五、阅读理解。
主题群:灾害防范
子主题:自然灾害
语篇类型:新闻报道
难度:★★
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying(摧毁) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged 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 minor injuries. 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 when we heard a loud noise," he said. "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 Mei 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. Twenty-nine.
D. 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.
D. He was on the roof.
3. The underlined word "shelter" in this passage means "
A. something to eat
B. something to wear
C. somewhere to study
D. somewhere to stay
4. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
A. A terrible storm
B. A lucky woman
C. Good soldiers
D. Clever people
主题群:灾害防范
子主题:自然灾害
语篇类型:新闻报道
难度:★★
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying(摧毁) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged 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 minor injuries. 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 when we heard a loud noise," he said. "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 Mei 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. Twenty-nine.
D. 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.
D. He was on the roof.
3. The underlined word "shelter" in this passage means "
D
".A. something to eat
B. something to wear
C. somewhere to study
D. somewhere to stay
4. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
A. A terrible storm
B. A lucky woman
C. Good soldiers
D. Clever people
答案：[语篇解读] 一场暴风雨给村庄带来了很大的危害，很多房屋被毁，也有人员伤亡，但将士们帮助人们转移到安全的地方，福利机构也给灾民们提供了帮助。
1. D
2. B 推理判断题。根据第二段中 I was eating with my wife and children when we heard a loud noise 和"A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us."可推知，他当时在家里。
3. D 词义猜测题。根据最后一段"Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department brought them food, clothes and shelter."可知，福利机构给这些人带来食物，衣服和避难所，由此推知，shelter 在此表示"避难所"，即"待的地方"。
4. A 标题概括题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了一场暴风雨引起的自然灾害，以及灾害发生时人们做了什么。因此A项"一场可怕的暴风雨"为最佳标题。
1. D
2. B 推理判断题。根据第二段中 I was eating with my wife and children when we heard a loud noise 和"A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us."可推知，他当时在家里。
3. D 词义猜测题。根据最后一段"Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department brought them food, clothes and shelter."可知，福利机构给这些人带来食物，衣服和避难所，由此推知，shelter 在此表示"避难所"，即"待的地方"。
4. A 标题概括题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了一场暴风雨引起的自然灾害，以及灾害发生时人们做了什么。因此A项"一场可怕的暴风雨"为最佳标题。
解析：
【分析】
本题是一篇关于暴风雨灾害的英语阅读理解题，共设置4道选择题，分别考查细节信息查找、推理判断、词义猜测和主旨标题概括能力。解题思路为：先通读全文，把握语篇核心内容（暴风雨袭击村庄造成的损失及救援情况）；再针对每道题目，精准定位原文对应语句，结合题型特点分析选项，得出正确答案。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据第一段内容，被摧毁的房屋有14栋，严重损坏的有7栋，窗户或屋顶破损的有15栋，受损房屋总数为14+7+15=36，对应选项D。
2. 推理判断题：根据第二段Mr Tan的描述“I was eating with my wife and children when we heard a loud noise”以及“A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us”，可知暴风雨开始时他正在屋内，对应选项B。
3. 词义猜测题：最后一段提到福利机构给灾民提供食物、衣服和shelter，结合语境（灾民需要的除食物、衣物外，还有避难场所），可知shelter意为“避难所，待的地方”，对应选项D。
4. 标题概括题：全文围绕一场暴风雨的发生、造成的危害及相关情况展开，因此最佳标题为“A terrible storm”，对应选项A。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.D 4.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（细节理解）、英语阅读理解（推理判断）、英语阅读理解（词义猜测）、英语阅读理解（主旨概括）
【点评】
本题属于灾害防范主题的英语阅读理解，题型覆盖多种阅读核心技能，难度适中，要求学生能准确提取语篇细节、结合语境推理及概括主旨，适合考查初中阶段学生的英语阅读能力。
【难度系数】
0.4
本题是一篇关于暴风雨灾害的英语阅读理解题，共设置4道选择题，分别考查细节信息查找、推理判断、词义猜测和主旨标题概括能力。解题思路为：先通读全文，把握语篇核心内容（暴风雨袭击村庄造成的损失及救援情况）；再针对每道题目，精准定位原文对应语句，结合题型特点分析选项，得出正确答案。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据第一段内容，被摧毁的房屋有14栋，严重损坏的有7栋，窗户或屋顶破损的有15栋，受损房屋总数为14+7+15=36，对应选项D。
2. 推理判断题：根据第二段Mr Tan的描述“I was eating with my wife and children when we heard a loud noise”以及“A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us”，可知暴风雨开始时他正在屋内，对应选项B。
3. 词义猜测题：最后一段提到福利机构给灾民提供食物、衣服和shelter，结合语境（灾民需要的除食物、衣物外，还有避难场所），可知shelter意为“避难所，待的地方”，对应选项D。
4. 标题概括题：全文围绕一场暴风雨的发生、造成的危害及相关情况展开，因此最佳标题为“A terrible storm”，对应选项A。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.D 4.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（细节理解）、英语阅读理解（推理判断）、英语阅读理解（词义猜测）、英语阅读理解（主旨概括）
【点评】
本题属于灾害防范主题的英语阅读理解，题型覆盖多种阅读核心技能，难度适中，要求学生能准确提取语篇细节、结合语境推理及概括主旨，适合考查初中阶段学生的英语阅读能力。
【难度系数】
0.4