【題目】 Although in 1947 we were still very new to the atomic age, we knew about mushroom clouds. A huge crack spread across the library wall upstairs, sending teachers and students screaming down the hall.

Had a new world war started? Pale-faced, our young science teacher quickly organized us for a fire drill. We huddled in little groups on the beach side of the school grounds and watched the spreading cloud darken the bright spring sky.

Rumors flew every which way, although two hours would pass before we got the full story.One rumor we heard was that the Texas City Monsanto Chemical plant had blown up; children whose parents worked there began to weep.

I froze—that was where my father was working that day.

The school bell called us back inside, and we were dismissed to find our way home the best way we could. I-d walked a quarter of the three-mile trip to my home when a car horn startled me to attention. My Uncle Barney pulled up alongside me in his old Ford. The instant I saw him, I knew my father was gone. Otherwise, Papa would have come for me himself.

As if in slow motion from a great distance, Uncle Barney motioned for me to get in. Numb with grief, I crawled into the back seat. I barely took notice of the man sitting there, and didn’t recognize him until he reached for me. When Papa put his strong arms around me, I forgot for a moment that Cherokees(柴羅基人) aren’t supposed to cry.

Many of my fellow students lost their parents in the explosion. Tragedy would one day come to our family, as it inevitably comes to all, but on the day Texas City blew up, it miraculously passed us by. Because he lost his keys on that April morning, as he explained, my father lived for another 32 years-we were to have a second lifetime forever.

【1】 What happened according to the first three paragraphs?

A. A war broke out. B. An earthquake happened.

C. An atomic bomb exploded. D. A chemical factory blew up.

【2】 How did the science teacher react to the accident?

A. He was sad. B. He acted quickly.

C. He panicked. D. He felt helpless.

【3】Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The author-s father didn-t have to work that day.

B. The author-s father had a narrow escape.

C. The school was near where the accident happened.

D. The author-s uncle broke the news of her father-s death.

【4】The author cried because

A. she was grateful that her father had survived

B. her father was killed in the accident

C. she was sad over the tragedy that day

D. her father didn’t meet her after school

【5】 What does the author intend to tell us?

A. Be prepared for the worst.

B. Be brave in disasters.

C. Cherish everything that you have.

D. Parents are the most important people.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】B

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

試題分析:本文講述德克薩斯州的孟山都化學(xué)工廠發(fā)生爆炸,我的父親那一天在那工作,我以為父親在已經(jīng)喪生,后來父親來接我我才得知他僥幸逃生,我對此感到十分慶幸,父親也繼續(xù)活了32年的故事。

【1】D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第二句One rumor we heard was that the Texas City Monsanto Chemical plant had blown up我們聽說的一個謠言就是德克薩斯州的孟山都化學(xué)工廠爆炸了,故選D

【2】B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句our young science teacher quickly organized us for a fire drill我們的科學(xué)老師迅速組織我們逃生,可知科學(xué)老師行動十分迅速,故選B

【3】B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一句Because he lost his keys on that April morning, as he explained, my father lived for another 32 years-we were to have a second lifetime forever.那個四月的早晨,因為他丟了鑰匙,我的父親又活了32年,即我的父親死里逃生了,故選B

【4】A推理分析題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后一句When Papa put his strong arms around me, I forgot for a moment that Cherokees(柴羅基人) aren’t supposed to cry.當父親用強有力的手臂抱著我時,我忘了柴羅基人不應(yīng)該哭,可知我對父親得以逃生感到很慶幸,故選A

【5】C推理分析題。本文通過講述我本以為父親在化學(xué)工廠爆炸事故中喪生,后來得知父親得以死里逃生感到十分慶幸,父親又活了32年的故事,即告訴我們要珍惜你所擁有的,故選C

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