Sarawassittingonthesofaandthinkingaboutherbirthdayparty．Becauseoftheterriblestorm，herparentsdecidedtohavethepartythenextweekend．Saradidn'tunderstandwhy．Theydidn'tliveneartheocean．"Sara，youcan'tsitth

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Sara was sitting on the sofa and thinking about her birthday party．Because of the terrible storm，her parents decided to have the party the next weekend．Sara didn't understand why．They didn't live near the ocean．
"Sara，you can't sit there all day，"her mother said．"We'll have your party next weekend．"
"It's not the same．My birthday is today，not next weekend．"Sara turned on the TV．She wanted to watch anything that wasn't about the storm．But just about every station was talking about it．"I can't even watch my favorite shows．This storm is ruining （毁灭） everything．"
Her mother sat down next to her．"The storm is ruining a lot．Look at that．Those people are trying to save their houses．Could you imagine if we lost our home？"
Sara looked at what was happening on the TV．The storm did look bad．She knew she'd be really sad if her family lost their home．
"What's going to happen to all those people？Will they be okay？"asked Sara．
"Usually when there's a big storm like this，people raise money and send food and other things to the homeless families．Some people even help rebuild houses．"
"I want to help too，"said Sara．"Maybe I could give my birthday money away．Those people are going to need it more than me．"
Her mother smiled．"I'm really proud of you，Sara．Helping others is a great way to weather （经受住） the storm．"

56．Which word best describes Sara at the beginning of the story？___
A．Excited．
B．Unhappy．
C．Worried．
D．Surprised．
57．What does the underlined word"it"in Paragraph 3 refer to？___  
A．The party．
B．The sofa．
C．The storm．
D．The weekend．
58．What can we learn from the passage？___
A．Sara and her family lived near the ocean．
B．Sara and her family nearly lost their home．
C．Sara learned the storm was really bad from TV．
D．Sara watched her favorite shows on her birthday．
59．At the end of the story，Sara decided to___．
A．give her birthday money away
B．send food to the homeless families
C．help the homeless people rebuild houses
D．invite the homeless people to her birthday party
60．Which is the best title of this passage？___
A．A terrible experience                      
B．Having a birthday party   
C．A special present                         
D．Weathering the storm．

Answer 1

56．B细节理解题．根据文中第一段原句Sara was sitting on the sofa and thinking about her birthday party．Because of the terrible storm，her parents decided to have the party the next weekend．可以推测出Sara得知自己的生日被推迟之后，百无聊赖的坐在沙发上．由此可以得知，Sara不开心．故选B．
57．C词语推测题．根据文中第三段原句Sara turned on the TV．She wanted to watch anything that wasn't about the storm．But just about every station was talking about it．可以得知，Sara打开电视，她想看一些不是关于暴风雨的节目，但是每个电视台都在播放暴风雨的新闻．所以it指代的暴风雨．故选C．
58．C细节理解题．结合后文内容Those people are trying to save their houses．Could you imagine if we lost our home？"以及Sara looked at what was happening on the TV．The storm did look bad．She knew she'd be really sad if her family lost their home．可以得知，当妈妈坐在Sara旁边给她讲解电视上灾区的情况的时候，Sara设身处地的思考了，认识到了暴风雨是非常糟糕的．故选C．
59．A细节理解题．根据文中倒数第二段原句"Maybe I could give my birthday money away．Those people are going to need it more than me．"可以得知，Sara决定把自己的生日钱捐给那些需要的人们．故选A．
60．D总结归纳题．结合全文来看，本文讲述了Sara从最开始的不开心，到最后领悟到帮助别人才是经受住暴风雨Helping others is a great way to weather （经受住） the storm．故D作为题目最为合适．