[2025广东肇庆期末]Water is one of the most useful things on the earth. We drink it, wash with it and cook with it. However, it can be 1, too.
This was something that happened to me a few months ago. It started as a normal school day. It was summer and the 2 was really hot. We were studying 3 our tests when a storm came. The sky went dark and the rain started to beat 4 against the windows. The storm went on and on. Then, the rain started to come through the roof (屋顶) and 5 on the desks in the classroom. Our books were getting wet. Suddenly there was a loud noise. We didn’t 6 what it was at first. Then, water came across the floor of our classroom. The school was flooded (淹没). We all felt very 7 and some of the girls started to cry.
Miss Miller was calm. She told us all to hold hands. We slowly walked out of the 8 in a
line of people and came to a safe place. We didn’t leave there 9 the water was gone. Our school was in a mess. Together we 10 every classroom. Everyone felt tired but lucky!
()1. A. harmful B. wonderful
C. truthful D. peaceful
()2. A. food B. board
C. rock D. weather
()3. A. for B. in C. with D. of
()4. A. heavily B. lonely C. mostly D. hardly
()5. A. fly B. cry C. sleep D. fall
()6. A. report B. understand
C. describe D. forget
()7. A. proud B. excited C. sorry D. afraid
()8. A. window B. museum
C. ground D. classroom
()9. A. if B. although
C. until D. while
()10. A. lifted up B. cleaned up
C. set up D. looked up

完形填空·语篇导读 本文主要讲述了作者的学校遭遇洪水的故事。
快速对答案
1—5 A D A A D
6—10 B D D C B
1. A harmful意为"有害的";wonderful意为"精彩的";truthful意为"真实的";peaceful意为"和平的"。根据上文及However可知,水会给人类带来危害。故选A项。
2. D food意为"食物";board意为"木板";rock意为"岩石";weather意为"天气"。根据"It was summer and the... was really hot."可知,此处是指天气炎热。故选D项。
3. A for意为"为了";in意为"在……里";with意为"和";of意为"……的"。study for tests意为"为考试而学习;备考"。故选A项。
4. A 句意为:天暗了下来,雨点开始重重地敲打着窗户。heavily意为"重重地";lonely意为"孤单的";mostly意为"大部分";hardly意为"几乎不"。根据下文可知,雨下得很大,所以是重重地敲打着窗户。故选A项。
5. D fly意为"飞";cry意为"哭";sleep意为"睡觉";fall意为"落下"。根据the rain started to come through the roof可知,此处是指雨水落到课桌上。故选D项。
6. B 句意为:一开始我们不明白这是什么。report意为"报道";understand意为"明白";describe意为"描述";forget意为"忘记"。根据语境,故选B项。
7. D 句意为:我们都感到非常害怕,一些女孩开始哭了。proud意为"自豪的";excited意为"激动的";sorry意为"遗憾的";afraid意为"害怕的"。根据下文some of the girls started to cry可知,此处是指大家很害怕。故选D项。
8. D window意为"窗户";museum意为"博物馆";ground意为"地面";classroom意为"教室"。根据walked out of可知是走出教室。故选D项。
9. C if意为"如果";although意为"尽管";until意为"直到……为止";while意为"当……的时候"。根据上文came to a safe place可知,直到水退去,同学们才离开那个地方,此处为"not...until..."结构,意为"直到……才……"。故选C项。
10. B 句意为:我们一起把每间教室打扫干净。lift up意为"抬起";clean up意为"清理干净";set up意为"建立";look up意为"查阅"。根据上文"Our school was in a mess."可知,此处是指清理教室。故选B项。

新素材素材来源:The Guardian
[2026 原创] In the first half of 2025, Australia experienced a series of terrible natural disasters that have cost the country's economy about 2.2 billion. This information comes from a new report by the Australian Government's Treasury.
The country was hit by many kinds of severe weather. On the east coast, the states of New South Wales and Queensland suffered from major floods. In fact, some of the flooding was the worst ever seen in those areas. Additionally, a powerful storm named Cyclone Alfred hit Queensland. It
was the first cyclone (飓风) to strike the southeastern part of Queensland in 50 years. Other parts of Australia also had to deal with serious storms and bushfires during this time.
These disasters had a big effect on both people and businesses. Because of the wild weather, people could not go out and shop as usual, so stores sold fewer things. This slowdown in spending was a major reason for the economic cost. The Treasury report also noted major damage to important sectors like farming and mining, which further hurt the economy. The human impact (影响) was also very serious. The floods in New South Wales damaged around 10,000 homes and buildings, and sadly, five people lost
their lives.
The Australian government has said that its main goal is to help communities rebuild and recover from these events. Experts believe that climate change is causing these extreme weather events to happen more often. Therefore, the government is also working on plans to better prepare the country for similar challenges in the future.
( )11. 新考法选项选择 Which of the following are mentioned as impacts of the disasters?
①Five people died in floods.
②Received international help.
③Economy recovered quickly.
④Drop in consumer (消费者) spending.
⑤Damage to farming and mining.
⑥About 10,000 homes and buildings damaged.
A. ①④⑤⑥
B. ②③④⑤
C. ①②⑤⑥
D. ③④⑤⑥
( )12. What does the word "sectors" most likely mean in the third paragraph?
A. Areas of land.
B. Types of weather.
C. Groups of people.
D. Parts of the economy.
( )13. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Similar events may happen again.
B. The recovery work is now finished.
C. The new preparation plan is ready.
D. The government has no future plans.

阅读理解·语篇导读 本文主要讲述了2025年上半年澳大利亚遭受的一系列严重自然灾害。
快速对答案
11—13 A D A
11. A 细节理解题。根据"sadly, five people lost their lives"以及"This slowdown in spending was a major reason for the economic cost... major damage to important sectors like farming and mining... damaged around 10,000 homes and buildings"可知①④⑤⑥被提及。故选A项。
12. D 词义猜测题。根据like farming and mining可知农业和矿业都是一个国家经济的重要组成部分或部门。因此,sectors在此处意为"(经济的)部门;领域"。故选D项。
13. A 推理判断题。根据"Experts believe that climate change is causing these extreme weather events to happen more often."以及the government is also working on plans to better prepare the country for similar challenges in the future可知,专家认为类似事件会更频繁发生,政府也正在为未来的类似挑战做准备。故选A项。