Peoplesometimessay，“It’srainingcatsanddogs!”whenthereisaheavyrain．Nobodyhaseverreallyseencatsanddogsfallingfromthesky，buttherehavebeenmanyreportsofotherstrangethings“raining”down．In1956，thepeopleo

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People sometimes say，“It’s raining cats and dogs!”when there is a heavy rain．Nobody has ever really seen cats and dogs falling from the sky，but there have been many reports of other strange things“raining”down．In 1956，the people of a town in the USA saw a small blackcloud in the sky．It started to rain from the cloud normally，but only in a small area．The cloud then turned white，and fish started to fall to the ground．Most of them were still alive．
      During a storm in July 1901，in Minneapolis，people heard something falling from the sky that did not sound like rain．When they went outside，they found all types of frogs covering four streets．
     There are other reports of strange“rains”failing from the sky including worms，insects and snakes．
      Can these strange“rains”be explained by science？Scientists usually say that a tornado （龙卷风） has picked up the animals from a river or ocean，carried them for miles，and then dropped them somewhere else．But this does not completely explain all of them．On May 15，1890，in Italy，there was a rain of blood--birds’blood．Scientists said that flying birds must have been torn（撕碎） to pieces by strong winds．But if so，why did only their blood fall from the sky，and not other parts of their bodies？And anyway，there were no strong winds that day!

51．What does it mean when people say，“It’s raining cats and dogs”？___
A．Cats and dogs are falling from the sky．
B．It’s raining heavily．
C．Animals started to fall to the ground．
D．There is a black cloud．
52．Which of thefollowing has not been reported as strange things failing from the sky？___
A．Cats and dogs．
B．Worms and insects．
C．Fish and blood．
D．Snakes and frogs．
53．According toscientists，what can move things from the ground to the sky？___
A．Storms．
B．Rains．
C．Clouds．
D．Tornadoes．
54．Scientists’explanation for rain of blood is that___．
A．the tornado picked up the birds’blood
B．there were no strong winds that day
C．flying birds were torn into pieces by strong winds
D．other parts of birds’bodies did not fall with the blood
55．Which of thefollowing can be the best title of the passage？___
A．Strange“Winds”．
B．Strange“Clouds”．
C．Strange“Rains”．
D．Strange“Animals”．

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51．答案B 语义理解题 由文中 People sometimes say，“It’s raining cats and dogs!”when there is a heavy rain 可知 人们看到下大雨有时会说：“It’s raining cats and dogs！”可见雨下的很大，倾盆大雨，故选B．
52．答案A 理解判断题 由文中 including worms，insects and snakes 可知 包括蠕虫、昆虫和蛇等，When they went outside，they found all types of frogs covering four streets 当他们出来时，他们发现街道上有各种各样的青蛙，The cloud then turned white，and fish started to fall to the ground 后来云就变白了，鱼开始落在地上，On May 15，1890，in Italy，there was a rain of blood--birds’blood 1890年5月15日，意大利下了一场鸟的血雨，没有说下猫和狗，故选A．
53．答案D 细节理解题 由文中 Scientists usually say that a tornado （龙卷风） has picked up the animals from a river or ocean 可知 科学家们通常说，龙卷风可以将动物从河流或海洋携带几英里，故选D54．答案C 细节理解题 由文中 Scientists said that flying birds must have been torn（撕碎） to pieces by strong winds 可知 科学家说鸟儿一定是被强风撕裂，故选C55．答案C 文章理解题 由文中可知，全文都是在讲下雨下的奇怪的东西，包括青蛙，鱼等，所以奇怪的雨最为贴切，故选C．