Question

The winds had finally died down,and the rains stopped.Paige and her parents were inside their house,sitting in the living room,which was dark except for a single candlelight.
“Let’s find out what’s going on outside,”Paige’s mom suggested as she turned on the small radio.
“…has moved out of the area,”an announcer’s voice boomed. “Winds reaching nearly 100 miles an hour passed through our town this morning. But,the worst is over,and it is safe to go outside.In fact,the sun is now peeking out from behind the…”
Suddenly,the radio went dead.The house was quiet again.
“Well,”Paige’s dad said, “at least we heard some good news,even if it was cut short.Let’s look out of the window and survey the damage.”
Paige ran to the window and looked outside.She saw tree branches lie on the lawn.The mailbox was broken,and some of the address letters and numbers on the mailbox were missing.
“The wind must have ripped(擦)them off,” Paige’s father noted.As he read the remaining letters he began to laugh.
The mailbox dispalyed “_ _RAIN.”
“It says “rain”,”Paige said. “That’s appropriate for a day like today!”

1. 1.
   The weather event that took place that day in the story was        .
   1. A.
      an earthquake
   2. B.
      a hurricane
   3. C.
      a flood
   4. D.
      a fire
2. 2.
   The living room was dark because           .
   1. A.
      there were no lamps
   2. B.
      someone forgot to pay the electric bill
   3. C.
      the electricity had been cut off
   4. D.
      the wind blew out the candle
3. 3.
   After the storm had passed,Paige’s family felt           .
   1. A.
      worried
   2. B.
      disappointed
   3. C.
      relieved
   4. D.
      scared
4. 4.
   The family’s last name could have been          .
   1. A.
      Germain
   2. B.
      Crain
   3. C.
      Syrain
   4. D.
      Rain

Answer 1

BCCA
1.B文章没有直接说是什么天气，但是从第三段的句子：“Winds reaching nearly 100 miles an hour passed through our town this morning.可以判断是飓风。
2.C 细节题：从第一段的句子：which was dark except for a single candlelight.
可以看出是停电了。
3.C 推理题：从倒数第三段的句子：Paige’s father noted.As he read the remaining letters he began to laugh.看出家人是轻松了。
4.A推理题：从文章的最后句子“It says “rain”,”Paige said. “That’s appropriate for a day like today!”看出，邮箱上写着家庭的姓，只有rain，那可能他们的姓是rain。