Unit 2 Cloning Learning about language课时作业

第一节 阅读理解 (共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　A

　　Natural disasters have hit Asia hard in recent years, taking hundreds of thousands of lives. But while these tragedies have destroyed homes and lives, they have also created heroes.

　　The hero: Muelmar Magallanes

　　The story: As the heavy rain was destroying homes and villagers in Manila, the 18­year­old worker jumped into action. Muelmar swam through the floods (洪水) and pulled 30 of his neighbors to safety. After pushing a mother and baby to shore on a small boat, the tired hero was lost in the water, and his body was discovered the next day."He gave his life for my baby，" said Menchie Penalosa, the child's mother."I will never forget him."

　　The hero: Tilly Smith

　　The story: You never know when those lessons learned in geography class will be put to good use. For Smith, just 10 years old at the time, being able to recognize the warning signs of a tsunami, saved about 100 lives at a holiday center in Thailand. The English schoolgirl was walking on a beach in Phuket when she noticed the water was coming in, but it wasn't going out again. A tsunami, she realized, was just minutes away. Her father told everyone to leave the beach. That beach was one of the few in Phuket where no one was killed or seriously injured.

　　The heroes: Aisah, Neneh, Azmi, Nuraida and Sulastri

　　The story: For these five women from the village of Lampaseh, the tsunami took everything. That day, Aisah lost her 17­day­old granddaughter, Neneh lost seven of her nine children, Azmi lost her parents, Nuraida lost three of her sisters and brothers, and Sulastri lost her husband, daughter and youngest son. All lost their homes. Everything was gone except for their strong belief. Soon after the tsunami, the five women went back to clean up the village. These women lost nearly everything, except their determination to rebuild their lives.

语篇解读：本文是记叙文。文章介绍了几个英雄的伟大事迹。

　　1．What happened to Muelmar?

　　A．He lost his family in a flood.

　　B．He was found dead on a boat.

　　C．He took part in a swimming race.

　　D．He saved others at the cost of his own life.

解析：选D　细节理解题。根据文中描写的第一个英雄Muelmar Magallanes的事迹