C

People sometimes say, “It’s raining cats and dogs!” when there is a heavy rain. Nobody has ever really seen cats and dogs falling from the sky, but there have been many reports of other strange things “raining” down. In 1956, the people of a town in the USA saw a small black clo ud in the sky. It started to rain from the cloud normally, but only in a small area. The cloud then turned white, and fish started to fall to the ground. Most of them were still alive.

Duri ng a storm in July 1901, in Minneapolis, people heard something falling from the sky that did not sound like rain. When they went outside, they found all types of frogs covering four streets.

There are other reports of strange “rains” failing from the sky includ ing worms, insects and snakes. Can these strange “rains” be explained by science? Scientists usually say that a tornado (龙卷风) has picked up the animals from a river or ocean, carried them for miles, and then dropped them somewhere else. But this does not completely explain all of them. On May 15, 1890, in Italy, there was a rain of bloodbirds’ blood. Scientists said that flying birds must have been torn(撕碎) to pieces by strong winds. But if so, why did only their blood fall from the sky, and not other parts of their bodies? And anyway, there were no strong winds that day!

66. What does it mean when people say, “It’s raining cats and dogs”?

A. Cats and dogs are falling from the sky.

B. It’s raining heavily.

C. Animals started to fall to the ground.

D. There is a black cloud.

67. Which of the following has not been reported as strange things failing from the sky?

A. Cats and dogs.                         B. Worms and insects.

C. Fish and blood.                        D. Snakes and frogs.

68. According to scientists, what can move things from the ground to the sky?

A. Storms.          B. Rains.           C. Clouds.           D. Tornadoes.

69. Scientists’ explanation for rain of blood is that ________.

A. the tornado picked up the birds’ blood

B. there were no strong winds that day

C. flying bir ds were torn into pieces by strong winds

D. other parts of birds’ bodies did not fall with the blood

70. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Strange “Winds” .

B. Strange “Clouds” .

C. Strange “Rains” .

D. Strange “Animals”.

D

Once upon a time all feelings went to an island for a vacation, and each was having a good time. Suddenly, a warning of a strong storm was announced, so all rushed to their boats. Yet, Love did not wish to run away quickly. There was so much to do. But as the clouds darkened, Love realized it was time to leave. But there were no boats to use. Love looked around with hope.

Just then Richness was passin g by Love in a large boat. Love shouted, “Richness, can you take me with you?” Richness answered, “No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you. ”

Love decided to ask Vanity(虚荣) who was also passing by in a beautiful boat for help, But Vanity said with a cold voice, “No, I can’t take you with me. My boat will get dirty with your mummy feet.”

Sorrow passed by after some time. Again, Love asked for help. But it was useless. “No, I can’t take you with me. I am so sad. I want to be by myself.”

When Happiness passed by a few minutes later, Love again called for help. But Happiness was so happy that it hardly cared about anyone else.

Love was growing worried and hopeless. Just then somebody called out, “Come, Love, I will take you with me.” Love did not know who was being so kind, but jumped onto the boat happily.

After getting off the boat, Love met Knowledge. Love asked, “Knowledge, do you know who was so kind to give me a lift when no one else wished to help?”

Knowledge smiled, “Oh, that was Time.”

“Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?” Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, “Because only Time is able to understand how valuable(有价值的) Love is.”

71. According to the passa ge, which one did not go to an island for a vacation?

A. Love.

B. Richness.

C. Vanity

D. Knowledge

72. Which word has the same meaning as “Sorrow”?

A. Worry

B. Anger

C. Sadness

D. Smile

73 Other feelings passed by Love in their boats one by one. Which is the right order according to the passage?

A. Richness→ Vanity→ Sorrow→ Happiness→ Time

B. Richness→ Happiness→ Sorrow→ Vanity→ Time

C. Time → Richness→ Vanity→ Sorrow→ Happiness

D. Richness→ Happiness→ Vanity→ Sorrow→ Time

74. Why didn’t Vanity take Love with him in his boat?

A .Because there was no place for Love in his boat.

B. Because he thought Love would make his boat dirty.

C. Because he wa nted to stay alone.

D. Because he didn’t care about anyone else.

75. What can we learn from the passage?

A. When we are rich, we may pay more attention to Love.

B. All the feelings are important in our life except Love.

C. As time goes by, we can realize the importance of Love.

D. When we are in happiness and sorrow, we shouldn’t remember Love.