【中级类英语听力】26

（单词翻译）

 Uncle Henry sat on the doorstep and looked anxiously at the sky, which was even grayer than usual. Dorothy stood in the door with Toto in her arms, and looked at the sky too. Aunt Em was washing the dishes. From the far north they heard a low wail¹ of the wind, and Uncle Henry and Dorothy could see where the long grass bowed in waves before the coming storm. There now came a sharp whistling in the air from the south, and as they turned their eyes that way they saw ripples² in the grass coming from that direction also. Suddenly Uncle Henry stood up. "There's a cyclone³ coming, Em," he called to his wife. "I'll go look after the stock." Then he ran toward the sheds where the cows and horses were kept. Aunt Em dropped her work and came to the door. One glance told her of the danger close at hand. "Quick, Dorothy!" she screamed. "Run for the cellar!" Toto jumped out of Dorothy's arms and hid under the bed, and the girl started to get him. Aunt Em, badly frightened, threw open the trap door in the floor and climbed down the ladder into the small, dark hole. Dorothy caught Toto at last and started to follow her aunt. When she was halfway⁴ across the room there came a great shriek⁵ from the wind, and the house shook so hard that she lost her footing and sat down suddenly upon the floor.

1. What did Uncle Henry warn his wife?

 He predicted an earthquake

 A cyclone was coming

 There was a rising flood

 A large wildfire was destroying their crops

2. Where did they need to run for cover?

 The cellar

 The attic⁶

 The bedroom

 Outdoor

3. Where did Dorothy end up?

 With her aunt in a safe spot

 On the floor of the house

 Outside to look after the cows and horses

 Under the bed