阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One night, Laura and her family were sleeping in their home. Their dog Scruffy was asleep next to Laura. It was 4:36 am and it was quiet. There were no cars passing in the street and no noise could be heard. It was like everything was still. Laura always put a glass of water next to her bed, so that if she got 36 during the night, she didn’t have to walk all the way to the kitchen.
Suddenly, the furniture started to 37, and the glass of water fell to the floor. Scruffy started barking and it 38 Laura. She looked around and saw that everything was shaking. She started 39. Soon after, her father came in and told her to come out quickly.
It was an earthquake. Laura was so 40, and couldn’t move. Her father went in and picked her up. He took her outside, where Laura’s mother and brother already were. Laura and her brother stood in the cold and 41 nervously. They didn’t understand what was happening.
42, Laura’s mother had prepared an emergency box. She opened it and pulled out clothes to keep 43 warm. Laura looked at her mother and took the blanket. She then saw her dad take a flashlight from the 44. He used the flashlight to see if the house had any 45. The father knew the house was not 46, so they stayed up until someone could examine the house.
The next day, the children didn’t go to school because of the earthquake, so they spent the day with their parents. Laura was so 47 of her parents, because they knew what to do during this 48. Thinking of this, Laura went up to her mother and father and 49 them, because she felt the 50 of her parents. Laura knew that as long as her family was together, they could face any difficulty that came their way.
()36. A. hungry B. thirsty C. tired D. sleepy
()37. A. shake B. swim C. jump D. run
()38. A. got to B. looked for C. woke up D. depended on
()39. A. laughing B. shouting C. reading D. writing
()40. A. excited B. happy C. scared D. angry
()41. A. smiled B. talked C. ate D. drank
()42. A. Slowly B. Luckily C. Actually D. Finally
()43. A. it B. her C. him D. them
()44. A. box B. bag C. book D. basket
()45. A. food B. damage C. people D. money
()46. A. big B. small C. safe D. dirty
()47. A. afraid B. proud C. aware D. tired
()48. A. trip B. game C. disaster D. party
()49. A. hit B. hugged C. pushed D. passed
()50. A. love B. hate C. fear D. sadness

36. B 37. A 38. C 39. B 40. C 41. B 42. B 43. D
44. A 45. B 46. C 47. B 48. C 49. B 50. A

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文讲述Laura一家遭遇地震的经历），再结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析及固定搭配逐一分析选项：36题依据“床边放水杯”判断是渴了；37题地震时家具会摇晃；38题狗叫吵醒Laura；39题地震时她害怕大叫；40题地震让她恐惧；41题和家人在户外紧张交谈；42题妈妈准备应急箱是幸运的；43题给家人保暖用指代复数的them；44题从应急箱拿手电筒；45题检查房子是否损坏；46题房子不安全；47题为父母骄傲；48题地震属于灾难；49题拥抱父母；50题感受父母的爱。
【解析】
36. 前文提到Laura把一杯水放在床边，目的是晚上渴了时不用去厨房，故选B（thirsty）。
37. 地震发生时，家具会摇晃，shake符合语境，故选A。
38. 狗叫的声音吵醒了正在睡觉的Laura，wake up意为“吵醒”，故选C。
39. 地震突发，Laura感到害怕，因此大叫，shout符合情境，故选B。
40. 面对突如其来的地震，Laura非常害怕，scared意为“害怕的”，故选C。
41. Laura和哥哥站在外面，紧张地交谈，talked符合语境，故选B。
42. 妈妈提前准备了应急箱，这是幸运的事，luckily意为“幸运地”，故选B。
43. 妈妈拿出衣服给Laura和哥哥保暖，them指代前文的Laura和家人，故选D。
44. 前文提到emergency box，因此爸爸从箱子里拿出手电筒，故选A。
45. 爸爸用手电筒检查房子是否有损坏，damage意为“损坏”，故选B。
46. 爸爸知道房子不安全，所以他们等到有人来检查，safe意为“安全的”，故选C。
47. be proud of是固定搭配，意为“为……骄傲”，Laura为父母的应对感到骄傲，故选B。
48. 地震是一场灾难，disaster意为“灾难”，故选C。
49. Laura走向父母并拥抱他们，hugged意为“拥抱”，故选B。
50. Laura感受到父母的爱，love符合语境，故选A。
【答案】
36.B 37.A 38.C 39.B 40.C 41.B 42.B 43.D 44.A 45.B 46.C 47.B 48.C 49.B 50.A
【知识点】
完形填空、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文是一篇记叙文，围绕Laura一家遭遇地震的经历展开，考查学生对上下文语境的把握、常用词汇的辨析及固定搭配的运用，是初中阶段常见的完形填空题型，注重基础能力的考查。
【难度系数】
0.5