14．People sometimes say，"It's raining cats and dogs!"when there is a heavy rain．Nobody has ever really seen cats and dogs falling from the sky，but there have been many reports of other strange things"raining"down．In 1956，the people of a town in the USA saw a small black cloud in the sky．It started to rain from the cloud normally，but only in a small area．The cloud then turned white，and fish started to fall to the ground．Most of them were still alive．
During a storm in July 1901，in Minneapolis，people heard something falling from the sky that did not sound like rain．When they went outside，they found all types of frogs covering four streets．
There are other reports of strange"rains"failing from the sky including worms，insects and snakes．
Can these strange"rains"be explained by science？Scientists usually say that a tornado （龍卷風） has picked up the animals from a river or ocean，carried them for miles，and then dropped them somewhere else．But this does not completely explain all of them．On May 15，1890，in Italy，there was a rain of blood¾birds'blood．Scientists said that flying birds must have been torn to pieces by strong winds．But if so，why did only their blood fall from the sky，and not other parts of their bodies？And anyway，there were no strong winds that day!
61．What does it mean when people say，"It's raining cats and dogs"？B
A．Cats and dogs are falling from the sky．
B．It's raining heavily．
C．Animals started to fall to the ground．
D．There is a black cloud．
62．Which of the following has not been reported as strange things failing from the sky？A
A．Cats and dogs．
B．Worms and insects．
C．Fish and blood．
D．Snakes and frogs．
63．What does the underlined word"torn"mean？B
A．破裂
B．撕破
C．切碎
D．割破
64．Scientists'explanation for rain of blood is thatB．
A．the tornado picked up the birds'blood
B．flying birds were torn into pieces by strong winds
C．there were no strong winds that day
D．other parts of birds'bodies did not fall with the blood
65．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage？C
A．Strange"Winds"
B．Strange"Clouds"
C．Strange"Rains"
D．Strange"Animals"
分析 人們看到下大雨有時會說："It's raining cats and dogs！"沒有人真的見過貓和狗從天上掉下來，但已經有報道說有其他奇怪的東西"掉"下來．1956年，美國一個小鎮(zhèn)的人們看見天空中一個小朵黑云．它一開始下雨，但只在一小片地區(qū)，后來云就變白了，魚開始落在地上．他們中的大多數都還活著． 1901年七月，在明尼阿波利斯的一場暴雨中，人們聽到天空中一些像是雨聲掉落的聲音，當他們出來時，他們發(fā)現街道上有各種各樣的青蛙． 還有其他報道過"下雨"下的奇怪的東西，包括蠕蟲、昆蟲和蛇等． 這些奇怪的"雨"能用科學來解釋嗎？科學家們通常說，龍卷風可以將動物從河流或海洋攜帶幾英里，然后把它們放在別的地方．但這并不能完全解釋所有的事情．1890年5月15日，意大利下了一場鳥的血雨．科學家說鳥兒一定是被強風撕裂．但如果是這樣，為什么只有它們的血從天上掉下來的，而沒有身體的其他部位？而且那天并沒有大風！
解答 BABBC
51．B 句子理解題．根據 第一段People sometimes say，"It's raining cats and dogs!"when there is a heavy rain 可知人們看到下大雨有時會說："It's raining cats and dogs！"可見雨下的很大，傾盆大雨，故選B．
52．A 理解判斷題．根據 including worms，insects and snakes 可知 包括蠕蟲、昆蟲和蛇等，When they went outside，they found all types of frogs covering four streets 當他們出來時，他們發(fā)現街道上有各種各樣的青蛙，The cloud then turned white，and fish started to fall to the ground 后來云就變白了，魚開始落在地上，On May 15，1890，in Italy，there was a rain of blood--birds'blood 1890年5月15日，意大利下了一場鳥的血雨，沒有說下貓和狗，故選A．
53．D 細節(jié)理解題． 根據最后一段的 Scientists usually say that a tornado （龍卷風） has picked up the animals from a river or ocean 可知科學家們通常說，龍卷風可以將動物從河流或海洋攜帶幾英里，故選D．
54．C 細節(jié)理解題． 根據 根據最后一段的Scientists said that flying birds must have been torn（撕碎） to pieces by strong winds 可知 科學家說鳥兒一定是被強風撕裂，故選C．
55．C 主旨大意題．根據文章內容可知都是在講下雨下的奇怪的東西，包括青蛙，魚等，所以奇怪的雨最為貼切，故選C．
點評 做題時要在理解好文意的基礎上，與題目有機的結合，從文章中找到相關細節(jié)性的句子與選項細細比對，進行選擇或推理判斷，選出符合文章內容的正確選項．做題注意靈活，有時可采用排除法或直選法確定出最終答案．
