Unit 5 Nature's Temper（浙江专用）-【题型易-单元话题精练】2025-2026学年八年级下册英语 考试热点 组合精练 (人教版）

单元话题精练 Unit 5 Nature's Temper（新教材人教版） （阅读理解+完形填空+选词填空+语法填空+书面表达） 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 单元标题 主题 Unit 5 Nature's Temper 自然的力量 / 天气变化 内容提要 精练-1 精练-2 精练-3 一、阅读理解 Passage 1 Last Sunday evening, my parents went out for a walk with my sister. But I studied alone at home because I would have an English test. Suddenly, I saw bright light in my neighbor’s kitchen. I thought he was cooking, so I went on studying. Soon, there was a terrible smell in the air and I thought something was wrong. I went out and saw fire coming out of my neighbor’s kitchen. So I shouted “Fire! Fire!” But no one heard or came out. I ran quickly to my house to call 119, and then I rang my neighbor’s doorbell and knocked at the door, but there was no response. I got into the house through the window and found my neighbor sleeping in his bedroom. I woke him up and we rushed out of the house together. We tried our best to pour water through the kitchen window, but the fire was too heavy. Luckily, the firemen came and put out the fire quickly. When my parents came back, they found I was dirty and tired. After my neighbor told them the whole story, they were happy and said I was a brave boy. 1. What does the underlined word “response” in Paragraph 3 mean? A．Result. B．Answer. C．Question. D．Key. 2. Why did the writer NOT go out for a walk with his parents? A．Because his parents only liked his sister. B．Because he would have an English class. C．Because he had to study for an English test. D．Because there was a fire in his neighbor’s kitchen. 3. Who put out the fire at last? A．The writer. B．The writer’s parents. C．The writer’s neighbor. D．The firemen. 4. What’s the passage mainly about? A．How to put out a fire. B．A brave neighbor. C．The writer’s experience of saving his neighbor from the fire. D．An evening when the writer studied for a test at home. 【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D 4. C 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者独自在家准备英语考试时，发现邻居家起火并及时报警、救助邻居的经历。 1. 词句猜测题。根据第三段“then I rang my neighbor’s doorbell and knocked at the door, but there was no response.”可知，作者按了邻居门铃并敲门，但没有得到回应。“response”表示“回应、应答”。故选B。 2. 细节理解题。根据第一段“But I studied alone at home because I would have an English test.”可知，作者没有和父母一起散步，是因为要在家为英语考试复习。故选C。 3. 细节理解题。根据第四段“Luckily, the firemen came and put out the fire quickly.”可知，最终是消防员扑灭了火灾。故选D。 4. 主旨大意题。根据“Suddenly, I saw bright light in my neighbor’s kitchen.”，“Soon, there was a terrible smell in the air and I thought something was wrong.”，“I ran quickly to my house to call 119, and then I rang my neighbor’s doorbell and knocked at the door, but there was no response.”以及“Luckily, the firemen came and put out the fire quickly.”可知，全文围绕作者发现邻居家起火、报警、叫醒邻居并等待消防员灭火的经历展开，核心是作者从火灾中救助邻居的过程。选项C“The writer’s experience of saving his neighbor from the fire.”最能概括文章主旨。故选C。 Passage 2 Yesterday my dad and I went hiking in the mountain. We enjoyed the fresh air and would live in the hotel room for another two days. However, I thought it’s one of the most unforgettable experiences of my life! A storm woke me up early. I got up and looked out of the window of our hotel. I listened to the thunder and watched the lightning (闪电). It wasn’t scary at that time, but it was exciting! But then I looked at my phone and saw on the news that a hurricane was coming. I asked my dad what a hurricane is and asked him if he knew what to do. He told me not to worry because a hurricane is just a big storm. We stayed in our hotel room and by the afternoon, there was even more rain. And the winds were getting stronger and stronger. In the evening, a hotel worker asked all the visitors to go to the dining hall. When we were all inside, we put tables in front of the doors and then we got down on the floor together in the corner. We waited and waited. The winds got louder, the rain became heavier and then it suddenly went dark. I was so startled that I held my dad’s hand. We stayed there for a long time. Finally, morning arrived. The storm was over. I felt so happy that we were safe. I hope I will never have a night like that again. 1. The writer learned what a hurricane is ________. A．on his phone B．in the newspaper C．from his father D．on the computer 2. Where did the writer spend the night? A．In the music hall. B．In the dining hall. C．In his father’s room. D．In the worker’s room. 3. What does the underlined word “startled” in Paragraph 3 mean? A．Happy. B．Afraid. C．Bored D．Excited. 4. What is the main idea of the passage? A．How to stay safe during a hurricane. B．The writer’s experience of facing a hurricane. C．A wonderful hiking trip in the mountain. D．How the writer knew a hurricane was coming. 【答案】1. C 2. B 3. B 4. B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者和父亲在山中徒步旅行时遭遇飓风的经历。作者通过描述飓风来临前的准备、飓风中的紧张时刻以及飓风过后的感受，展现了这次难忘的经历。 1. 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“I asked my dad what a hurricane is and asked him if he knew what to do. He told me not to worry because a hurricane is just a big storm.”可知，作者从父亲那里得知了什么是飓风。故选C。 2. 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“In the evening, a hotel worker asked all the visitors to go to the dining hall. When we were all inside, we put tables in front of the doors and then we got down on the floor together in the corner. We waited and waited.”可知，作者在餐厅度过了那个夜晚。故选B。 3. 词句猜测题。根据文章第三段“The winds got louder, the rain became heavier and then it suddenly went dark. I was so startled that I held my dad’s hand.”可知，风声越来越大，雨越来越重，然后突然天黑了。作者非常害怕，以至于握住了父亲的手。根据上下文可以推断，“startled”意为“害怕的”。故选B。 4. 主旨大意题。根据文章内容，作者通过描述自己和父亲在山中徒步旅行时遭遇飓风的经历，展现了这次难忘的经历。文章主要讲述了作者面对飓风的感受和经历，而非如何安全度过飓风、一次美妙的徒步旅行或如何知道飓风即将来临。故选B。 二、完形填空 Passage 3 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Reese Osterberg was born in Fresno County, California. She likes playing baseball and she once 1 about 100 baseball cards. When she was nine, a big fire 2 in her hometown. Lots of people there 3 their homes. Reese was among them. She and her family were evacuated (被疏散) in time to a shelter, but they 4 lost all of their objects including the baseball cards. “I spent years collecting the baseball cards and I looked after them well. So I feel quite 5 every time I realize that I have parted from my cards,” Reese said in an interview. The news reached the local fire department. It organized an activity to call on people to 6 old baseball cards. More or less, that would bring some 7 to Reese. A man called Kevin Ashford knew the 8 , and he thought of the cards he was planning to sell. “I’ve collected baseball cards since the 1990s,” he said. “I’ve changed my 9 I’m going to give my cards to the girl instead of selling them.” Kevin called the fire department and told the workers 10 he wanted to do. When the workers knew how many cards he had,they were 11 . With their help, Kevin gave his collection of more than 25,000 baseball cards to Reese. Reese held the cards tightly and couldn’t stop smiling. “This is the most 12 day of my life, to be honest. I am truly thankful that Uncle Kevin has 13 me to get out of the unhappy experience,” she said. “Some children are in hospital because of the 14 . Some also lost their favourite things. I want to do 15 to cheer them up, so I plan to share the cards with them.” Disasters are heartless, but humans are not. How great it is when kindness is passed on! 1. A．cleared B．collected C．protected D．folded 2. A．stopped B．spread C．disappeared D．happened 3. A．returned B．sold C．lost D．checked 4. A．nearly B．slowly C．hardly D．probably 5. A．stressed B．happy C．upset D．comfortable 6. A．give away B．hand out C．put away D．pick out 7. A．fever B．fear C．power D．comfort 8. A．interview B．program C．game D．activity 9. A．job B．mind C．interest D．rule 10. A．what B．which C．where D．how 11. A．nervous B．calm C．surprised D．angry 12. A．unforgettable B．painful C．unlucky D．common 13. A．allowed B．helped C．forced D．expected 14. A．drought B．earthquake C．rainstorm D．fire 15. A．everything B．nothing C．anything D．something 【答案】 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. B 10. A 11. C 12. A 13. B 14. D 15. D 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Reese在火灾中失去珍藏的棒球卡后，当地消防部门发起捐赠活动，Kevin将自己收藏的两万多张棒球卡赠予她，Reese又计划将卡片分享给其他受灾孩子，传递善意的故事。 1. 句意：她喜欢打棒球，曾经收集了大约 100 张棒球卡。 cleared清理；collected收集；protected保护；folded折叠。根据后文“I spent years collecting the baseball cards”可知，她是在收集棒球卡，故选B。 2. 句意：当她九岁时，一场大火在她的家乡发生了。 stopped停止；spread蔓延；disappeared消失；happened发生。根据语境，火灾是发生在家乡，故选D。 3. 句意：那里很多人失去了他们的家园。 returned返回；sold出售；lost失去；checked检查。根据“lost all of their objects”以及火灾的背景，人们在火灾中失去家园，故选C。 4. 句意：Reese和家人及时疏散到避难所，但他们几乎失去了所有物品，包括棒球卡。 nearly几乎；slowly缓慢地；hardly几乎不；probably可能。根据语境，火灾中他们几乎失去了所有东西，nearly符合，故选A。 5. 句意：所以每次意识到自己与卡片分离时，我感到相当难过。 stressed有压力的；happy开心的；upset难过的、沮丧的；comfortable舒适的。因为失去了珍藏多年的卡片，所以感到难过，故选C。 6. 句意：它（消防部门）组织了一项活动，呼吁人们捐赠旧棒球卡。 give away捐赠、赠送；hand out分发；put away收起；pick out挑选出。根据“I realize that I have parted from my cards”，可知，活动是呼吁捐赠，故选A。 7. 句意：或多或少，这会给Reese带来一些安慰。 fever发烧；fear恐惧；power力量；comfort安慰。捐赠卡片能缓解她失去卡片的难过，带来安慰，故选D。 8. 句意：一个叫Kevin Ashford的男人知道了这个活动。 interview采访；program项目；game游戏；activity活动。根据“organized an activity”可知，这里指这个捐赠活动，故选D。 9. 句意：我改变了主意，我要把卡片给这个女孩而不是卖掉它们。 job工作；mind主意；interest兴趣；rule规则。根据“changed my”可知，此处考查固定搭配change one’s mind表示“改变主意”，故选B。 10. 句意：Kevin给消防部门打电话，告诉工作人员他想做什么。 what什么；which哪一个；where哪里；how如何。此处是宾语从句，从句中缺少宾语，指“想做的事情”，用what，故选A。 11. 句意：当工作人员知道他有多少张卡片时，他们很惊讶。 nervous紧张的；calm冷静的；surprised惊讶的；angry生气的。根据“more than 25,000 baseball cards”可知，数量很多，所以工作人员感到惊讶，故选C。 12. 句意：说实话，这是我生命中最难忘的一天。 unforgettable难忘的；painful痛苦的；unlucky不幸的；common普通的。Kevin赠予大量卡片，让她很感动，所以这一天是难忘的，故选A。 13. 句意：我真的很感谢Kevin叔叔帮助我走出这段不愉快的经历。 allowed允许；helped帮助；forced强迫；expected期待。Kevin的行为帮助她从失去卡片的痛苦中走出来，故选B。 14. 句意：一些孩子因为火灾住院了。 drought干旱；earthquake地震；rainstorm暴雨；fire火灾。根据前文“a big fire”可知，这里指火灾，故选D。 15. 句意：我想做些事让他们振作起来，所以我计划和他们分享这些卡片。 everything一切；nothing没什么；anything任何事，常用于否定/疑问句；something某事，用于肯定句。肯定句中表示 “做些事” 用something，故选D。 Passage 4 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 March 28th started like any other school day. 1 2:20 p.m., I was writing notes in geography class 2 my chair suddenly moved a little. Our teacher, Mr Wang, stopped teaching and looked at his phone. “A 7.9-magnitude earthquake (7.9级地震) just 3 Myanmar (缅甸),” he told us quietly. The classroom became full of soft talking, though 4 only felt small shakes here in Yunnan. During the break, my classmates and I came around the smart whiteboard to watch the news. We saw 5 buildings near Myanmar’s border (边境). Zhang Ming pointed at the screen and said loudly, “My cousin lives in Ruili, only 200 kilometers from the 6 of the earthquake!” Everyone looked worried. Then our class decided to do something to help. First, we used 7 chalk to draw Myanmar’s flag on posters and wrote some encouraging words. Next, at 3 p.m., our school had an earthquake emergency drill (演练). We all 8 under our desks quickly, just like we practised every month. After that, I used my lunch money for the next week, 50 yuan, to buy something 9 for students in Myanmar. That night, I couldn’t stop thinking about the earthquake. “Are students in Myanmar trapped like in the Sichuan 10 we learned about?” I asked my mom. The next Monday at school, Chen Yue’s eyes were red 11 she cried while watching rescue videos after dinner yesterday. But when our teacher showed us Chinese 12 boxes arriving in Myanmar, we all clapped and smiled. After the earthquake, many things changed. Workers came to 13 our school walls for cracks (裂纹). My dad bought a fire extinguisher, and my mom put bottled water under my bed. Now I 14 keep my shoes beside my bed, just in case (以防万一). Before going to sleep, I looked at the earthquake news on my phone again. I talked to myself, “I’m just a student, but maybe my small help can 15 someone’s dark night a little brighter.” 1. A．On B．At C．In D．For 2. A．when B．and C．but D．so 3. A．hit B．came C．started D．began 4. A．he B．they C．it D．we 5. A．new B．tall C．broken D．empty 6. A．city B．center C．school D．village 7. A．dark B．simple C．colourful D．white 8. A．ate B．hid C．jumped D．studied 9. A．beautiful B．useful C．playful D．thankful 10. A．earthquake B．traffic C．storm D．typhoon 11. A．but B．so C．because D．and 12. A．aid B．toy C．tool D．gift 13. A．check B．paint C．build D．clean 14. A．never B．seldom C．hardly D．always 15. A．give B．provide C．offer D．make 【答案】 1. B 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. A 11. C 12. A 13. A 14. D 15. D 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了作者上地理课时感受到轻微震感，得知缅甸发生7.9级地震后，作者和同学们通过画缅甸国旗海报、参与地震演练、捐午餐钱买物资等方式提供帮助，地震也让大家的安全意识提升。 1. 句意：在下午2点20分，我正在地理课上记笔记，突然我的椅子动了一下。 On后接具体日期/星期；At后接具体时刻；In后接年/月/上午/下午等；For后接时间段。根据“2:20 p.m.”可知，是具体时刻用At。故选B。 2. 句意：在下午2点20分，我正在地理课上记笔记，突然我的椅子动了一下。 when当……时候；and和，表并列；but但是，表转折；so所以，表因果。根据“was writing notes ... my chair suddenly moved a little”可知，是正在做某事时突然发生另一件事。故选A。 3. 句意：他轻声告诉我们：“缅甸刚刚发生了7.9级地震。” hit袭击，击打；came来；started开始；began开始。根据原文“A 7.9-magnitude earthquake ... Myanmar” 可知，表示地震侵袭某地用hit。故选A。 4. 句意：教室里满是小声的议论，尽管我们在云南这里只感受到了轻微的震动。 he他；they他们；it它；we我们。根据原文“I was writing notes in geography class”及后文“my classmates and I”可知，是作者和同学们感受到震动。故选D。 5. 句意：我们看到缅甸边境附近的建筑都损毁了。 new新的；tall高的；broken破损的，损毁的；empty空的。根据原文“A 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar”可知，地震后建筑会受损。故选C。 6. 句意：张明指着屏幕大声说：“我表哥住在瑞丽，离震中只有200公里！” city城市；center中心；school学校；village村庄。根据原文“My cousin lives in Ruili, only 200 kilometers from the ... of the earthquake”可知，结合地震的语境，此处指地震的中心。故选B。 7. 句意：首先，我们用彩色的粉笔在海报上画了缅甸国旗，并写下了一些鼓励的话语。 dark黑暗的；simple简单的；colourful彩色的；white白色的。根据原文“draw Myanmar’s flag on posters”可知，国旗有多种颜色，需要用彩色粉笔绘制。故选C。 8. 句意：我们都迅速躲到桌子底下，就像我们每个月练习的那样。 ate吃；hid躲藏；jumped跳；studied学习。根据原文“our school had an earthquake emergency drill”可知，地震演练的常规动作是躲到桌子下。故选B。 9. 句意：在那之后，我拿出了下周的午餐钱50元，为缅甸的学生买了一些有用的东西。 beautiful漂亮的；useful有用的；playful爱玩的；thankful感激的。根据原文“our class decided to do something to help”可知，想要帮助震区学生，需购买对他们有用的物资。故选B。 10. 句意：我问妈妈：“缅甸的学生们会像我们了解到的四川地震中那样被困吗？” earthquake地震；traffic交通；storm暴风雨；typhoon台风。根据原文“A 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar” 可知，全文围绕地震展开，此处是将缅甸地震和四川地震作对比。故选A。 11. 句意：下周一在学校，陈悦的眼睛红了，因为她昨晚看完救援视频后哭了。 but但是，表转折；so所以，表因果；because因为，表原因；and和，表并列。根据原文“Chen Yue’s eyes were red ... she cried while watching rescue videos”可知，眼睛红是因为看救援视频哭了，后句是前句的原因。故选C。 12. 句意：但当老师给我们看中国的援助物资箱运抵缅甸时，我们都鼓掌笑了。 aid援助；toy玩具；tool工具；gift礼物。根据原文“A 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar”及“our class decided to do something to help”可知，地震后中国向缅甸运送的是救援物资。故选A。 13. 句意：工作人员来检查我们学校的墙壁是否有裂缝。 check检查；paint粉刷；build建造；clean打扫。根据原文“for cracks”及缅甸地震后云南有轻微震感的背景可知，工作人员来学校是为了检查墙壁是否有裂缝。故选A。 14. 句意：现在我总是把鞋子放在床边，以防万一。 never从不；seldom很少；hardly几乎不；always总是。根据原文“My dad bought a fire extinguisher, and my mom put bottled water under my bed”可知，家人都提升了安全意识，做出了应急准备，作者也养成了习惯，总是把鞋子放在床边。故选D。 15. 句意：我自言自语道：“我只是一名学生，但也许我小小的帮助能让别人的黑夜变得亮一点。” give给；provide提供；offer主动提出；make使，让。根据原文“someone’s dark night a little brighter”可知，此处是“使某人的黑夜更亮一点”。故选D。 三、选词填空 Passage 5 仔细阅读下面短文，用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使 短文在结构、句义和逻辑上正确。(提示：方框中有一个单词或短语是多余的。) tips/hold/sudden/guard/in memory of/benefit Natural disasters are part of daily life, and being prepared can 1 everyone a lot. For this reason, our country set 12th May as National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day in 2009, 2 the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. On this day, schools and communities often 3 activities to teach people ways of how to protect themselves during disasters, especially earthquakes. They share 4 like hiding under tables indoors, staying away from windows, and leaving buildings safely after the shakes. The important day reminds us to respect nature, learn survival skills, and get prepared for 5 dangers. 【答案】1. benefit 2. in memory of 3. hold 4. tips 5. sudden 【导语】本文主要讲述了我国将5月12日设为防灾减灾日，旨在纪念汶川地震并提升防灾意识。当天通过校园社区活动普及避险知识，强调敬畏自然与应急准备的重要性。 1. 句意：自然灾害是日常生活的一部分，做好准备对每个人都有很大好处。根据“Natural disasters are part of daily life, and being prepared can…everyone a lot”及结合备选词汇可知，前半句引出了自然灾害，后半句指出了做好准备的重要性，备选词汇中动词benefit“使受益，得益于”符合，且情态动词can后应接动词原形。故填benefit。 2. 句意：基于此原因，我国于2009年将5月12日定为“全国防灾减灾日”，以此纪念 2008 年的汶川地震。根据“…the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake.”及常识可知，汶川地震发生于5月12日，则将“全国防灾减灾日”定为每年的5月12日是为了“纪念”其地震，应用备选词汇中的介词短语“in memory of”表目的。故填in memory of。 3. 句意：这一天，学校和社区通常会举办活动，教导人们如何在灾难中保护自己，尤其是在地震发生时。根据“”及结合备选词汇可知，此处在介绍学校在那一天“举办”活动来教人们如何保护自己，动词hold“举办”符合，且该句时态为一般现在时，主语“schools and communities”表示复数概念，应用hold的动词原形作谓语。故填hold。 4. 句意：他们分享了一些应对方法，比如在室内躲在桌子下面、远离窗户以及在地震过后安全撤离建筑物。根据“…like hiding under tables indoors, staying away from windows, and leaving buildings safely after the shakes.”及语境可知，此处在引出应对地震的一些方法或建议，应用备选词汇中名词tips表泛指，在句中作宾语。故填tips。 5. 句意：这个重要的日子提醒我们要尊重自然，学习生存技能，并做好应对突发危险的准备。根据“…and get prepared for…dangers.”及语境可知，此处在建议我们应当做好应对突发危险的准备，应用备选词汇中形容词sudden“突然的”作定语修饰名词dangers。故填sudden。 Passage 6 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。 （每空限填一词，每词限用一词） flood   report   all   therefore   get Last week, the local news 1 a serious natural disaster in a village near our city. Heavy rain lasted for three days and finally led to a terrible 2 . The water rose quickly and caused great trouble to the villagers. 3 , many houses were half in water, and the power system stopped working completely. At that moment, the most important thing was to avoid being hurt by the running water. They called 119 to 4 help. With the help of the rescue team, 5 the villagers were moved to safe places in time. This experience also tells us that we should learn more about disaster prevention. 【答案】1. reported 2. flood 3. Therefore 4. get 5. all 【导语】本文介绍了城市附近村庄的一场严重的自然灾害，这次事件也告诉读者应该学习更多关于防灾的知识。 1. 句意：上周，当地新闻报道了我们城市附近一个村庄发生的严重自然灾害。根据“the local news”可知，此处是说新闻报道，备选词report“报道”符合语境，根据“Last week”可知，句子是一般过去时，动词用过去式，故填reported。 2. 句意：大雨持续了三天，最终导致了可怕的洪水。根据“led to a terrible”可知，此处是说导致了可怕的洪水，备选词flood“洪水”符合语境，故填flood。 3. 句意：因此，许多房屋半淹没在水中，电力系统完全停止工作。根据“many houses were half in water, and the power system stopped working completely.”可知，前后是因果关系，备选词therefore“因此”符合语境，故填Therefore。 4. 句意：他们拨打119寻求帮助。根据“They called 119 to...help.”可知，此处是固定短语get help“获得帮助”，动词不定式作目的状语，故填get。 5. 句意：在救援队的帮助下，所有的村民都被及时转移到了安全的地方。根据“the villagers were moved to safe places in time.”可知，此处是说所有的村民，备选词all“所有的”符合语境，故填all。 Passage 7 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词或词组并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。 (每词或词组限用一次) hold  protect  or  run out of  during Many earthquakes happen in some places every year. As students, what can we do 1 ourselves from an earthquake when it happens? First, we should keep calm and get out of the building as soon as possible. Shouting and crying isn’t useful. Second, the buildings may fall down 2 an earthquake. We must find a safe place to stay. Sometimes don’t try 3 the building. We can hide under a strong desk or a table, 4 schoolbags over our heads if we’re in the classroom. And if we are on the playground, don’t move, and don’t stand near windows, power lines 5 tall trees. Finally, remember never to use the lift to run away when an earthquake happens. 【答案】1. to protect 2. during 3. to run out of 4. holding 5. or 【导语】本文主要介绍了学生在地震发生时应采取的安全避险措施，包括保持冷静、寻找安全避难所、保护头部以及在室外时的注意事项。 1. 句意：作为学生，当地震发生时，我们可以做些什么来保护自己呢？根据“what can we do…ourselves from an earthquake”及备选词汇可知，此处询问的是采取行动的目的。protect意为“保护”，符合语境。protect sb. from sth.意为“保护某人免于……”。此处应用动词不定式作目的状语。故填to protect。 2. 句意：其次，地震期间建筑物可能会倒塌。根据“the buildings may fall down…an earthquake”及备选词汇可知，此处描述的是在灾害发生过程中可能出现的情况。during意为“在……期间”，符合语境。故填during。 3. 句意：有时不要试图跑出大楼。根据“don’t try…the building”及备选词汇可知，在某些情况下尝试跑出大楼是不安全的。run out of意为“跑出”，符合语境。try to do sth.意为“尽力做某事”，此处需用不定式形式。故填to run out of。 4. 句意：如果我们在教室里，可以躲在坚固的课桌或桌子下面，把书包举在头顶上。根据“We can hide…schoolbags over our heads if we’re in the classroom”及备选词汇可知，主句谓语是hide，空处与主句之间没有连词，故应用非谓语动词作伴随状语。hold意为“拿；举”，与主语we是主动关系，故用现在分词holding，表示“躲在桌下的同时举着书包”。故填holding。 5. 句意：如果我们在操场上，不要移动，也不要站在窗户、电线或高大树木的附近。根据“don’t stand near windows, power lines…tall trees”及备选词汇可知，此处列举了地震时需要远离的多个危险对象，否定句中的并列应用or。or意为“或者”，符合语境。故填or。 四、短文填空 Passage 8 阅读下面短文，根据上下文或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 In the earliest times, men regarded lightning as one of the 1 (great) mysteries of nature. Some people in old times believed that lightning and thunder 2 (mean) that the gods got angry. Benjamin Franklin was the first to find that electricity has something to do 3 lightning in 1752. In the same year, he built the first lightning rod (避雷针). It can protect 4 (build) from being hit by lightning. Lightning does not always go from the cloud to the ground. Cloud-to-cloud lightning is the most common kind of lightning and can sometimes be seen at great distances at night. Sometimes you may only see 5 flash of light without thunder. 6 (science) judge that there are about 2,000 million flashes of lightning every year. Lightning hits the Empire State Building in New York City 30 to 48 times a year. In the United States alone it 7 (kill) about 100 people each year. Lightning is more dangerous than you thought. So 8 you are outside, you should go to low ground and not stay under trees. 9 (lie) flat (平躺地) on the ground in an open area is another way to help you stay safe. And when you are inside a house, you should close the windows and not touch wires (电线) or metal things. The safest place to be in case of (以防) an electrical storm is in a 10 (close) car. So next time you know what you should do when lightning happens. 【答案】 1. greatest 2. meant 3. with 4. buildings 5. a 6. Scientists 7. kills 8. when/if 9. Lying 10. closed 【导语】本文主要介绍了闪电这种自然现象的相关信息，包括古人对闪电的看法、本杰明·富兰克林对闪电的研究、闪电的种类、闪电的危害以及应对闪电的方法等。 1. 句意：在最早的时候，人们把闪电视为自然界最神秘的谜团之一。“one of the+形容词最高级+名词复数”表示“最……之一”，所以此处用great的最高级greatest。故填greatest。 2. 句意：古代有些人认为闪电和雷声意味着众神发怒了。根据“Some people in old times believed”可知，该句时态为一般过去时，所以此处用mean的过去式meant。故填meant。 3. 句意：1752年，本杰明·富兰克林第一个发现电与闪电有关。have something to do with“与……有关”，固定搭配。故填with。 4. 句意：它可以保护建筑物免受雷击。此处泛指建筑物，用名词复数形式buildings。故填buildings。 5. 句意：有时你可能只看到一道闪光而没有雷声。flash是可数名词单数，此处表示“一道闪光”，且flash是以辅音音素开头的单词，所以用不定冠词a表示“一道”。故填a。 6. 句意：科学家们估计每年大约有20亿次闪电。此处泛指科学家，用名词复数形式scientists，句首首字母大写。故填Scientists。 7. 句意：仅在美国，每年就有大约100人死于闪电。根据“each year”可知，该句陈述的是客观事实，时态为一般现在时；主语“it”是第三人称单数，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，kill的第三人称单数形式是kills。故填kills。 8. 句意：所以当/如果你在外面，你应该去低地，不要待在树下。根据语境可知，此处表示假设，可以用if引导条件状语从句，或用when引导时间状语从句。故填when/if。 9. 句意：平躺在空旷的地面上是另一种帮助你保持安全的方法。分析句子结构可知，此处缺少主语，用动名词lying作主语，句首首字母大写。故填Lying。 10. 句意：在暴风雨天气，最安全的地方是在封闭的汽车里。修饰名词“car”应用形容词closed“封闭的”。故填closed。 Passage 9 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 On the morning of April 10th, the news on TV 1 (report) that a strong wind was coming to the area. The expert advised that people should stay in houses to keep safe, warning them not 2 (go) outside unless necessary. In the afternoon, the sky turned dark. And the wind was much stronger than it was in the morning. Everyone in the city became busy, making 3 (prepare) for the coming storm. Many people were buying foods for the next three windy days while others were making 4 (they) way to the subway stations or the bus stations. The school finished earlier, so Zhang Wei was at home 5 the time of the big wind. He 6 (close) the windows when he noticed a cat outside. It was so small that the wind 7 (possible) blew it away. Zhang Wei opened the windows again and tried to let 8 cat come in. But it was too scared to move. How to save the cat? After some thought, Zhang Wei had an idea. He put some chicken in his hand and said, “Here, Kitty, dinner time!” Finally, the cat walked over. Zhang Wei picked it up quickly and put it in the house. The strong wind didn’t die down (减弱) 9 the third day. When Zhang Wei went out, he found that some windows broke and 10 (rubbish) was everywhere because of the wind. Zhang Wei joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Although the wind broke things apart, it brought people closer. 【答案】 1. reported 2. to go 3. preparations 4. their 5. at 6. was closing 7. possibly 8. the 9. until 10. rubbish 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了大风来临前人们的准备、大风期间张伟救助一只小猫以及大风过后人们一起清理社区的故事，展现了人们在面对自然灾害时的行为和互助精神。 1. 句意：4月10日早上，电视上的新闻报道一场强风即将席卷该地区。根据“On the morning of April 10th”可知，此处描述的是过去发生的事情，应该用一般过去时。故填reported。 2. 句意：专家建议人们应该待在房子里以保证安全，警告他们除非必要，否则不要外出。“warn sb. not to do sth.”是固定用法，意为“警告某人不要做某事”，所以这里应填“to go”。故填to go。 3. 句意：城市里的每个人都忙碌起来，为即将到来的暴风雨做准备。“make preparations for...”是固定短语，意为“为……做准备”，所以这里应填“prepare”的名词复数形式。故填preparations。 4. 句意：许多人正在为接下来的三个大风天购买食物，而其他人则正前往地铁站或公交车站。“make one’s way to...”是固定短语，意为“前往……”，这里的主语是“others”，所以应填形容词性物主代词“their”。故填their。 5. 句意：学校提前放学了，所以大风来的时候张伟在家。“at the time of...”是固定短语，意为“在……的时候”。故填at。 6. 句意：当他注意到外面有一只猫时，他正在关窗户。根据“when he noticed a cat outside”可知，此处表示当一个动作发生时，另一个动作正在进行，应该用过去进行时，其结构是“was/were + 动词的现在分词”，主语“He”是第三人称单数，所以用“was”，“close”的现在分词是“closing”。故填was closing。 7. 句意：它太小了，风可能会把它吹走。这里修饰动词“blew”应该用副词，“possible”的副词形式是“possibly”。故填possibly。 8. 句意：张伟再次打开窗户，试图让那只猫进来。这里特指前面提到的那只猫，所以用定冠词“the”。故填the。 9. 句意：强风直到第三天才减弱。“not...until...”是固定结构，意为“直到……才……”。故填until。 10. 句意：当张伟出去时，他发现一些窗户破了，到处都是垃圾。“rubbish”是不可数名词，没有复数形式。故填rubbish。 Passage 10 After a heavy storm in the sea, a man was washed up on a small island in the dark. As the morning came, he 1 (find) himself lying next to a big rock and there were pieces of wood of his ship on the sand. He walked around only to find it was an island 2 anyone else. Because of the terrible situation, he had to make a place to live and protect himself first. He came up with 3 idea. Then he built a little hut (棚屋) with the wood of his ship. The longer he lived on the island, the 4 (good) he could care for himself. 5 it was difficult, he seemed to get used to living alone on the island. But then, one day, when the man came back from looking for food, dark smoke 6 (rise) up to the sky from his hut at that time. There was a fire! To make things worse, the wind helped the fire make everything in a mess. The man couldn’t put out the fire. He cried and just waited for his 7 (die). Early the next day, the man was 8 (shock) to see a ship landing on the island. “How did you know I was here?” asked the man. “As soon as we noticed the smoke, we decided 9 (have) a look,” the sailor (驾船人) answered. In the end, the man was saved. When things are going bad, we may feel like giving up 10 (easy). But we should remember, even our little hut has gone, the smoke may help. For all the bad situations, we should always believe there is still a good answer for it. 【答案】 1. found 2. without 3. an 4. better 5. Although/Though 6. was rising 7. death 8. shocked 9. to have 10. easily 【导语】本文主要讲述了一名男子流落荒岛，在岛上独自生活了一段时间后，最后获救的故事。 1. 句意：第二天早上，他发现自己躺在一块大石头旁边，沙滩上有他的船的木块。find“发现”，动词；根据“As the morning came”可知，时态为一般过去时，此处用find的过去式found。故填found。 2. 句意：他四处走动，却发现那是一个没有其他人的岛屿。根据“he seemed to get used to living alone on the island.”可知，岛上没有任何人。without“没有”，介词。故填without。 3. 句意：他想出了一个主意。根据“came up with … idea”可知，想出了一个主意。idea为元音音素开头的单词，此处表示“一个”，用不定冠词an。故填an。 4. 句意：他在岛上住的时间越长，就越能照顾好自己。good“好的”，形容词，结合“The longer he lived on the island, the”可知，在岛上住的时间越长，就越能照顾好自己。the+比较级，the+比较级“越……，越……”，此处用good的比较级better。故填better。 5. 句意：虽然很难，但他似乎已经习惯了独自住在岛上。“很难”和“他似乎已经习惯了独自住在岛上”是让步关系，此处用although/though“虽然；尽管”引导让步状语从句。故填Although/Though。 6. 句意：但后来，有一天，当那人找食物回来时，他的小屋里冒出了黑烟。根据“But then, one day, when the man came back from looking for food”可知，当那人找食物回来时，他的小屋里冒出了黑烟。表示过去某个时刻正在发生的事，时态为过去进行时“was/were+现在分词”，主语为“dark smoke”，be动词用was，rise“上升”的现在分词形式为rising。故填was rising。 7. 句意：他哭了，只能等待死亡。die“死；死亡”，动词，根据“waited for his”可知，此处作宾语，用其名词形式death“死亡”。故填death。 8. 句意：第二天一早，这名男子震惊地看到一艘船着陆在岛上。shock“使震惊”，动词，此处作表语，且主语“the man”为人，用其形容词形式shocked“感到震惊的”。故填shocked。 9. 句意：“我们一注意到烟，就决定去看看，”水手回答。have a look“看一看”，动词短语；decide to do sth“决定做某事”，此处用have的不定式形式。故填to have。 10. 句意：当事情变得糟糕时，我们可能会想轻易放弃。easy“容易的”，形容词，此处修饰动词短语give up，用其副词形式easily“容易地；轻易地”。故填easily。 五、书面表达 Passage 11 2022年6月1日，李华的家乡四川省雅安市芦山县发生了地震，幸运的是，李华一家人安然无恙。假如你是李华，请描述一下地震发生时家人的活动及地震后社区的情况。 提示： 1．What were your family doing? 2．What was the community like after the earthquake? 要求： 1．结构完整，表达通顺，语言规范，书写清晰; 2．文中不得出现真实姓名、校名等信息; 3．词数80左右。 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】范文： My name is Li Hua. There was an earthquake at about 5：00 p.m. on June 1st, 2022, in my hometown. At that time, all my family were at home. I was taking a shower in the bathroom. My father was working on the computer. My mother was cooking in the kitchen. My grandparents were watching TV in the living room. We were all scared. The earthquake made our neighbourhood in a mess. There were some fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish. But luckily, it wasn’t strong and it didn’t last for too long. We were all safe. 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：材料作文； ②时态：一般过去时； ③提示：李华讲述2022年6月1日下午5点左右家乡发生地震的经历，大家都很害怕；地震让小区一片混乱，但幸运的是地震不强且持续时间不长，一家人都很安全。   [写作步骤] 第一步：介绍自己及地震发生的时间和地点； 第二步：描述地震发生时家人各自的状态及大家的感受； 第三步：说明地震造成的破坏及幸运的结果（震级不高、持续时间短、家人安全）。   [亮点词汇] ①earthquake地震 ②scared害怕的 ③neighbourhood街区 ④mess混乱 ⑤fallen倒下的   [高分句型] ①At that time, all my family were at home. I was taking a shower in the bathroom. My father was working on the computer. My mother was cooking in the kitchen. My grandparents were watching TV in the living room.（用过去进行时分别描述地震发生时家人的动作，细节具体，画面感强，展现了当时的场景） ②But luckily, it wasn’t strong and it didn’t last for too long.We were all safe.（用“but luckily”转折，说明地震的情况和家人安全的结果，传递出幸运和安心的感觉，结尾明确） 9 / 17乐思英语 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $单元话题精练 Unit 5 Nature's Temper（新教材人教版） （阅读理解+完形填空+选词填空+语法填空+书面表达） 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 单元标题 主题 Unit 5 Nature's Temper 自然的力量 / 天气变化 内容提要 精练-1 精练-2 精练-3 一、阅读理解 Passage 1 Last Sunday evening, my parents went out for a walk with my sister. But I studied alone at home because I would have an English test. Suddenly, I saw bright light in my neighbor’s kitchen. I thought he was cooking, so I went on studying. Soon, there was a terrible smell in the air and I thought something was wrong. I went out and saw fire coming out of my neighbor’s kitchen. So I shouted “Fire! Fire!” But no one heard or came out. I ran quickly to my house to call 119, and then I rang my neighbor’s doorbell and knocked at the door, but there was no response. I got into the house through the window and found my neighbor sleeping in his bedroom. I woke him up and we rushed out of the house together. We tried our best to pour water through the kitchen window, but the fire was too heavy. Luckily, the firemen came and put out the fire quickly. When my parents came back, they found I was dirty and tired. After my neighbor told them the whole story, they were happy and said I was a brave boy. 1. What does the underlined word “response” in Paragraph 3 mean? A．Result. B．Answer. C．Question. D．Key. 2. Why did the writer NOT go out for a walk with his parents? A．Because his parents only liked his sister. B．Because he would have an English class. C．Because he had to study for an English test. D．Because there was a fire in his neighbor’s kitchen. 3. Who put out the fire at last? A．The writer. B．The writer’s parents. C．The writer’s neighbor. D．The firemen. 4. What’s the passage mainly about? A．How to put out a fire. B．A brave neighbor. C．The writer’s experience of saving his neighbor from the fire. D．An evening when the writer studied for a test at home. Passage 2 Yesterday my dad and I went hiking in the mountain. We enjoyed the fresh air and would live in the hotel room for another two days. However, I thought it’s one of the most unforgettable experiences of my life! A storm woke me up early. I got up and looked out of the window of our hotel. I listened to the thunder and watched the lightning (闪电). It wasn’t scary at that time, but it was exciting! But then I looked at my phone and saw on the news that a hurricane was coming. I asked my dad what a hurricane is and asked him if he knew what to do. He told me not to worry because a hurricane is just a big storm. We stayed in our hotel room and by the afternoon, there was even more rain. And the winds were getting stronger and stronger. In the evening, a hotel worker asked all the visitors to go to the dining hall. When we were all inside, we put tables in front of the doors and then we got down on the floor together in the corner. We waited and waited. The winds got louder, the rain became heavier and then it suddenly went dark. I was so startled that I held my dad’s hand. We stayed there for a long time. Finally, morning arrived. The storm was over. I felt so happy that we were safe. I hope I will never have a night like that again. 1. The writer learned what a hurricane is ________. A．on his phone B．in the newspaper C．from his father D．on the computer 2. Where did the writer spend the night? A．In the music hall. B．In the dining hall. C．In his father’s room. D．In the worker’s room. 3. What does the underlined word “startled” in Paragraph 3 mean? A．Happy. B．Afraid. C．Bored D．Excited. 4. What is the main idea of the passage? A．How to stay safe during a hurricane. B．The writer’s experience of facing a hurricane. C．A wonderful hiking trip in the mountain. D．How the writer knew a hurricane was coming. 二、完形填空 Passage 3 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Reese Osterberg was born in Fresno County, California. She likes playing baseball and she once 1 about 100 baseball cards. When she was nine, a big fire 2 in her hometown. Lots of people there 3 their homes. Reese was among them. She and her family were evacuated (被疏散) in time to a shelter, but they 4 lost all of their objects including the baseball cards. “I spent years collecting the baseball cards and I looked after them well. So I feel quite 5 every time I realize that I have parted from my cards,” Reese said in an interview. The news reached the local fire department. It organized an activity to call on people to 6 old baseball cards. More or less, that would bring some 7 to Reese. A man called Kevin Ashford knew the 8 , and he thought of the cards he was planning to sell. “I’ve collected baseball cards since the 1990s,” he said. “I’ve changed my 9 I’m going to give my cards to the girl instead of selling them.” Kevin called the fire department and told the workers 10 he wanted to do. When the workers knew how many cards he had,they were 11 . With their help, Kevin gave his collection of more than 25,000 baseball cards to Reese. Reese held the cards tightly and couldn’t stop smiling. “This is the most 12 day of my life, to be honest. I am truly thankful that Uncle Kevin has 13 me to get out of the unhappy experience,” she said. “Some children are in hospital because of the 14 . Some also lost their favourite things. I want to do 15 to cheer them up, so I plan to share the cards with them.” Disasters are heartless, but humans are not. How great it is when kindness is passed on! 1. A．cleared B．collected C．protected D．folded 2. A．stopped B．spread C．disappeared D．happened 3. A．returned B．sold C．lost D．checked 4. A．nearly B．slowly C．hardly D．probably 5. A．stressed B．happy C．upset D．comfortable 6. A．give away B．hand out C．put away D．pick out 7. A．fever B．fear C．power D．comfort 8. A．interview B．program C．game D．activity 9. A．job B．mind C．interest D．rule 10. A．what B．which C．where D．how 11. A．nervous B．calm C．surprised D．angry 12. A．unforgettable B．painful C．unlucky D．common 13. A．allowed B．helped C．forced D．expected 14. A．drought B．earthquake C．rainstorm D．fire 15. A．everything B．nothing C．anything D．something Passage 4 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 March 28th started like any other school day. 1 2:20 p.m., I was writing notes in geography class 2 my chair suddenly moved a little. Our teacher, Mr Wang, stopped teaching and looked at his phone. “A 7.9-magnitude earthquake (7.9级地震) just 3 Myanmar (缅甸),” he told us quietly. The classroom became full of soft talking, though 4 only felt small shakes here in Yunnan. During the break, my classmates and I came around the smart whiteboard to watch the news. We saw 5 buildings near Myanmar’s border (边境). Zhang Ming pointed at the screen and said loudly, “My cousin lives in Ruili, only 200 kilometers from the 6 of the earthquake!” Everyone looked worried. Then our class decided to do something to help. First, we used 7 chalk to draw Myanmar’s flag on posters and wrote some encouraging words. Next, at 3 p.m., our school had an earthquake emergency drill (演练). We all 8 under our desks quickly, just like we practised every month. After that, I used my lunch money for the next week, 50 yuan, to buy something 9 for students in Myanmar. That night, I couldn’t stop thinking about the earthquake. “Are students in Myanmar trapped like in the Sichuan 10 we learned about?” I asked my mom. The next Monday at school, Chen Yue’s eyes were red 11 she cried while watching rescue videos after dinner yesterday. But when our teacher showed us Chinese 12 boxes arriving in Myanmar, we all clapped and smiled. After the earthquake, many things changed. Workers came to 13 our school walls for cracks (裂纹). My dad bought a fire extinguisher, and my mom put bottled water under my bed. Now I 14 keep my shoes beside my bed, just in case (以防万一). Before going to sleep, I looked at the earthquake news on my phone again. I talked to myself, “I’m just a student, but maybe my small help can 15 someone’s dark night a little brighter.” 1. A．On B．At C．In D．For 2. A．when B．and C．but D．so 3. A．hit B．came C．started D．began 4. A．he B．they C．it D．we 5. A．new B．tall C．broken D．empty 6. A．city B．center C．school D．village 7. A．dark B．simple C．colourful D．white 8. A．ate B．hid C．jumped D．studied 9. A．beautiful B．useful C．playful D．thankful 10. A．earthquake B．traffic C．storm D．typhoon 11. A．but B．so C．because D．and 12. A．aid B．toy C．tool D．gift 13. A．check B．paint C．build D．clean 14. A．never B．seldom C．hardly D．always 15. A．give B．provide C．offer D．make 三、选词填空 Passage 5 仔细阅读下面短文，用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使 短文在结构、句义和逻辑上正确。(提示：方框中有两个单词或短语是多余的。) tips/hold/sudden/guard/in memory of/benefit Natural disasters are part of daily life, and being prepared can 1 everyone a lot. For this reason, our country set 12th May as National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day in 2009, 2 the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. On this day, schools and communities often 3 activities to teach people ways of how to protect themselves during disasters, especially earthquakes. They share 4 like hiding under tables indoors, staying away from windows, and leaving buildings safely after the shakes. The important day reminds us to respect nature, learn survival skills, and get prepared for 5 dangers. Passage 6 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。 （每空限填一词，每词限用一词） flood   report   all   therefore   get Last week, the local news 1 a serious natural disaster in a village near our city. Heavy rain lasted for three days and finally led to a terrible 2 . The water rose quickly and caused great trouble to the villagers. 3 , many houses were half in water, and the power system stopped working completely. At that moment, the most important thing was to avoid being hurt by the running water. They called 119 to 4 help. With the help of the rescue team, 5 the villagers were moved to safe places in time. This experience also tells us that we should learn more about disaster prevention. Passage 7 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词或词组并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。 (每词或词组限用一次) hold  protect  or  run out of  during Many earthquakes happen in some places every year. As students, what can we do 1 ourselves from an earthquake when it happens? First, we should keep calm and get out of the building as soon as possible. Shouting and crying isn’t useful. Second, the buildings may fall down 2 an earthquake. We must find a safe place to stay. Sometimes don’t try 3 the building. We can hide under a strong desk or a table, 4 schoolbags over our heads if we’re in the classroom. And if we are on the playground, don’t move, and don’t stand near windows, power lines 5 tall trees. Finally, remember never to use the lift to run away when an earthquake happens. 四、短文填空 Passage 8 阅读下面短文，根据上下文或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 In the earliest times, men regarded lightning as one of the 1 (great) mysteries of nature. Some people in old times believed that lightning and thunder 2 (mean) that the gods got angry. Benjamin Franklin was the first to find that electricity has something to do 3 lightning in 1752. In the same year, he built the first lightning rod (避雷针). It can protect 4 (build) from being hit by lightning. Lightning does not always go from the cloud to the ground. Cloud-to-cloud lightning is the most common kind of lightning and can sometimes be seen at great distances at night. Sometimes you may only see 5 flash of light without thunder. 6 (science) judge that there are about 2,000 million flashes of lightning every year. Lightning hits the Empire State Building in New York City 30 to 48 times a year. In the United States alone it 7 (kill) about 100 people each year. Lightning is more dangerous than you thought. So 8 you are outside, you should go to low ground and not stay under trees. 9 (lie) flat (平躺地) on the ground in an open area is another way to help you stay safe. And when you are inside a house, you should close the windows and not touch wires (电线) or metal things. The safest place to be in case of (以防) an electrical storm is in a 10 (close) car. So next time you know what you should do when lightning happens. Passage 9 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 On the morning of April 10th, the news on TV 1 (report) that a strong wind was coming to the area. The expert advised that people should stay in houses to keep safe, warning them not 2 (go) outside unless necessary. In the afternoon, the sky turned dark. And the wind was much stronger than it was in the morning. Everyone in the city became busy, making 3 (prepare) for the coming storm. Many people were buying foods for the next three windy days while others were making 4 (they) way to the subway stations or the bus stations. The school finished earlier, so Zhang Wei was at home 5 the time of the big wind. He 6 (close) the windows when he noticed a cat outside. It was so small that the wind 7 (possible) blew it away. Zhang Wei opened the windows again and tried to let 8 cat come in. But it was too scared to move. How to save the cat? After some thought, Zhang Wei had an idea. He put some chicken in his hand and said, “Here, Kitty, dinner time!” Finally, the cat walked over. Zhang Wei picked it up quickly and put it in the house. The strong wind didn’t die down (减弱) 9 the third day. When Zhang Wei went out, he found that some windows broke and 10 (rubbish) was everywhere because of the wind. Zhang Wei joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Although the wind broke things apart, it brought people closer. Passage 10 After a heavy storm in the sea, a man was washed up on a small island in the dark. As the morning came, he 1 (find) himself lying next to a big rock and there were pieces of wood of his ship on the sand. He walked around only to find it was an island 2 anyone else. Because of the terrible situation, he had to make a place to live and protect himself first. He came up with 3 idea. Then he built a little hut (棚屋) with the wood of his ship. The longer he lived on the island, the 4 (good) he could care for himself. 5 it was difficult, he seemed to get used to living alone on the island. But then, one day, when the man came back from looking for food, dark smoke 6 (rise) up to the sky from his hut at that time. There was a fire! To make things worse, the wind helped the fire make everything in a mess. The man couldn’t put out the fire. He cried and just waited for his 7 (die). Early the next day, the man was 8 (shock) to see a ship landing on the island. “How did you know I was here?” asked the man. “As soon as we noticed the smoke, we decided 9 (have) a look,” the sailor (驾船人) answered. In the end, the man was saved. When things are going bad, we may feel like giving up 10 (easy). But we should remember, even our little hut has gone, the smoke may help. For all the bad situations, we should always believe there is still a good answer for it. 五、书面表达 Passage 11 2022年6月1日，李华的家乡四川省雅安市芦山县发生了地震，幸运的是，李华一家人安然无恙。假如你是李华，请描述一下地震发生时家人的活动及地震后社区的情况。 提示： 1．What were your family doing? 2．What was the community like after the earthquake? 要求： 1．结构完整，表达通顺，语言规范，书写清晰; 2．文中不得出现真实姓名、校名等信息; 3．词数80左右。 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 8 / 8乐思英语 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $