()26. The letter group "ou" in the word "" is pronounced differently.

A.about
B.cloud
C.mountain
D.young

26. D 【解析】考查字母组合发音。字母组合 ou 在单词 about、cloud、mountain 中发音为/aʊ/,在单词 young 中发音为/ʌ/。故选 D。

()27. — the weather like in Wuhan today?
—Not so good. It's raining cats and dogs.

A.What
B.How's
C.What's
D.How

27. C 【解析】考查固定句型。根据“It’s raining”可知,此处询问天气情况。英语中询问天气常用的句型有两种“What’s the weather like...?”和“How’s the weather...?”,故选 C。

()28. —Hello, could I speak to Mr Bryant?
—I am afraid he's out at the moment. Shall I a message?

A.make
B.leave
C.receive
D.take

28. D 【解析】考查动词短语。根据“I am afraid he’s out at the moment.”可知,Mr Bryant 现在出去了,应是要捎个口信。take a message 捎个口信,故选 D。

()29. —Look at the sky! There are a large number of birds.
—They are migrant birds(候鸟). They usually from the north to south in winter. Now they back.

A.flew; are flying
B.fly; are flying
C.are flying; fly
D.fly; flew

29. B 【解析】考查动词及时态。根据“They usually...”可知,第一空为一般现在时,主语为“They”,动词用原形 fly;根据“Now they...”可知,第二空为现在进行时,用 are flying。故选 B。

()30. —Hi, Tom. Why are you ?
—Because the Blue Sky concert is starting. I don't want to miss it.

A.in a minute
B.in danger
C.in a hurry
D.in surprise

30. C 【解析】考查介词短语。根据“Because the Blue Sky concert is starting. I don't want to miss it.”可知,不想错过音乐会,应是行动匆忙,故选 C。

()31. —Our school has organized so many activities. Which one do you like?
—Clear Your Plate. It makes every effort to us to save food.

A.encourage
B.allow
C.make

D.consider

31. A 【解析】考查动词。根据“Clear Your Plate”可知,是“鼓励人们节约食物”。encourage sb. to do sth.表示“鼓励某人做某事”,故选 A。

()32. —It's a(n) island far away from the city.
—That explains why people there have no idea about things happening outside.

A.busy
B.lonely
C.terrible
D.alone

32. B 【解析】考查形容词。根据“...island far away from the city”和“people there have no idea about things happening outside”可知,它是一个远离城市的孤岛。lonely 表示“偏僻的”。故选 B。

()33. —You look so annoyed. What happened?
—I asked Mike why he to me while he just on the sofa and took no notice of me!

A.lay; laid
B.lain; lied
C.lied; lay
D.laid; lay

33. C 【解析】考查动词。根据“You look so annoyed.”以及“he...to me...”可知,第一空表示 Mike 对“我”说谎,lie to sb.表示“对某人撒谎”,时态为一般过去时,lie 的过去式为 lied;根据“he just...on the sofa”可知,此处表示“他只是躺在沙发上”,lie 表示“躺”,时态为一般过去时,其过去式为 lay。故选 C。

()34. —Don't the bus! It's dangerous. Just wait for the next one!
—OK, I won't, Mum.

A.run into
B.run after
C.run out of
D.run away from

34. B 【解析】考查动词短语。根据“It’s dangerous. Just wait for the next one!”可知,母亲提醒孩子别追这一班公交车了,run after 表示“追赶”,故选 B。

()35. The idiom “Repair the house before it rains.” tells us .

A.why should we repair the house
B.what can we do before it rains
C.that it is important to make preparations ahead of time
D.when we should repair the house

35. C 【解析】考查宾语从句。“tells us”后接宾语从句,宾语从句要用陈述句语序,选项 A 和 B 均为疑问句语序,排除 A 和 B。“Repair the house before it rains.”意为“下雨前修房子”,引申为“未雨绸缪”。选项 C“提前做好准备很重要”,选项 D“我们应该什么时候修房子”。选项 C 符合语境,故选 C。

Ⅲ. Cloze. (1' × 15)
A Family’s Fight in the Storm
One stormy night, the Harris family faced a flood. The rising water rushed into their house, wetting the carpets(地毯) and climbing up the walls.
Parents, Mr and Mrs Harris, stayed 36. Mr Harris quickly got a flashlight(手电筒), 37 the messy place. Mrs Harris 38 to gather important things—a first-aid kit, some dry clothes for the kids, and papers that mattered. They quickly called their two kids, Lily and Tom, who were 39 and wide-eyed.
First, they moved to the upper floor. Mrs Harris sat the children down and held them 40. Her voice was steady(平稳的) as she 41 the crying kids, “Everything will be okay, sweethearts. We’re together, and we’ll 42 this.” Meanwhile, Mr Harris didn’t 43 time. He took down the curtains and blankets to press them against the gaps around the door and windows, trying to stop the 44 that kept getting in.
With no time to wait, Mr Harris 45 to swim out to get help. Before leaving, he kissed his family 46, “I’ll be back soon. Don’t be afraid.” Mrs Harris nodded hard. Her eyes were worried but she kept the kids hopeful, telling stories of 47 brave acts—how their grandparents once fought against a bad snowstorm by working together, sharing warmth and food. She 48 taught the kids a simple song. Their voices, though a bit shaky, drove away some 49.
Finally, Mr Harris returned with some helpful neighbors. Together, they came back to the Harris house and helped Mrs Harris and the kids 50. The Harris family felt something warm in their hearts. Every small thing they did showed that as a family, they could face any storm.

()36. A. happy B. calm C. fit D. warm
()37. A. waking up B. cleaning up C. lighting up D. showing up
()38. A. hurried B. expected C. failed D. learned
()39. A. patient B. bored C. special D. scared
()40. A. tightly B. slowly C. quickly D. clearly
()41. A. turned B. pushed C. comforted D. stopped
()42. A. look after B. take off C. get along D. get through
()43. A. waste B. stop C. save D. spend
()44. A. leaves B. sand C. water D. wind
()45. A. asked B. decided C. remembered D. happened
()46. A. deeply B. heavily C. busily D. loudly
()47. A. exciting B. nervous C. careful D. past
()48. A. only B. even C. just D. already
()49. A. fear B. anger C. power D. noise
()50. A. out B. with C. up D. from

36. B 【解析】考查形容词。根据下文两人的表现可知,Harris 先生和 Harris 夫人保持了冷静。故选 B。
37. C 【解析】考查动词短语。根据“flashlight”可知,应是照亮混乱的地方。故选 C。
38. A 【解析】考查形容词。根据“The rising water...and climbing up the walls.”和“gather important things”可知,在洪水来临的紧急情况下应是匆忙地收拾重要物品。故选 A。
39. D 【解析】考查形容词。根据“wide-eyed”可知,他们吓得睁大了眼睛。故选 D。
40. A 【解析】考查副词。根据“Mrs Harris sat the children down and held them...”和“Everything will be okay, sweethearts.”可知,为了安慰孩子们,Harris 夫人紧紧抱住孩子们。故选 A。
41. C 【解析】考查动词。根据“Everything will be okay, sweethearts.”可知,此处表示安慰哭泣的孩子们。故选 C。
42. D 【解析】考查动词短语。根据“Everything will be okay”可知,此处 Harris 夫人告诉孩子们会度过此时的困难。故选 D。
43. A 【解析】考查动词。根据“He took down the curtains and blankets to press them against the gaps around the door and windows”可知,此处指 Harris 先生没有浪费时间。故选 A。
44. C 【解析】考查名词。根据“One stormy night, the Harris family faced a flood.”可知,此处指阻止水不断进入房子。故选 C。
45. B 【解析】考查动词。根据“With no time to wait”可知,没有时间等待,Harris 先生决定游出去求助。decide to do sth.表示“决定做某事”,故选 B。
46. A 【解析】考查副词。根据“he kissed his family”可知,此处要体现离别前对家人深厚的情感,即深深地吻了家人。故选 A。
47. D 【解析】考查形容词。根据“how their grandparents once fought against a bad snowstorm”可知,此处指过去的英勇事迹。故选 D。
48. B 【解析】考查副词。根据“taught the kids a simple song”可知,Harris 夫人甚至教孩子们唱一首简单的歌。故选 B。
49. A 【解析】考查名词。根据“Their voices...drove away...”可知,这一家人正处于危难中,歌声驱走的是恐惧。故选 A。
50. A 【解析】考查固定用法。根据“helped Mrs Harris and the kids...”可知,此处指在邻居的帮助下摆脱困境。help sb. out 帮助某人摆脱困境,为固定用法。故选 A。