Ⅴ. Complete the passage with proper words or the proper form of the words given.
The Taiwan earthquake
It was about two o'clock in the early morning. I 1. (sleep) when the earthquake started. At first, I felt a slight shake. Then I 2. (hear) a loud noise like thunder.
Soon the real noise came, like bombs under the ground. The earth started 3. (shake). People screamed in fear. Some ran out of the building. I tried my best to run out too, but I could not. Outside, people 4. (run) in all directions while pieces of glass and bricks 5. (fall) down. Then the walls began to come down too!
Finally, the noise and shaking ended. It was dark and silent around me. I could not see 6. (something) at all, and I did not know if anyone else was near me. I felt nervous and my heart 7. (beat) fast. "I'm trapped," I said to myself. A moment of fear went 8. my mind, but I told myself to calm down since I was still alive.
I shouted for help, 9. no one came. I started to pull myself slowly through the dark. 10. (lucky), there was just enough space for me to move.

1. was sleeping
2. heard
3. to shake/shaking
4. were running
5. were falling
6. anything
7. beat
8. through
9. but
10. Luckily

【分析】
这是一篇关于台湾地震场景的语法填空题，解题时需先通读全文把握过去发生的地震语境，再结合句子时态、固定搭配、词性变化、句式结构等逐一分析空格：1题需用过去进行时（when引导的时间状语从句，主句表过去正在进行的动作）；2题用一般过去时表过去动作；3题考start的固定搭配；4、5题是while连接的两个过去同时进行的动作，用过去进行时；6题否定句中用anything；7题用一般过去时；8题考固定短语；9题用转折连词；10题需用副词修饰句子，转换形容词为副词。
【解析】
1. when引导一般过去时从句，主句需用过去进行时（was/were+现在分词），主语为I，故填was sleeping。
2. 描述过去发生的动作，用一般过去时，hear的过去式为heard，故填heard。
3. 固定搭配start to do sth./start doing sth.（开始做某事），故填to shake/shaking。
4. while连接两个过去同时进行的动作，需用过去进行时，主语people为复数，故填were running。
5. 同上，主语pieces of glass and bricks为复数，过去进行时，故填were falling。
6. 否定句中不定代词用anything代替something，故填anything。
7. 描述过去的状态，用一般过去时，beat的过去式为beat，故填beat。
8. 固定短语go through（掠过）符合语境，故填through。
9. 前后句为转折关系，用连词but，故填but。
10. 此处需副词修饰整个句子，lucky的副词形式为luckily，句首首字母大写，故填Luckily。
【答案】1. was sleeping；2. heard；3. to shake/shaking；4. were running；5. were falling；6. anything；7. beat；8. through；9. but；10. Luckily
【知识点】过去进行时、一般过去时、固定搭配
【点评】本题以地震场景为语境，考查初中英语核心语法，需结合上下文逻辑分析，是注重语境运用的基础语法填空题。
【难度系数】0.6

Ⅵ. Choose the best answers to complete the passage.
It was a dark and stormy night. The wind blew 1, and the rain hit the window heavily. I wanted to read a book, but I couldn't focus.
Suddenly, I heard a big 2 outside. I jumped up from the sofa and looked out. A big tree fell across the road. I knew we were in a bad 3.
The lights 4 off, and the house became dark. I found a flashlight quickly and checked on my family. Everyone was safe, but we were all very 5.
We decided to wait 6 morning to see if things got better. But the storm didn't 7. The wind made a loud noise, and the rain kept falling.
As time passed, the storm got 8. We could hear water flowing in the streets. It sounded like a river 9. I started to worry about our house. The wind was so strong that it could break windows, and I was afraid the roof would get 10.
Just 11 we thought things couldn't be worse, there was another big crash. The whole house 12, and we knew something hit it.
When morning came, we went 13 to see the damage. The fallen tree was just the start. Our car was completely broken and the roof of our house was badly damaged.
But we were all 14, and that was the most important thing. We knew we had to rebuild our home, and we were ready to face this 15.
()1. A. softly B. slowly C. strongly D. gently
()2. A. noise B. voice C. song D. story
()3. A. situation B. room C. car D. book
()4. A. turned B. went C. took D. put
()5. A. happy B. excited C. relaxed D. scared
()6. A. for B. until C. at D. in
()7. A. start B. continue C. stop D. come
()8. A. better B. worse C. lighter D. smaller
()9. A. overflowed B. disappeared C. appeared D. dried
()10. A. cleaned B. repaired C. damaged D. painted
()11. A. before B. after C. when D. until
()12. A. shook B. fell C. broke D. shocked
()13. A. inside B. outside C. downstairs D. upstairs
()14. A. dead B. alive C. deaf D. blind
()15. A. truth B. challenge C. disaster D. situation

1. C
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. D
6. B
7. C
8. B
9. A
10. C
11. C
12. A
13. B
14. B
15. B

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（暴风雨夜的经历），再逐空结合语境、词义辨析、固定搭配等分析：每道题要联系上下文逻辑，如天气描述对应、动作原因、固定短语用法，确保答案符合语境与语法要求。
【解析】
1. 由前文“dark and stormy night”及后文“rain hit the window heavily”可知，风刮得强烈，选C（strongly）；
2. 后文提到大树倒下，可知听到的是巨大噪音，选A（noise）；
3. 大树倒在路，处于糟糕的处境，选A（situation）；
4. 固定搭配“go off”表示（灯）熄灭，选B；
5. 暴风雨中虽家人安全，但会害怕，选D（scared）；
6. 表示“等到早上”用“until”，选B；
7. 前文说等待情况好转，转折后表示风暴没停，选C（stop）；
8. 后文提到街道水流成河，说明风暴更糟，选B（worse）；
9. 水流像河泛滥，选A（overflowed）；
10. 担心屋顶损坏，选C（damaged）；
11. 表示“当我们以为不会更糟时”用“when”，选C；
12. 房子因外力震动，选A（shook）；
13. 早上出去查看损坏情况，选B（outside）；
14. 最重要的是活着，选B（alive）；
15. 面对重建的挑战，选B（challenge）。
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.A 4.B 5.D 6.B 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.C 11.C 12.A 13.B 14.B 15.B
【知识点】
完形填空、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文为记叙文完形，讲述暴风雨夜的经历，考查语境理解、词汇辨析及固定搭配，需结合上下文逻辑推理，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.5