Donald had his own difficulties in sleeping that night. Not just because of the bright lights of the shelter or people’s constant voices, it was the happening repeatedly nightmare that caused him to stay awake, to fear sleep. Donald was back in his small house. He did his best to ignore the howling winds outside his window. Yet he could not turn out the fearful whimpers (嗚咽) of his little dog, or the uncomfortable sounds of his mother anxious in her room next door, unable to sleep through the storm despite her insistence they would be all right.
Donald did not want his mother to be upset, but on some level, he was glad to hear she was awake, It meant he was not alone in the dark. Though he was 12, until recently it was impossible for Donald to fall asleep unless his mother lay down by his side.
Suddenly there was a crash. Their living room window is shattered (打碎) by 125 miles an hour winds. Troy rushed to Donald and sat anxiously on the edge of his bed. He did his best to calm his mother, and she had to comfort him. Soon water was seeping (滲入) into the single floor house. Quickly it rose from ankle level to leg level. At Donald’s insistence, they pushed their way through the water --- now chest high --- toward the front door. When they fought their way into the living room, water rose to their chins.
It was a struggle for the boy and mother to stay afloat. In a total panic, desperate to hold on to something, Troy caught a curtain rod. She was breathing hard, shouting that she couldn’t swim.
Donald cried out, “Mom! Hold on!” Just then Donald also caught a floatable wood board.
小題1:The passage is mainly about _____.
A．how a storm happened and caused damage
B．how a mother and son experienced a storm
C．how a mother and son survived a storm
D．how a son helped his mother in a storm
小題2:Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the story?
A．The rising water.B．The broken window.
C．The lucky dog.D．The noisy environment.
小題3:Which phrase can describe Troy’s feelings at the beginning of the storm most suitably?
A．In excitement. B．In calm.C．In anxiety.D．In despair.
小題4:What will the author most probably talk about next?
A．How the other people struggled in the storm.
B．Why the rainstorm happened.
C．What damage the rainstorm caused.
D．How Donald and Troy struggled to save themselves

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:D

小題1:主旨大意題。文章講述了一對母子體驗了一場暴風雨的經(jīng)歷。
小題2:細節(jié)題。文章倒數(shù)第三段提及了AB；文章第一段提及了D，但是并沒有提及C。
小題3:推理題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段Troy rushed to Donald and sat anxiously on the edge of his bed.可知母親很焦慮。
小題4:推斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段可知D正確。
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