三、阅读理解。(共20分)
第一节 阅读下列短文,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。(每小题1.5分,共15分)
A 原典品读
Dorothy lived in the Kansas Prairies(堪萨斯大草原) with Uncle Henry, a farmer, and Aunt Em, Henry's wife. They worked hard all day. In the small house, they dug a hole in the ground so they could hide in it if cyclones(旋风) happened.
They had a dog called Toto and Dorothy always played with it. Today, however, they were not playing. Uncle Henry sat on the doorstep and looked worried. Dorothy stood in the door with Toto in her arms. Aunt Em was washing the dishes.
They heard a low howl(呼啸) of the wind, and Uncle Henry and Dorothy could see the dark clouds coming to them and the storm was coming.
Suddenly Uncle Henry stood up.
"There's a cyclone coming, Em," he said. "I'll go to look after my cows and horses." Then he ran to the places for cows and horses.
Aunt Em dropped her work and came to the door. "Quick, Dorothy!" she shouted. "Run for the hole!"
Toto jumped out of Dorothy's arms and hid under the bed, and the girl started to get it. Aunt Em opened the door in the floor and climbed down into the small, dark hole. Dorothy caught Toto at last and started to follow her aunt. When she was halfway across the room, there came a strong wind. The house shook so hard that she lost her footing and fell down on the floor.
Then a strange thing happened.
The house whirled around and rose slowly through the air. Dorothy felt as if she were going up in a balloon.
—Adapted from *The Wonderful Wizard of Oz*
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D
)1. Why was there a small hole in the ground in the house?
A. To play inside.
B. To cook inside.
C. To make the house more beautiful.
D. To protect the people from cyclones.
(
C
)2. How many people are there in the story?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
(
B
)3. What does the underlined word "whirled" mean?
A. Stood still.
B. Moved quickly in a circle.
C. Jumped up and down.
D. Dropped slowly.
(
A
)4. (创新考法·信息排序)Which is the right order of the following things?
① They heard a low howl of the wind.
② Henry sat on the doorstep.
③ Em climbed down into the hole.
④ The house whirled around.
A. ②①③④
B. ②③①④
C. ③④①②
D. ③①④②
(
B
)5. (创新考法·情节推断)What would probably happen next in the story?
A. Dorothy would jump into the hole with Toto.
B. The wind would take Dorothy to a new place.
C. The cyclone wouldn't stop and the world would be terrible.
D. Uncle Henry would leave the house and help Dorothy.