Question

【题目】请阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意: 请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。 每个空格只填一个单词。

What is a hurricane?

You may already know that hurricanes are storms that can cause devastating (毁灭性的) waves, wind, and rain. They happen during “Hurricane Season,” which is from June 1st until November 30th in the Atlantic Ocean and from May 15th until November 30th in the Pacific Ocean.

Types of Hurricanes

There are five types of hurricanes, which are based on wind speeds. The categories help people know how much damage a hurricane may cause because the greater the wind speed, the more dangerous the storm. For example, a Category 5 hurricane has winds over 155 miles per hour, which are strong enough to destroy the buildings along the shorelines completely.

Hurricane Dangers

When a hurricane happens together with heavy rainfall, there can be a devastating flood. The centre of a hurricane is called the eye. While most of a hurricane has dangerously strong winds, the eye is actually a calm area in the storm. When the eye of a hurricane passes over land, people might think that it’s over, but before long the wind and rain increase again as the second part of the hurricane moves through.

Hurricane Safety Tips

There is no way to stop a hurricane or make it change direction, so if you ever find yourself in the path of a hurricane, be sure to remember the following safety tips.

Be sure you have a radio, batteries, fresh drinking water, and enough food.

Tell neighbours, friends, and family members your emergency plans. Tell them where you’ll go if you need to leave your home.

If you live near the ocean, leave your home and travel to a safe place. You could stay with a friend or a family member, in a hotel／motel, or in an emergency shelter area.

Stay inside during the storm. You could be seriously injured if you go outside.

Hurricanes
Characteristics	☆Hurricanes happen during “Hurricane Season”, 【1】 about 6 months in the Atlantic Ocean and 6.5 months in the Pacific Ocean. ☆Devastating waves, wind, and rain are usually the 【2】 of hurricanes.
Categories	☆Hurricanes have been 【3】 into five categories by scientists, based on wind speeds. ☆A Category 5 hurricane can destroy all the 【4】 along the shorelines.
【5】	☆A hurricane which comes together with heavy rainfall, may 【6】 to a terrible flood. ☆The eye is the 【7】 part of a hurricane. Soon after it passes，the wind and rain increase again.
Safety Tips	☆It’s 【8】 to stop a hurricane or change its direction. ☆If finding yourself in the path of a hurricane, you should remember to 【9】 the safety tips. ☆Stay inside during the storm, 【10】 you could be seriously injured.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】lasting

【2】results

【3】divided

【4】buildings

【5】Danger(s)

【6】lead

【7】central

【8】impossible

【9】follow

【10】or／otherwise

【解析】这篇短文给我们解释了什么是飓风、飓风的种类、危害以及发生飓风的时候我们应该怎么办。

【1】根据短文第一段中They happen during “Hurricane Season,” which is from June 1st until November 30th in the Atlantic Ocean and from May 15th until November 30th in the Pacific Ocean.可知，飓风季的时间是从6月1日到11月30日，持续六个月。last是动词，持续一段时间，这里用现在分词形式，在句中做状语。

【2】根据短文第一段中You may already know that hurricanes are storms that can cause devastating (毁灭性的) waves, wind, and rain.可知飓风导致的后果有毁灭性的风浪、大风和大雨。原文的cause是导致…结果，这里的result是名词，结果，后果的意思，应填复数形式。

【3】根据短文第二段中There are five types of hurricanes, which are based on wind speeds.可知，飓风根据其风速可以分成五种类型。这里考查短语be divided into被分成…。故填divided。

【4】根据短文第二段中For example, a Category 5 hurricane has winds over 155 miles per hour, which are strong enough to destroy the buildings along the shorelines completely.可知，这里应填buildings建筑物，用复数形式，因为空前有all。

【5】根据文意可知，这一段讲述的都是飓风的危险，故应填dangers，文章中叙述了很多飓风带来的危险，所以应填复数形式Dangers。

【6】根据短文第三段中When a hurricane happens together with heavy rainfall, there can be a devastating flood可知，飓风往往伴随大雨发生，所以会导致洪水。这里lead to是固定短语，导致…，空前may是情态动词，因此这里填动词原形。

【7】根据短文第三段中he centre of a hurricane is called the eye.可知，飓风的风眼就是飓风的中心。这个空前是定冠词the，空后是名词part，这个空应填形容词central是centre的形容词形式，中心的。

【8】根据短文的最后一部分Hurricane Safety Tips中There is no way to stop a hurricane or make it change direction可知，我们无法阻止飓风或者是改变它的方向。原文的no way就是不可能，这里使用的句型是It is +形容词+to do sth.，因此这里应填impossible。

【9】根据短文的最后一部分Hurricane Safety Tips中if you ever find yourself in the path of a hurricane, be sure to remember the following safety tips.可知，如果你处在了飓风行走的路线上，你一定要遵守这些建议。原文使用的是形容词following以下的。这里是句型remember to do sth.记得去做某事，follow是动词，遵守的意思。

【10】根据短文的最后一句话Stay inside during the storm. You could be seriously injured if you go outside可知，在发生飓风的时候，待在室内，否则会受伤。or或者otherwise都是否则的意思，符合文意。