任务一 完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A cold night, a warm home
One cold winter morning, Mrs Wilton looked out of the window. 1 around the house was white after two days of heavy snow. It looked beautiful, but also dangerous.
Her two children, Tom and Lucy, did not go to school that day because of the snowstorm. Their father called from work to say the 2 were closed, and that buses stopped running. He might not be able to come home.
3, Mrs Wilton heard a loud sound. The big tree in their yard fell down, and at that moment, the lights 4. The television stopped, and even the phone became useless. The children were 5 at first, but Mrs Wilton stayed calm. She gently told them they must take care of each other and stay safe.
Without 6, many things in the house no longer worked: the fridge, the TV, the computer, and the heater. However, the Wiltons were prepared. They had candles for light and a wood stove(炉子) for heat. Mrs Wilton cooked noodles on the stove, and soon the house felt warm again.
They also had a small radio. From the news, they 7 that the snowstorm caused power cuts in many areas, and that many families were not ready for the sudden changes. Thinking of this, Mrs Wilton felt 8 that her family had prepared for cold nights like this.
Later that night, Mrs Wilton and her children played games and told jokes. Before going to bed, they stepped outside and looked at the quiet snow 9 the stars. Even without power, they felt safe and lucky because they knew how to live a 10 life when facing difficulties. Their care for each other made the night feel warm.
() 1. A. Something B. Anything C. Everything D. Nothing
() 2. A. parks B. roads C. windows D. libraries
() 3. A. Suddenly B. Firstly C. Finally D. Occasionally
() 4. A. went on B. turned down C. turned up D. went out
() 5. A. quiet B. nervous C. relaxed D. bored
() 6. A. light B. water C. food D. power
() 7. A. worked out B. searched out C. found out D. pointed out
() 8. A. proud B. hopeful C. helpless D. thankful
() 9. A. under B. above C. over D. beyond
()10. A. simple B. lonely C. poor D. strange

1-5 CBADB 6-10 DCDAA

1. 第1题：下了两天大雪之后，房子周围所有的事物都被雪覆盖变成白色，everything表示“一切、所有事物”，符合雪景的语境，选C。
2. 第2题：暴风雪天气下道路封闭，公交车才会停止运行，roads符合逻辑，选B。
3. 第3题：此处描述大树突然倒下的突发意外状况，suddenly表示“突然”，符合语境，选A。
4. 第4题：后文提到电视停止工作、电话失效，说明此时灯熄灭了，go out可以表示电器断电熄灭，选D。
5. 第5题：突发大树倒下、停电的意外，孩子们最初的反应是紧张不安，和后文妈妈保持冷静形成对比，nervous符合语境，选B。
6. 第6题：冰箱、电视、电脑、加热器这些设备都需要电力驱动，没有电力就无法运行，power符合逻辑，选D。
7. 第7题：他们从收音机新闻里获知暴风雪导致很多区域停电的消息，find out表示“弄清、获知”，符合语境，选C。
8. 第8题：对比其他没有为突发状况做好准备的家庭，Wilton夫人很欣慰感激自家提前做好了寒夜应急准备，thankful符合心境，选D。
9. 第9题：人站在地面户外，在星空的下方看落雪，under表示“在……下方”，符合场景逻辑，选A。
10. 第10题：停电后依靠蜡烛、柴炉生活，面对困难时他们懂得如何过简单的生活，simple贴合全文温暖的主题，选A。