Question

The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly before the deadly disaster of the typhoon. Bernadette Tenegra, a 44-year-old high school teacher_, was in her   which was on the bank of a river. The Tenegra family   together in their shelter to keep away from the storm. They thought that the powerful storm would die out soon as it did   .So they were just hanging on there.

But things didn’t happen   they had thought_, the water rose with a frightening speed and their   house fell down, sweeping away the occupants (居住者)，including Tenegra’s husband and her other daughter. They were able to struggle to       , but the 6-year-old Tenegra was   against the strong wind and water, along with sharp deadly debris(残骸). Bernadette made her way to the child and was holding her and kept   her to keep on.

“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 had already   , ” Tenegra said_, crying. ^“I screamed but it didn’t work."

The mother said   that she would never forget the last words of her daughter before   , “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 has just seen a small part of this wonderful world   that short lifetime, while the whole world witnessed all the beauty of her.

1.A. familyB. schoolC. buildingD. home

2.A. marchedB. stayedC.arrangedD. collected

3.A. in the pastB. in the dayC. in the endD. in the future

4.A. whileB. beforeC. as D. since

5.A. woodenB. goldenC. hiddenD. modem

6.A. strengthB. warmthC. safetyD. difficulty

7.A. fightingB. beatingC. touchingD. preventing

8.A. invitingB. orderingC. trainingD. telling

9.A. sleepyB. weakC. impatientD. careless

10.A. given hackB. given awayC. given upD. given off

11.A. excitedlyB. sadlyC. angrilyD. confidently

12.A. arrivalB. breakC. choiceD. death

13.A. myselfB. yourselfC. himselfD. herself

14.A. lostB. savedC. spentD. changed

15.A. aboveB. belowC. duringD. beyond

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.B

14.A

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了台风发生了，Tenegra 一家人为了躲避暴风雨而呆在河边的避难所里。台风突然以惊人的速度到来，刮倒了避难所，雨水冲走了里面的居住者。6岁的Tenegra正在同强大风和水作斗争。她的母亲想把她拉出来，但是Tenegra放弃了，她想让她的母亲自己救自己。最后她失去了生命。台风Yolanda摧毁了许多房屋和建筑物。

1.A. family家庭；B. school学校；C. building建筑物；D. home家。句意：一位40岁的中学教师Bernadette Tenegra,在河边的家里。根据The Tenegra family _ 17 together in their shelter to keep away from the storm.可知他的家人待的地方应是他的家。故选D。

2.A. marched前进；B. stayed停留；C. arranged安排；D. collected收集。句意：Tenegra一家为了躲避暴风雨而呆在家里。根据to keep away from the storm.可知他们在躲避暴风雨，故呆在家里。故选B。

3.A. in the past在过去；B. in the day在白天；C. in the end最后；D. in the future将来。句意：他们以为强大的暴风雨会像以前一样很快就减弱。 根据did可知此处指的是过去，故用短语in the past。故选A。

4.A. while在......期间；B. before在......之前；C. as正如，正像；D. since自从。句意：但是事情没有像他们所想的那样发生。as they had thought正如他们所想的。故选C。

5.A. wooden木制的；B. golden金的；C. hidden 隐藏的；D. modern现代的。句意：河水以惊人的速度升起来，他们木制的避难所倒下了。根据 in their shelter可知此处他们的避难所应是木制的。故选A。

6.A. strength力量；B. warmth温暖；C. safety安全；D. difficulty困难。句意：他们能够努力获得安全。根据their house fell down, sweeping away the occupants (居住者)，可知他们的避难所倒了，河水冲走了里面的居住者，因此他们应是为努力获得安全。故选C。

7.A. fighting打架；B. beating拍；C. touching触碰；D. preventing阻止；句意：但是6岁的Tenegra正在同强大风和水作斗争。fight against同......作斗争。故选A。

8.A. inviting邀请；B. ordering命令；C. training训练；D. telling告诉。句意：Bernadette挣扎着跑向那个孩子，握着她的手，一直告诉她要继续坚持。tell sb. to do sth. 告诉某人做某事。故选D。

9.A. sleepy困倦的；B. weak虚弱的；C. impatient不耐心的；D. careless粗心的。句意：但是她太虚弱了，动不了。根据wasn’t able to make it.可知她动不了，故说明她太虚弱了。故选B。

10.A. given back归还；B. given away分发；C. given up放弃；D. given off散发。句意：似乎她已经放弃了。根据Ma, just let go, just let go. 可知她让她的妈妈放手，说明她似乎放弃了生存。故选C。

11.A. excitedly 兴奋地；B. sadly悲伤地；C. angrily 生气地；D. confidently自信地。句意：这位母亲伤心地说，她将不会忘记她女儿最后的话。结合上下文，可知失去了自己的女儿，因此此处应是伤心的。故选B。

12.A. arrival 到达；B. break中断；C. choice选择；D. death死亡。句意：这位母亲伤心地说，她将不会忘记她女儿死之前最后的话。根据the last words of her daughter可知此处指她女儿最后的话，因此是她女儿死了。故选D。

13.A. myself我自己；B. yourself你自己；C. himself他自己；D. herself她自己。句意：救你自己。结合上下文，可知此处她的女儿放弃了，不让她的母亲救她，而是让母亲自己救自己。故选B。

14.A. lost失去；B. saved挽救；C. spent花费；D. changed改变。句意：6岁的Tenegra失去了生命。根据The mother said that she would never forget the last words of her daughter before , 可知Tenegra失去了生命。lose one’s life失去了生命。故选A。

15.A. above在......上面；B. below在......下面；C. during在......期间；D. beyond超过。句意：在她短暂的生命期间，她只看到了这个精彩世界的一部分，during that short lifetime在那短暂的生命期间。故选C。

考点：故事类短文。