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

　　A hermit crab that has found an empty shell for its new home may share its dwelling． It chooses a sea anemone to settle on top of the shell． This flower-like animal's usual home is on a rock．

　　The sea anemone gains by the partnership． As it rides on the shell, it has a better chance of getting food． Pieces of food torn by the crab as it dines may also reach the anemone's mouth．

　　The crab profits in its turn． Its enemies find the crab harder to see and to attack． Around the anemone's mouth are tiny arms called tentacles． These shoot out threads that poison and even kill．

　　A hermit crab sometimes becomes a "two gun" wanderer． It carries an anemone on each claw of its first pair of legs．

1．The crab in this partnership is the______．

A．spider crab B． fiddler crab C． hermit crab D． sponge crab

2．Its partner is described as________．

A．a sea plantB． a sea flower

C．an animal-like flower D． a flower-like animal

3．The crab's partner lives________．

A．inside the shell　　 B．on top of the shell

C．on a nearby rock　　D．None of the above

4．The sea anemone gains because it has a better__________．

A．supply of food B．place to hide

C．Both A and B D． Neither A nor B

5．The crab gains because it is________．

A．better hidden from its enemies　　B． protected by the anemone's tentacles

C．Both A and B　　　　D．Neither A nor B

6．A "two-gun" crab is protected by________．

A．two anemones settled on its shell　　 B．an anemone on each fore claw

C．an anemone on each of its hindmost pair of legs D． two guns

7．In the crab-anemone relationship, the two animals______．

A．both profit while living together B．work together only now and then

C．try to harm each other D．each use tentacles against enemies

阅读理解

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