Question

    The incident took place on Sunday,the 25 th of June. On that 1 day,a south wind had been gusting on and off all the morning. It was not strong enough to cause us any concern,2 we carried on with our daily work,not 3 what was about to happen.

    The storm gave us very little warning. Black 4 loomed over the distant horizon so suddenly that we were taken by 5 . Even then,we were not really 6 ,as the clouds seemed to be moving over our house and towards the distant mountains. Then,just as the clouds had 7 inland,the wind suddenly swung around in a full 8 and we were facing a major storm.

    Instantly,we were busily preparing for the 9 The whole family had 10 such a storm before and everyone remembered the damage it had caused to stock and crops. There was very 11 we could do about the crops. But we needed to protect the animals in case the river 12 again. My elder brother called his sheep-dog and began driving our small flock of sheep to 13 ground above the river. If the river flooded,they 14 be safe there.

    In the meantime,my father was 15 a shed roof that had partly fallen down after many years of fine service. If the tin flew off,it could damage the house. My younger brother began 16 carrying firewood under the shelter. My job was to help Mum board up the windows. If the storm 17 into a cyclone (旋風) ，the boards would protect the glass.

    The storm raged for four hours,18 more rain on us than we had seen in the last five years. As expected,the river broke its 19 and came slowly up towards the house and the stock.

Then just as we were beginning to lose 20 the storm stopped as suddenly as it had begun. The animals were safe,and the roof was still nailed on. “All's well that ends well ,” said my mother.

1. A. ordinary   B. usual

   C. normal   D. particular

2. A. and   B. so   C. but   D. even

3. A. supposing   B. suspecting

   C. endangering   D. imagining

4. A. skies   B. storms

   C. clouds   D. winds

5. A. surprise   B. disappointment

   C. suddenness   D. chance

6. A. frightened   B. scared

   C. worried   D. threatened

7. A. blown   B. moved

   C. flown   D. spread

8. A. point   B. circle   C. cycle   D. dot

9. A. best   B. most   C. worst   D. least

10. A. expected   B. experienced

   C. heard   D. known

11. A. few   B. many   C. much   D. little

12. A. rose   B. ran   C. flooded   D. flowed

13. A. lower   B. higher   C. deeper   D. wider

14. A. should   B. may

   C. dared   D. needed

15. A. preparing   B. making

   C. shedding   D. mending

16. A. slowly   B. nervously

   C. hurriedly   D. steadily

17. A. became   B. got

   C. developed   D. rushed

18. A. dropping   B. giving

   C. pouring   D. throwing

19. A. beds   B. banks

   C. sides   D. stocks

20. A. belief   B. future

   C. weight   D. hope

Answer 1

1. D 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. B 1. D 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. D 16. C 17. C 18. C 19. B 20. D

1. D解析:這里指的是特殊的一天，即6月25日。

2. B解析:前后為因果關系。

3. B解析:suspect懷疑。根據前面的“我 們繼續我們的日常工作”可知。

4. C解析：由常識可以知道答案。

5. A 解析：take by surprise“ 出乎意料”，為固定詞組。 

6. C 解析：由“…over our house and towards the distant mountains. ” 可以知 道答案。

7. B 解析：上文的be moving提供了信息。

8. B解析：swung around提供了信息。

9. C 解析：形勢嚴峻，只有做最壞的 打算。

10. B解析：以前經歷過，所以心有余悸。

1. D解析:句意:對于莊稼，我們能做的 很少。需用一個表示否定含義的不可 數的詞，故選D。

12. C 解析：本段最后一句中的“If the river flooded."給了暗示。

13. B解析:人畜在高處當然安全。

14. A解析：由上一句可以推知答案。因羊已被趕到高于河平面處，故他們應該 是安全的。

15. D 解析：由后面的 partly fallen down可知。

16. C解析:情況緊急，所以用hurriedly。

17. C解析：如果暴風演變成了旋風，注 意空格后有into。

18. C解析：由下文可知，此處是指下傾 盆大雨，因此用pouring。

19. B 解析：由下文內容可知，此處表示 大水沖破河堤。

20. D解析:lose hope“失去希望”。