown heard the tiger roar and ran out to see it attacking a man. He screamed, too, and all the villagers ran out shouting as the tiger dropped its victim(牺牲品) and ran off. When the villagers reached the river bank, Tom was already dead.

For the villagers, the horror of the incident intensified(加剧) by the tales of man-eating tigers that has once run around in the countryside, killing hundreds.

How many people saw the tiger before it was driven off?

A One person.       B. Two persons.       C. Three persons.      D. Four persons.

The reason why the tiger attacked the man was     .

A. it was hungry                  B. it was angry

C. it was frightened by the man       D. not mentioned in the passage

When did the attack take place?

A. Early in the morning          B. At noon

C. Late in the afternoon          D. At five before dark

According to the passage, the underlined word screamed in the third paragraph    probably means ____.

A. gave a sharp cry because of fear.                 B. shouted out for help.

C. made some loud noise.                         D. cried out in pain.

One day last November, Tom Baker stopped out of his house into the morning light and headed across the rice fields toward the bank of the Rapti River. Tom, a 32-year-old school teacher in the farming village of Madanpur, was going for his morning bath.
As he approached(走近) the river, the head of a tiger(老虎) suddenly appeared over the edge of the river bank. Before he could turn to run, the tiger was upon him. It jumped on his shoulder and threw him to the ground, its huge jaws attacked his head in a killing bite.
Peter Smith was also on his way to the river and saw the attack. He screamed. The tiger lifted its head and roared(吼叫) at him. Peter ran.
From the window of his house John Brown heard the tiger roar and ran out to see it attacking a man. He screamed, too, and all the villagers ran out shouting as the tiger dropped its victim(牺牲品) and ran off. When the villagers reached the river bank, Tom was already dead.
For the villagers, the horror of the incident intensified(加剧) by the tales of man-eating tigers that has once run around in the countryside, killing hundreds.
【小题1】How many people saw the tiger before it was driven off?
A One person.       B. Two persons.       C. Three persons.      D. Four persons.
【小题2】The reason why the tiger attacked the man was     .

 One day last November, Tom Baker stopped out of his house into the morning light and headed across the rice fields toward the bank of the Rapti River. Tom, a 32-year-old school teacher in the farming village of Madanpur, was going for his morning bath.

As he approached(走近) the river, the head of a tiger(老虎) suddenly appeared over the edge of the river bank. Before he could turn to run, the tiger was upon him. It jumped on his shoulder and threw him to the ground, its huge jaws attacked his head in a killing bite.

Peter Smith was also on his way to the river and saw the attack. He screamed. The tiger lifted its head and roared(吼叫) at him. Peter ran.

From the window of his house John Brown heard the tiger roar and ran out to see it attacking a man. He screamed, too, and all the villagers ran out shouting as the tiger dropped its victim(牺牲品) and ran off. When the villagers reached the river bank, Tom was already dead.

For the villagers, the horror of the incident intensified(加剧) by the tales of man-eating tigers that has once run around in the countryside, killing hundreds.

1.How many people saw the tiger before it was driven off?

A One person.       B. Two persons.       C. Three persons.      D. Four persons.

2.The reason why the tiger attacked the man was     .

A. it was hungry                  B. it was angry[来源:Z_xx_k.Com]

C. it was frightened by the man       D. not mentioned in the passage[来源:Z*xx*k.Com]

3.When did the attack take place?

A. Early in the morning          B. At noon

C. Late in the afternoon          D. At five before dark

4.According to the passage, the underlined word screamed in the third paragraph    probably means ____.

A. gave a sharp cry because of fear.                 B. shouted out for help.

C. made some loud noise.                         D. cried out in pain.

 One day last November, Tom Baker stopped out of his house into the morning light and headed across the rice fields toward the bank of the Rapti River. Tom, a 32-year-old school teacher in the farming village of Madanpur, was going for his morning bath.

As he approached(走近) the river, the head of a tiger(老虎) suddenly appeared over the edge of the river bank. Before he could turn to run, the tiger was upon him. It jumped on his shoulder and threw him to the ground, its huge jaws attacked his head in a killing bite.

Peter Smith was also on his way to the river and saw the attack. He screamed. The tiger lifted its head and roared(吼叫) at him. Peter ran.

From the window of his house John Brown heard the tiger roar and ran out to see it attacking a man. He screamed, too, and all the villagers ran out shouting as the tiger dropped its victim(牺牲品) and ran off. When the villagers reached the river bank, Tom was already dead.

For the villagers, the horror of the incident intensified(加剧) by the tales of man-eating tigers that has once run around in the countryside, killing hundreds.

1.How many people saw the tiger before it was driven off?

A One person.       B. Two persons.       C. Three persons.      D. Four persons.

2.The reason why the tiger attacked the man was     .

A. it was hungry                  B. it was angry

C. it was frightened by the man       D. not mentioned in the passage

3.When did the attack take place?

A. Early in the morning          B. At noon

C. Late in the afternoon          D. At five before dark

4.According to the passage, the underlined word screamed in the third paragraph    probably means ____.

A. gave a sharp cry because of fear.                 B. shouted out for help.

C. made some loud noise.                         D. cried out in pain.