Question

    When I was driving on the highway, a big storm came. The rain began to beat_______   against my car windows. I had to stop and_______my car along the roadside. Sitting in the car with boxes of_________in the back seat, I was_______of Hurricane Katrina.

Hurricane Katrina hit Houston when I was fourteen years old. I was_________that it would destroy my neighborhood._________it missed ours, while leaving many parts of the city in _______. From the TV, I saw a reporter_______the homeless people inside the Houston Astrodome(体育馆). Many of them were in dirty and_________clothes, and some had no shoes on their feet. I noticed a little boy behind the reporter__________an old teddy bear. Suddenly, I knew I had to do__________.

The next day, my friends__________me at our volunteer club and we came up with a plan to________some used toys and give them to the kids at the Astrodome. I hoped they would bring some________to those homeless kids. We________the word to our schools and other organizations. Three days later, our club was flooded with new toys! When we__________the Astrodome with our gifts, children__________toward us from all directions.

My cell phone brought me back to the present. To my joy, the storm had________“Hector, we have had more__________because of the tornado.” “Well, I’ve brought a lot of clothes for them. The__________kept me late, but I'll be there soon!" I turned my car into the suddenly heavy traffic. I knew that any small act of kindness would make a big difference.

1.A.gently B.lazily C.heavily D.merrily

2.A.wash B.repair C.check D.park

3.A.toys B.clothes C.gifts D.shoes

4.A.reminded B.informed C.warned D.cleared

5.A.happy B.worried C.sure D.confident

6.A.And B.So C.Or D.But

7.A.ruins B.efforts C.needs D.terrors

8.A.observing B.entertaining C.interviewing D.challenging

9.A.wet B.cheap C.beautiful D.funny

10.A.selling B.kicking C.hugging D.throwing

11.A.nothing B.everything C.anything D.something

12.A.greeted B.joined C.called D.annoyed

13.A.invent B.select C.collect D.produce

14.A.comfort B.freedom C.treatment D.belief

15.A.read B.gave C.had D.spread

16.A.left B.entered C.decorated D.filled

17.A.flew B.paced C.cycled D.looked

18.A.struck B.passed C.came D.approached

19.A.reports B.troubles C.victims D.photos

20.A.kid B.call C.traffic D.storm

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.A

15.D

16.B

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述Katrina飓风后，作者和朋友通过收集用过的玩具，给飓风中的受难的孩子们送去温暖和幸福的故事。

1.考查副词词义辨析。句意：雨开始重重地打在我的车窗上。A. gently温柔地；B. lazily懒惰地；C. heavily沉重地；D. merrily愉快地。根据上文 a big storm came可知一场大风暴来了，说明雨下的非常大，故选C。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不得不停车，把车停在路边。A. wash洗涤；B. repair修理；C. check检查；D. park停车。因为风暴很大，所以作者不得不在路边停了车。故选D。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：坐在车里，后座上放着成箱的衣服，让我想起了Katrina飓风。A. toys玩具；B. clothes衣服；C. gifts礼物；D. shoes鞋子。根据下文Well, I’ve brought a lot of clothes for them.可知后座上放着衣服。故选B。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：坐在车里，后座上放着成箱的衣服，让我想起了Katrina飓风。A. reminded使想起，提醒；B. informed通知；C. warned警告；D. cleared清除。结合后文of Hurricane Katrina可知风暴让作者想起了Katrina飓风。故选A。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我担心它会毁了我的社区。A. happy快乐的；B. worried担心的；C. sure确信的；D. confident自信的。结合后文it would destroy my neighborhood可知作者担心（worried）飓风会毁了社区。故选B。

6.考查连词辨析。句意：但它错过了我们的，却把城市的许多地方变成了废墟。A. And并且；B. So因此；C. Or或者；D. But但是。结合后文it missed ours但是飓风错过了作者他们的社区，上下文为转折关系。故选D。

7.考查名词词义辨析。句意：但它错过了我们的，却把城市的许多地方变成了废墟。A. ruins废墟；B. efforts努力；C. needs需要；D. terrors恐怖。根据后文the homeless people可知飓风把城市里许多地方变成了废墟，很多人无家可归。短语in ruins“成为废墟”。故选A。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：从电视上，我看到一位记者在Huston体育馆内采访无家可归的人。A. observing观察；B. entertaining款待；C. interviewing采访；D. challenging挑战。根据上文reporter可知是看到记者在做采访。故选C。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们中的许多人穿着又脏又湿的衣服，有些人脚上没有鞋。A. wet潮湿的；B. cheap便宜的；C. beautiful美丽的；D. funny有趣的。飓风会带来雨水，可推知许多人身上的衣服是湿的。故选A。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我注意到记者后面的一个小男孩抱着一只旧泰迪熊。A. selling出售；B. kicking踢；C. hugging拥抱；D. throwing扔。结合后文an old teddy bear可知男孩抱着一个旧泰迪熊玩具。故选C。

11.考查代词辨析。句意：突然，我知道我必须做点什么。A. nothing没有什么；B. everything一切；C. anything任何事；D. something某事。结合后文作者阻止朋友一起为体育馆的孩子们手机玩具可知，作者意识到自己必须做点什么。短语do something“有所作为，做点什么”。故选D。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：第二天，我的朋友们加入了我们的志愿者俱乐部，我们想出了一个计划，收集一些用过的玩具，把它们送给体育馆的孩子们。A. greeted打招呼；B. joined加入；C. called呼叫；D. annoyed烦恼的。结合后文me at our volunteer club可知作者的朋友也加入到志愿者俱乐部中来了。故选B。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：第二天，我的朋友们加入了我们的志愿者俱乐部，我们想出了一个计划，收集一些用过的玩具，把它们送给体育馆的孩子们。A. invent发明；B. select选择；C. collect收集；D. produce产生。结合后文some used toys and give them to the kids at the Astrodome可知是为体育馆中的孩子收集用过的玩具。故选C。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我希望他们能给那些无家可归的孩子们带来一些安慰。A. comfort安慰；B. freedom自由；C. treatment治疗；D. belief信念。飓风给人们的家园带来了破坏，作者希望自己的举动可以给无家可归的孩子带去安慰。故选A。

15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们向我们的学校和其他组织传播这个信息。A. read阅读；B. gave给予；C. had拥有；D. spread传播。结合后文the word to our schools and other organizations可知作者他们向学校和其他机构传播这个信息。故选D。

16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们带着礼物进入体育馆时，孩子们从四面八方朝我们飞奔而来。A. left离开；B. entered进入；C. decorated装饰；D. filled装满。结合后文the Astrodome with our gifts可知是带着礼物进入体育馆。故选B。

17.考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们带着礼物进入体育馆时，孩子们从四面八方朝我们飞奔而来。A. flew飞；B. paced踱步；C. cycled循环；D. looked看着。结合后文toward us from all directions可知孩子们看到带着礼物而来的作者们，非常高兴，从四面八方飞奔过来。故选A。

18.考查动词词义辨析。句意：令我高兴的是，Katrina飓风已经过去了。A. struck罢工；B. passed过去，通过；C. came来；D. approached接近。结合上文To my joy可知飓风已经过去了，这让作者高兴。故选B。

19.考查名词词义辨析。句意：Hector，龙卷风使我们有了更多的受害者。A. reports报告；B. troubles麻烦；C. victims受害者；D. photos照片。结合后文because of the tornado可知龙卷风造成了破坏，有更多的受害者。故选C。

20.考查名词词义辨析。句意：暴风雨让我耽搁了，但我很快就到！A. kid孩子；B. call电话；C. traffic交通；D. storm暴风雨。根据第一段中When I was driving on the highway, a big storm came.可知是指暴风雨让作者耽误了时间。故选D。