Question

It was a cold, wet day on June 6, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to arrive, Wasana __ aimlessly at the pouring rain. Then his __ fell upon the hill that rose at the back of the classroom.

He noticed huge amounts of rainwater __ down the hill, and water was also bubbling at the base of a large rock on the hill. For a few __, Wasana looked at the water, wondering __ it looked so familiar.

Then it __ him - the scene was surprisingly __ to the pictures he was shown during Disaster Management classes. __ a disaster was about to happen, Wasana waved __ at students, shouting "Run, run, don’t stay here! The rocks on the hill are going to __ on us! ”

All the students and teachers ran to the open area that had been __ as an emergency gathering point. __ they heard screams as the huge rock rolled down the hill, bringing sand, rock and mud. There was __ they could do as they watched the earth bury an entire school block.

Thanks to Wasana's quick action and sharp __ , no one was hurt in the incident. The landslide __ two classrooms and caused heavy damage to six __ . “The financial damage is nothing compared to __ would have happened had there been children in the classrooms,” says the schoolmaster.

Wasana later received a Gold Star from the Foundation for Civilian Bravery, Sri Lanka. __ at the incident, he says, “I feel disaster management __ are important for everyone. We’ll never know when the __ will come in handy.

1.A. stared    B. nodded    C. shouted    D. pointed

2.A. thoughts    B. eyes    C. words    D. voices

3.A. pulling    B. jumping    C. sliding    D. flowing

4.A. times    B. minutes    C. hours    D. periods

5.A. how    B. where    C. why    D. when

6.A. hit    B. drove    C. pushed    D. stopped

7.A. strange    B. rare    C. terrible    D. similar

8.A. Rejecting    B. Fearing    C. Scaring    D. Avoiding

9.A. angrily    B. sadly    C. excitedly    D. wildly

10.A. beat    B. move    C. fall    D. drive

11.A. put away    B. set aside    C. brought forth    D. taken apart

12.A. Just then    B. In short    C. In good time    D. As a result

13.A. something    B. much    C. anything    D. little

14.A. discovery    B. movement    C. observation    D. idea

15.A. destroyed    B. tore    C. injured    D. overcame

16.A. another    B. other    C. others    D. ones

17.A. those    B. which    C. that    D. what

18.A. Looking back    B. Looking around    C. Looking through    D. Looking forward

19.A. exhibitions    B. lessons    C. units    D. examinations

20.A. concept    B. image    C. knowledge    D. situation

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.A

16.C

17.D

18.A

19.B

20.C

【解析】本文讲叙了Wasana看到山上的雨水聚集的奇怪景象，从而联想到在灾难管理课程上学到的知识，预知一场山体滑坡即将发生，并及时向同学和老师们发出警告，让大家及时逃离到安全地带，阻止了原本有能造成的生命危险事故的发生。他最后说，每个人都有必要学习灾难管理课程，因为我们所学的这些知识将在关键时刻发生作用，甚至拯救生命。

1.考查语境的理解。根据“when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to arrive, Wasana ___1___ aimlessly at the pouring rain. ”句意:当他站在教室外面等其他同学的时候，他漫不经心地“盯”着外面的倾盆大雨看。故选A。

2.考查语境的理解。根据“Then his ___2___ fell upon the hill that rose at the back of the classroom.”句意：然后，他的目光落在了教室后面的那座山上。故选B。

3.考查语境的理解。根据“He noticed huge amounts of rainwater ___3___ down the hill, and water was also bubbling at the base of a large rock on the hill.”句意：他注意到有大量的雨水（聚集）从山上“流”下来，而且山上的一块大石头的底部也不断地有雨水咕咕地冒出来。故选D。

4.考查语境及名词的理解。根据“and water was also bubbling at the base of a large rock on the hill. For a few ___4___, Wasana looked at the water, ”句意：有几分钟，Wasana 盯着（山上的）那些水，很好奇的想（这个场景）为何看起来如此的熟悉。故选B。

5.考查语境及疑问词的理解。根据“ For a few ___4___, Wasana looked at the water, wondering ___5___ it looked so familiar.”句意：很好奇的想（这个场景）为何看起来如此的熟悉。故选C。

6.考查语境及动词的理解。根据“Then it ___6___ him - the scene was surprisingly ___7___ to the pictures he was shown during Disaster Management classes.”句意：然后不想到了这个场景。故选A。

7.考查语境及形容词的理解。根据“Then it ___6___ him - the scene was surprisingly ___7___ to the pictures he was shown during Disaster Management classes.”句意：这个场景与他在Disaster Management 课程上所看到的图片是很相似的。故选D。

8.考查语境的理解。根据“ ___8___ a disaster was about to happen, Wasana waved ___9___ at students, shouting "Run, run, don’t stay here! ”句意：看到这个场景之后，Wasana应该是害怕（山体滑坡）灾难可能会发生。故选B。

9.考查语境及副词的理解。根据“ ___8___ a disaster was about to happen, Wasana waved ___9___ at students, shouting "Run, run, don’t stay here! ”句意：Wasana应该是害怕（山体滑坡）灾难可能会发生，所以他疯狂地挥舞着手臂，警告其他人。故选D。

10.考查语境的理解。根据“The rocks on the hill are going to ___10___ on us! ”句意：不要呆在这里，山上的石头就要滚落下来，会砸到我们的！故选C。

11.考查语境及动词短语的理解。根据“All the students and teachers ran to the open area that had been ___11___ as an emergency gathering point.”句意：所有的学生和老师立即就跑到外面的一个空旷地区。故选B。

12.考查语境及短语的理解。根据“___12___ they heard screams as the huge rock rolled down the hill, bringing sand, rock and mud. ”句意：这时他们听到山上的石头就要滚落下来。故选A。

13.考查语境的理解。根据“There was ___13___ they could do as they watched the earth bury an entire school block.”句意：当他们看到地球掩埋整个学校的街区时仅一会。故选D。

14.考查语境及名词的理解。根据“Thanks to Wasana's quick action and sharp ___14___ , no one was hurt in the incident.”句意：多亏了Wasana的迅速行动和尖锐的观查，没有人在这次事件中受伤。故选C。

15.考查语境及动词的理解。根据“The landslide ___15___ two classrooms and caused heavy damage to six”句意：这次山体滑坡导致破坏了2个教室的垮塌。故选A。

16.考查语境及代词的理解。根据“ The landslide ___15___ two classrooms and caused heavy damage to six ___16___ . ”句意：这次山体滑坡导致破坏了2个教室的垮塌，并对其他6个造成了严重的损害。故选C。

17.考查语境及从句的理解。根据“The financial damage is nothing compared to ___17___ would have happened had there been children in the classrooms,” says the schoolmaster.”句意：如果教室里有孩子的话，经济损失就不能相比了。故选D。

18.考查语境及短语的理解。根据“Wasana later received a Gold Star from the Foundation for Civilian Bravery, Sri Lanka. ___18___ at the incident, ”句意：Wasana从斯里兰卡的平民中获得了一枚奖牌，回头看这次事件。A. Looking back回头看；B. Looking around看看周围，浏览；C. Looking through 看；D. Looking forward期待。故选A。

19.考查语境的理解。根据““I feel disaster management ___19___ are important for everyone. ”句意：我感觉预防灾难的课对每个人都很重要。故选B。

20.考查语境的理解。根据“We’ll never know when the ___20___ will come in handy.”句意：我们永远不知道什么时候知识会有用。故选C。

【名师点睛】完形填空的考点：

重语境

完形填空着眼于整体理解，必须在对短文大意进行了解的基础上才能准确的推知答案。因此，需要注意上下句的逻辑关系以及整片文章的情节。如文中的（9）小题“ ___8___ a disaster was about to happen, Wasana waved ___9___ at students, shouting "Run, run, don’t stay here! ”句意：Wasana应该是害怕（山体滑坡）灾难可能会发生，所以他疯狂地挥舞着手臂，警告其他人。

重实词

完形填空的命题是在一句话中的关键词语上做文章。考查的词语大多是名词，动词，形容词，副词，动词短语等实词，当然也不排除能左右文章内容的一些虚词，如介词，连词等。如文中的（18）小题A. Looking back回头看；B. Looking around看看周围，浏览；C. Looking through 看；D. Looking forward期待。