Don’t
you want to go to school? You could tell your parents you’re ill. But
last Monday, students from Shanghai and Zhejiang had an even better excuse: a
typhoon(臺風)!
Typhoon Khanun hit East China on September 11. In Shanghai, all the school were
closed the next day, Monday.
It was the
first time that Shanghai had to close schools because of bad weather.
But some students still came to school that day. “ I didn’t get the notice that
the school was closing,” said Shen Sheng, a Junior 2 student from Shanghai
Aiguo School. “ But it was nice that we could play in school rather than
study.”
The school kept
Shen and other 20 students safe inside and let them play sports like table
tennis.
But the storm wasn’t all fun games. Typhoon Khanun killed 14 people. In
Zhejiang, it damaged about 8,000 houses. More than one million people
had to be taken to safer places.
Every year, typhoons hit different places around the world. Most happen in
July, August and September. This year 15 typhoons hit China. Khanun was the
strongest. Typhoons bring strong winds and rains. The winds can blow away
houses and cars. The rains are bad for farmers’ fields.
Typhoon also kills people. Earlier this month, Typhoon Talim hit East and
Central China. It killed at least 124 people.
1.When was the first time that Shanghai had to close all
the schools?
A. In
August B. In July C. On Sep.11.
D. On Sep.12.
2.Shanghai had to close all the schools that day because
of _____.
A. bad
traffic B. heavy rain C. Typhoon Khanun D.
Typhoon Talim
3.What did
Shanghai Aiguo School do with Shen Sheng and some other students when they
still came to school that day?
A. They were kept safe inside and
played sports like table tennis.
B. They were asked to go
back home as quickly as possible.
C. They were sent back
home by their teachers at once.
D. They still had classed
in the classroom as usual.
4.What does the word “damage” in Paragraph 6 mean?
A.建造 B.損毀 C.傷害 D.裝飾
5.According to the passage, which of the following is
TRUE?
A. If a typhoon hits, many students
shouldn’t go to school or go out.
B. More than one million people were
killed in Zhejiang that day.
C. Every year, 15 typhoons hit
different places around the world.
D. Typhoons do a lot of harm to farmers’
fields and human beings.
