五、完形填空。
主题群:灾害防范 子主题:自然灾害 语篇类型:记叙文 难度:★★
Carson was having dinner with his mother and sisters one evening. Suddenly his younger sister asked, “ does it look like that outside?” Everyone looked out of the window on the north side of the kitchen. They saw the sun in a blue sky. Then, they looked out of the window on the south side of the kitchen. They saw a dark sky big, grey clouds. Next, they heard the tornado siren(警报). That meant a tornado was . They all knew that during a tornado, the safest place to be is underground. , they had a basement(地下室). They all ran quickly into the basement. Suddenly, Carson remembered the pet cat, Pete. “Mum, we Pete,” Carson shouted. “I will go upstairs and find him!” But his mother said, “No, Carson! It's too . The tornado is coming. You have to stay down here.” All at once they heard the very loud noise of a very strong . It was so loud that although they were screaming, they could not even hear their own screams. Everyone was very .
Just a few seconds later, it was finished. The tornado went away and everyone was safe. Carson ran upstairs and found that the house was damaged and that Pete was gone. He began to and went outside. He saw that all the trees were knocked down except one. And at the top of the tree, there was Pete, looking at Carson and waiting for him to help him down.
1. A. How B. What C. Why D. Which
2. A. with B. for C. in D. at
3. A. leaving B. coming C. crashing D. shaking
4. A. Finally B. Nearly C. Luckily D. Clearly
5. A. forgot B. took C. missed D. saved
6. A. nervous B. boring C. important D. dangerous
7. A. policeman B. wind C. light D. temperature
8. A. afraid B. busy C. tired D. crazy
9. A. exactly B. badly C. quickly D. usually
10. A. cry B. cough C. smile D. fall

1. C 结合上下文，妹妹看到窗外异常景象提出疑问，用Why符合语境。
2. A with表示“带有，伴随”，用来描述天空的状态，符合语境。
3. B 听到龙卷风警报，说明灾害即将来临，coming符合逻辑。
4. C 龙卷风来临时地下室是最安全的地方，因此有地下室是一件幸运的事，Luckily表示“幸运地”，符合语境。
5. A 大家匆忙跑进地下室时，Carson想起宠物猫，说明之前他们忘记了他。
6. D 龙卷风即将到来，此时上楼找猫是很危险的行为，dangerous危险的，符合语境。
7. B 龙卷风的主要特征是强风，因此巨大声响来自风。
8. A 身处龙卷风的危险环境中，人们的情绪应是恐惧的。
9. B 龙卷风会破坏建筑物，badly表示“严重地”，修饰damaged，符合语境。
10. A 房子受损且宠物猫不见，所以Carson难过地哭泣。

【分析】
本题为灾害防范主题的记叙文完形填空，解题时需结合上下文语境、词汇词义及用法逐一分析空格：1. 妹妹看到窗外异常景象询问原因，需用表原因的疑问词；2. 描述天空伴随乌云，需用表“带有”的介词；3. 听到龙卷风警报说明灾害即将来临；4. 有地下室是应对龙卷风的有利条件，需用表“幸运地”的副词；5. 匆忙躲进地下室时忘记宠物猫；6. 龙卷风来临时上楼找猫存在安全风险；7. 龙卷风的核心声响来自强风；8. 身处危险环境人们会恐惧；9. 龙卷风对房屋的破坏程度需用表“严重地”的副词修饰；10. 房子受损且宠物失踪，Carson会难过哭泣。
【解析】
1. 结合上下文，妹妹看到窗外异常景象提出疑问，需询问原因，Why符合语境，故选C。
2. with表示“带有、伴随”，此处描述天空伴随大而灰的乌云，符合语境，故选A。
3. 听到龙卷风警报意味着龙卷风即将到来，coming表示“来临”，符合逻辑，故选B。
4. 龙卷风来临时地下室是最安全的地方，因此有地下室是一件幸运的事，Luckily表示“幸运地”，符合语境，故选C。
5. 大家匆忙跑进地下室时，Carson想起宠物猫，说明他们之前忘记了猫，forgot表示“忘记”，故选A。
6. 龙卷风即将到来，此时上楼找猫是危险的行为，dangerous表示“危险的”，符合语境，故选D。
7. 龙卷风的主要特征是强风，此处巨大声响来自强风，wind符合语境，故选B。
8. 身处龙卷风的危险环境中，人们的情绪是恐惧的，afraid表示“害怕的”，故选A。
9. 龙卷风会严重破坏建筑物，badly表示“严重地”，修饰damaged，符合语境，故选B。
10. 房子受损且宠物猫不见，Carson难过地哭泣，cry表示“哭泣”，符合语境，故选A。
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.A
【知识点】
完形填空、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本题以自然灾害应对为主题，通过记叙文形式考查学生对语境的理解和常用词汇的运用，难度适中，符合中学英语完形填空的考查要求。
【难度系数】
0.6