五、根据课文改编内容,在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词,或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
The earthquake happened in the afternoon. When it started, I 1 (hear) a loud noise like thunder. Soon the real noise came, like bombs under the ground. The earth started to shake. People shouted 2 fear. Some ran out of the building. They were running in all 3 (direct) when pieces of glass and bricks 4 (fall) down. Finally, the noise and shaking ended. It was dark and 5 (silence) around me. I felt nervous and my heart 6 (beat) fast. 7 moment of fear went through my mind, 8 I told myself to calm down since I was still 9 (live). I shouted and waited for help. At last, I heard shouts from 10 (excite) people. They quickly moved away the bricks, and I was safe.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. heard 2. in 3. directions 4. fell 5. silent
6. was beating 7. A 8. but 9. alive 10. excited

【分析】本题为英语语法填空题，需结合全文语境、时态规则、固定搭配及词性转换等知识解题。首先通读全文，明确描述的是过去发生的地震场景，故时态多为过去相关；再逐个分析每个空的语法要求，结合对应知识点确定答案。
【解析】1. 由前文语境（过去发生的地震）可知，此处用一般过去时，hear的过去式为heard；2. 固定搭配in fear意为“害怕地”，符合语境；3. 固定短语in all directions（四面八方）中，direct的名词复数为directions；4. 全文为一般过去时，fall的过去式是fell；5. 与形容词dark并列作表语，需用形容词，silence的形容词形式为silent；6. 描述地震发生时心脏正在跳动的动作，用过去进行时，主语my heart为单数，故填was beating；7. 表泛指“一个恐惧的时刻”，用不定冠词A；8. 前后句为转折关系，填连词but；9. 作表语需形容词，live的形容词alive意为“活着的”，符合语境；10. 修饰人（people），用ed结尾的形容词excited（兴奋的）。
【答案】1. heard 2. in 3. directions 4. fell 5. silent 6. was beating 7. A 8. but 9. alive 10. excited
【知识点】一般过去时、固定搭配、词性转换
【点评】本题考查英语语法填空的基础知识点，结合语境分析时态、搭配及词性即可解答，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6

六、完形填空。
Many earthquakes happen every year. Some of these earthquakes are very strong. When they happen near a 1, they can be very serious. Many people are 2 or even die in the earthquakes. Knowing some ways to protect 3 will help to keep you safe in the earthquake.
If you are indoors 4 the earthquake happens, the safest place is 5 a strong table or a desk. Sitting on the floor in a doorway or close to a wall is safer than 6 in the middle of a room. Remember to 7 your head and neck with your arms. Stay away from windows, tall furniture and pictures or 8 that may fall on you. Do not try to run out of the building.
If you are 9 of doors, move to clear areas. Get away from buildings and trees. Be very 10 of fallen power lines.
The 11 is not over when the strong shaking stops. There will be some shocks 12 most earthquakes. We call them aftershocks and they sometimes can be more 13 than the first earthquake.
When it is safe for you to move around, check the people near you. Some may need 14. You may feel afraid, 15 you should try to stay calm. That is the most important thing to do in the earthquake.
()1. A. village B. school C. city D. river
()2. A. excited B. sad C. hurt D. angry
()3. A. yourself B. myself C. themselves D. ourselves
()4. A. how B. when C. where D. why
()5. A. beside B. on C. under D. behind
()6. A. standing B. running C. jumping D. walking
()7. A. raise B. touch C. press D. protect
()8. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
()9. A. in front B. out C. in the middle D. at the foot
()10. A. careful B. useful C. helpful D. hopeful
()11. A. news B. report C. weather D. danger
()12. A. after B. before C. at D. on
()13. A. important B. dangerous C. difficult D. nervous
()14. A. love B. job C. friends D. help
()15. A. and B. but C. so D. or

1. C 【点拨】根据语境可知,在地震中很多人会受伤或死亡的地方,应是在人多的地方,因此是城市附近。故选C。
2. C 【点拨】根据语境可知,在地震中,很多人受伤或者死亡。故选C。
3. A 【点拨】此处主语是you,因此用反身代词yourself。故选A。
4. B 【点拨】结合语境,此处表示地震发生的时候,因此用when引导时间状语从句。故选B。
5. C 【点拨】根据语境可知,地震发生时,你在室内,躲在坚固的桌子下面是最安全的。故选C。
6. A 【点拨】根据语境可知,此处与坐着对比,因此表示站着。故选A。
7. D 【点拨】根据语境和“with your arms”可知,地震发生时,在室内,用胳膊保护你的头和脖子。故选D。
8. A 【点拨】根据语境可知,此处指可能落在你身上的任何东西。故选A。
9. B 【点拨】根据语境可知,介绍完室内,此处介绍在室外。out of doors在室外。故选B。
10. A 【点拨】be careful of小心……。故选A。
11. D 【点拨】根据语境可知,大多数地震之后都会有一些余震,因此地震停止后,危险还没有结束。故选D。
12. A 【点拨】根据语境可知,地震之后,还会有余震。故选A。
13. B 【点拨】根据语境可知,此处表示强烈地震之后的余震很危险。故选B。
14. D 【点拨】根据语境可知,当你可以安全地四周走动时,检查附近的人,是想看看是否有人需要帮助。故选D。
15. B 【点拨】根据语境可知,前一句表示你可能会感到害怕,后一句表示你应该尽量保持冷静,前后表示转折关系。故选B。

【分析】本题是关于地震安全防护的完形填空，解题时需先通读全文把握主旨，再结合每个空格的上下文语境、词汇含义、语法规则逐一分析选项，确保所选答案符合逻辑与文意。
【解析】
1. 结合语境，地震发生在人口密集的城市附近会更严重，故选C。
2. 地震中人们会受伤或死亡，hurt表示受伤，故选C。
3. 主语是you，对应反身代词yourself，故选A。
4. 此处表示“当地震发生时”，用when引导时间状语从句，故选B。
5. 室内最安全的地方是坚固桌子下方，under表示在……下方，故选C。
6. 与前面的sitting对比，此处表示站着，standing，故选A。
7. 地震时用胳膊保护头和脖子，protect表示保护，故选D。
8. 此处指可能掉落的任何东西，anything符合语境，故选A。
9. out of doors是固定搭配，意为“在室外”，对应前文的indoors，故选B。
10. be careful of是固定短语，意为“小心……”，符合语境，故选A。
11. 强震停止后危险并未结束，danger表示危险，故选D。
12. 余震发生在主震之后，after表示在……之后，故选A。
13. 余震有时比主震更危险，dangerous表示危险的，故选B。
14. 检查附近的人是否需要帮助，help表示帮助，故选D。
15. 前句“害怕”与后句“保持冷静”是转折关系，用but，故选B。
【答案】1.C 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.A 11.D 12.A 13.B 14.D 15.B
【知识点】语境理解、词汇辨析、语法运用
【点评】本题围绕地震安全防护展开，贴近生活实际，考查学生对上下文语境的把握、常用词汇辨析及基础语法的运用，是初中英语常见的完形填空题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.7