Ⅷ.完形填空。
A typhoon is a powerful storm. Last
month, a typhoon hit our city. At first, the
sky 1 dark and cloudy. People started to
feel worried.
When the typhoon came, many families
2 at home. Some 3 dinner, while
others 4 their pets. I 5 in my
bedroom, reading a book. Suddenly, the wind
became strong. I quickly closed the windows
and 6 to the living room.
My parents 7 already prepared some
food and water. "Stay calm," my dad said.
8 we were waiting for the typhoon to
pass, we talked and laughed to feel better.
After a few hours, the typhoon 9.
We went outside and saw the messy streets.
But people worked together to clean up. This
experience taught me that 10 bad things
happen, we should help each other.
1. A. became B. becomes
C. is becoming D. was becoming
2. A. are B. were
C. is D. was
3. A. cook B. cooks
C. were cooking D. cooked
4. A. are finding B. were finding
C. are protecting D. were protecting
5. A. am B. was
C. were D. is
6. A. run B. runs
C. ran D. running
7. A. has B. have
C. had D. was
8. A. While B. When
C. Before D. After
9. A. stop B. stops
C. stopped D. stopping
10. A. so B. when
C. but D. because

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

【解析】
1. 句中时间状语Last month表明动作发生在过去，天空变阴沉是过去发生并完成的动作，用一般过去时，选became，对应A选项。
2. 故事整体为过去语境，主语many families是复数，be动词用复数过去式were，对应B选项。
3. 台风来临的那个时刻，一些人正在做晚饭，描述过去某一时刻正在进行的动作，主语some指代复数的人，用过去进行时were cooking，对应C选项。
4. 结合语境，其他人当时正在保护他们的宠物，描述过去正在进行的动作，主语others为复数，用过去进行时were protecting，对应D选项。
5. 主语是第一人称I，语境为过去时，be动词用am的过去式was，对应B选项。
6. 句中and连接两个并列的过去动作，前面closed是一般过去时，此处run也要用过去式ran，对应C选项。
7. 父母准备食物和水的动作发生在台风到来、我们待在家里这个过去的动作之前，属于过去的过去，用过去完成时，结构为had+过去分词，选had，对应C选项。
8. 此处强调“我们等待台风过去”和“说笑”这两个动作同时持续进行，用while引导时间状语从句，对应A选项。
9. 故事发生在过去，台风停止是过去发生的动作，用一般过去时stopped，对应C选项。
10. 句意为“这次经历教会我，当不好的事情发生时，我们应该互相帮助”，用when引导时间状语从句表达“当……的时候”，对应B选项。
【答案】
1.A 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.C 8.A 9.C 10.B
【知识点】
一般过去时；过去进行时；时间状语从句
【点评】
本题围绕台风经历的语境设题，集中考查初中阶段核心的动词时态知识点，兼顾上下文语义逻辑的理解，考点贴合基础语法重点，能够有效检验学生对不同时态适用场景的区分能力。
【难度系数】
0.7