Question

“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.

Answer 1