《Hurricane》习题精选.doc

Hurricane习题精选一、单词拼写1.Come on. Your mother is_(盼望)you home.2.I found him_(醒着)all night.3.Thats 150 dollars_(总计)4.A large number of_(毯子)and clothes were sent to the flooded area.5.The_(树枝)of the trees were cut off for firewood.6.F_,he escaped from the falling house.7.She gave her child a w_ not to play near the railway line.8.Peoples n _body temperature is around 36.5.9.I hurt myself yesterday. My foot is still a bit p_.10.A hurricane s _the southeast of England last week.Keys:1.expecting 2.awake 3.altogether 4.blankets 5.branches6.Fortunately 7.warning 8.normal 9.painful 10.struck二、单项填空1.His eyes shone brightly when he finally received the magazine he_.A. had long been expectingB. had long expectedC. has long expectedD. was long expected2.-I went to see you at about ten this morning, but you were not in the office.-Oh, that was probably_ I was talking with the headmaster.A. whenB. whyC. whatD. that3.Unfortunately,when I got there she _,so we only had time for a few words.A. just leftB. has just leftC. was just leavingD. had just left4.-Would you mind having this letter_ ?-Sorry, I have something more important_ .A. to type;to doB. typed; doneC. typed; to doD. to type; done5.When he returned from abroad, he found his home town so_ that he couldnt_ it.A. changed; recognizeB .changing; trustC. developed; knowD. developing; imagine6.I had_ pleasant surprise when I got to my room. Someone_ some flowers there for me.A .a; had putB. a; putC.不填；had putD.不填；put7.Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up _I could answer the phone.A. asB. sinceC. untilD. before8.-How can I get there?-Wait at home. Ill_ you at five and give you a lift on my way to the restaurant.A. call atB. call onC. call inD. call for9._is a good meal and a good rest.A. That you really needB .What are you really neededC. What you really needD. Which you really need10.-Did you watch the TV play last night?-I _,but I was too busy with my work.A. would have watched itB. couldnt watch itC.I had watched itD .shouldnt have watched itKeys:15 AACCA 610 ADDCA三、完形填空I shall never forget the day when the earthquake took place. The time was 5:15 in the afternoon and I was driving along the road to _1_my daughter from school.Our plan was to go_2_together. I had finished work at about 4 oclock and then _3_to the post office. Then I stopped _4_at a shop in order to get some_5_fruit. We like to have some fruit to eat after our swim.I was driving along a high road on my way to the school. Over my road was another way for cars coming the other way. I was_6_so I put the bag of apples in the seat_7_me and started to eat one.Suddenly I saw the cars in front of me start to move from side to side. I slowed down.Then_8_started to shake. I didnt know what was happening,_9_something had gone wrong with my car. I drove_10_slower. I stopped the car and at the same moment the road fell onto the cars in front of me.I found myself in the dark. I couldnt move. The bottom parts of both my legs and my _11_were hurting badly and I couldnt move them. All around me was_12_.But below me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I _13_what had happened. I had been in an earthquake.For about two hours nobody came. Luckily I could_14_the bag of apples, so at least I had plenty to eat. Then I _15_people climbing towards me. A team of people had come to see if anyone was under the broken_16_.I called out! “Im here!” I heard a shout, soon_17_climbed to the side of the bridge near my car, “How are you doing?” he asked. “ Not too bad,” I said, “but my feet and legs_18_as if theyre broken.”“Well have you out of there just as_19_as we can,” he said. They didnt get me out_20_the next morning. I had been in my car for 14 hours.1.A.takeB. bringC. getD. send2.A.swimmingB. shoppingC. climbingD. skating3.A.arrivedB. cameC. gotD. gone4.A.offB. awayC. overD. here5.A.driedB. freshC. expensiveD. hard6.A.happyB. excitedC. surprisedD. hungry7.A.beforeB. belowC. besideD. behind8.A.my carB. my handsC. my feetD. the road9.A.PerhapsB. SurelyC. SuddenlyD. Quickly10.A.muchB. moreC. evenD. a little11.A.feetB. armsC. handsD. fingers12.A.darkB. quietC. coldD. noisy13.A.was toldB. found outC. discoveredD. remembered14.A.seeB. holdC. catchD. reach15.A.heardB. sawC. foundD. recognized16.A.railwayB. roadC. carD. trees17.A.a strangerB. a friendC. my daughterD. a driver18.A.feelB. lookC. seemD. appear19.A.fastB. easyC. soonD. possible20.A.onB. toC. untilD. afterKeys:15 CDDAB 610 DCAAC 1115 ABDDA 1620 BAACC四、阅读理解（A）Last Friday a storm tore through two villages and destroyed fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged(损坏)that their owners had so leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or torn roofs. One person was killed, seven were badly injured and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller injuries. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless as a result of the storm.A farmer, Mr. C.Y. Tan said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.“I was in the kitchen with my wife and children, ”he said, !when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We managed to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”Mrs. Fong Mr Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she noticed that her house was shaking. She rushed outside immediately with her children. “There was no time to take anything, ”she said. “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”Soldiers helped to bring people out of the flooded area and the Welfare(福利)Department provided food, clothes and shelter.1.How many houses could no longer be lived in after the storm?A. Fourteen.B. Seven.C. Twenty-one.D. Fifteen.2.When the storm first began, Mr. Tan_ .A. was in bedB. was inside his houseC. had just gone to workD. had just gone outside3.Mrs Fong and her family were not injured because_ .A. her husband had gone to work before the storm cameB. they were all outside the house when the storm beganC. she heard the loud noise the moment the house began to shakeD. she found the house shaking and rushed out with her children at once4.Which of the following is the nearest in meaning to “shelter” as it is used in the last line of the passage?A.“safety”.B.“somewhere to stay”.C.“furniture and things or the house”.D.“warmth”.5.Which of these would be the best title for the passage?A.A Terrible StormB. Mr Tans BraveryC. The Work of the Welfare DepartmentD.A Luck Escape（B）An AnnouncementIt was a small town which lay by the coast. Most people there lived by catching fish. The hurricanes often struck the area from July to October. Some of the people died on the sea when their boats were blown over by the high winds. So they paid much attention to the weather forecasts(预报).They were afraid to meet with the hurricanes when they were catching fish on the sea. Each of the families had a radio and people always took them with themselves and listened to them at any time. It was September. A hurricane attacked the town one night. Plenty of trees were pushed over and all the electric and telephone lines were broken. People couldnt watch TV, or call their friends, or go to work. To their anger, they couldnt listen to the weather forecasts the Town Radio Station broadcast. The food and fresh water would soon be short and the patients couldnt be given medical care-no medicine could be carried there. People didnt know what would happen and they looked anxious.On the fourth day they read an announcement(通告)on the Town Weekly. It was written,“Recently we have to stop the weather forecast because of the bad weather. We usually get the forecasts from the airport. But the roads are all blocked by the fallen trees and stones. Whether or not well be able to broadcast the weather forecast tomorrow depends on the weather!”1.The people in the town often took radios with themselves because_.A. they felt lonely when catching fish on the sea and listened to the weather forecastsB. they were interested in the weather forecastsC. they couldnt watch TV on the seaD. they hoped to listen to some good news2._,so they paid much attention to the weather forecast.A. They hoped to escape from the hurricanesB. Some people died on the seaC. Hurricanes could push over the treesD. People in the town liked to talk about the weather3.People in the town looked anxious because_.A. they couldnt go to the airportB. they would die of a certain illnessC. they would die of hunger and thirstD. they couldnt listen to the weather forecasts4.In a word,_.A. the we