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The children wanted some cherries for the Russian. They remembered some wild cherry trees near the railway tunnel.
When they arrived at the tunnel, they looked up at the trees above it.
“Look! The trees are moving,” Peter said.
“It's a landslide,” Roberta said. “There has been a lot of rain. The earth is soft. It is moving and bringing the trees, the rock and other things with it.”
“They are going to fall on the railway line,” Phyllis said. “There will be an accident. We must stop the next train.”
“How?” Peter said. “The next train is arriving at 11:29. That's in five minutes.”
“We need something red to wave,” Peter said. “Red is for danger.”
“My petticoat is red,” Phyllis said. “I'll tear pieces off.”
“Mother will be angry if you do that,” Roberta said. “Petticoats are expensive.”
“People may die if there is an accident,” Peter said. “Petticoats aren't important.”
Phyllis tore strips from her petticoat.
Peter cut off three tree branches with his knife. He tied the strips to the branches.
“Now we each have a red flag,” he said. “When we wave these, the driver will stop the train.”
The children waited at the other side for the train to come.
Then, the train arrived. The children waved their flags. The driver saw the red flags and the children. He knew something was wrong. He stopped the train. The children shouted to the driver that there was something dangerous on the line.
The passengers on the train wanted to know why the train was not moving. When the driver told them, they cheered for the children.
——文章摘自《铁路边的孩子们》(The Railway Children)
()1. Why did the children go to the railway tunnel?
A. To watch the moving trees.
B. To save the passengers.
C. To get some cherries.
D. To meet their old friend.
()2. What does the underlined word "tear" mean in English?
A. fix
B. design
C. wash
D. break
()3. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The trees fell on the railway line.
B. Peter took a knife with him.
C. The children cut down the trees.
D. They made three red flags in all.
()4. What is the passage mainly about?
A. It is about how the children used a petticoat to make flags.
B. It is about how the children kept the train from an accident.
C. It is about why the children shouted at the driver on the train.
D. It is about why the colour red could tell people to be careful.
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1. C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“The children wanted some cherries for the Russian.”可知，孩子们去铁路隧道那边是为了摘一些樱桃。
2. D 词义猜测题。根据下文中的“He tied the strips to the branches.”可知，Peter 把布条捆绑到树枝上，说明 Phyllis 从衬裙上撕下了一些布条。此处动词 tear 意为“撕裂”，跟 break 意思相接近。
3. C 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“There has been a lot of rain. The earth is soft. It is moving and bringing the trees ... with it.”可知，由于太多的雨水，土壤松软，导致山体滑坡，山上的树木跟随水土而下，而不是孩子们砍倒的。
4. B 主旨大意题。根据第五段中的“There will be an accident. We must stop the next train.”并通读全文内容可知，文中主要讲述了山体滑坡后，孩子们发现铁道上有树木和石头等危险物，这将会导致事故，因此他们立即行动起来，做了三面红色的旗，提醒司机及时停车，从而避免了事故发生，救了火车上的旅客们的故事。