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1、Droughts(干旱)arecommoninKenya.Before阅读理解答案　　Droughts(干旱)arecommoninKenya.Before,theycameevery10years,butnowtheyseemtobehittingusmoreoftenandforalongertime.　　Wegavethedroughtsnames:“longoza”wasthedroughtwhenmanyanimalsdied;therewasthedroughtofthe“planes”becausefoodwasdroppedfromt

2、heairbyplanes;andoneparticularlybaddroughtwascalled“manwhodieswithhismoneyinhisfist(拳头)”，because,eveniftherewasmoney,therewassimplynofoodtobuy.　　Iwasbornin1951inMachakos.Fromwhatmymothertellsme,whenIwas7,therewasaseriousdrought.Iclearlyremembertheterribleweatherandthehunger.Ica

3、n’ttellyouhowmanytimesIwenttobedwithouteating.“Isleptlikethat,”ishowwedescribedit.Ican’tcountthenumberofdayswhen“Isleptlikethat,”ordescribethefeelingofgoingtosleephungry,knowingI’dwakeupandtherewouldstillbenofoodforbreakfast.　　Myfatherwouldleaveearlyinthemorningcarryingalittleb

4、askettoaskforfoodoncredit(赊欠).Eachnighthewouldreturnhomearound10:Mymotherwouldtrytoencouragemebytellingmetokeepthewaterinourpotboilingsothatwhenmyfatherarrivedwecouldquicklycookanyfoodhebroughtinthealreadypreparedwater.Iwouldkeepthefireburningandthewaterboiling,alongwiththehope

5、sthatwewouldeatthatnight.Butmyfatherwouldarrivefrustratedandempty-handed.AndIwouldsleeplikethat.　　()1.Thebesttitleforthetextis________.　　A.AHungryChildhoodCausedbyDroughts　　B.FoodandHunger　　C.ProtectingtheEnvironment　　D.DroughtsandTheirNames　　()2.Whatdoesthedroughtofthe“longoza

6、”referto(指代)?　　A.Manyanimalsneededfooddroppedbyplanes.　　B.Peoplehadtoeatanimalsbecauseofhunger.　　C.Manyanimalsdiedbecauseofthedroughts.　　D.Peoplediedofhungereveniftheyhadmoney.　　()3.Whywouldtheauthorkeepthefireburningandthewaterboiling?　　A.Towaitforherfathertocomebacktohavesupp

7、er.　　B.Tocookthefoodthatherfatherwouldbringback.　　C.Tokeepherhousewarmallnight.　　D.Tomakeherhungrymotherhappy.　　()4.Thesentence“Isleptlikethat”means“________.”　　A.Iwasdisappointedwhenmyfathercamebackempty-handed　　B.Ifeltsorrybecausemyfamilygothungryagain　　C.Iwenttosleepwithnofo

8、odforbreakfast.　　D.Iwenttobedwithnothingtoeat　　1A2C3B4