The incident took place on Sunday，the 25th of June. On that particular day，a south wind had been gusting(勁吹) 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(地平線) 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(旋風(fēng))，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.
56.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
57.“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
58. 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    .
59.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

56. A   57. C   58. D    59. D

56．解析：這是一道細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。從第二段第二句“Black clouds loomed over the distant horizon so suddenly that we were taken by surprise.”可知，A選項(xiàng)正確。
57．解析：這是一道判斷題。這句話翻譯成漢語是“對于莊稼，我們能做的很少”，四個選項(xiàng)中只有C的意思符合，因此C正確。
58．解析：這是一道推測題。這句話提到了storm會對stock and crops產(chǎn)生傷害。后面先說了crops，然后講到了對animals的保護(hù)。由此可知，stock指的是animal，因此選D。
59．解析：這是一道推斷題。從文中來看，河水漫過河堤，不可能沒有傷害，因此A不正確；河水漫過河堤是As expected，因此B也不正確；而C的內(nèi)容顯然不符合。從最后一段來看，如果暴風(fēng)雨不突然停止的話，我們將遭受更大的災(zāi)難。因此D正確。
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