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四、阅读理解 (A) A great French writer has said that we should help everyone as much as possible because we often need help ourselves.The small even can help the great.To this effect he tells the following simple story. An ant was drinking at a small stream and suddenly fell in. She made great efforts to reach the bank，but made no progress at a11.The poor ant，almost exhausted，was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her. Moved with pity the bird threw her a blade of grass，which supported her like a raft(木筏)，and thus she reached the bank again.While she was resting and drying herself in the grass she heard a man approaching.He was walking along bare-footed and carrying a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove he wished to kill her，and he would certainly have done so，but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire.He stopped to see what had bitten him，and the dove immediately flew away.It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life. 41.According to the French writer，we often need help from others，therefore we should_____. A.help others as much as we can B.help those who may be useful to us C.get as much help as possible D.both B and C 42.An ant fell in the stream and could not reach the bank ____. A.because she did not try to B.because she tried too hard C.because she did not cry for help D.no matter how hard she tried 43.Exhausted as she was，the ant _____. A.lost hope B.stopped trying C.cried for help D.went on trying 44.The ant finally got on the bank——. A.when the water pushed her B.with the help of a blade of grass C.with the help of a piece of wood D.when the dove reached out a log for her 45.The writer tells this story in order to show——. A.how brave the dove is B.how clever the ant is C.why we should help others D.how we should help others .. (B) BEIJING, June 10(Xinhua)—Torrential rains that plagued southern China for days have killed 66 people and resulted in 12 missing by 6:00 p.m.(Beijing time) on Sunday, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. “Floods caused by heavy rains have affected about 294,800 hectares of crops, completely destroying 53,000 hectares of them,” said an official with the ministry. The floods have torn down 48,000 and damaged 94,000 houses in southern China, and forced about 591,000 people to evacuate from (疏散，撤离)their homes, the official said. From Wednesday to Saturday, continuous torrential rains, mudslides and floods hit Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Jiangxi and Fujian, affecting more than 8,97 million people.The disasters have caused an overall economic loss of more than 2.9 billion yuan (371 million U.S. dollars), according to the ministry .The ministry has sent rescue teams to the disaster areas to assist relief work . In Guangdong, heavy rains have killed 18 people and left four missing by 3:00 p.m on Sunday, according to local authorities. A total of 1.72 million people were affected in the province, which has evacuated 72,400 people from their homes. . Floods have damaged 49 roads in the seriously affected Merzhou City, of which 29 remained close to traffic by 7:00 p.m. Death toll in torrential floods in south China’s Guangsi Zhuang Autonomous Reginon has reached 13 and one remained missing by Sunday, according to local civil affairs authority. More than 1.97 million people have been afected after the floods triggered by (由……引发)continuous heavy rains hit some 40 counties since Wednesday. According to the local civil affairs bureau, 9,200 houses were knocked down and 75,181 hectares of crops were affected, incurring 529 million yuan (about 70 million U.S. dollars in direct economic losses. The rainstorms have subsided and the rain belt is moving out of Guangxi，but the water levels in major rivers will keep rising in next few days ,according to the latest forecast of the region’s meteorological bureau on Sunday afternoon. 46.The underlined phrase “tore down” (para 1) is closee in meaning to ____________. A. knocked down B. placed down C. set down D. torn open 47. In Meizhou city, 49 roads were damaged and by 7:00 pm only __________ roads can be used again. A. 66 B. 29 C. 20 D. 19 48. Which of the following statements is true according to the news? A. Hubei is one of the provinces struck by the torrential rains B. 13 people died in Guangdong province as a result of the floods C. the floods have caused a total loss of nearly 3 billion yuan. D. the rain belt will remain in Guangxi in the next few days. 49. What’s the best title for this news story? A. a disaster B. heavy rains C. a flood D. heavy rains in Southern China 50. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. the rainstorms are becoming stronger B. the water levels in major rivers are to go down soon C. the rainstorms are becoming less powerful D. in the next few days rainstorms will stay in Guangxi (责任编辑：admin) |