四、阅读短文,在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词,或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
Have you ever experienced an earthquake? There was a bad earthquake in Mexico City on 19th September 1985. A lot of buildings
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(sudden) fell down, and hundreds of people were
in danger. Many people
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(sleep) at that time. After the earthquake, electricity supply was cut off in 40% of Mexico City. It was reported that lots of people died in the earthquake.
Lots of people in Mexico City became ______ 3 ______ (volunteer) to help others. Some people in other areas also offered ______ 4 ______ (help). They took risks in bringing clean water, enough clothes and food to Mexico City. Some doctors and nurses ______ 5 ______ (begin) to give people medicine and tried their best to help people on crowded streets.
The aftershock(余震) happened
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the evening of 20th September. It was the
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(strong) aftershock in Mexico City. “I told my students two things. First, we should protect
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(we), because it is not a game. Second, we should get ready for everything in time,” said Adelina,
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teacher of a middle school. Although all the buildings in the school were broken, everyone was safe. Because both the students
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the teachers had learned some life-saving skills, and they quickly ran out of the buildings.
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suddenly
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were sleeping
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volunteers
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to help
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began
6.
on
7.
strongest
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ourselves
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a
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and
解析:
【分析】本题为英语短文填空,需结合语境、语法规则、固定搭配等知识解题。需逐个分析每个空的句子结构、所需词性/形式,如修饰动词用副词、时态匹配时间状语、名词单复数、固定动词搭配、介词用法、形容词最高级、反身代词、冠词及并列连词等,从而确定每个空的正确答案。
【解析】1. 此处修饰动词fell,需用形容词sudden的副词形式suddenly;2. 时间状语at that time(过去特定时刻)提示用过去进行时,主语many people为复数,故填were sleeping;3. volunteer为可数名词,前面有lots of修饰,需用复数形式volunteers;4. 固定搭配offer to do sth(主动提出做某事),故填to help;5. 描述地震时的过去动作,用begin的过去式began;6. 具体到某一天的晚上(the evening of 20th September),介词用on;7. 范围是墨西哥城的余震,三者以上比较,用形容词strong的最高级strongest;8. 主语是we,反身代词需用ourselves,构成protect oneself(保护自己);9. 泛指“一位中学老师”,teacher为可数名词单数,辅音音素开头,用不定冠词a;10. 固定搭配both...and...(两者都),连接students和teachers,故填and。
【答案】suddenly, were sleeping, volunteers, to help, began, on, strongest, ourselves, a, and
【知识点】副词用法、动词时态、固定搭配
【点评】本题综合考查英语基础语法知识,涵盖词性转换、时态、固定搭配、介词、代词、冠词等考点,需结合语境分析,是初中英语的典型题型,能有效考查学生的语言运用能力。
【难度系数】0.7