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Ⅰ. Read and complete the tasks.
A. Complete the cloze test.
Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like 1. News on TV reported that a heavy 2 was in the area.
Everyone in the neighbourhood was busy. Ben’s dad was 3 pieces of wood over the windows 4 his mum was making sure the flash lights and radio were working. She also put some 5 and matches(火柴) on the table.
Ben was helping his mum make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was 6 to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was 7 at around 3:00 am. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighbourhood in a 8. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They 9 the neighbours to help clean up the neighbourhood together. Although the storm broke many things 10, it brought families and neighbours closer together. In fact, such natural disasters often make people realise the importance of helping each other. They understand that only by standing together can they overcome difficulties.
()1. A. midnight B. afternoon C. midday D. morning
()2. A. earthquake B. rainstorm C. flood D. fire
()3. A. carrying B. cutting C. putting D. sharing
()4. A. when B. before C. while D. until
()5. A. paper B. knives C. candles D. plates
()6. A. easy B. hard C. possible D. natural
()7. A. dying down B. blowing hard C. picking up D. sweeping heavily
()8. A. situation B. state C. mess D. condition
()9. A. asked B. joined C. invited D. offered
()10. A. apart B. up C. down D. in
B. Answer the question.
()What is the best title for this passage?
A. A scary night in Alabama B. Storm brings people together
C. How to prepare for a storm D. Ben’s family emergency plan
A. Complete the cloze test.
Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like 1. News on TV reported that a heavy 2 was in the area.
Everyone in the neighbourhood was busy. Ben’s dad was 3 pieces of wood over the windows 4 his mum was making sure the flash lights and radio were working. She also put some 5 and matches(火柴) on the table.
Ben was helping his mum make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was 6 to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was 7 at around 3:00 am. When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighbourhood in a 8. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They 9 the neighbours to help clean up the neighbourhood together. Although the storm broke many things 10, it brought families and neighbours closer together. In fact, such natural disasters often make people realise the importance of helping each other. They understand that only by standing together can they overcome difficulties.
()1. A. midnight B. afternoon C. midday D. morning
()2. A. earthquake B. rainstorm C. flood D. fire
()3. A. carrying B. cutting C. putting D. sharing
()4. A. when B. before C. while D. until
()5. A. paper B. knives C. candles D. plates
()6. A. easy B. hard C. possible D. natural
()7. A. dying down B. blowing hard C. picking up D. sweeping heavily
()8. A. situation B. state C. mess D. condition
()9. A. asked B. joined C. invited D. offered
()10. A. apart B. up C. down D. in
B. Answer the question.
()What is the best title for this passage?
A. A scary night in Alabama B. Storm brings people together
C. How to prepare for a storm D. Ben’s family emergency plan
答案
A.
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. B
10. A
B. B
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. B
10. A
B. B
解析
【分析】
本题为英语完形填空与主旨大意题，解题思路为：1. 通读全文，把握文章核心内容（阿拉巴马州一场暴风雨中Ben一家与邻居的经历）；2. 结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配逐一分析每个空格，选出最符合文意的选项；3. 主旨题需提炼全文核心，排除偏离主旨的选项。
【解析】
A. 完形填空：
1. 前文提到“Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside”，说明外面漆黑，像午夜，选A。
2. 后文多次提到“rain”“storm”，可知是暴风雨，选B。
3. 句意：爸爸正把木头放在窗户上，put over符合语境，选C。
4. 此处连接两个同时进行的动作（爸爸放木头、妈妈准备物品），while表“当……时，连接两个并列进行的动作”，选C。
5. 与“matches（火柴）”并列，且是应对停电的物品，candles（蜡烛）符合，选C。
6. 外面有严重暴风雨，玩牌很难开心，hard符合语境，选B。
7. 句意：大约凌晨3点风减弱时他终于睡着了，die down（逐渐减弱）符合，选A。
8. 暴风雨后社区一片混乱，in a mess是固定搭配，选C。
9. 句意：他加入邻居一起清理，join（加入某人）符合，选B。
10. 句意：尽管暴风雨破坏了很多东西，break apart（破碎，分裂）符合，选A。
B. 主旨大意题：
全文最后点明“it brought families and neighbours closer together”，核心是风暴让人们更亲近，选B。
【答案】
A.1.A 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.A
B.B
【知识点】
英语完形填空（词义辨析）、英语主旨大意题、英语固定搭配
【点评】
本题为记叙文类完形填空，话题贴近生活，考查学生对上下文语境的理解、词汇辨析及主旨提炼能力，整体难度适中，符合初中英语的考查要求。
【难度系数】
0.6
本题为英语完形填空与主旨大意题，解题思路为：1. 通读全文，把握文章核心内容（阿拉巴马州一场暴风雨中Ben一家与邻居的经历）；2. 结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配逐一分析每个空格，选出最符合文意的选项；3. 主旨题需提炼全文核心，排除偏离主旨的选项。
【解析】
A. 完形填空：
1. 前文提到“Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside”，说明外面漆黑，像午夜，选A。
2. 后文多次提到“rain”“storm”，可知是暴风雨，选B。
3. 句意：爸爸正把木头放在窗户上，put over符合语境，选C。
4. 此处连接两个同时进行的动作（爸爸放木头、妈妈准备物品），while表“当……时，连接两个并列进行的动作”，选C。
5. 与“matches（火柴）”并列，且是应对停电的物品，candles（蜡烛）符合，选C。
6. 外面有严重暴风雨，玩牌很难开心，hard符合语境，选B。
7. 句意：大约凌晨3点风减弱时他终于睡着了，die down（逐渐减弱）符合，选A。
8. 暴风雨后社区一片混乱，in a mess是固定搭配，选C。
9. 句意：他加入邻居一起清理，join（加入某人）符合，选B。
10. 句意：尽管暴风雨破坏了很多东西，break apart（破碎，分裂）符合，选A。
B. 主旨大意题：
全文最后点明“it brought families and neighbours closer together”，核心是风暴让人们更亲近，选B。
【答案】
A.1.A 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.A
B.B
【知识点】
英语完形填空（词义辨析）、英语主旨大意题、英语固定搭配
【点评】
本题为记叙文类完形填空，话题贴近生活，考查学生对上下文语境的理解、词汇辨析及主旨提炼能力，整体难度适中，符合初中英语的考查要求。
【难度系数】
0.6
