B
When the sand began kicking up and hitting our faces, I started to worry that maybe we had made a mistake.
That afternoon, my dad had stood on the deck (露台) of our home and laughed as our neighbors packed up their cars and headed inland. They left to spend the night in motels or at friends’ homes that were out of range of approaching summer storm.
Challenging the weather that threatened to damping our spirits, we lit a fire on the beach. Dad told jokes and we had a good time. When it was 6:30 p.m., all laughter disappeared. Our eyes were drawn to the sky. A tornado (龙卷风) was headed straight for us! In a flash, we were all on our feet. The wind started screaming and now we were running to the cottage. My mom stopped next to the front door. “Where can we go?” She shouted at my dad.
Most cottages on this part of Lake Michigan had been built without basements. Ours was no exception. The huge windows and the cottage itself wouldn’t offer safety from high wind.
“Follow me!” my dad yelled. We crawled (爬) beneath the deck, pressing ourselves against the foundation of the cottage. Between the deck supports, we watched the approaching storm in silent terror.[来源:学科网]
My dad shouted, “Hold on!” and something else I couldn’t hear over the screaming wind. I think he was praying. By the time it reached our cottage, it was nothing more than a strong wind. The rest of the storm lasted for an hour and then simply blew away.
“Next time, we’ll stay inland at Grandma’s. Okay?” my dad said.
【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了在海滩遇到龙卷风，一家人抵御龙卷风的经历。
5. What did the family do before the storm came?
6. What was the family’s immediate action when they saw the tornado approach?
7. Where did the family stay in the storm?
8. What can be the best title for the text?
本题属于事实细节题，根据文章第一段“Challenging the weather that threatened to damping our spirits, we lit a fire on the beach.”可知，天气大变的时候，我们在沙滩上点起火，说以暴风雨来临时，作者正在沙滩上。所以选择B选项。
事实细节题。根据文章第一段“Challenging the weather that threatened to damping our spirits, we lit a fire on the beach.”可知，作者当时正在沙滩上。所以选择B选择正确。
对the sand理解不准确。
本题属于事实细节题，根据文章第二段“A tornado (龙卷风) was headed straight for us! In a flash, we were all on our feet. The wind started screaming and now we were running to the cottage.”可知，他们立刻跑向屋子。根据“We crawled (爬) beneath the deck, pressing ourselves against the foundation of the cottage.”可知，他们并不是在地上爬，而是在房屋地板下紧贴着小屋地基爬行，所以C不正确。紧紧地闭上双眼并没有在文章里出现，所以D不正确。所以选择A选项。
事实细节题。根据文章第三段“A tornado (龙卷风) was headed straight for us! In a flash, we were all on our feet. The wind started screaming and now we were running to the cottage.”可知，在龙卷风临近的时候，我们立刻做出的行为是跑向小屋，所以选择A正确。
对immediate的理解不够清晰，不能把握住几个连续行为的顺序。
本题属于事实细节题，根据文章第二段“Between the deck supports, we watched the approaching storm in silent terror.”可知，他们是在地板支撑物之间，而不是在地下室里，是可以看到外面暴风雨的，所以选择C选项。
事实细节题。根据文章倒数第三段“Between the deck supports, we watched the approaching storm in silent terror.”可知，在暴风雨发生的时候，他们应该是待在房屋地板下，所以选择C正确。
文章细节较多，不能准确在文章中找到答案。不清楚deck意思，容易和basement相混淆。
本题属于主旨大意题，Life on the beach只说出了事情发生的地点，An Unusual Cottage只点出了再这次龙卷风中起了很大作用的小屋，My Admirable Family点出了与龙卷风抗衡的一家人，这几个选项都只说到了事情的一部分，也没有概括出整个事件的内容，而Surviving a Storm则概括出了整篇文章的主旨大意，所以选择B选项。
主旨大意题。根据整篇可知，这篇文章讲述了作者一家人在海滩上与龙卷风抗争的一次经历，所以选择B选择正确。
容易只看到表面，不能提炼深层次的涵义。