一、阅读短文，回答问题
It’s normal to meet with a rainstorm on summer afternoons. However, sometimes it can be very dangerous and may even kill people. So how can we stay safe during a heavy rainstorm?
Before a rainstorm
When the sky suddenly turns dark and the wind becomes strong, it means a dangerous rainstorm might be coming. If there is lightning, don’t wait for rain. Act right away. At the first flash of lightning, quickly get into a building.
During a rainstorm
When you are indoors, you should also be careful. It is not smart to go near doors or windows. Rain and wind can blow in or even break them. Do not use anything that runs on electricity (电), either. Water and electrical lines can be like roads for lightning. Also, you shouldn’t use the phone. Lightning can travel through the phone line and hit you.
If you can’t find a building for shelter, stay out in the open. You may feel safe under a tree, but actually, that is not a good place to be. The lightning could hit the tree and travel through the tree to hit you. Try to find a low place to stay in.
After a rainstorm
You should also be careful after the rainstorm stops. There is always too much water on the roads, so you’d better not drive or walk through a flooded road.
1. When is it normal for a rainstorm to happen?
On summer afternoons.
2. What does it mean when the sky suddenly turns dark and the wind becomes strong?
It means a dangerous rainstorm might be coming.
3. What should we do at the first flash of lightning?
We should quickly get into a building. (If we can’t find one, we should stay in the open, but not under a tree.)
4. Why shouldn’t we stay under a tree during a rainstorm?
Because the lightning could hit the tree and travel through the tree to hit us.
5. What does the writer advise us not to do after a rainstorm?
The writer advises us not to drive or walk through a flooded road.
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解的细节类题目，解题思路为：先通读全文把握短文关于暴雨安全事项的核心内容，再针对每个问题的关键词，回到原文对应段落定位相关语句，提取关键信息并整理成符合问题要求的答案，确保答案与原文表述一致。
【解析】
1. 问题询问暴雨正常发生的时间，定位原文第一段第一句“It’s normal to meet with a rainstorm on summer afternoons.”，提取时间信息作答。
2. 问题询问天暗风强的含义，定位原文“Before a rainstorm”部分第一句“When the sky suddenly turns dark and the wind becomes strong, it means a dangerous rainstorm might be coming.”，直接提取含义作答。
3. 问题询问第一次闪电时的做法，定位原文“Before a rainstorm”部分最后一句“At the first flash of lightning, quickly get into a building.”，结合原文补充的特殊情况，按参考答案表述作答。
4. 问题询问不能待在树下的原因，定位原文“During a rainstorm”部分关于树下的描述“The lightning could hit the tree and travel through the tree to hit you.”，提取原因作答。
5. 问题询问暴雨后作者的建议，定位原文“After a rainstorm”部分最后一句“you’d better not drive or walk through a flooded road.”，提取建议作答。
【答案】
1. On summer afternoons.
2. It means a dangerous rainstorm might be coming.
3. We should quickly get into a building. (If we can’t find one, we should stay in the open, but not under a tree.)
4. Because the lightning could hit the tree and travel through the tree to hit us.
5. The writer advises us not to drive or walk through a flooded road.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节信息查找
【点评】
本题是英语阅读理解的基础细节题，主要考查学生快速定位原文关键信息的能力，只要仔细阅读短文，对应问题找到原文相关语句即可得出答案，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.8
