Last Saturday a storm hit our village destroying fifteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged that owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or torn roofs. One person was killed, several 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. Reap said that the storm started early in the morning and lasted over one 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. Then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him safe but very frightened. "

　　  Mrs. Liber 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. "

1. How many houses could no longer be lived in after the storm?

  A. Fifteen.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Seven.

  C. Two hundred.　　　　　　　　    D. Twenty-two.

2. Some of the people were taken to hospital because ________

  A. they had been killed

  B. they had been badly injured

  C. they had received small injuries

  D. they were homeless

3. When the storm first began, Mr. Reap _________.

A. was inside the house　　　　   B. went back inside

C. had just gone to work　　　　  D. was in bed

4. When Mr. Liber's house fell down,_______ inside it.

A. his wife and his children were

B. only one of his children was

C. nobody was

D. the whole family were

5. Which of the following do you think is the best title for the text?

A. How the Storm Came About

B. Nothing Could Be Done About the Storm　　 .

C. Mr. Reap And Mrs. Liber Were Lucky

D. A Terrible Storm

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Last Saturday a storm hit our village destroying fifteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged that owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or torn roofs. One person was killed, several 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. Reap said that the storm started early in the morning and lasted over one 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. Then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him safe but very frightened. "

　　  Mrs. Liber 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. "

1. How many houses could no longer be lived in after the storm?

  A. Fifteen.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Seven.

  C. Two hundred.　　　　　　　　    D. Twenty-two.

2. Some of the people were taken to hospital because ________

  A. they had been killed

  B. they had been badly injured

  C. they had received small injuries

  D. they were homeless

3. When the storm first began, Mr. Reap _________.

A. was inside the house　　　　   B. went back inside

C. had just gone to work　　　　  D. was in bed

4. When Mr. Liber's house fell down,_______ inside it.

A. his wife and his children were

B. only one of his children was

C. nobody was

D. the whole family were

5. Which of the following do you think is the best title for the text?

A. How the Storm Came About

B. Nothing Could Be Done About the Storm　　 .

C. Mr. Reap And Mrs. Liber Were Lucky

D. A Terrible Storm

Storms brought a tornado and 2-mch-thin hail （冰雹 ） to Wyoming on Thursday, a day after thunderstorms hit parts of Wyoming and Colorado with golf ball-sized hail and heavy rain．Three homes were heavily damaged by the tornado on Thursday, and 10 to 12 other buildings also had damage．One person was treated at a hospital for a cut on the head．Some power lines were also down to the ground．The tornado touched down briefly near Wheatland, north of Cheyenne, in a populated area, officials said．

Hail, the size of golf balls, was reported in the Wheatland area, and 2-inch-thin hail was reported in Laramie．Forecasters said thunderstorms that can spawn tornadoes could develop and flooding was possible．Citizens should be careful．

A fire, which is believed to have been started by lightning on Sunday night, has burned about 3,500 acres about 20 miles northwest of Wheatland．About 120 firefighters, aided by helicopters and air tankers, were on the scene．The rain provided some help for firefighters who fully controlled a 227-acre wildfire in northern Colorado, but the weather in the beginning hurt efforts to control a 6,000-acre blaze （火焰） in Wyoming's Medicine Bow National Forest．Storms passed close to the Wyoming fire but mostly brought winds that fanned the flames．Rain and hail fell later but didn't make a big difference, said fire spokeswoman Beth Hermanson．

Kyle Fredin, working for the National Weather Service in Denver, said the beginning of June is the peak time for such severe weather in Colorado．Most of the state has been experiencing moderate-to-extreme drought conditions．

60．What does the underlined word "spawn" in Paragraph 2 mean．

A．Cause　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Involve　　　　　 　　

　　　 C．Tolerate　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Reject

61．From the text we can learn the wildfire about 20 miles northwest of Wheatland____．

　　　 A．has been burning for a whole week　　　　

　　　 B．was started by someone on purpose

　　　 C．died out immediately the rain came　　　　

　　　 D．was very hard for firefighters to control

62．The weather hurt efforts to control a 6,000-acre blaze because ____．

　　　 A．storms didn't pass close to the Wyoming fire

　　　 B．heavy winds stopped firefighters from working

　　　 C．rain and hail stopped firefighters from working

　　　 D．the flames became worse after the storms brought winds

63．According to what Kyle Fredin said, we can infer that _____．

　　　 A．Colorado has never experienced such severe weather before

　　　 B．it's not strange that a storm hit Colorado at the beginning of June

　　　 C．moderate-to-extreme drought conditions often lead to thunderstorms

　　　 D．Colorado will be frequently hit by severe weather in the following months

Storms brought a tornado and 2-mch-thin hail （冰雹 ） to Wyoming on Thursday, a day after  thunderstorms hit parts of Wyoming and Colorado with golf ball-sized hail and heavy rain．Three homes were heavily damaged by the tornado on Thursday, and 10 to 12 other buildings also had  damage．One person was treated at a hospital for a cut on the head．Some power lines were also  down to the ground．The tornado touched down briefly near Wheatland, north of Cheyenne, in a populated area, officials said．

Hail, the size of golf balls, was reported in the Wheatland area, and 2-inch-thin hail was reported in Laramie．Forecasters said thunderstorms that can spawn tornadoes could develop and flooding was possible．Citizens should be careful．

A fire, which is believed to have been started by lightning on Sunday night, has burned about 3,500 acres about 20 miles northwest of Wheatland．About 120 firefighters, aided by helicopters and air tankers, were on the scene．The rain provided some help for firefighters who fully controlled a 227-acre wildfire in northern Colorado, but the weather in the beginning hurt efforts to control a 6,000-acre blaze （火焰） in Wyoming's Medicine Bow National Forest．Storms passed close to the Wyoming fire but mostly brought winds that fanned the flames．Rain and hail fell later  but didn't make a big difference, said fire spokeswoman Beth Hermanson．

Kyle Fredin, working for the National Weather Service in Denver, said the beginning of June is the peak time for such severe weather in Colorado．Most of the state has been experiencing moderate-to-extreme drought conditions．

60．What does the underlined word "spawn" in Paragraph 2 mean．

      A．Cause                                      B．Involve                

       C．Tolerate                                     D．Reject

61．From the text we can learn the wildfire about 20 miles northwest of Wheatland____．

       A．has been burning for a whole week         

       B．was started by someone on purpose

       C．died out immediately the rain came         

       D．was very hard for firefighters to control

62．The weather hurt efforts to control a 6,000-acre blaze because ____．

       A．storms didn't pass close to the Wyoming fire

       B．heavy winds stopped firefighters from working

       C．rain and hail stopped firefighters from working

       D．the flames became worse after the storms brought winds

63．According to what Kyle Fredin said, we can infer that _____．

       A．Colorado has never experienced such severe weather before

       B．it's not strange that a storm hit Colorado at the beginning of June

       C．moderate-to-extreme drought conditions often lead to thunderstorms

       D．Colorado will be frequently hit by severe weather in the following months

(2013·高考江西卷)Diane Ray was completely self?centred and very spoilt.Her parents gave her____she wanted，knowing that she would throw a temper tantrum(耍小孩脾气)if they did not.She would scream and kick and____on the floor drumming her heels.Her parents always____.

That was why she was alone on the____，wearing an expensive swimsuit.It had taken a massive tantrum to___her parents to buy it.They were back at the beach?house，____from the tantrum she had thrown when they told her that it was too dangerous to go diving____.“Dangerous ？”she had said.“You just don’t want me to have____.I’m going and if you try to stop me，I’ll scream.”

“What are you doing ？”a voice asked.Diane jumped.She did not know that the man was there____he spoke.

“I’m going diving，”she answered.

“You shouldn’t swim today，” the man____.“There is a storm coming up.”

“You should mind your own____！”Diane replied and walked into the gentle waves.

“If you go out there you’ll be____，”the man called after her.She did not bother to reply.

Diane slipped into the water and dived____until white caps began rolling in and it became harder to___against the current (水流)．Saltwater hit against her face，making it____to breathe.Oh，why had she not listened to advice?

Panicking，she began to____.Then，just as it seemed as if she would slip beneath the surface，she heard a____voice.“Hold on! I’m coming.”With____，she saw the old man rowing an ancient?looking boat towards her.“I hope you’ve learned a lesson.You put us both in____，”he shouted angrily，as he dragged her over the side of the____.Gratefully，Diane thanked him and ran towards the beach?house.

1.A.either? B．neither

C．nothing? D．everything

2.A.jump? B．lie

C．spin? D．sleep

3.A.set out? B．set in

C．gave in? D．gave out

4.A.beach? B．bed

C．floor? D．ship

5.A.allow? B．warn

C．get? D．prefer

6.A.changing? B．recovering

C．appearing? D．traveling

7.A.alone? B．away

C．again? D．aside

8.A.time? B．money

C．food? D．fun

9.A.when? B．until

C．after? D．once

10.A.decided? B．intended

C．advised? D．repeated

11.A.business? B．swimsuit

C．friends? D．parents

12.A.angry? B．sorry

C．confused? D．excited

13.A.nervously? B．sadly

C．shyly? D．happily

14.A.rise? B．swim

C．stop? D．row

15.A.difficult? B．easy

C．comfortable? D．suitable

16.A.speak? B．sing

C．sniff? D．scream

17.A.calm? B．frightening

C．beautiful? D．disgusting

18.A.regret? B．relief

C．interest? D．ease

19.A.power? B．safety

C．danger? D．thought

20.A.house? B．wave

C．beach? D．boat