You have probably heard the expression，“It’s raining cats and dogs outside．”That means 16  it’s raining very hard I not that  17  cats and dogs are falling from the  18  ．However，one day in June，1882，it really did rain  19  over Dubuque，Iowa．The frogs  20  falling along with hailstones(冰雹)during a  21  storm．

    Hail is formed when drops of rainwater are  22  by heavy winds and are carried high up into the air．There the raindrops become frozen．Many drops may freeze  23  to form balls of ice；these ice balls，or hailstones，then  24  to earth．

    During the storm in Dubuque，the strong winds lifted small frogs from nearby ponds(池塘) 25  the air along with raindrops．When some of these frogs became covered with ice，both hailstones and“frog-stones”fell onto the ground．

1.A．that       B．how        C．why        D．if

2.A．careless    B． blind       C．dead        D．real

3.A．hill       B．tower       C．sky         D．building

4.A．cats       B．frogs       C．dogs        D．birds

5.A．stopped    B．enjoyed     C．began       D．forgot

6.A．popular    B．terrible      C．weekly      D．common

7.A．divided    B．added       C．changed      D．caught

8.A．together    B．alone       C．so           D．almost

9.A．hold       B．lose        C．keep         D．fall

10.A．from       B．into        C．after         D．by

 

You have probably heard the expression，“It’s raining cats and dogs outside．”That means16 it，S raining very hard I not that 17 cats and dogs are falling from the 18 ．However，one day in June，1882，it really did rain 19 over Dubuque，Iowa．The frogs 20 falling along with hailstones(冰雹)during a 21 storm．

　 Hail is formed when drops of rainwater are 22 by heavy winds and are carried high up into the air．There the raindrops become frozen．Many drops may freeze 23 to form balls of ice；these ice balls，or hailstones，then 24 to earth．

　 During the storm in Dubuque，the strong winds lifted small frogs from nearby ponds(池塘) 25 the air along with raindrops．When some of these frogs became covered with ice，both hailstones and“frog-stones”fell onto the ground．

16．A．that　　　 B．how　　　 C．why　　　 D．if

17．A．careless　 B．blind　　　 C．dead　　　 D．real

18．A．hill　　　 B．tower　　　 C．sky　　　　 D．building

19．A．cats　　　 B．frogs　　　 C．dogs　　　 D．birds

20．A．stopped　 B．enjoyed　　 C．began　　　 D．forgot

21．A．popular　 B．terrible　　 C．weekly　　 D．common

22．A．divided　 B．added　　　 C．changed　　 D．caught

23．A．together　 B．alone　　　 C．so　　　　　 D．almost

24．A．hold　　　 B．lose　　　 C．keep　　　　 D．fall

25．A．from　　　 B．into　　　 C．after　　　　 D．by

-I'm all wet．Can you pass me the________?

-OK．Here you are．

A．toy               B．tower                    C．towel                 D．pen

On the night of 23 July, 2011, a fast running train D301 from Beijing to Fuzhou suddenly hit another train which had already stopped there. The motor car accident happened in Wenzhou, China's eastern province of Zhejiang. It caused four carriages to fall off a bridge which is at least 30 metres high from the ground. 40 people have died in the accident. Among them were 2 foreigners: an Italian woman, Assunta Liguori, and a Chinese American, Cao Erxing. So far, most of the 39 bodies have been claimed by their relatives, based on ID cards, clothes and other characteristics, but the results of DNA tests are coming out in about one week or two. Another 210 people have been taken to hospitals in Wenzhou after the accident.
The accident study shows that it is the lightning strike that caused the big accident: the first train lost power because of a lightning strike and had to stop on the rail way. And after a few minutes it was soon hit from the back by another train following it. 
After the accident, questions have been raised over “what caused the accident” and “how to do with it”. During a visit to Wenzhou, where 39 people have been killed last weekend, Premier Wen calls for an transparent investigation into the cause of the accident, and he once again emphasized(强调) the importance of putting safety first in the country’s development.
【小题1】According to the report, _______ people got hurt in the accident.

A．40

B．42

C．210

D．250

【小题2】The underlined word “claim” means ______ in Chinese.

A．发现

B．掩埋

C．索赔

D．认领

【小题3】The motor car accident happened because of _______.

A．the lightning strike	B．running fast
C．high bridge	D．too many people

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．The accident happened in Zhejiang Province.

B．Train D301 was hit from the back by another train.

C．the 39 bodies have been claimed by the results of DNA tests.

D．Premier Wen came to Wenzhou after the accident.

【小题5】Premier Wen mainly tell the Chinese _________.

A．what caused the accident

B．how to do with the accident

C．the importance of our country’s development

D．how importance the safety is