一、完形填空
The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly before the disaster of the typhoon came. Bernadette Tenegra, a 44-year-old high school teacher, was in her which was by a river. The Tenegra family stayed together in their cover to keep away from the storm. They thought that the powerful storm would die out soon as it did in the past.
But things didn't happen they thought. The water rose at a scaring speed (速度) and their house fell down. The water swept away the occupants (居住者), including Tenegra's husband and her other daughter. They were to struggle (挣扎) to safety, but the 6-year-old Tenegra was against the strong wind and water.
“I crawled (爬) over to her, and I tried to pull her up. But she was too and wasn't able to make it. It seemed she already gave up,” Bernadette said, crying. “I screamed but it didn't work.”
The mother said that she would never forget the last words of her daughter before she , “Ma, just let go, just let go. Save . I love you forever.”
“Yolanda”, the super typhoon destroyed a great number of houses and buildings. The 6-year-old Tenegra her life. She saw a small part of this wonderful world during that short lifetime.
() 1. A. family B. school C. building D. home
() 2. A. while B. before C. as D. since
() 3. A. wooden B. golden C. hidden D. modern
() 4. A. weak B. unable C. able D. brave
() 5. A. fighting B. beating C. touching D. dancing
() 6. A. sleepy B. weak C. strong D. careless
() 7. A. excitedly B. sadly C. angrily D. happily
() 8. A. arrived B. broke C. chose D. died
() 9. A. myself B. yourself C. himself D. herself
()10. A. lost B. saved C. spent D. changed

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

【分析】
首先通读全文，明确文章讲述了台风灾害中Bernadette一家遭遇危险，女儿不幸遇难的感人故事。解题时需结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配逐一分析每个空：1题根据后文“their cover（住处）”判断；2题考查方式状语从句引导词；3题结合台风中房屋易受损的特点选合适形容词；4题考查固定搭配；5题考查固定短语；6题结合语境判断女儿的状态；7题根据母亲的情绪选副词；8题结合上下文判断女儿的状态；9题考查代词指代；10题考查固定短语搭配。
【解析】
1. 选D。根据后文“stayed together in their cover（他们待在自己的住处）”可知，此处指“家”，故选D。
2. 选C。此处表示“事情没有像他们想的那样发生”，as引导方式状语从句，意为“像……一样”，故选C。
3. 选A。台风中木制房屋更易被冲垮，结合语境选wooden（木制的），故选A。
4. 选C。be able to是固定搭配，意为“能够”，结合后文“挣扎到安全地带”的语境，选able，故选C。
5. 选A。fight against是固定短语，意为“对抗”，此处指对抗强风与洪水，故选A。
6. 选B。根据后文“wasn't able to make it（没法做到）”可知，女儿太虚弱，故选B。
7. 选B。母亲回忆女儿遇难的场景，情绪是悲伤的，故选B。
8. 选D。此处指女儿去世前说的话，故选D。
9. 选B。母亲让女儿救自己，对应第二人称“你”，用yourself，故选B。
10. 选A。lose one's life是固定搭配，意为“失去生命”，此处指女儿失去生命，故选A。
【答案】
1.D 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.B 8.D 9.B 10.A
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本题为记叙文完形填空，围绕台风灾害中的感人故事展开，考查学生对上下文语境的理解、常用词汇及固定搭配的掌握，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.5

二、阅读理解
Jason and his father were going to the store by car to pick up some apples. It was an unusual day. The sky was dark but there were few clouds. As they drove up the street, there started to be a rumbling (隆隆的) sound heard across the ground.
Jason's father realized that a tornado (龙卷风) was coming. He stopped the car and told Jason to get out at once. Jason and his father got out of the car and made their way to the closest building. By this time the wind was blowing harder, and it was hard to see or hear. Debris was falling all over the place. Jason couldn't see his dad any more. He also realized that he wasn't getting to the building fast enough. He was afraid he would be picked up by the wind and thrown into the air.
As he made his way towards the building, he noticed a field to his right. He could see an irrigation ditch (灌溉渠). In fear, he climbed to the ditch and lay flat on the ground. More debris and objects flew overhead. His heart was beating hard, and he was nervous. He was never in a tornado before.
After a while, the winds died down and the loud roaring sound was gone. Jason slowly lifted his head and nervously looked around. What he saw was a great mess. Jason could hardly recognize the buildings in front of him because of all the damage.
He stood up and with shaky legs walked to the building. Once there, he pushed the door open and went inside. It was a public building owned by the city. It was empty, but Jason could hear noises further inside. He walked into the large room and saw his dad. He ran across the room and gave him a big hug. "Jason! How are you? I am worried sick about you!" said his father. "I couldn't find you anywhere!" Jason took a deep breath and sat down. He did have a story to tell!
() 1. From Paragraph 1 we can get the of the story.
A. beginning B. development C. ending D. most exciting part
() 2. Which of the following is the right order according to the passage?
① Jason nervously looked around from the irrigation ditch.
② Jason ran across the room and gave his father a hug.
③ Jason got out of the car.
④ Jason noticed a field to his right.
A. ②①③④ B. ③④①② C. ④①②③ D. ③①②④
() 3. The underlined word "Debris" in Paragraph 2 probably means "".
A. drops of rain B. apple pies C. broken pieces D. parts of the tornado
() 4. The story tells us that when we are in danger, .
A. we should wait patiently until help comes
B. we should work hard to make our dreams come true
C. we should be brave enough to change nature
D. we should think quickly and believe in ourselves

1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解题，共4道选择题，需结合原文内容逐一分析各题考点：第1题考查文章段落的作用，需判断第一段在故事中的阶段；第2题考查事件发生的顺序，需梳理原文中Jason的行为先后；第3题考查词义猜测，需结合上下文语境推断划线词含义；第4题考查主旨大意，需提炼故事传递的道理。每道题均需回到原文定位关键信息，排除错误选项得出答案。
【解析】1. 第1题：第一段讲述Jason和父亲开车去买苹果，遇到异常天气并听到隆隆声，这是故事的开端（beginning），对应选项A；B为发展阶段，C为结尾，D为最激动部分，均不符合，故选A。
2. 第2题：梳理原文事件顺序：Jason先下车（③），接着注意到右侧的田地（④），随后躲进灌溉渠并紧张环顾四周（①），最后跑向房间拥抱父亲（②），顺序为③④①②，对应选项B，故选B。
3. 第3题：第二段描述龙卷风来临时风大，Debris四处掉落，结合语境可知是龙卷风带来的破碎碎片，对应选项C（broken pieces）；A为雨滴，B为苹果派，D为龙卷风的部分，均不符合，故选C。
4. 第4题：Jason遇到危险时快速想到躲进灌溉渠的办法，成功避险，说明遇到危险需快速思考并相信自己，对应选项D；A等待帮助、B实现梦想、C改变自然均与文意不符，故选D。
【答案】1.A 2.B 3.C 4.D
【知识点】英语阅读理解、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】本文为记叙文阅读理解，侧重考查学生对文章细节、顺序、词义及主旨的理解，需学生仔细阅读原文定位关键信息，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6