主题语境十八：自然（一）

Ⅰ. 完形填空

體裁：记叙文  篇幅：316词    建议用时：17分钟

文本来源：改编    新颖度：★★★★★ 素养视角：父亲从地震废墟中救儿子

Many years ago a big earthquake hit America， killing over 30，000 people. A father1his wife safely at home and rushed to the2where his son was supposed to be，3to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake.

Seeing this， he remembered the4he had made to his son， “No matter what happens， Ill always be there for you！” Tears began to5his eyes. As he looked at the pile of6that once

was the school， it looked7 ， but he kept remembering his words to his son.

He began to concentrate8where he had9his son to class before. Remembering his sons10had been in the right back corner of the teaching building， he rushed there and started digging11the ruins.

He kept digging and digging. Hours later， other12parents tried to pull him off13had been his sons classroom， saying， “Its too late！ Theyre all dead！”

But the father kept digging for his son. The fire chief14and said， “Fires are breaking out. Youre in15 . Go home.” Hearing this， the American father，16 very tired now， asked politely， “Are you going to help me？”

He went on17 . He dug for 8 hours...12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...then， in the 38th hour， he heard his sons18 . He screamed his sons name， “ARMAND！” And he heard his son shout back， “Dad！ Its me， Dad！ I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were 19

youd save us. You promised no matter what happened， youd always be there for me！ You did

20 ， Dad！”

1. A. left B. abandoned C. reached D. had

2. A. house    B. company    C. school    D. office

3. A. hardly    B. mainly    C. surprisingly    D. only

4. A. belief    B. promise    C. decision    D. advice

5. A. rise    B. cover    C. fill    D. suffer

6. A. ruins    B. disasters    C. earth    D. bricks

7. A. sad    B. hopeless    C. needless    D. useless

8. A. at    B. in    C. to    D. on

9. A. walked    B. let    C. run    D. seen

10. A. doorway    B. situation    C. classroom    D. entrance

11. A. from    B. through    C. by    D. across

12. A. cold?hearted    B. well?meaning C. good?looking  D. hard?working

13. A. who    B. when    C. whose    D. what

14. A. showed up    B. showed off    C. got up    D. got off

15. A. frustration    B. difficulty    C. danger    D. fear

16. A. and    B. but    C. if    D. though

17. A. lonely    B. alone    C. together    D. as well

18. A. sound    B. voice    C. noise    D. whisper

19. A. right    B. dead    C. alive    D. injured

20. A. that    B. this    C. one    D. it

Ⅱ. 短文改錯

体裁：说明文      篇幅：127词    建议用时：8分钟

文本来源：原创      新颖度：★★★★★  素养视角：地震的危害

Earthquakes are quite common. In fact， thousands earthquakes are happening almost at every moment. But， most of them are too weak to feel. During a big earthquake， there is often a big noise first. Then the earth shakes terrible and many houses fell down.

As one of the most dead natural disasters in the world， earthquakes often result from many people being injured or killed.

Besides the great damage and death caused by the earthquake， other accidents such as fires often follow. More buildings may be damaged and more injuries may be caused. For centuries， people have been made studies of earthquakes. Its said that about 2，000 years ago， for example， someone has invented a machine which could find out the directions where the earthquake waves came.

Ⅲ. 书面表达

体裁：应用文      命题形式：电子邮件  建议用时：20分钟

文本来源：改编   新颖度：★★★★      素养视角：电子邮件写作与提纲式作文

假定你是李华，最近获悉你的国外网友Peter的家乡受到地震侵袭，损失惨重。请你用英语给Peter写一封电子邮件表示慰问。邮件的内容包括：

1. 得知情况后的感受;

2. 表达安慰和鼓励;

3. 打算提供的帮助。

注意：

1. 词数100左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;

3. 开头和结尾已为你写好，但不计入总词数。

Dear Peter，

Yours sincerely，

Li Hua