一、完形填空。
Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no 1 outside, it felt like midnight. Then the rain started to 2 heavily against the windows. We were sitting in our warm living room. All of a sudden, the light went off and on for a few times and then went out 3. Everything went black. We found the flashlight and some candles and then went to bed.
The next morning when I 4, my first feeling was that it was pretty cold in my bedroom. Clearly, the power didn't come back. After I looked out of the window, I felt even 5: it was still raining heavily and the sky was still dark. The room was becoming colder and colder. We had no idea 6 the power would come back, so my wife started a fire in the fireplace. Although we lit(点燃) a few candles, it was still 7 to do anything in the weak light. I was sitting near several candles, but I had 8 reading.
The storm finally stopped in the afternoon, and I drove my car to 9 an open store. The trees along the roads were broken. I only bought the most 10 things—bread, some fruit, more drinking water and batteries(电池) for the flashlight. On my way home, the power came back and it cheered people up.
()1.A.wind B.light C.storm D.color
()2.A.beat B.push C.throw D.drop
()3.A.hardly B.heavily C.completely D.secondly
()4.A.woke up B.gave up C.picked up D.fixed up
()5.A.better B.quieter C.sadder C.cleverer
()6.A.where B.when C.how D.why
()7.A.strong B.blind C.unfair D.difficult
()8.A.fun B.trouble C.luck D.stress
()9.A.look up B.look at C.look for D.look after
()10.A.necessary B.expensive C.delicious D.proper

1.B 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.D 8.B 9.C 10.A

二、阅读理解。
①We have many kinds of technologies now. Some around us can help people in disasters.
②The drone(无人机) is one of them. It can be used to send food, water and important things when a natural disaster happens. Very often the buildings are too dangerous for rescue teams to get in, but they can make the drone fly into the buildings to search for those who are still alive first.
③Social media is also a useful tool when it comes to natural disasters. With its help, people can know about the natural disasters earlier. And some social media platforms(平台)allow people to mark themselves as safe after disasters so others can know their status(状况). Social media is also a place for the latest news, so people can learn what is going on in the disaster areas. Besides, many social media platforms allow people to donate money to help people in disaster areas. The money will help them get back to their normal life as soon as possible. For example, live-streaming(直播) helped raise a lot of money for Henan after the flood in 2021.
④Although these technologies can help when there is a natural disaster, we still need to prepare necessary tools and learn important skills to protect ourselves.
()1.What does the underlined word "they" in Paragraph 2 refer to(指的是)?
A.Buildings.
B.New technologies.
C.The rescue teams.
D.Natural disasters.
()2.Why does the writer mention live-streaming?
A.To show people can tell others they are safe through social media.
B.To show people can know the coming disaster on social media.
C.To show social media can provide the latest news for people.
D.To show social media can help raise money after a disaster.
()3.What can we know from the passage?
A.The drone helped save a lot of people in Henan in 2021.
B.The drone can help search for people who are still alive.
C.All technologies can protect people from different disasters.
D.We needn't prepare tools for disasters with the help of new technologies.
()4.Which can be the best title of the passage?
A.Some Ways About How to Protect Ourselves in Disasters
B.Some Natural Disasters Which Are Harmful to People
C.Some Methods That Can Protect the Environment
D.Some Technologies That Can Help People in Disasters
()5.Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?
A.①/②③/④
B.①②/③④
C.①②/③/④
D.①/②/③④

1.C 2.D 3.B 4.D 5.A