Ⅳ. Read and complete the tasks.

1. Put the names of weather in the right places in the passage.
A. Tornadoes of Fire
B. Big Ice Balls
C. Raining Frogs
()2. What can we learn from the passage?
A. A wind storm made frogs fall on a town in Serbia.
B. A fire tornado happens because there is no rain for a long time.
C. The big ice balls in the mountains fell slower than a car drives.
D. The people in the mountains died in a fire tornado.
()3. What do all three weather events have in common?
A. All happened in mountain areas.
B. All were caused by wind storms.
C. All killed many people in cities.
D. All have scientific explanations.
4. What is the strangest weather you have ever seen? What were you doing then?

Ⅳ. 1. C,A,B 2. A 3. D 4. One possible version: It started pouring rain while the sun was still out. I was playing soccer with my friend.

【解析】
1. 第1题：依据段落核心内容匹配标题，第一段讲述青蛙从天而降的奇异现象，对应C；第二段介绍火焰龙卷风的形成，对应A；第三段说明大冰球（冰雹）致人死亡的事件，对应B，因此顺序为C,A,B。
2. 第2题：A选项与文中“2005, people in a town in Serbia...Scientists think a wind storm was blowing over a lake. It was picking up the frogs and then dropping them on the town.”的表述一致，表述正确；B选项火焰龙卷风由大火引发而非久旱，表述错误；C选项文中未提及冰球下落速度比汽车慢，表述错误；D选项山里的人是被冰球砸死而非火焰龙卷风，表述错误，故选A。
3. 第3题：三个奇异天气事件都有对应的科学解释，A选项青蛙雨发生在小镇并非山区，表述错误；B选项火焰龙卷风由大火引发而非风暴，表述错误；C选项青蛙雨未造成人员死亡，表述错误，故选D。
4. 第4题问的是“你见过的最奇怪的天气是什么？你当时在做什么？”为开放性问题，结合自身经历进行合理描述即可。
【答案】
1. C,A,B
2. A
3. D
4. One possible version: It started pouring rain while the sun was still out. I was playing soccer with my friend.
【知识点】
细节理解题、内容匹配题、开放性表达
【点评】
本题围绕特殊天气现象展开，既考查学生对文本细节的抓取与内容匹配能力，又通过开放性问题引导学生结合生活经历表达，帮助学生了解特殊天气的科学成因，提升英语阅读与综合表达能力。
【难度系数】
0.6