A newly-wed couple on a four-month honeymoon were hit by six natural disasters, including the Australian floods, Christchurch earthquake and Japanese tsunami.
Stefan and Erika Svanstrom left Stockholm, Sweden, on December 6 and were immediately stranded in Munich, Germany, due to one of Europe's worst snowstorms. Travelling with their baby daughter, they flew on to Cairns in Australia which was then struck by one of the most tremendous tonadoes in the nation's history. From there, the couple, in their 20s, were forced to shelter for 24 hours on the cement floor of a shopping centre with 2,500 others. "Trees were being knocked over and big branches were scattered across the streets," Mr Svanstrom told Sweden's Express newspaper. "We escaped by the skin of our teeth," said Svanstrom.
They then headed south to Brisbane but the city was experiencing massive flooding, so they crossed the country to Perth where they narrowly escaped raging bush fires. The couple then flew to Christchurch, New Zealand, arriving just after a massive magnitude 6.3 earthquake destroyed the city on February 22. Mrs. Svanstrom said, "When we got there the whole town was a war zone." "We could not visit the city since it was completely blocked off, so instead we travelled around before going to Japan." But days after the Svanstroms arrived, Tokyo was rocked by Japan's largest earthquake since records began. "The trembling was horrible and we saw roof tiles fly off the buildings," Mr. Svantrom said. "It was like the buildings were swaying back and forth."
The family returned to Stockholm on March 29,2011 after a much calmer visit to their last destination China. But Mr. Svanstrom, who also survived the destructive Boxing Day tsunami that hit southeast Asia in 2004, said the marriage was still going strong. He added, "I know marriages have to endure some trials, but I think we have been through most of them." "We've certainly experienced more than our fair share of catastrophes, but the most important thing is that we're together and happy." Mrs. Svantrom added: “ To say we were unlucky with the weather doesn’t really cover it! It’s so absurd that now we can only laugh.”
小題1:How many countries did the couple visit during their honeymoon?
A．6. B．5.C．4. D．3.
小題2:What's the right order of the following things according to the passage?
a. The couple headed south to Brisbane.
b. The couple flew to Cairns.
c. The couple flew to Christchurch.
d. The couple were stranded in Munich.
A．a(chǎn)-b-c-d
B．a(chǎn)-c-b-d
C．d-b-c-a
D．d-b-a-c
小題3:By saying "We escaped by the skin of our teeth.", Mr. Svanstrom meant that _____
A．The tornadoes was tremendous
B．They escaped from the tornadoes easily.
C．They had a narrow escape from the tornadoes
D．There was something wrong with their teeth
小題4:According to the last two paragraphs, which word can best describe Mr. Svanstrom?
A．a(chǎn)mbitious.
B．enthusiastic
C．considerate
D．optimistic

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:D 

試題分析：度蜜月本該是很甜蜜的事，陽(yáng)光、沙灘、愛(ài)的誓言……但是如果你不幸遇上了自然災(zāi)害，而且它還像靈魂附體一樣到處跟著你呢？瑞典的一對(duì)新婚夫婦竟然在4個(gè)月的蜜月期里經(jīng)歷了6場(chǎng)天災(zāi)，真是創(chuàng)奇跡了……
小題1:文章提到夫婦倆到過(guò)的國(guó)家：Australian floods, Christchurch earthquake Japanese tsunami. Germany， China 可知答案是5個(gè)。選B
小題2:排序題：從第一段可知是d-b，從第二段可知是a-c。選D
小題3:句意理解題：從前面的描寫(xiě)："Trees were being knocked over and big branches were scattered across the streets,"可知他們是在洪水中死里逃生。選C
小題4:從最后一段的句子："We've certainly experienced more than our fair share of catastrophes, but the most important thing is that we're together and happy." 可知他們是很樂(lè)觀的。選D 
點(diǎn)評(píng)：做題時(shí)可以結(jié)合自己的生活常識(shí)和經(jīng)驗(yàn)，再通過(guò)邏輯推理和判斷，理解文章的言外之意，從而揭示文章的深層涵義。推理判斷題的答案不可能在文章中直接找到，因此推理時(shí)我們務(wù)必要忠于原文，在文章中尋找并確定可推論的依據(jù)，即：已知部分－推論的前提，從中推測(cè)出未知部分－推理的結(jié)論，切忌妄加評(píng)論，把自己的觀點(diǎn)當(dāng)成作者的觀點(diǎn)。
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