五、综合填空
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Life is full of the unexpected. In December,2023, 46 earthquake happened in Jishishan County in Gansu Province. This made people feel very frightened because it made more than 100 people dead and over 500 people wounded. It even caused most people to lose their homes. 47 ,during the disaster,the brave actions of a mother moved and warmed us deeply.
When the earthquake happened,the mother 48 (lie) on the bed and taking care of her baby. As soon as she realized the earthquake had come,she picked up her baby quickly and would rush out of the door. Unluckily,the house fell down all of a sudden and got 49 the way of going outside. They were 50 (trap) inside. But the mother supported the collapsed(倒塌的) walls with her body and hugged her baby 51 (tight) in her arms. In order 52 (protect) her baby,she never gave up though her hands and back were full of blood. Finally,they were saved when the firemen showed up. Seeing them,the 53 (fireman) eyes all got wet. Indeed,mother’s love is the greatest and it’s also the warmest and most selfless. All the mothers in the world will not regret doing 54 (something) for their kids.
From the story,along with mother’s love,we should also learn that difficulties can be overcome in the end as long as our hearts are filled with courage,hope and belief. 55 (nature) disasters are heartless,but people in the world have love. Ahead of disasters,there are so many moving stories. Love and warmth make Chinese people pull together to deal with any disaster.
46. ______ 47. ______ 48. ______ 49. ______ 50. ______
51. ______ 52. ______ 53. ______ 54. ______ 55. ______

【解析】：
这是一道英语综合填空题，主要考查了冠词、副词、动词时态、介词、非谓语动词、名词所有格、不定代词以及形容词等知识点。需要根据上下文语境和语法规则来确定每个空白的答案。
46. 这里考查的是冠词的用法，earthquake是可数名词单数，且以元音音素开头，所以用an。
47. 这里需要一个副词来修饰整个句子，表示转折关系，根据语境可知填However。
48. 这里考查的是动词时态，根据上下文可知是过去进行时，所以用was lying。
49. 这里考查的是介词的用法，get in the way是固定短语，表示“挡道”。
50. 这里考查的是非谓语动词，根据语境可知是被动语态，所以用trapped。
51. 这里考查的是副词的用法，tightly修饰动词hugged，表示“紧紧地拥抱”。
52. 这里考查的是非谓语动词，in order to do sth.是固定短语，表示“为了做某事”。
53. 这里考查的是名词所有格，根据语境可知是指“消防员的眼睛”，所以用fireman's。
54. 这里考查的是不定代词的用法，根据语境可知是否定句，所以用anything。
55. 这里考查的是形容词的用法，natural修饰名词disasters，表示“自然灾害”。
【答案】：
46. an；47. However；48. was lying；49. in；50. trapped；51. tightly；52. to protect；53. fireman's；54. anything；55. Natural

六、选词填空
从方框中选择适当的单词或短语并用其正确形式填空,每个单词或短语限用一次。
heavy sign excite call travel sleep thank result in break down deal with
When light snow began falling,the principal kept a careful eye on the approaching storm. It soon took on qualities of something more terrible. By midday he 56 the school buses back so the kids could get home safely before it was too late.
My students gathered their belongings,and felt 57 to be going home early. Then the buses arrived. However,the storm suddenly became much 58 and it was quickly clear that nobody was going anywhere any time soon. The original plan 59 . Over 300 children got stuck inside the school.
As night approached and the storm showed no 60 of stopping,we began to feel worried. What would we feed several hundred children for dinner? Where would they sleep? After every parent was informed that their children were safe,people who lived close enough 61 the bad weather were called and asked if they could help. Soon,a handful of people managed 62 through the blinding snow,bringing bags of food and blankets. There wasn’t much food,but everything was shared,nobody got hungry and nobody complained. When night fell,we worked out sleeping bags for the kids. Exhausted by the tension of the day,most of them fell 63 soon on the carpeted floors.
64 ,the next morning we awoke to find the storm had stopped. With the roads now clear of snow,our students were soon safely on their way home,and all the staff breathed a sigh of relief. What might have been a disaster instead 65 strong bonds between the community and our school.
56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
61. 62. 63. 64. 65.

56. had called
57. excited
58. heavier
59. broke down
60. sign
61. to deal with
62. to travel
63. asleep
64. Thankfully
65. resulted in