高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 270

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高二英语阅读理解强化训练附解析Day 270

Passage 1

Sweat rolled off my forehead as my younger brother and I sat under the

tree.

“Hi, Jason,” said my brother, Chad. “Do you hear the train?” I listened,

but I heard only thunder in the distance. It was still miles away, but I heard

it. It grew stronger and louder as it gained speed and got closer. How could

that be? I wondered.

We were about to grab our bikes to see what it actually was when we

stopped. What looked like a flock of birds darkened the sky overhead.

When I looked at it closer, I realized it wasn’t birds. It was a tornado(

龙卷

风

). The hairs on the back of my neck stood up as the air turned green and

heavy. The sun disappeared. The wind strengthened and roared. I grabbed

Chad’s arm and pulled him toward the house.

I tried to open the door, but it was as if an invisible force pushed against

me. The door refused to open. When we finally managed to get inside, we

found it was as dark as night. Our family had practiced a tornado safety

plan many times. But I had never imagined that it would be just Chad and

me at home the first time we needed to use it.

“Inside the closet!” I yelled. It was small and crowded, but we got in it

anyway. Chad began to cry. “It’s going to be all right. “ I told him. But I

was worried about Mom. I hope she’d found a safe place to wait out the

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storm.

The storm continued to rage. I heard a thud on the roof. The whole

house creaked and groaned. Then it was quiet. I opened the door and we

inched our way out of the closet. Rain had got in through the open window

and wet the carpets. A kitchen window had shattered, its screen blown away.

I looked at the backyard. The tree was uprooted, and broken branches lay

on the ground.

“Jason, I can’t get service,” Chad said as he held the phone in his hand.

We had no electricity, either. I glanced at the wall clock. Had it been only

20 minutes since we’d first heard the thunder?

Then I heard footsteps toward the house. Mom had made it home safely.

“Boys!” she yelled. “Are you all right?”

We ran out and hugged her. The sun came out, and this time it shone

bright and clear.

1. When the tornado struck, ________.

A. the boys felt terrified and asked for help

B. a flock of birds darkened the sky overhead

C. the boys protected themselves in a safe place

D. the sound of the train grew stronger and louder

2. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Mom had trouble in finding the boys.

B. Jason knew how to deal with a tornado.

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