“It’s raining cats and dogs!” shouted Grandpa.

Little Richie came running to the window. He wanted to see the cats and dogs. He really liked cats and dogs, but when he looked out of the window, he was disappointed. All he saw was the rain. There were no cats or dogs at all.

“It looks like the rain is coming down in sheets (床单),” said Richie’s cousin Thomas.

“Sheets?” Richie looked again. He didn’t see any sheets.

Everyone in the family started to look out of the window now.

“Yes. It’s really coming down in torrents (急流)!” Uncle Bob said when he looked out of the window too.

Richie thought, “What was coming down? First someone talked about cats and dogs. Then someone talked about sheets. Now someone said ‘it’. Why can’t I understand them?”

“Wow!” Aunt Susie shouted when she looked out of the window. “It’s raining really hard.”

Richie looked at his aunt. “Yes. It is raining hard,” he said, “but where are the cats, dogs and sheets?”

“Richie, all those just mean it’s raining really hard,” said Grandpa.

“So why didn’t you just say that?” asked Richie.

“We did. You just didn’t know these sayings,” said Richie’s cousin.

“Well, now I do,” said Richie.

“Oh, the cat’s out of the bag, then,” said Grandma.

“What cat?” asked Richie.

Everyone said, “Oh, not a real cat again.”

“Right,” said Grandma. “The secret is out.”

“I get it,” said Richie.

1.The underlined word “disappointed” in the passage means ___________.

A. 兴奋的 B. 紧张的 C. 失望的 D. 忧虑的

2.Which of the following have the same meaning?

① It’s raining cats and dogs.

② It’s coming down in sheets.

③ It’s coming down in torrents.

④ The cat’s out of the bag.

A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ①③④ D. ②③④

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The family had a big secret.

B. There were cats in Richie’s family.

C. Richie didn’t see any sheets in the rain.

D. Thomas didn’t understand what Grandpa said.

I was in line waiting to pay. A little boy in the front was buying some clothes.

I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change (零钱). It seemed that he had broken his pig bank to do this shopping. However, the cashier(收银员) told him he was $ 8.00 short after counting his money.

It was clear that the boy had already used all the money. The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that.” I told the boy that I could pay the other half. We dug into our handbags. However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills (纸币). Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change. It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react (反应) with the same mind. All wanted to be of help. Within minutes the cashier said, “I have too much money.” The cashier didn’t need our ten-dollar bills. Then the lady in front of me said, “Wait! I didn’t even get a chance (机会) to give anything!”

I smiled at her and said, “You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this.” The little boy smiled and thanked us. I left with a good feeling. I saw the love and goodness of others all around me. The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It feels good to give, doesn’t it?” I smiled back and said, “Yes!”

1.What is this passage mainly about?

A. Love and kindness. B. A poor boy.

C. Friendship and honesty. D. Communication and understanding.

2.What does the underlined word “short” most probably mean?

A. 短的 B. 矮的 C. 多余的 D. 短缺的

3.How much were the clothes that the boy wanted to buy?

A. $ 8.00. B. All his money.

C. Ten dollars. D. All his money and another $ 8.00.

4.Why did the writer and the woman both feel glad?

A. Because the boy had saved some money.

B. Because they both didn’t need to give anything.

C. Because the cashier didn’t look down on the boy.

D. Because all the shoppers around were willing to help the boy.

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