答案:A

解析:细节理解题。由倒数第二段可知, 作者握紧手时非常害怕。

6. Paragraph 2 describes the　　　.

A. injuries suffered by the writer

B. effects of a bad nightmare

C. disorder in the classroom

D. writer's fear of death

答案:C

解析:从文章第二段中所提到的孩子、桌子、椅子、屋子等均可说明这个地方是教室, 而且是一片混乱。

7. At the end of the passage there is a feeling of　　　.

A. panic B. hope

C. sorrow D. excitement

答案:B

解析:推理判断题。从文章最后一句我们可以看出他可能死不了了, 应感觉有希望了。

8. The underlined word "ceased" in the last paragraph probably means "　　　".

A. continued B. lasted

C. stopped D. increased

答案:C

解析:词义猜测题。由最后一句"Perhaps I wasn't going to die. "可推知, 那种摇晃已经停止了。ceased与stopped的含义最接近。

　　When newspapers and radios report the damage caused by a hurricane (飓风)called Hazel, girls named Hazel are probably played a joke on by others. To keep out of trouble, the Weather Bureau says, "Any resemblance(相似)between hurricane names and the names of particular girls is only accidental. "

　　Some women became angry because hurricanes are given their names, but many other women are proud to see their names make headlines. They don't even care that they are the names of destructive storms. Because more women seem to like it than dislike it, the Weather Bureau has decided to continue using girls' names for hurricanes.

　　In some ways a hurricane is like a person. After it is born, it grows and develops, then becomes old and dies. Each hurricane has a character of its own. Each follows its own way through the world, and people remember it long after it has gone. So it is natural to give hurricanes names, and to talk about them almost as if they were alive.

9. What happens to the girls named Hazel when hurricane Hazel is reported?

A. They suffer from hurricanes.

B. The Weather Bureau looks for them.