一、完形填空
The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly before the disaster of the typhoon came. Bernadette Tenegra, a 44-year-old high school teacher, was in her 1 which was by a river. The Tenegra family stayed together in their 1 to keep away from the storm. They thought that the powerful storm would die out soon as it did in the past.
But things didn’t happen 2 they thought. The water rose at a scaring speed(速度) and their 3 house fell down. The water swept away the occupants (居住者), including Tenegra’s husband and her other daughter. They were 4 to struggle (挣扎) to safety, but the 6-year-old Tenegra was 5 against the strong wind and water.
“I crawled(爬) over to her, and I tried to pull her up. But she was too 6 and wasn’t able to make it. It seemed she already gave up,” Bernadette said, crying. “I screamed but it didn’t work.”
The mother said 7 that she would never forget the last words of her daughter before she 8 , “Ma, just let go, just let go. Save 9 . I love you forever.”
“Yolanda”, the super typhoon destroyed a great number of houses and buildings. The 6-year-old Tenegra 10 her life. She saw a small part of this wonderful world during that short lifetime.
() 1. A. family
B. school
C. building
D. home
() 2. A. while
B. before
C. as
D. since
() 3. A. wooden
B. golden
C. hidden
D. modern
() 4. A. weak
B. unable
C. able
D. brave
() 5. A. fighting
B. beating
C. touching
D. dancing
() 6. A. sleepy
B. weak
C. strong
D. careless
() 7. A. excitedly
B. sadly
C. angrily
D. happily
() 8. A. arrived
B. broke
C. chose
D. died
() 9. A. myself
B. yourself
C. himself
D. herself
()10. A. lost
B. saved
C. spent
D. changed

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二、阅读理解
Jason and his father were going to the store by car to pick up some apples. It was an unusual day. The sky was dark but there were few clouds. As they drove up the street, there started to be a rumbling(隆隆的) sound heard across the ground.
Jason’s father realized that a tornado(龙卷风) was coming. He stopped the car and told Jason to get out at once. Jason and his father got out of the car and made their way to the closest building. By this time the wind was blowing harder, and it was hard to see or hear. Debris was falling all over the place. Jason couldn’t see his dad any more. He also realized that he wasn’t getting to the building fast enough. He was afraid he would be picked up by the wind and thrown into the air.
As he made his way towards the building, he noticed a field to his right. He could see an irrigation ditch(灌溉渠). In fear, he climbed to the ditch and lay flat on the ground. More debris and objects flew overhead. His heart was beating hard, and he was nervous. He was never in a tornado before.
After a while, the winds died down and the loud roaring sound was gone. Jason slowly lifted his head and nervously looked around. What he saw was a great mess. Jason could hardly recognize the buildings in front of him because of all the damage.
() 1. From Paragraph 1 we can get the of the story.
A. beginning
B. development
C. ending
D. most exciting part
() 2. Which of the following is the right order according to the passage?
① Jason nervously looked around from theirrigation ditch.
② Jason ran across the room and gave his father a hug.
③ Jason got out of the car.
④ Jason noticed a field to his right.
A. ②①③④
B. ③④①②
C. ④①②③
D. ③①②④
() 3. The underlined word “Debris” in Paragraph 2 probably means “”.
A. drops of rain
B. apple pies
C. broken pieces
D. parts of the tornado
() 4. The story tells us that when we are in danger, .
A. we should wait patiently until help comes
B. we should work hard to make our dreams come true
C. we should be brave enough to change nature
D. we should think quickly and believe in ourselves

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