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Ocean.The storms no longer move across Australia.So Australia gets very little rain during E1 Nino. The drought began in January,1982.E1 Nino often occurs at this time of year.But that year,E1 Nino was stronger than usual.There was very little rainfall(降雨量)in eastern Australia.There was also very little water in the rivers.The drought was at its worst in February,1983.At that time,the weather was very hot.The forests and fields were very dry.Cotton growers couldn’t plant their cotton.Sheep farmers had no grass for their animals to eat.So many of them died.Because the forests were dry, forest fires started quickly.Some of the fires burned for a month.Many forests were destroyed.Over 2,000 people lost their houses in the fires and 75 people died. The Australian drought of 19821983 affected thousands of people and animals.The drought cost the country over$3,000,000,000.It was a reminder(提示)to Australians of how the weather could change their lives.61.From the passage we know El Nino is_______. A.a(chǎn) powerful storm B.a(chǎn) place in Australia C.a(chǎn) weather pattern62.The underlined word “occur” in the passage means “_______”in Chinese. A.發(fā)生 B.發(fā)展 C.消失63.Picture_________ shows how E1 Nin6 causes a drought in Australia. 64.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A.There Was very little rainfall in eastern Australia in 1982. B.Many forests were destroyed in the Australian drought. C.The Australian government paid over¥3,000,000,000 for this drought.65.What’s the main idea of the passage? A.A drought happened in South America. B.E1 Nino caused a great drought in Australia. C.Australia got much rain during E1 NinoCOne day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn(谷倉),they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to e out. A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another. Then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped. But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing(擠)out at the mouth of the hole. With some efforts(努力), the mice finally got out. However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away immediately. Instead, one ran after the other near the mouth of the hole. It seemed that one was trying to bite(咬)the tail of the other.Everyone was puzzled, so they stepped nearer to take a look. They realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape.After seeing what happened, everyone was silent and lost in thought. During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice.One serious American official said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard.”The others thought for a while and said:“That was why!”A smart French said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of husband and wife.”Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense.A Japanese said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son.”O(jiān)nce again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable. So they expressed agreem