题目内容
1. 放火(焚烧)
2. 着火
3. 扑灭(火)
1. set fire to 2. catch fire
3. put out
Last Sunday I saw the worst storm in years. It 1 suddenly in the mid-afternoon and 2 more than three hours.
At first,the sky grew 3 all of a sudden within minutes,forks of lightning forced a way into the sky. Then it was 4 by the boom-boom-boom of 5 . A very strong wind blew into my room. My valuable notes, 6 on my desk in the room, 7 high into the air. I jumped up to 8 them but unluckily a few sheets 9 out of the open window. 10 I ran out to get the notes,big drops of rain began to 11 As soon as I ran back into the house,the 12 began to pour in waves. I 13 to close the windows. I did it but was wet all over. I 14 myself with a towel. Then 1 heard a sudden loud 15 from the back of the house. I ran out of the room to 16 what it was. A tree was broken. Part of its big branch lay 17 the floor. The
table was 18 into pieces. It would 19 a lot of work to rebuild it. However,we were 20 that no one was hurt.
1. A. fell B. reached C. came D. went
2. A. lasted B. kept C. flowed D. blew
3. A. bright B. grey C. blue D. dark
4. A. followed B. caused
C. made D. brought
5. A. rain B. thunder C. wind D. storm
6. A. placing B. putting
C. lying D. picking
7. A. threw B. jumped
C. flew D. rose
8. A. take B. catch C. draw D. stop
9. A. moved B. came C. ran D. sailed
10. A. Before B. As
C. During D. Since
11. A. fall B. rain C. drop D. burst
12. A. storm B. water C. wind D. rain
13. A. walked B. fought
C. went D. got
14. A. dried B. cleaned
C. swept D. helped
15. A. noise B. scream
C. voice D. sound
16. A. learn about B. look for
C. see into D. find out
17. A. across B. through
C. over D. pass
18. A. turned B. changed
C. broken D. found
19. A. give B. pay C. spend D. take
20. A. good B. afraid
C. thankful D. careful
I.将下列句子变为被动语态
5. He came and told us that he had finished the work.
3. average,there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year,causing about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.
8. The tree was (袭击) by lightning.
6. The news that two trains ran into each other was really (可怕的) .
同义句转换
4. He is six feet in height.
He is six feet.
7. Great changes (发生) in my hometown in the past ten years.
I.课文理解
( )1. What is the best description about a sandstorm according to the text?
A. It is a major disaster for many Asian countries for centuries.
B. It is strong wind carrying sand.
C. It is a way to cause land to become desert.
D. It is a kind of natural disaster that can't be treated.
( )2. What is the main reason for the increase of sandstorms in China recently?
A. To be close to many deserts.
B. The worsening of the weather in China.
C. Desertification.
D. Cutting down trees and digging up grass.
( )3. What effects are sandstorms bringing to people living in cities?
A. The whole city is usually covered in a thick and brown-yellow dust.
B. Traffic moves very slowly.
C. People can't breathe well and the dust makes them ill.
D. All of the above.
( )4. What is the best way to avoid the effects from the sandstorm?
A. To live far away from deserts.
B. To stay at home when a sandstorm happens.
C. To wear a mask if you want to go out.
D. To plant more trees.
( )5. Which of the following is NOT the element to make Central Asia,North America,Central Africa and Australia the four main places where there are sandstorms?
A. The climate in these places is rather bad.
B. They are all the places with big deserts.
C. The natural environment in these places is worsening every year.
D. The governments in these places pay little attention to the protection of nature.