2013年高考英语适应性训练之阅读理解19
阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选 项。
A
When it is spring in the northern part of the world, it is fall in Australia. Throughout the autumn season, terrible storms arise and rains flood the land. The strong winds sweep over Australia like huge vacuum cleaners, collecting seaweed, pieces of wood, and even schools of fish. S trong winds may carry these bits of nature for many miles before dropping them on fields, houses, and asto nished people.
Although they seem unusual, fish-falls occur quite frequently in Australia. When Bill Tapp was asked to describe the scene of fish, he remarked, "They look like millions of dead birds falling down." His statement is not surprising. The wonders of the natural world are as common as rain. Nature, with its infinite wonders, can create waterfalls that flow upward and fish that fall out of the sky.
37. What is this passage about?
A. A sad story. B. A rain of fish.
C. Australia's northern part. D. The damage done by floods.
38. Fish-falls occur in Australia __________________.
A. quite often B. on large farms
C. only in winter D. when the air is calm
39. It is a known fact that _________________________.
A. one should watch where one steps
B. Bill Tapp is a scientist who studies fa rming
