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In Brazil, it often rains. It also rains heavily. It rains so much that it makes a mudslide(泥石流). The mudslide comes very quickly. Some people cannot run out of it. Eight people and two houses are in the mudslide. Four people die.

A little girl is OK in the mudslide. But her grandma dies. When the mudslide comes, the grandma puts her arm over her little granddaughter. This makes the little girl live in the mudslide. People cannot go back to their homes. Mudslides can come again. There are a lot of mudslides in Brazil these years. It is because people cut down too many trees.

1.It is often _______ in Brazil.

A sunny

B rainy

C windy

D cold

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句In Brazil, it often rains.可知，故选B。

2.How many people die in the mudslide?

A Two.

B Four.

C Six.

D Eight.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句Four people die.可知，故选B。

3.The grandma puts _______ over her granddaughter.

A her leg

B her body

C her arm

D a desk

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第三句the grandma put her arm over her little granddaughter.可知，故选C。

4.The grandma _______ her granddaughter.

A loves

B kills

C hates

D beats

解析：选A。观点态度题。根据第二段奶奶舍身救孙女可知她爱自己的孙女，故选A。

5.The underlined phrase “cut down” means _______ in Chinese.

A 切割

B 暂停

C 砍伐

D 停留

解析：选C。词义猜测题。“砍伐”树木导致水土流失，大雨泥石流等，故选C。