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Ⅰ. 完形填空（共 10 题；每题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
A storm had been reported for a few days. Finally one afternoon, it arrived. Melanie had just gotten home from school when the 1 began to get dark and the wind began to blow harder. She hurried to 2 all the windows so that the rain wouldn't come in. For a while, nothing unusual happened, though it did start to rain 3 . Luckily, Melanie's mum and dad got home from work before the weather got pretty 4 .
Then, all of a sudden, the rain poured (倾 泻) down. It was raining so hard that Melanie could hardly 5 anything through the window, but she could certainly hear the wind.
Very soon, it went much darker. For a moment, everybody sat silently, but then Melanie felt her way to the kitchen for some 6 to make the room bright. Melanie's father went to the sofa and her mother took some food out of the kitchen. Everyone got comfortable in the living room as they 7 the storm to pass.
By the next morning, the storm had blown away. Everything was wet after the heavy rain. But everyone was in 8 . And nothing was broken. Melanie and her family felt 9 about it.
Something unexpected often 10 in our life, but whether it is good or not, we should face it bravely.
1. A. sky B. park C. river D. forest
2. A. break B. clean C. repair D. close
3. A. early B. slowly C. clearly D. finally
4. A. bad B. good C. hot D. cold
5. A. pass B. see C. find D. feel
6. A. boxes B. matches C. glasses D. candles
7. A. looked at B. waited for C. worried about D. dreamed of
8. A. trouble B. danger C. silence D. safety
9. A. bored B. tired C. lucky D. proud
10. A. comes B. changes C. happens D. continues
A storm had been reported for a few days. Finally one afternoon, it arrived. Melanie had just gotten home from school when the 1 began to get dark and the wind began to blow harder. She hurried to 2 all the windows so that the rain wouldn't come in. For a while, nothing unusual happened, though it did start to rain 3 . Luckily, Melanie's mum and dad got home from work before the weather got pretty 4 .
Then, all of a sudden, the rain poured (倾 泻) down. It was raining so hard that Melanie could hardly 5 anything through the window, but she could certainly hear the wind.
Very soon, it went much darker. For a moment, everybody sat silently, but then Melanie felt her way to the kitchen for some 6 to make the room bright. Melanie's father went to the sofa and her mother took some food out of the kitchen. Everyone got comfortable in the living room as they 7 the storm to pass.
By the next morning, the storm had blown away. Everything was wet after the heavy rain. But everyone was in 8 . And nothing was broken. Melanie and her family felt 9 about it.
Something unexpected often 10 in our life, but whether it is good or not, we should face it bravely.
1. A. sky B. park C. river D. forest
2. A. break B. clean C. repair D. close
3. A. early B. slowly C. clearly D. finally
4. A. bad B. good C. hot D. cold
5. A. pass B. see C. find D. feel
6. A. boxes B. matches C. glasses D. candles
7. A. looked at B. waited for C. worried about D. dreamed of
8. A. trouble B. danger C. silence D. safety
9. A. bored B. tired C. lucky D. proud
10. A. comes B. changes C. happens D. continues
答案
1~5 ADBAB 6~10 DBDCC
Ⅱ. 短文填空（共 10 题；每题 2 分，满分 20 分）
Tilly and her family started off down the beach like they had many times before. They looked out over the water as they 11.
"The sea was high on the sand," said Tilly, "and I noticed waves were coming in but not going out. The sea was 'fizzing' (起 泡发出嘶嘶声) and there were bubbles on the waves. I kept 13.
Then, Tilly remembered 14.
"I started shouting, 'Tsunami, there is going to be a tsunami'," said Tilly.
Her parents had no idea what she was talking about while she was shouting. They had never heard of the word, "tsunami". A tsunami is a giant wave. Usually, it is 16.
Tilly's geography teacher has taught 19.
Tilly and her family started off down the beach like they had many times before. They looked out over the water as they 11.
walked
(walk) on the sand. But, soon, Tilly realised that the water looked 12.different
(difference)."The sea was high on the sand," said Tilly, "and I noticed waves were coming in but not going out. The sea was 'fizzing' (起 泡发出嘶嘶声) and there were bubbles on the waves. I kept 13.
thinking
(think), 'I've seen this. I've seen this somewhere.' I felt something terrible was going to happen."Then, Tilly remembered 14.
a
geography lesson she had in school only two weeks before. She realised that the same 15.natural
(nature) disaster her teacher had described was going to happen on the beach right where she was."I started shouting, 'Tsunami, there is going to be a tsunami'," said Tilly.
Her parents had no idea what she was talking about while she was shouting. They had never heard of the word, "tsunami". A tsunami is a giant wave. Usually, it is 16.
caused
(cause) by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption. Many tsunamis are 17.less
(little) than 10 feet high, but they are dangerous no matter their height. Not only do they contain (包 含) a lot of water, but also they move fast. Tsunamis can 18.easily
(easy) cause cars to float, knock people off their feet, and destroy buildings in their path.Tilly's geography teacher has taught 19.
her
(she) students the warning signs of a tsunami. The students have 20.watched
(watch) a video of a tsunami hitting a beach in Hawaii. Now, two weeks later and far from her home in England, Tilly realised a tsunami was headed right for her.答案
11. walked 12. different 13. thinking
14. a 15. natural 16. caused 17. less
18. easily 19. her 20. watched
14. a 15. natural 16. caused 17. less
18. easily 19. her 20. watched
