四、校刊编辑 Becky 采访了经历过龙卷风的 Fiona。在空格处填入适当的单词或用所给单词的正确形式填空。
Becky:Fiona,you were in a tornado(龙卷风). Where was that?
Fiona:In north Australia, in Normanton. That's where I live.
Becky:What did you do when the tornado arrived?
Fiona:We all stayed inside, in the basement, because that's the
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(safe) place. We could hear the storm coming closer and closer. The noise was awful. At one point there was a really loud noise. I thought, “That's it! It's going to destroy the house!” I was
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(shake).
Becky:And what
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(happen) after the tornado?
Fiona:There were terrible floods. More than 360 millimetres of rain fell in just twenty-four hours. The army had to bring food and water to the whole area by plane and helicopter.
Becky:So is everything back to normal again now?
Fiona:Not really. The floods have gone,
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they destroyed a lot of homes and farms. It's going to cost at least 110 million dollars
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(repair) the damage.
Becky:Is the weather usually so bad?
Fiona:No, but this summer was very hot. If it stays hot, there will probably be another tornado.
解析:
【分析】本题为英语语法填空题,需结合语境、语法规则及固定搭配完成填空。解题思路:1. 空1前有定冠词the,修饰名词place,需用形容词最高级表示“最安全的”;2. 空2所在句为过去进行时结构(was + 现在分词),需将所给动词shake变为现在分词;3. 空3询问龙卷风过后发生的动作,需用一般过去时;4. 空4前后句为转折关系,需用转折连词;5. 空5考查固定句型“It costs + 金额 + to do sth”,需用动词不定式。
【解析】1. 由定冠词the及语境“最安全的地方”,可知此处用形容词safe的最高级形式safest;2. 过去进行时结构为“was/were + 现在分词”,所给动词shake的现在分词为shaking,故填shaking;3. 询问过去发生的动作,需用一般过去时,happen的过去式为happened;4. 前半句“洪水退了”与后半句“毁坏了很多房屋和农场”为转折关系,故用转折连词but;5. 固定句型“It costs + 金额 + to do sth”表示“做某事花费……”,故填动词不定式to repair。
【答案】1. safest 2. shaking 3. happened 4. but 5. to repair
【知识点】形容词最高级、动词时态、固定句型
【点评】本题考查英语基础语法知识,涵盖形容词变形、时态运用、连词及固定搭配,难度适中,需学生掌握基础语法规则并结合语境分析。
【难度系数】0.6