【中级类英语听力】26
时间：2018-12-03 作者：英语课 分类：中级类英语听力
Uncle Henry sat on the doorstep and looked anxiously at the sky, which was even grayer than usual. Dorothy stood in the door with Toto in her arms, and looked at the sky too. Aunt Em was washing the dishes. From the far north they heard a low wail 1 of the wind, and Uncle Henry and Dorothy could see where the long grass bowed in waves before the coming storm. There now came a sharp whistling in the air from the south, and as they turned their eyes that way they saw ripples 2 in the grass coming from that direction also. Suddenly Uncle Henry stood up. "There's a cyclone 3 coming, Em," he called to his wife. "I'll go look after the stock." Then he ran toward the sheds where the cows and horses were kept. Aunt Em dropped her work and came to the door. One glance told her of the danger close at hand. "Quick, Dorothy!" she screamed. "Run for the cellar!" Toto jumped out of Dorothy's arms and hid under the bed, and the girl started to get him. Aunt Em, badly frightened, threw open the trap door in the floor and climbed down the ladder into the small, dark hole. Dorothy caught Toto at last and started to follow her aunt. When she was halfway 4 across the room there came a great shriek 5 from the wind, and the house shook so hard that she lost her footing and sat down suddenly upon the floor.
1. What did Uncle Henry warn his wife?
He predicted an earthquake
A cyclone was coming
There was a rising flood
A large wildfire was destroying their crops
2. Where did they need to run for cover?
The cellar
The bedroom
Outdoor
3. Where did Dorothy end up?
With her aunt in a safe spot
On the floor of the house
Outside to look after the cows and horses
Under the bed
- Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.观众席里，一位老太太伤心地哭起来。
- One of the small children began to wail with terror.小孩中的一个吓得大哭起来。
- The moon danced on the ripples. 月亮在涟漪上舞动。
- The sea leaves ripples on the sand. 海水在沙滩上留下了波痕。
- An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
- The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。
- We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
- In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。