一、完形填空
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Jason and his father were going to the store by car. It was a(n) 1 day. The 2 was dark but there were few clouds. As they drove up the street, a loud sound 3 came from across the ground.
Jason's father realized that a tornado was coming. He stopped the car and told Jason to get out quickly. Jason and his father made their way to a nearby 4. At this time the wind was blowing harder. Debris(碎片) was falling all over the place. Jason couldn't see his dad anymore. He was afraid the wind would 5 him up and throw him into the air. 6 he made his way towards the building, he noticed a ditch(沟) to his right. He scrambled(爬) to the ditch and lay on the ground. More debris 7 overhead. He was very 8. He had never been in a tornado before.
After a while, the wind died down. Jason slowly 9 his head and looked around. What he saw was a great mess.
He stood up and walked into the building. Then he saw his dad. He ran across the room and held dad in his arms.
"Jason! How are you? I'm so worried about you!" said his father. "I couldn't 10 you anywhere just now!"
Jason breathed a sigh of relief(松了一口气) and sat down. He did have a story to tell!
()1. A. excellent B. unusual C. happy D. important
()2. A. sky B. night C. street D. room
()3. A. usually B. luckily C. suddenly D. nearly
()4. A. forest B. river C. building D. car
()5. A. call B. clean C. fix D. pick
()6. A. If B. As C. Although D. Until
()7. A. flew B. dropped C. rose D. sat
()8. A. upset B. excited C. nervous D. strange
()9. A. raised B. shook C. nodded D. turned
()10. A. respect B. hug C. miss D. find

1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. D

二、短文填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或填入括号内单词的正确形式。
Natural disasters like earthquakes, sandstorms and hurricanes happen around us all the time. They can be very 11. (harm), so we must learn how to protect ourselves when
they come.
First, we should prepare 12. emergency kit(应急包) at home. In the kit, we need 13. (put) enough food and clean water, a flashlight, a first-aid kit and some other useful things. We should check the kit more often than before to make sure everything is 14. good condition.
15. (two), we should learn correct ways to deal with different disasters. If an earthquake happens, we should hide under a strong desk 16. (quick) when we are indoors. If you are outdoors, find an open area and stay away from tall buildings. The more carefully you act, the 17. (safe) you will be.
Third, we should take part in safety 18. (train) at school. It can help us put our knowledge into practice. We should also pay attention to the early warning, 19. it can help us get ready for the disaster in time.
What's more, we should do some things 20. (fight) against the bad effects of natural disasters. For example, we can plant more 21. (tree) to stop sandstorms. Last but not least, we should stay calm when a disaster 22. (come). A terrible storm may break 23. (we) houses. But if we face it 24. (brave), we can get over the hard time. No one knows 25. a disaster will come, but if we are always well-prepared, we can survive the disaster successfully.

11. harmful 12. an 13. to put 14. in 15. Second 16. quickly 17. safer 18. training 19. because 20. to fight 21. trees 22. comes 23. our 24. bravely 25. when