Prana was a beautiful dog,whose name means "breath of life". Although he died severa] years ago,I can still remember the days we spent together and what he has taught me about love.

I have two apple trees in the garden. Prana loved apples. When he went outside,he'd catch an apple and take it into the house to eat later. The apples had been on the ground and were often dirty,so I wasn't always happy that Prana had brought them into the house.

It was an autumn day in America,but it was very cold. A big snow fell and we had noi done anything for its coming. On that special day,Prana went outside and I watched hirr through the window. I noticed that he was madly digging (挖) holes and bringing the apples tc the ground so they could be seen above the snow. I did not know why he was doing this. He seemed to want to do something special.

When I called him back,he had his usual one apple in his mouth. About five minutes later,I looked outside. The garden was completely covered with birds. Prana had dug up al those apples for his bird friends to eat. He knew that they wouldn't have stored enough fooc for the coming winter!

(   ) 1. Prana was         .

   A. the writer   B. a boy   C. a bird   D. a dog

(   ) 2. I wasn't always happy because         .

   A. Prana loved apples

   B. Prana caught an apple and ate it

   C. the apples fell on the ground and were dirty

   D. Prana brought the dirty apples into the house

(   ) 3. On the snowy day,Prana .

   A. ate up all the apples

   B. dug holes to put the apples in them

   C. brought the apples under the snow to the ground

   D. left the house and died

(   ) 4. The birds flew to the garden to

   A. look for Prana   B. eat the apples

   C. make new homes   D. store food for the winter

 

(   ) 5. The topic of the story is about         .

   A. apples   B. animals   C. love   D. life

Many children love to play with snow in winter. But Long Chuan has come to hate it.

This year his hometown suffered from snowstorms (遭受暴风雪) for nearly a month. The heavy snow stopped cars and trains,broke the electricity tower and turned tap water to ice.

Every day Long Chuan had to walk several kilometers to carry drinking water. " I couldn't ride a bike,and it took me 3 hours to walk to school. I can't remember how many times I slipped (滑倒) on the hard ice”, said Long Chuan.

Long is not alone. This year millions of people in central and southern China had a freezing winter without enough water and electricity. The biggest snowstorms in 50 years killed more than 100 people. They also cost the country 111. 1 billion yuan.

Experts (专家) say a special type of climate condition (气候条件) ,La Nina,caused the storms. During a La Nina,the water in the Pacific Ocean (太平洋) near the equator (赤道) becomes colder than usual. It changes the weather around the world.

Besides China,Canada,the US and the Middle Eastern countries also met with heavy snowstorms this winter. The special climate caused the recent flooding (洪水) in Australia,too.

Moreover,experts say that people have destroyed the environment (环境) .Global warming (全球变暖) may be causing these terrible weather events to happen more and more often.

(   ) 11. What took place in Long Chuan's hometown last winter?

   A. Earthquake. B. Flooding.

   C. Traffic Accident. D. Heavy snowstorms.

(   ) 12. During the snowstorms this year,Long Chuan       .

   A. had to walk to carry drinking water

   B. had to ride a bike to school

   C. couldn't go to school on foot

   D. couldn't play with snow

(   ) 13. The heavy snow        this year.

   A. killed millions of Chinese

   B. cost China 111. 1 billion yuan

   C. used too much electricity

   D. lasted more than three hours

(   ) 14. We can tell from the story that         

   A. China is the only country which suffered from the heavy snow

   B. La Nina is said to have caused the snowstorms

   C. La Nina also caused hot summer in Australia

   D. the snowstorms have nothing to do with global warming

 

(   ) 15. The passage tells people around the world         .

   A. to wear more clothes in winter

   B. to stop riding bikes on the hard ice

   C. to protect (保护) the environment

   D. to save water and electricity

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