the morning. It’s easy to remember things at that time. Do you agree?

B: Yes, I’ll do some reading instead.

A: 44

B: Never! I just listen to what the teacher says.

A: That’s not good. You should write down the important things that the teacher tells you. After class you can review them.

B: OK. I’ll buy a notebook.

A: Good luck to you!

B: 45

第三部分：阅读理解(20分)

Ⅴ、阅读理解。根据短文内容从短文后所给各题的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，完成46-55题。(每小题2分，共20分)

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Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying (摧毁) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was

killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.

A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for

over an hour.

“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “When we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but

then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”

Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.

“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”

Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter.

46. How many homes altogether (总共) were damaged in the storm?

A. Fourteen B. Twenty-one

C. Twenty-nine D. Thirty-six

47. Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?

A. He was in bed. B. He was inside the house.

C. He was outside th