For hundreds of years, Japan has been hit, from time to time, by enormous (巨大的) tsunamis（海嘯）. These awful sudden risings of the sea are caused by earthquakes or underwater volcanic actions. The story of the boy Yuuki is the story of such a disaster.
Yuuki lived with his family in a seaside village, below a small mountain. One day, as he played on top of the mountain, Yuuki felt a small earthquake but it was not strong enough to frighten anybody and passed quickly. Soon after, however, Yuuki noticed the sea darken and begin running away from the shore very fast, leaving behind wide stretches of beach that had never been seen before.
With a grasp, Yuuki remembered reading that just before a terrible tsunami, the sea suddenly and quickly rolls backward. He ran to the beach, warning the villagers who had gathered to admire the new beach land.
“Get back!” shouted the boy, “There is a terrible danger!”
But no one listened. They laughed at him and continued playing in the new sand and watched the sea roll backward even more.
Desperate, Yuuki could think of only one thing to do. He lit a tree branch, raced to the rice fields and began burning the harvested rice. Then he called out, “Fire! Fire! Everyone run to the mountain! Now!”
When everyone reached the mountain-top, a villager cried out, “Yuuki is mad! I saw him set the fire.” Yuuki hung his head in shame, but said nothing as the villagers cursed him. Just then, someone shouted, “Look!”
In the distance what seemed to be a huge dark line was speeding towards the shore. As it got nearer the people realized the long thin line of darkness was the returning sea, towering like a mountain.
The villagers watched in terror as the water struck the shore, smashing over their homes then tearing out the land as it receded.
On the mountain everyone stared speechlessly at the destruction below.
“I'm sorry I burned the fields,” said Yuuki, his voice trembling.
“Yuuki,” village-chief answered. “You saved us all.”
The villagers cheered and raised Yuuki into the air. “We were going to
celebrate our rice harvest tonight,” said one, “but now we’ll celebrate that we’re all still alive!”
小題1:Where was Yuuki when the earthquake struck?
A．On the beach.
B．On the mountain.
C．In the rice fields.
D．At his family home.
小題2: In what order did the following events take place?
a. Yuuki set fire to the rice fields.
b. The villagers laughed and played on the beach.
c. The land was torn away by the water.
d. Yuuki ran to warn the villagers.
e. The villagers stared at the destruction.
f. The people were cursing Yuuki.
A．d, b, e, a, c, f
B．b, a, d, e, c, f
C．d, b, a, f, c, e
D．a(chǎn), d, b, e, f, c
小題3:How did Yuuki save the villagers from the disaster?
A．He told them about the earthquake.
B．He explained why the sea was flowing out.
C．He told the village chief to warn the people.
D．He set fire to the rice field.
小題4:What were the people planning to do before the tsunami struck their village?
A．Harvest the rice crop.
B．Play on the beach.
C．Climb the mountain.
D．Celebrate the rice harvest.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:D

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述一個叫Yuuki的日本男孩如何在海嘯來臨之前拯救村民的故事。文章介紹，Yuuki在山上玩耍時覺察到了細微的地震，并注意到大海的昏暗，他趕緊警告海濱的村民撤離，但是沒有人相信他。無奈之下，Yuuki放火焚燒了收割的稻谷以逼迫村民跑上山頂。就這樣，在海嘯來臨之前，Yuuki拯救了村民。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文One day, as he played on top of the mountain, Yuuki felt a small earthquake的描述可知，發(fā)生地震的時候，Yuuki在山上玩耍。故選B。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。從文章故事情節(jié)發(fā)展可知，Yuuki從山上跑來警告在海邊玩耍說笑的村民，村民不信，Yuuki于是放火焚燒稻谷，后被村民抓住，海嘯到來，駐地被水淹沒，村民注視著這毀滅性的災(zāi)害。故選C。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He lit a tree branch, raced to the rice fields and began burning the harvested rice的描述可知，Yuuki焚燒稻田逼迫村民山上才拯救了村民。故選D。
小題4:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文“We were going to celebrate our rice harvest tonight,” said one, “but now we’ll celebrate that we’re all still alive!”的描述可知，村民原本準(zhǔn)備慶祝水稻豐收。故選D。
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