Unit 4 Our World
单元话题完形填空练习
（2022上·福建福州·八年级统考期末）
The Taiwan earthquake
It was about two o’clock in the early morning. I was sleeping when the earthquake started. 1 I felt a slight shake. Then I heard a loud noise like thunder.
Soon the real noise came, like bombs under the ground. The earth started to 2 .People screamed in fear. Some ran out of the building. I tried my best to run out too, 3 I could not. Outside, people were running in all directions while pieces of glass and bricks were falling down. Then the walls began to come down too!
Finally, the noise and shaking ended. It was dark and silent around me. I could not see 4 at all, and I did not know if anyone else was near me. I felt nervous and my heart was beating fast. “I’m trapped,” I said to 5 A moment of fear went through my mind, but I told myself to 6 since I was still alive.
I shouted 7 help, but no one came. I started to pull myself slowly through the dark. 8 , there was just enough space for me to move.
Hours later, as I was trying to find my 9 out, I suddenly heard some noise above me. I screamed, “Help! Please help! I’m here!” Then I heard shouts from 10 people. They quickly moved away the bricks.
At last. I saw the bright daylight. I was safe.
1．A．At once B．At least C．At first
2．A．skate B．shake C．smoke
3．A．or B．and C．but
4．A．anything B．nothing C．something
5．A．herself B．himself C．myself
6．A．stay calm B．die out C．make faces
7．A．for B．to C．in
8．A．Certainly B．Really C．Luckily
9．A．way B．wall C．website
10．A．tired B．excited C．worried
（2022上·福建厦门·八年级厦门市槟榔中学校考期中）从A、B、C中，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
When I was in college, a homeless cat sometimes come over to our school. Students would feed him all kinds of food when he 11 . The school didn’t say anything about the cat for a long time.
One day, we were told that one of our students had an infectious illness (传染病) and that the cat can be the 12 . The school started to make efforts to keep animals off school. So we couldn’t touch (触碰) any 13 animals as well. As a result, it was hard for the cat to find food so that he became 14 .
15 , a guard at our school decided to take on the job. He took the cat to a doctor for a health check. He then went to a 16 and bought food for him, as well as a small bed for him to sleep in. He made sure that 17 was healthy and comfortable.
It might seem like a small effort (努力) to some people. 18 this man was not afraid to lose his job, his only way of income, just to feed a little cat that 19 else cared for. It was a very 20 thing to do. It tells us that kindness goes a long way.
11．A．got up B．showed up C．dressed up
12．A．reason B．decision C．solution
13．A．interesting B．lovely C．homeless
14．A．strong and kind B．weak and thin C．clean and lovely
15．A．Luckily B．Seriously C．Suddenly
16．A．hospital B．school C．supermarket
17．A．the cat B．the students C．the teachers
18．A．So B．But C．Although
19．A．everyone B．someone C．no one
20．A．heart-warming B．easy-going C．heart-breaking
（2022上·湖南长沙·八年级校考期末）Chongqing People Got Together to Fight the Fire
Chongqing, a city of more than 32 million people, faced a terrible test in the summer of 2022. In August, Chongqing kept 21 the fire caused by the hot and dry weather. People from all works of life volunteered to 22 the terrible fire together.
Some people cut down trees to make fire barriers (屏障). Others 23 motor bikes on newly formed (形成) roads to take firefighters and supplies (补给) up the mountain, while some volunteers carried food and drinks 24 their backs on foot. Women and children helped organize supplies, cleaned the ground and finished other 25 tasks.
On Thursday night, as the fire got close to a man-made barrier on Jinyun Mountain, more than 1, 000 firefighters and 26 stood along-side the barrier with fire extinguishers (灭火器). Seen from over-head, 27 lights formed a wall against the fire line.
The stories of these people have 28 many people. Du Hailang, head of the Beijing Emergency Rescue Association (应急救援协会), was one of them. He and 10 other people of the association joined the life-saving team in Chongqing. He said, “Chongqing people are really amazing. The man-made wall was unbelievable, 29 it was really surprising. It really showed Chinese people’s 30 will to protect their homeland.”
21．A．fighting B．starting C．making
22．A．care for B．find out C．put out (熄灭)
23．A．bought B．rode C．sold
24．A．in B．at C．on
25．A．important B．impossible C．difficult
26．A．farmers B．workers C．volunteers
27．A．her B．their C．his
28．A．refused B．chosen C．touched
29．A．because B．but C．and
30．A．weak B．happy C．strong
（2022上·广西柳州·八年级校联考期中）One day an old dog went out to get some food, but he lost his way. Suddenly he saw a 31 not far from him. The lion was very 32 , and he was searching for food, too.
Then the dog noticed some meat on the ground, so he quickly ran up to the meat and began to 33 it. The lion came close to the dog and wanted to 34 it, but the old dog said, “What a delicious lion! I hope to find 35 lions around here.”
The dog’s words surprised the lion. The young lion felt it was dangerous to stay near the dog. So he hurried to a 36 place in the trees.
A squirrel (松鼠) saw this and 37 what happened in fact. So he told the thing to the lion. The young lion was so 38 . “Jump on my back and see what’s going to happen to that dog!” the young lion shouted.
The old dog saw the lion coming with the squirrel 39 he didn’t run away. He didn’t 40 them and said, “Where’s my squirrel I sent him out an hour ago to bring me another lion.”
31．A．tiger B．dog C．lion
32．A．hungry B．quiet C．famous
33．A．eat B．sell C．pass
34．A．protect B．catch C．feed
35．A．fewer B．smaller C．more
36．A．safe B．usual C．noisy
37．A．forgot B．understood C．changed
38．A．relaxed B．polite C．angry
39．A．if B．but C．so
40．A．look at B．look up C．look for
（2022上·山东聊城·八年级统考期末）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
According to a new survey (调查), students’ safety has become a big problem. Many students were injured or killed in 41 kinds of accidents. Here is some 42 for young students on how to deal with danger.
If you are robbed (被抢劫), keep 43 . If you can’t cry for help or run away, give the robber your money. Try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the 44 later.
Suppose you are in a traffic accident. If a car 45 you, you should remember the license plate (车牌) number. If it is a bicycle, try to call your parents before you let the rider go. This is 46 you don’t know how seriously you are hurt.
If it is raining heavily and there is lightning, don’t 47 in high places and stay away from trees.
When there is a(n) 48 in a building, go away as fast as you can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit (出口). Don’t take the 49 .
If someone is drowning and you can’t swim, don’t get into the water. Try your best to ask for help.
Remember that danger is NEVER as far away as you think. 50 of yourself all the time!
41．A．difficult B．different C．terrible
42．A．trouble B．risk C．advice
43．A．calm B．wild C．quiet
44．A．classmates B．teachers C．police
45．A．hits B．wins C．kills
46．A．where B．why C．because
47．A．live B．stay C．throw
48．A．fire B．earthquake C．pity
49．A．bus B．train C．lift
50．A．Take out B．Take off C．Take care
（2023下·广西柳州·八年级鹿寨县鹿寨中学校考开学考试）People think earthquakes are terrible. That’s 51 to understand. No one knows when an earthquake will happen. But we can do something to 52 for it. So when it happens, we can 53 ourselves.
What governments should do
Governments 54 to teach people about what earthquakes are and where earthquakes easily happen in the country, 55 people will know about earthquakes and what to do when they happen.
Governments should also make sure that some places 56 fire stations, police stations, hospitals and schools are working well when emergencies (突发情况) happen.
What people should do
During an earthquake, try to 57 away from things like buildings, trees, windows and so on. 58 yourself under a piece of strong furniture.
Move into the open places when an earthquake happens. Go out of the building if 59 because the building may fall down.
There are usually aftershock (余震) hours, days and even months after a main 60 . Try to protect yourself and pay attention to them.
In a word, don’t be afraid of earthquakes.
51．A．right B．difficult C．easy
52．A．prepare B．ask C．wait
53．A．hear B．call C．protect
54．A．offer B．need C．agree
55．A．if B．but C．so
56．A．like B．for C．by
57．A．stay B．take C．clear
58．A．Hurt B．Hide C．Enjoy
59．A．possible B．important C．interesting
60．A．storm B．earthquake C．accident
（2022上·四川成都·八年级四川省成都市石室联合中学校考期中）Farmer John and his wife lived on a farm. They kept a pig, a cow and a chicken.
One day, a mouse saw that John had set a mousetrap (扑鼠器). He went around the farm and told all of 61 animals about the trap. “There is a mousetrap in the house!” the mouse said to the chicken. “That’s bad news for you, 62 it doesn’t bother (打扰) me,” the chicken said.
Then, the mouse went to the pig and the cow. But the pig and the cow did not 63 either. They said they didn’t have to 64 about it and wished the mouse good luck.
One night, a snake got 65 in the mousetrap. John’s wife thought the snake was dead and tried to remove it. But the snake was still alive and bit her hand.
She became very 66 and had a bad fever. The farmer decided to make some 67 soup to treat (治疗)her sickness—so he killed the chicken.
As John’s wife was still sick, many of her friends came to visit her. The farmer killed the pig and used it to make food for the 68 .
Sadly, John’s wife 69 from her illness. The farmer killed the cow as a sacrifice (祭品) for her funeral (葬礼).
The mouse watched all of this with great sorrow (痛苦).
When we learn that someone is facing difficulties or 70 , all of us can be at risk. It is better to help and encourage one another instead of leaving others alone with their problems.
61．A．other B．another C．the other
62．A．and B．or C．but
63．A．care B．start C．expect
64．A．wait B．fight C．worry
65．A．caught B．hit C．broken
66．A．sad B．sick C．scared
67．A．pig B．chicken C．cow
68．A．doctors B．animals C．visitors
69．A．death B．dead C．died
70．A．danger B．chances C．changes
（2022上·八年级单元测试）Computers had been around for years when Bill Gates was growing up. But very few people knew much about them. People thought of computers as big machines that only a few people were 71 enough to understand. At that time computers were very large.
Some people, like Bill Gates and his friends, were 72 the computer. Paul Allen, Ric Weiland, and Kent Evans were his best friends during high school. They 73 time learning about computers and how they worked. They thought that computers were going to become 74 in the future.
Gates began to study at Harvard University in the fall of 1973. There he met Steve Ballmer. 75 as a student at Harvard in 1975, Gates read a magazine called Popular Electronics. There was a passage about systems（系统）in computers. The makers were 76 a new, smaller system. Gates told the company that he and Allen would make 77 a system. Gates and Allen began to 78 . They finished the program and it worked. Then Gates left Harvard and moved to New Mexico. In November 1975, the Microsoft Company was built.
Bill Gates and his friends were different from others even at their early ages. They had a love of math. They had a love of technology. They weren’t afraid to 79 . They took risks. Now Bill Gates is very rich. He is giving back to the world 80 his charities（慈善）.
71．A．old B．clever C．strong
72．A．interested in B．tired of C．bored with
73．A．took B．paid C．spent
74．A．difficult B．easy C．important
75．A．If B．While C．Because
76．A．seeing B．serving C．looking for
77．A．either B．so C．such
78．A．work B．leave C．practice
79．A．study B．enjoy C．dream
80．A．of B．through C．in
（2022下·湖南怀化·八年级统考期末）阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Long long ago, the Jade Emperor (玉皇大帝) organized an animal race. The first 12 animals to win could get a 81 in the Chinese Zodiac (十二生肖) and have a year named after them.
The cat and the mouse both 82 the ox (公牛) to wake them up early on the day of the race. On that day, the ox 83 to wake them up, but without success (成功). So the kind ox carried them on 84 back and started running when the race began. The mouse 85 just when the ox was going across the last river. He knew that he could 86 beat the cat. So he pushed the 87 off the ox’s back. When the ox reached the other side of the river, the mouse jumped off and ran to the finishing line, just 88 the ox. The tiger came third.
So the 12-year cycle (循环) begins with the mouse. The ox comes after him. The tiger 89 the ox. The rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster (鸡), dog and pig come after them. The cat was 90 to finish the race, almost dying in the river, but she had no place in the zodiac.
So that’s why cats kill mice. They can never forget what happened in that race long long ago!
81．A．place B．skill C．sign
82．A．promised B．helped C．asked
83．A．forgot B．refused C．tried
84．A．her B．his C．their
85．A．made up B．took up C．woke up
86．A．never B．still C．surely
87．A．monkey B．cat C．tiger
88．A．before B．behind C．after
89．A．leads B．cheats C．follows
90．A．fast B．lucky C．easy
参考答案：
1．C 2．B 3．C 4．A 5．C 6．A 7．A 8．C 9．A 10．B
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己经历地震的故事。
1．句意：起初，我感到一阵轻微的震动。
At once立刻；At least至少 ；At first起初。由下文中“Then ”表示时间顺序的连接词可知，题空句应该是表达起初发生的事情。故选C。
2．句意：地面开始颤动。
skate滑冰；shake颤动；smoke吸烟。由上文“Soon the real noise came, like bombs under the ground. ”和下文“People screamed in fear. ”可知因地震发出响声，地面开始颤动，人们才会害怕地尖叫着。故选B。
3．句意：我也尽力向外跑，但我没能跑出去。
or 或者；and 和；but但是。上文“I tried my best to run out too”和题空句“...I could not”构成转折关系。故选C。
4．句意：我根本看不见任何东西，我也不知道我附近是否有其他人。
anything 任何事物；nothing 没有什么；something某事物。由上文“It was dark and silent around me.”可知我周围漆黑，所以根本看不见任何事物。故选A。
5．句意：“我被困住了。”我自言自语道。
herself 她自己；himself他自己；myself我自己。根据说话内容“I’m trapped ”可知我是对自己说。故选C。
6．句意：片刻的恐惧掠过我的大脑，但我告诉自己要冷静，因为我还活着。
stay calm保持冷静；die out 灭绝；make faces做鬼脸。根据转折词“but”可知虽然恐惧，但是我告诉自己要保持冷静。故选A。
7．句意：我大声呼救，但是没有人来。
for为……；to 到；in在……里。shout for help“大声呼救” 是常用搭配。故选 A。
8．句意：幸运的是，刚好有足够的空间让我移动。
Certainly无疑；Really真正地；Luckily幸运的是。由前文“ I started to pull myself slowly through the dark. ”可知作者能在漆黑中缓慢爬行得益于有足够的移动空间。故选C。
9．句意：数小时后，正当我试图找到出去的路时，我突然听到上方有声音。
way 路；wall 墙；website网址。由句意可知，我在找路时，突然听到上方的声音。故选A。
10．句意：然后我听到了来自激动人群的叫喊声。
tired 累的；excited 兴奋的；worried担心的。由下文“ They quickly moved away the bricks. ”可知当人们听到呼救声时是兴奋的，他们才快速搬开砖块。故选B。
11．B 12．A 13．C 14．B 15．A 16．C 17．A 18．B 19．C 20．A
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在大学时一只无家可归的猫经常去校园，学生们和它玩，给它食物，直到有一天一个学生被怀疑因为猫得了病，校方不再允许猫进入校园，可怜的猫再次得不到照顾，学校的一个保安冒着丢掉工作的危险，收留了它。
11．句意：当他出现时，学生们会喂他各种各样的食物。
got up起床；showed up现身；dressed up装扮。根据“Students would feed him all kinds of food when he”可知是当猫出现时给他食物。故选B。
12．句意：有一天，我们被告知我们的一名学生患有传染病，猫可能是原因。
reason原因；decision决定；solution解决。根据“one of our students had an infectious illness (传染病) and that the cat can be the”可知猫是学生患有传染病的原因。故选A。
13．句意：所以我们也不能碰任何无家可归的动物。
interesting有趣的；lovely可爱的；homeless无家可归的。根据“So we couldn’t touch (触碰) any...animals”可知是不能摸无家可归的动物。故选C。
14．句意：结果，这只猫很难找到食物，所以它变得又弱又瘦。
strong and kind坚强善良；weak and thin瘦弱；clean and lovely干净可爱。根据“it was hard for the cat to find food”可知找不到食物，猫很瘦弱。故选B。
15．句意：幸运的是，我们学校的一名警卫决定接受这份工作。
luckily幸运地；seriously严肃地；suddenly突然。根据“a guard at our school decided to take on the job”可知一个警卫打算照顾猫，这是很幸运的事情。故选A。
16．句意：然后他去了一家超市，给他买了食物，还有一张小床让他睡。
hospital医院；school学校；supermarket超市。根据“bought food for him”可知是去超市买食物。故选C。
17．句意：他确保猫健康舒适。
the cat猫；the students学生；the teachers老师。根据“was healthy and comfortable.”可知是让猫过得健康舒适。故选A。
18．句意：但这个人并不害怕失去工作。
so所以；but但是；although虽然。前后是转折关系，用but连接。故选B。
19．句意：只是为了养活一只无人照顾的小猫。
everyone每个人；someone某人；no one没有人。根据“feed a little cat that...else cared for”以及上文内容可知，这个猫没有人照顾，这个警卫承担起了照顾猫的工作。故选C。
20．句意：这是一件非常感人的事情。
heart-warming暖心的；easy-going平易近人的；heart-breaking伤心的。根据全文内容可知，这是一个很暖心的事情。故选A。
21．A 22．C 23．B 24．C 25．A 26．C 27．B 28．C 29．C 30．C
【分析】本文讲述了重庆的山火，大家众志成城，齐心合力，终于扑灭了山火。
21．句意：八月，重庆一直与高温干燥的天气引发的火灾作斗争。
fighting斗争；starting开始；making制造。根据“the fire caused by the hot and dry weather.”可知，是指重庆一直与高温干燥引发的火灾作斗争。故选A。
22．句意：各行各业的人们自愿一起来扑灭这场可怕的大火。
care for关心；find out找出；put out熄灭。根据“the terrible fire together.”可知，是指一起扑灭大火。故选C。
23．句意：其他人骑摩托车在新形成的道路上送消防队员和补给上山，而一些志愿者则携带食物和饮料步行。
bought买；rode骑；sold卖。根据“motor bikes on newly formed (形成) roads to take firefighters and supplies (补给) up the mountain”可知，是“骑着”摩托车送消防员和补给上山。故选B。
24．句意：其他人骑摩托车在新形成的道路上送消防队员和补给上山，而一些志愿者则携带食物和饮料步行。
in在……里面；at在；on在……上面。根据“carried food and drinks ... their backs”可知，是把食物和饮料背在背上。故选C。
25．句意：妇女和儿童帮助组织供应品，清洁地面和完成其它重要任务。
important重要的；impossible不可能的；difficult困难的。根据“Women and children helped organize supplies, cleaned the ground and finished other”可知，妇女和儿童做的一些相对简单但又很重要的任务。故选A。
26．句意：1000多名消防员和志愿者拿着灭火器沿着隔离墙站着。
farmers农民；workers工人；volunteers志愿者。根据“People from all works of life volunteered to ... the terrible fire together.”可知，此处是指消防员和志愿者拿着灭火器沿着隔离墙站着。故选C。
27．句意：从头顶上看去，他们的灯光形成了抗击火线的一堵墙。
her她的；their他们的；his他的。根据“more than 1, 000 firefighters and ... stood along-side the barrier with fire extinguishers”可知，是指消防员和志愿者们头上的灯光，用their指代。故选B。
28．句意：这些人的故事感动了很多人。
refused拒绝；chosen选择；touched感动。根据“The stories of these people have ... many people.”及前文介绍重庆人民与火灾作斗争的过程可知，他们的事迹感动了很多人。故选C。
29．句意：这堵人造墙是令人难以置信的，它确实令人惊讶。
because因为；but但是；and和。空前后句是并列关系，用and连接。故选C。
30．句意：它真正显示了中国人民保护家园的坚强意志。
weak虚弱的；happy高兴的；strong坚强的。根据“will to protect their homeland.”可知，是指保护家园的坚强意志。故选C。
31．C 32．A 33．A 34．B 35．C 36．A 37．B 38．C 39．B 40．A
【分析】本文讲述了一只老狗外出觅食时碰到了一头狮子，它运用自己的机智使自己免于被吃掉的命运的故事。
31．句意：突然，它看见离它不远的地方有一头狮子。
tiger老虎；dog狗；lion狮子。根据下文“The lion was very ...”可知，离老狗不远的地方有一头狮子。故选C。
32．句意：狮子很饿，而且它也在寻找食物。
hungry饥饿的；quiet安静的；famous著名的。根据“he was searching for food, too.”可知，狮子很饿。故选A。
33．句意：然后狗注意到地上有一些肉，所以它迅速跑到肉跟前开始吃起来。
eat吃；sell卖；pass通过。根据“the meat”可知，狗注意到地上的肉并开始吃了起来。故选A。
34．句意：狮子走近狗，想抓住它。
protect保护；catch抓住；feed喂养。根据“The lion came close to the dog”可知，狮子靠近狗是想抓住它。故选B。
35．句意：我希望在这附近能找到更多的狮子。
fewer更少的；smaller更小的；more更多的。根据“What a delicious lion!”可知，狮子的肉美味，希望可以找到更多的狮子。故选C。
36．句意：于是它急忙跑到树林里一个安全的地方。
safe安全的；usual通常的；noisy吵闹的。根据“The young lion felt it was dangerous to stay near the dog.”可知，小狮子觉得待在狗的附近很危险，所以它跑到了一个安全的地方。故选A。
37．句意：一只松鼠看到了这个，明白了发生了什么事。
forgot忘记；understood明白；changed改变。根据“A squirrel (松鼠) saw this”可知，松鼠目睹了整个过程，明白具体发生了什么。故选B。
38．句意：小狮子非常生气。
relaxed放松的；polite礼貌的；angry生气的。根据上文可知，松鼠告诉狮子真相，狮子觉得自己受到了欺骗，所以会很生气。故选C。
39．句意：老狗看到狮子和松鼠一起来了，但它没有逃跑。
if如果；but但是；so因此。前后句意转折，应用but连接。故选B。
40．句意：它没有看着它们，并且说：“我的松鼠呢？我一小时前就打发它去给我再带一头狮子来。”
look at看；look up查阅；look for寻找。根据“Where’s my squirrel ”可知，老狗没有看狮子和松鼠。故选A。
41．B 42．C 43．A 44．C 45．A 46．C 47．B 48．A 49．C 50．C
【分析】本文就学生如何处理一些危险给出了建议，如在交通事故中应该记住车牌等。
41．句意：在各种事故中许多学生受伤或死亡。
difficult困难的；different不同的；terrible可怕的。根据空格后“kinds of accidents”可知是不同的事故中，different kinds of“不同种类的”。故选B。
42．句意：这是给年轻人如何处理危险的一些建议。
trouble麻烦；risk风险；advice建议。根据下文的描述，可知下面作者就不同的危险场景给出了具体的建议。故选C。
43．句意：如果你被抢劫了，保持冷静。
calm冷静的；wild野生的；quiet安静的。根据“If you can’t cry for help or run away, give the robber your money.”可知，如果被抢劫，可知是要保持冷静，不要慌张。故选A。
44．句意：努力记住抢劫犯的长相，之后告诉警察。
classmate同学；teacher教师；police警察。根据常识可知，被抢劫了需要报警。故选C。
45．句意：如果一辆车撞了你，你应该记住车牌号。
hit打，撞击；win赢；kill杀。根据情境是交通事故，以及主语为“a car”可推测出是撞击，并不是撞死，否则就没法记住车牌号了。故选A。
46．句意：这是因为你不知道你伤得多重。
where哪里；why为什么；because因为。根据“you don’t know how seriously you are hurt.”可知不让骑自行车的肇事者走是因为你不知自己伤得多重。故选C。
47．句意：不要待在高处并且要远离树。
live居住；stay待；throw扔。根据“If it is raining heavily and there is lightning”可知闪电时不要待在高的地方，live指长期居住，stay指短期待在某个地方。故选B。
48．句意：当大楼发生火灾的时候，尽快离开。
fire火灾；earthquake地震；pity可惜。根据“Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit (出口).”可知是在发生火灾时，要用湿物品捂住口鼻，然后找出口逃离。故选A。
49．句意：不要乘坐电梯。
bus公交车；train火车；lift电梯。根据上一句“Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit (出口). ”可知此处告诫学生在火灾逃离时不要乘坐电梯离开。故选C。
50．句意：任何时候都要照顾好自己。
Take out拿出去；Take off起飞，脱下；Take care of照顾。根据上一句“Remember that danger is NEVER as far away as you think.”可知作者告诉学生在所有时刻都要照顾好自己。故选C。
51．C 52．A 53．C 54．B 55．C 56．A 57．A 58．B 59．A 60．B
【分析】本文主要告诉人们不要害怕地震，并指出政府和个人在应对地震方面应该做的事情。
51．句意：这很容易理解。
right正确的；difficult困难的；easy容易的。根据“No one knows when an earthquake will happen.”可知很多人认为地震很可怕，这很容易理解。故选C。
52．句意：但我们可以做些准备。
prepare准备；ask要求；wait等待。根据下文可知，此处指为地震作准备。prepare for表示“为……作准备”。故选A。
53．句意：所以当它发生时，我们可以保护自己。
hear听到；call打电话；protect保护。根据“So when it happens, we can...ourselves.”可知准备工作是为了地震发生时，我们能够保护自己。故选C。
54．句意：政府需要教人们什么是地震，地震在什么地方容易发生，这样人们就会知道地震，知道地震发生时该怎么做。
offer提供；need需要；agree同意。根据“to teach people about what earthquakes are and where earthquakes easily happen in the country,”可知政府需要教会人们什么是地震。故选B。
55．句意：政府需要教人们什么是地震，地震在什么地方容易发生，这样人们就会知道地震，知道地震发生时该怎么做。
if如果；but但是；so因此。根据“people will know about earthquakes and what to do when they happen.”可知前后句之间是因果关系，前因后果，用so。故选C。
56．句意：政府还应确保消防站、警察局、医院和学校等一些地方在紧急情况发生时运转良好。
like像；for为了；by借助。根据“fire stations, police stations, hospitals and schools”可知此处是列举的例子。故选A。
57．句意：地震发生时，到空旷的地方去。
stay停留；take拿；clear清除。stay away from“离……远”。故选A。
58．句意：躲在一件结实的家具下面。
Hurt伤害；Hide隐藏；Enjoy享受。根据“yourself under a piece of strong furniture.”和常识可知地震来临要躲藏在家具下。故选B。
59．句意：如果可能的话，离开大楼，因为大楼可能会倒塌。
possible可能的；important重要的；interesting有趣的。根据“Go out of the building if”可知此处是指如果可能，要离开大楼。故选A。
60．句意：通常在主震后数小时、数天甚至数月还会有余震。
storm暴风雨；earthquake地震；accident事故。根据“There are usually aftershock (余震) hours, days and even months after a main”可知此处是指主震。故选B。
61．C 62．C 63．A 64．C 65．A 66．B 67．B 68．C 69．C 70．A
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了农夫John设了一个捕鼠器，老鼠奔走警告农场的其它动物，其它动物觉得和它们无关，可结果都因为这个捕鼠器丢了性命，文章告诉我们当别人有危险时，我们也可能面临危险，我们应该互相帮助。
61．句意：他绕着农场走并且告诉其它所有动物关于捕捉器的事情。
other其它的；another另一；the other其它的。根据语境可知此处特指前面提到的动物，故选C。
62．句意：“对于你来说，那是一个坏消息，但是它不打扰我，”小鸡说。
and和；or或者；but但是。根据“That’s bad news for you”和“it doesn’t bother me”可知二者是转折关系，故选C。
63．句意：但是猪和牛也不在意。
care在意；start开始；expect期待。根据“either”可知猪和牛也和小鸡一样对这个事情不关心，故选A。
64．句意：它们说它们不必担心它并且祝老鼠好运。
wait等待；fight打架；worry使担心。结合备选项，worry about“担心”符合语境，故选C。
65．句意：一天晚上，一条蛇被捕鼠器抓住。
caught抓住；hit击打；broken打破。根据“in the mousetrap”可知应是被抓到，故选A。
66．句意：她病得很厉害并且发高烧。
sad难过的；sick生病的；scared害怕的。根据“and had a bad fever”可知应是病了，故选B。
67．句意：农民决定做一些鸡汤治疗她的病——所以他杀了鸡。
pig猪；chicken小鸡；cow牛。根据“so he killed the chicken”可知应是杀鸡，做鸡汤，故选B。
68．句意：农民杀了猪并且用它为拜访者做了食物。
doctors医生；animals动物；visitors拜访者。根据“As John’s wife was still sick, many of her friends came to visit her”可知应是招待拜访者，故选C。
69．句意：令人难过的是，John的妻子因为她的病去世了。
death死，名词；dead死的，形容词；died死，动词。此处需要填谓语动词，故选C。
70．句意：当我们发现某人正面临困难或危险时，所有的我们可能也处于危险中。
danger危险；chances机会；changes变化。根据“difficulties”和“at risk”可知应是面临危险，故选A。
71．B 72．A 73．C 74．C 75．B 76．C 77．C 78．C 79．C 80．B
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Bill Gates学习并运用电脑的故事。
71．句意：人们认为电脑就是只有少数足够聪明的人才能懂的大机器。
old年老的；clever聪明的；strong强壮的。根据“only a few people”可知这些少数人应是足够“聪明”才能懂得电脑。故选B。
72．句意：有些人，比如Bill Gates和他的朋友们，对电脑非常感兴趣。
be interested in对……感兴趣；be tired of对……厌倦；be bored with对……感到无趣。根据“Bill Gates”以及“the computer.”可知这些人对电脑很“感兴趣”。故选A。
73．句意：他们花时间了解电脑以及它们的工作原理。
took花费（时间）；paid支付；spent花费（时间或金钱）。spend time doing sth表示“花费时间做某事”可知此处应动词spent。故选C。
74．句意：他们认为电脑在将来会变得很重要。
difficult困难的；easy容易的；important重要的。根据语境可知Bill Gates等人学习研究电脑，是因为他们认为电脑在将来会变得“很重要”。故选C。
75．句意：在1975年，当时他还是哈佛大学的一个学生，Gates看了一本名叫《大众电子学》的杂志。
If如果；While当……时；Because因此。根据“as a student at Harvard in 1975”可知此处表示当时的情况，故用while来连接。故选B。
76．句意：制作者们正在寻找一种新型的小型系统。
seeing看见；serving服务；looking for寻找。根据下文“Gates told the company that he and Allen would make…a system.”可知他告诉那个公司他们可以制作这样一个系统，说明那个制作者们正在寻找这样的系统。故选C。
77．句意：Gates告诉那家公司，他和Allen可以制作这样的一个系统。
either(两者中的)任何一个；so如此；such如此，这样的。根据上文“The makers were…a new, smaller system”可知Gates他们可以制作“这样”一个新型的小型系统。故选C。
78．句意：Gates和Allen开始工作。
work工作；leave离开；practice实践。根据下一句“They finished the program and it worked.”可知他们完成了那个项目，而且它成功了。因此此处指他们开始“实践”，把学习到的理论应用于实践。故选C。
79．句意：他们不害怕做梦。
study学习；enjoy享受；dream做梦。根据下一句“They took risks”可知他们敢冒险，因此也可知他们不怕做梦。故选C。
80．句意：他正在通过慈善回馈世界。
of属于……的；through通过；in在……里面。根据“He is giving back to the world…his charities”可知他“通过”做慈善回馈世界。故选B。
81．A 82．C 83．C 84．B 85．C 86．A 87．B 88．A 89．C 90．B
【分析】本文介绍了十二生肖的来历。
81．句意：前12名中奖的动物可以在中国十二生肖中占有一席之地，并以它们的名字命名新的一年。
place位置；skill技巧；sign标志。根据“in the Chinese Zodiac (十二生肖)”可知，十二生肖是按照动物的名字排列的位置。故选A。
82．句意：猫和老鼠都要求牛在比赛当天早点叫醒他们。
promised许诺；helped 帮助；asked叫。根据“the ox (公牛) to wake them up early”可知，此处是ask sb to do sth.“叫某人做某事”。故选C。
83．句意：那一天，公牛试图叫醒他们，但没有成功。
forgot忘记；refused拒绝；tried试图。根据“to wake them up, but without success”可知，是试图叫醒他们，此处是try to do sth.“试图做某事”，故选C。
84．句意：因此，善良的公牛背着他们，在比赛开始时开始奔跑。
her她的；his他的；their他们的；根据“the kind ox carried them on...back”可知，此处指的是“公牛”，雄性动物应用his表示，故选B。
85．句意：就在牛要过最后一条河的时候，老鼠醒了。
made up编造；took up从事；woke up醒来。由下文的句子“He knew that he could...beat the cat. So he pushed the...off the ox’s back.”可知，此时老鼠已经醒来。故选C。
86．句意：他知道他永远打不过这只猫。
never从来不；still仍然；surely无疑。结合语境及“So he pushed the...off the ox’s back.”可知，他知道他永远也赢不了猫。因此才把猫从牛背上踢提下去。故选A。
87．句意：所以他把猫从牛背上推下来。
monkey猴子；cat猫；tiger老虎。根据“The cat and the mouse both...back and started running when the race began.”可知，牛背上只有老鼠和猫。故选B。
88．句意：当牛到达河的另一边时，老鼠跳了下来，跑到终点线，就在牛之前。
before在……前面；behind在……后面；after在……以后。根据“When the ox reached the other side of the river, the mouse jumped off and ran to the finishing line”及常识可知，老鼠在十二生肖中排第一，因此只有老鼠在牛的前面，才会是第一。故选A。
89．句意：老虎跟着牛。
leads领导；cheats欺骗；follows跟随。根据“So the 12-year cycle (循环) begins with the mouse. The ox comes after him. The tiger...the ox. The rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster (鸡), dog and pig come after them.”及常识可知，十二生肖中老虎在牛后面，此处应用follow表示，故选C。
90．句意：这只猫很幸运地完成了比赛，几乎死在河里，但她在十二生肖中没有位置。
fast快的；lucky幸运的；easy容易的。根据“almost dying in the river”可知，几乎在河里死去，说明猫还是很幸运的。故选B。

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