1. When a house is hit by a tornado it explodes __________.

　　　 A. outward　　 　　　　 B. inward　 　　　　　　 C. upward　 　　　　　　 D. downward

5. What do you think the word "tornado" in the first line means?

　　 A. 战争　　　　 B. 炸弹　　　　 　　　　　 C. 龙卷风　　　 　　　 D. 洪水(DDACC)

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　　 When a tornado destroys a house, it doesn't blow it down the way a hurricane does. It makes the house explode.

　　 Why does the house explode?

　　 The air that surrounds a house presses against it all the time. It usually has a force about fifteen pounds per square inch. The air inside the house presses out against the wall just as hard.

　　 When a tornado passes over a house, it suddenly takes away the air outside the house. The air inside the house still pushes out against the walls, but now there is nothing pushing back. So the walls are pushed out in an explosion.

　　 Pieces of the house are sucked up into the tornado and carried away. There's little left where the house once stood.

4. Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?

　　　 A. Of the 26,500 people thirty-three were killed.

　　 B. 1,400 more houses were badly damaged.

　　 C. To rebuild a destroyed town.

　　 D. Twelve hundred homes were destroyed.

3. What do you think the people made a good plan for?

　　 A. Rebuilding the town.　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. The new way of life.

　　 C. The new town destroyed.　　 　　　　　　　　 D. The old way of life.

2. The people would not let Xenia die because they ____________.

　 　　 A. loved their government　　

　　 B. loved their own home town and tornado

　　 C. wanted to leave Xenia

　　 D. were inspired by the will to win

1. Where do you think Ohio lies?

　　　 A. In England　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In France

　　　 C. In America　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. In Canada

5. If you are a member in Hart’s workshop, you’ll have to _________.

　 A. pay much money to Hart　　　　　　　　　　　 B. go to the workshop every night

　 C. attend a gathering twice a month　　　　　　 D. pour out everything stored in your mind

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (BCDBC)

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On April 3,1974,a tornado hit Xenia, Ohio. It came at four forty in the afternoon. Of the 26,500 people in Xenia,32 were killed. One thousand more were hurt. Twelve hundred homes were destroyed and 1,400 more houses were badly damaged(毁坏).Besides this,184 stores and other businesses were destroyed or badly damaged.

　　 At first, all that the people, who had lost loved ones, homes, or businesses, could do was to weep(哭泣).some wanted to leave Xenia. But in a few days, they went to work. The government sent in trucks. Hundreds of piles of stones were removed.

　　 The fighting spirit and the will to win took hold of everyone.The people would not let Xenia die. They decided not to go away. Instead, they decided to rebuild Xenia so that it would do better than before. They made a plan for the new town.

4. In Hart’s first 20-week workshop, people there can ________.

　 A. meet their enemies　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. change their minds

　 C. enjoy the professor’s speech　 　　　　　　 D. learn how to quarrel with others

3. If you are angry with someone, you should _______.

　 A. try your best to defeat him or her

　 B. never meet him or her again

　 C. persuade him or her to have a talk with you

　 D. try to forgive and relax yourself by not thinking of it any more

2. From the passage we can find that ________.

　 A. high blood pressure and heart disease are caused by hatred

　 B. high blood pressure can only be cured by psychology professors

　 C. without hared, people have less trouble connected with blood and heart

　 D people who suffer from blood pressure and heart disease must have many enemies