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18．Waiting outside his classroom，14-year-old Wasana stared idly at the heavy rain．Then his gaze fell upon the hill at the back of the classroom．He （36）Benormous amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill，and the water was also bubbling （冒泡） at the base of a boulder （大圆石） on the hill．Wasana felt it looked so （37）Dafter staring at the water for a while．
Then it （38）Chim-the scene was alarmingly similar to the slides he was shown during Disaster Management classes．（39）Aa coming disaster，Wasana shouted，"Run，run，don't stay here!The rocks on the hill are going to fall on us!"Chaos   （40）Cas the students ran to the open area used as an emergency gathering point．After （41）Dthe site where the water was bubbling up from the ground，Principal Nihal Gurusinghe knew the school was in great （42）B．They began to climb the hill and tried to change the direction of the flow，（43）Athey were too late：ten minutes later，massive rocks rushed down the hill with sand and mud．There was little they could do as they watched the earth（44）Ban entire school block．
Returning home later with the muddy uniform that day，Wasana was（45）Dby his mother．He tried to（46）Dthat he had saved 200 schoolmates but she didn't believe him．
His mother finally realized that it was（47）A when she saw a TV report about the disaster．Filled with（48）B，she hugged Wasana and murmured that he was indeed a hero．
No one was hurt in the（49）B，thanks to Wasana's quick action and acute observation．The repairs，（50）D27，000，included a new retaining wall on the hill to （51）Afuture landslides （泥石流）．"The financial damage is nothing （52）Bto what would have happened had there been children in the classrooms，"Gurusinghe says．
Looking back，Wasana said he didn't think twice about the ridicule （嘲笑） that would have（53）Cif he had been（54）Cabout the landslide．"It would be worse（55）BI didn't do anything when I already knew it was going to happen，"he says．

36．A．heard	B．noticed	C．admitted	D．imagined
37．A．distant	B．close	C．obvious	D．familiar
38．A．interested	B．disappointed	C．hit	D．impressed
39．A．Fearing	B．Escaping	C．Preparing	D．Controlling
40．A．died down	B．gave up	C．broke out	D．set off
41．A．visiting	B．exploring	C．discovering	D．inspecting
42．A．peace	B．trouble	C．silence	D．surprise
43．A．but	B．if	C．as	D．because
44．A．fled	B．covered	C．passed	D．overlooked
45．A．recommended	B．cornered	C．searched	D．scolded
46．A．understand	B．realize	C．complain	D．explain
47．A．true	B．puzzling	C．funny	D．practical
48．A．ambition	B．pride	C．confidence	D．patience
49．A．operation	B．incident	C．pressure	D．attempt
50．A．saving	B．earning	C．wasting	D．costing
51．A．prevent	B．predict	C．remove	D．discover
52．A．referred	B．compared	C．added	D．associated
53．A．remained	B．stopped	C．followed	D．ended
54．A．upset	B．worried	C．wrong	D．mad
55．A．before	B．if	C．so	D．though

Answer 1

分析 文章大意：本文讲叙了Wasana看到山上的雨水聚集的奇怪景象，从而联想到在灾难管理课程上学到的知识，预知一场山体滑坡即将发生，并及时向同学和老师们发出警告，让大家及时逃离到安全地带，阻止了原本有能造成的生命危险事故的发生．他最后说，每个人都有必要学习灾难管理课程，因为我们所学的这些知识将在关键时刻发生作用，甚至拯救生命．

解答 36．B  本题考查动词辨析．当他站在教室外面等其他同学的时候，他漫不经心地盯着外面的倾盆大雨看．所以用notice，意思是无意中注意到． 故选择B．
37．D 本题考查形容词辨析．句意为，有几分钟，Wasana 盯着（山上的）那些水，很好奇的想（这个场景）为何看起来如此的熟悉．故选D．
38．C 本题考查动词搭配辨析．句意为，这个场景与他在Disaster Management 课程上所看到的图片是很相似的．it hit sb that意思是"某人突然想起"．故选C．
39．A 本题考查动词辨析．看到这个场景之后，Wasana应该是害怕（山体滑坡）灾难可能会发生，所以他疯狂地挥舞着手臂，警告其他人．故选择A．
40．C 本题考查动词短语辨析．die down意为"减弱； 逐渐平息"，give up意为"放弃"，break out意为"（战争、打斗等不愉快事件） 突然发生，爆发； 突然发生"，set off意思"出发，引爆"，根据上文，"Run，run，don't stay here!The rocks on the hill are going to fall on us!"可知场面混乱，这个混乱的场面是突然发生的，所以选择C．
41．D 本题考查动词辨析．在检查了现场之后，Gurusinghe知道学校处于危险之中．所以选择D．
42．B 本题考查名词辨析．根据上文可知，学校处于危险之中，所以用trouble，故选B．
43．A 本题考查连词辨析．上文说明他们知道情况危急，后面提到ten minutes later，massive rocks rushed down the hill with sand and mud，所以前后应该是转折关系．大家都知道学校处于危险之中，但是知道得太迟了．故选A．
44．B 本题考查动词辨析．当他们亲眼目睹着整个校区被尘土淹没时，他们都无能为力（什么事情都不能做）．故选B．
45．D  本题考查动词辨析．Wasana回到家时，校服沾满了泥，所以被他妈妈责怪，故选择D．
46．D 本题考查动词辨析．因为被妈妈准备，所以他向他妈妈解释，他救了200多个同学，故选择D．
47．A 本题考查形容词辨析．当他妈妈看到电视上的报道时，才意识到儿子所说的是真的． 故选择A．
48．B 本题考查名词辨析．从下文妈妈拥抱儿子可知，妈妈因为儿子的举动感到自豪．故选择B，
49．B 本题考查名词辨析．多亏了Wasana的迅速的行动和仔细的观察，没有人在事故中受伤． 所以选择B．
50．D 本题考查动词辨析．  事故之后，修复花费了27，000元，故选择D．   
51．A 本题考查动词辨析．事故之后，对山坡进行了维护，防止以后的泥石流． 所以用prevent．
52．B 本题考查动词辨析．句意为，如果当时有学生在教师，后果难以想象，与这个设想相比，经济损失根本不算什么． compared to 意思是"和…相比"．故选择B．
53．C 本题考查动词辨析．回忆此事，Wasana 说当时根本没有考虑如果判断失误，随之而来的是大家的嘲笑，
所以选择C．
54．C 本题考查形容词辨析．句意为，如果判断错误，大家会嘲笑他．
55．B 本题考查连词辨析．句意为，如果我知道可能会发生什么却什么也不说，那才更糟糕．故选择B．

点评 完形填空题在命题设计上侧重于考查学生的逻辑思维能力和对具体语境的把握，尤其是对整体语义的理解能力．它要求考生不但要有比较扎实的语言知识，较大的词汇量，而且要具有一定的语篇分析能力及逻辑思维能力．要做好这种题型，考生除了必备的语言基础知识和基本技能之外，还应了解其命题特点，掌握一定的解题技巧．