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阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出一个最佳选项。
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying fourteen homes.
Seven others were so badly damaged(破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether(总共) over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour. “I was eating 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 tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.” Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded(水淹的) area and the welfare department(福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter.
1.How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm?
A、Fourteen. B、Twenty-one.C、Thirty-six.
2.Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?
A、He was in bed.
B、He was inside the house.
C、He was outside the house.
3.Mrs. Woo and her family didn't get hurt because.
A、her husband knew there would be a storm
B、they were all outside the house when the storm became worse
C、she felt the house moving and they ran out immediately
4.The underlined word “shelter” in the last paragraph means .
A、something to eat
B、something to wear
C、somewhere to stay
5.Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
A、A Terrible Storm B、A Lucky Woman C、Good Soldiers
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Celebrating New Year’s Day is one of the oldest and most exciting traditions around the world. Since this festival marks the beginning of the year, New Year’s Day is thought of as a perfect time for a “clean start”. People in the world decide to act better in the year just beginning than the year just ended.
No day has ever been celebrated in so many different ways. All over the world, countries have their own special beliefs about what the New Year means to them.
In Scotland, the New Year is called Hogmanay. In the villages of Scotland, barrels of tar (沥青) are set on fire. It represents that the old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter.
New Year’s Day is also the Festival of Saint Basil in Canada. Children leave their shoes by the fireside on New Year’s Day with the hope that Saint Basil, who is famous for his kindness, will come and fill their shoes with gifts.
The Jewish New Year is called Rosh Hashanah. It is an important time when Jews promise to do better in the future. Special services are held in the church, children are given new clothes and New Year bread is cooked to remind people of harvest time.
On New Year’s Day in Japan, everyone gets dressed in their new clothes and homes are decorated (装饰) with bamboos—symbols of long life.
In European countries such as Germany, France and Belgium, families start the New Year by first attending church services. Afterwards, they visit friends and relatives. In France, boys and girls receive gifts of money on New Year’s Day.
New Year celebrations around the 1..
Country/people | Celebration activities | Special beliefs |
Scotland | People 2.barrels of tar. | The old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter. |
Canada | Children leave their 3. by the fireside. | Their shoes will be 4.with gifts by Saint Basil. |
Jews | It is a time for people to 5. to do better in the future. People 6.New Year Bread to remind of harvest time. | |
Japan | People 7.their new clothes. Homes are decorated with bamboos. | Symbols of 8. life |
European9._ | People attend church services___10. visiting friends and relatives. |