Question

阅读理解 　　The incident took place on Sunday, the 25th of June．On that particular day, a south wind had been gusting(劲吹)on and off all morning．It was not strong enough to cause us any concern, so we carried on our daily work, not suspecting what was about to happen． 　　The storm gave us very little warning．Black clouds loomed over the distant horizon(地平线)so suddenly that we were taken by surprise．Even then, we were not really worried, as the clouds seemed to be moving over our house and towards the distant mountains．Then, just as the clouds had moved inland, the wind suddenly swung around in a full circle and we were facing a major storm． 　　Instantly, we were busily preparing for the worst．The whole family had experienced such a storm before and everyone remembered the damage it had caused to stock and crops．There was very little we could do about the crops．But we needed to protect the animals in case the river flooded again．My older brother called his sheep-dog and began driving our small flock of sheep to higher ground above the river．If the river flooded, they should be safe there． 　　In the meantime, my father was mending a shed roof that had partly fallen down after many years of fine service． 　　If the tin flew off, it could damage the house．My younger brother began hurriedly carrying firewood under the shelter．My job was to help Mum board up the windows．If the storm developed into a cyclone(旋风), the boards would protect the glass． 　　The storm raged for four hours, pouring more rain on us than we had seen in the last five years．As expected, the river broke its banks and came slowly up towards the house and the stock． 　　Then, just as we were beginning to lose hope, the storm stopped as suddenly as it had begun．The animals were safe, and the roof was still nailed on．“All’s well that ends well, ” said my mother． (1) When the black clouds appeared suddenly in the distance, ________． [　　] A． the family were surprised B． they were extremely worried C． they were preparing for the worst D． they faced the storm bravely (2) “There was very little we could do about the crops” indicates that ________． [　　] A． little damage would be done to the crops B． they had everything ready for the crops C． they felt unable to protect the crops D． the crops should be safe enough there (3) The underlined word “stock” in the third paragraph refers to ________． [　　] A． money owned by the family B． goods for sale C． supplies for family use D． farm animals (4) It can be inferred from what the mother said that ________． [　　] A． they had no damage at all B． everything went beyond their expectation C． everything was under control D． the family could have suffered a greater loss

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．C;3．D;4．D;
解析：

(1)	细节题。由文章第二段第二句“Black clouds loomed over the distant horizon so suddenly that we were taken by surprise．”可知，全家都震惊了，were taken by surprise＝were surprised。
(2)	推理判断题。一场暴风雨即将来临，暴风雨会给人们带来各种损失。在暴风雨前，“我们”必须保护家畜，但“我们”对保护庄稼无能为力。
(3)	词义猜测题。本句说暴风雨给stock和庄稼带来损失。下文说人们无力保护庄稼，但必须保护家畜，然后“…called his sheep-dog and began driving our small flock of sheep to higher ground above the river”，故选D项。
(4)	推理判断题。母亲最后用了一句谚语，意为“结果好就一切都好”，意思是虽然这场暴风雨给他们带来了一些损失(如庄稼被淹)，但如果不是暴风雨突然停下来，他们还会受更大的损失。