Question

    The incident took place on Sunday,the 25 th of June. On that 1 day,a south wind had been gusting on and off all the morning. It was not strong enough to cause us any concern,2 we carried on with our daily work,not 3 what was about to happen.

    The storm gave us very little warning. Black 4 loomed over the distant horizon so suddenly that we were taken by 5 . Even then,we were not really 6 ,as the clouds seemed to be moving over our house and towards the distant mountains. Then,just as the clouds had 7 inland,the wind suddenly swung around in a full 8 and we were facing a major storm.

    Instantly,we were busily preparing for the 9 The whole family had 10 such a storm before and everyone remembered the damage it had caused to stock and crops. There was very 11 we could do about the crops. But we needed to protect the animals in case the river 12 again. My elder brother called his sheep-dog and began driving our small flock of sheep to 13 ground above the river. If the river flooded,they 14 be safe there.

    In the meantime,my father was 15 a shed roof that had partly fallen down after many years of fine service. If the tin flew off,it could damage the house. My younger brother began 16 carrying firewood under the shelter. My job was to help Mum board up the windows. If the storm 17 into a cyclone (旋风) ，the boards would protect the glass.

    The storm raged for four hours,18 more rain on us than we had seen in the last five years. As expected,the river broke its 19 and came slowly up towards the house and the stock.

Then just as we were beginning to lose 20 the storm stopped as suddenly as it had begun. The animals were safe,and the roof was still nailed on. “All's well that ends well ,” said my mother.

1. A. ordinary   B. usual

   C. normal   D. particular

2. A. and   B. so   C. but   D. even

3. A. supposing   B. suspecting

   C. endangering   D. imagining

4. A. skies   B. storms

   C. clouds   D. winds

5. A. surprise   B. disappointment

   C. suddenness   D. chance

6. A. frightened   B. scared

   C. worried   D. threatened

7. A. blown   B. moved

   C. flown   D. spread

8. A. point   B. circle   C. cycle   D. dot

9. A. best   B. most   C. worst   D. least

10. A. expected   B. experienced

   C. heard   D. known

11. A. few   B. many   C. much   D. little

12. A. rose   B. ran   C. flooded   D. flowed

13. A. lower   B. higher   C. deeper   D. wider

14. A. should   B. may

   C. dared   D. needed

15. A. preparing   B. making

   C. shedding   D. mending

16. A. slowly   B. nervously

   C. hurriedly   D. steadily

17. A. became   B. got

   C. developed   D. rushed

18. A. dropping   B. giving

   C. pouring   D. throwing

19. A. beds   B. banks

   C. sides   D. stocks

20. A. belief   B. future

   C. weight   D. hope

Answer 1

1. D 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. B 1. D 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. D 16. C 17. C 18. C 19. B 20. D

1. D解析:这里指的是特殊的一天，即6月25日。

2. B解析:前后为因果关系。

3. B解析:suspect怀疑。根据前面的“我 们继续我们的日常工作”可知。

4. C解析：由常识可以知道答案。

5. A 解析：take by surprise“ 出乎意料”，为固定词组。 

6. C 解析：由“…over our house and towards the distant mountains. ” 可以知 道答案。

7. B 解析：上文的be moving提供了信息。

8. B解析：swung around提供了信息。

9. C 解析：形势严峻，只有做最坏的 打算。

10. B解析：以前经历过，所以心有余悸。

1. D解析:句意:对于庄稼，我们能做的 很少。需用一个表示否定含义的不可 数的词，故选D。

12. C 解析：本段最后一句中的“If the river flooded."给了暗示。

13. B解析:人畜在高处当然安全。

14. A解析：由上一句可以推知答案。因羊已被赶到高于河平面处，故他们应该 是安全的。

15. D 解析：由后面的 partly fallen down可知。

16. C解析:情况紧急，所以用hurriedly。

17. C解析：如果暴风演变成了旋风，注 意空格后有into。

18. C解析：由下文可知，此处是指下倾 盆大雨，因此用pouring。

19. B 解析：由下文内容可知，此处表示 大水冲破河堤。

20. D解析:lose hope“失去希望”。