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【题目】阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。A Move to Safety

The Turners sat at the kitchen table. The sun was shining and filled the kitchen with a warm light. It was a perfect day for having a picnic or going surfing. But in the Turners' kitchen, no one seemed to be paying attention to the 1 .
"Okay, girls," said Mrs. Turner. "I can tell by the expressions on your faces that you have a pretty good idea of why we need to have this family 2 ." Linda and Kala exchanged looks and slowly nodded.
"Your mom and I have had many talks lately about the possibility of 3 ," said Mr. Turner. "We were hoping that it wouldn't come to this, 4 we don't have other choices."
"But Dad," said Kala, "Kilauea has been an active volcano（火山）since 1983! Nothing has happened to us or to our house yet. I think we'll be 5 here."
"But your dad and I care about all the recent warnings giving by the government. Even though we've been safe up to now, there is no way to guarantee（保证）that a larger eruption（喷发）isn't coming up," said Mrs. Turner.
"Mom, this is our 6 . I can't even remember living anywhere else!" Linda said, fighting back tears.
Mrs. Turner put an arm around her daughter's shoulder. "This won't go 7 for any of us," she said. "Dad and I love this house, too. We have so many happy memories here. But we're tired of living with such uncertainty. The most 8 thing in the world to us is that our family stays safe."
Mr. Turner 9 . "Girls, there are other places in Hawaii where we'll feel safer. We'll have to 10 our house, but you know home is wherever we go as a family. We'll make new 11 , and we'll find things to love about our new home."
The girls were quiet for a moment as they considered 12 it would mean to move. "There are so many things I'll 13 here," said Kala quietly.
"We all will," said Mrs. Turner. "But one of the places that your dad and I have looked at is only a few minutes' walk to the beach."
Kala and Linda couldn't help 14 when they heard that. They both spent every spare minute they had surfing. If their parents told them that they could actually live in the water, they would have been perfectly happy.
Mr. Turner walked around to the other side of the table. He put one large hand on each of his daughter's shoulders. "I'm proud of you two," he said. "Thank you for trying to 15 why this is so important to your mom and me."
Linda and Kala smiled. Dad was right: home was wherever the family was.
（1）A.kitchen B.table C.picnic D.weather
（2）A.trip B.meeting C.dinner D.celebration
（3）A.moving B.traveling C.returning D.rushing
（4）A.because B.so C.though D.but
（5）A.happy B.safe C.brave D.relaxed
（6）A.dream B.choice C.home D.island
（7）A.early B.easily C.quickly D.successfully
（8）A.unforgettable B.difficult C.important D.interesting
（9）A.agreed B.shouted C.judged D.repeated
（10）A.give back B.give up C.look for D.look up
（11）A.problems B.sports C.memories D.reaons
（12）A.what B.why C.how D.whether
（13）A.sense B.stress C.respect D.miss
（14）A.smiling B.arguing C.worrying D.doubting
（15）A.explain B.wonder C.understand D.discuss

Answer 1

【答案】（1）、D
（2）、B
（3）、A
（4）、D
（5）、B
（6）、C
（7）、B
（8）、C
（9）、A
（10）、B
（11）、C
（12）、A
（13）、D
（14）、A
（15）、C

【解析】本文讲述特纳一家讨论是否搬离基拉韦亚火山去安全的地方居住而召开的家庭会议。
⑴句意：但是在特纳家的厨房，好像没有人注意天气。A、kitchen厨房；B、table餐桌；C、picnic野餐；D、weather天气。根据上文描述的天气状况，故答案为D。
⑵句意：“好吧，姑娘们，”特纳夫人说，“从你们脸上的表情我可以看出你们很清楚为什么我们需要开这个家庭会议。”A、trip旅行；B、meeting会议；C、dinner晚餐；D、celebration庆祝。根据下文讨论是否搬离基拉韦亚火山区可知他们在开家庭会议，故答案为B。
⑶句意：我跟你们的妈妈近来谈了很多关于搬家的可能性。A、moving搬家；B、traveling旅行；C、returning返回；D、rushing冲。根据下文可知他们在讨论是否搬家，故答案为A。
⑷句意：我们本希望不会谈到这一点，但是我们没有别的选择。A、because因为；B、so所以；C、though虽然；D、but但是。前后两句表示转折关系，故答案为D。
⑸句意：“但是，爸爸，”凯乐说，“自从1983年起基拉韦亚就一直是一个活火山，我们和我们的房子都没有事。我觉得我们住在这里很安全。”A、happy快乐的；B、safe安全的；C、brave勇敢的；D、relaxed放松的。故答案为B。
⑹句意：“妈妈，这是我们的家，我不记得曾经住过别的地方。”A、dream梦想；B、choice选择；C、home家；D、island岛屿。根据后一句中的living anywhere else可知选home，选答案为C。
⑺句意：特纳夫人一只手揽着女儿的肩膀说，“这对我们任何人都不容易。”A、early早；B、easily容易；C、quickly快；D、successfully成功。根据句意，故答案为B。
⑻句意：对我们来说，这个世界上最重要的是安全。A、unforgettable难忘的；B、difficult困难的；C、important重要的；D、interesting有趣的。根据句意，故答案为C。
⑼句意：特纳先生同意这个看法，说：“孩子们，在夏威夷还有别的我们会感到更安全的地方。”A、agreed同意；B、shouted喊叫；C、judged判断；D、repeated重复。根据上文可知丈夫支持妻子的观点，故答案为A。
⑽句意：我们不得不放弃我们的房子，但是你们知道家就是我们一家人在一起的地方。A、give back归还；B、give up放弃；C、look for寻找；D、look up查找；根据句意，故答案为B。
⑾句意：我们会创造新的记忆，我们会找到我们新家的新东西。A、problems问题；B、sports运动；C、memories记忆；D、reaons原因。根据句意，故答案为C。
⑿句意：孩子们安静了一会儿，他们在考虑搬家意味着什么。此处引导宾语从句，关联词在从句中作mean的宾语，所以用连接代词what，故答案为A。
⒀句意：这里有太多东西让我想念的。A、sense感觉；B、stress强调；C、respect尊重；D、miss想念。根据句意，故答案为D。
⒁句意：凯乐和琳达听到这忍不住笑了。A、smiling微笑；B、arguing争论；C、worrying担心；D、doubting怀疑。根据上文，故答案为A。
⒂句意：谢谢你们明白为什么这对你妈妈和我这么重要。A、explain解释；B、wonder想知道；C、understand明白。D、discuss讨论。根据句意，故答案为C。