Somepeopledon'tlikestormsbutIthinktheyareexciting.Weoftengetstormsattheendofahotsummerday.Thecloudsaresmallandwhiteatfirst.Howevertheygetbiggerandbiggeruntiltheymakeonelargeblackcloud.Theskygets

Question

Some people don't like storms but I think they are exciting.

We often get storms at the end of a hot summer day. The clouds are small and white at first. However they get bigger and bigger until they make one large black cloud. The sky gets dark and it starts to rain hard. And then the streets are like swimming pools. There is a flash of bright light in the sky and then after a few seconds? you can hear the loud "bang" of thunder (雷) ， Light travels very fast so we always see the lightning before we hear the thunder. If the clouds are one kilometre away you can slowly count "one two three" between the lightning and the thunder. If the clouds are two kilometres away you can count to six and so on.

Lightning is very beautiful but it can also be dangerous. Lightning is electricity "jumping" to the ground from a storm cloud. It usually hits tall build- ings ? so if you are outside when there is thunder and lightning don't stand under a tree.

(   ) 31. We can see in a storm.

   A. heavy rain   B. thunder

   C. A &B

(   ) 32. The streets are like swimming pools because

   A. the cloud is large and dark

   B. the sky gets dark

   C. it rains hard

(   ) 33. What does the underlined word "flash" mean?

   A. 闪光   B. 明亮   C. 响亮

(   ) 34. If the clouds are three kilometres away you can count to between the lightning and the thunder.

   A. three   B. six   C. nine

(   ) 35. What should we do when there is thun?der and lightning?

   A. Climb up a tree.

   B. Stand under a tree.

   C. Stay safe.

Answer 1

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