.完形填空(2018江西新余二模)Over the years，thanks to my lifes obstacles，I understood the meaning of faith and the strong will to survive.It was Hurricane Ike that made me fully 1 the beauty of our strength and a humans motivation to 2 .Mom had a twoweek 3 in summer.While we enjoyed our holiday in Southeast Texas，we didnt realize the fact that Ike 4 cause months and likely years of “labor”By September 7th，the “eyes of Texas” were watching Hurricane Ike more 5 ，making the typical mad rush for lastminute hurricane 6 .Two days later，both oil and ice were in 7 demand.In the early hours of September 11th，some neighbors were planning to 8 the storm in their homes， 9 others were making final preparations to get away.At first，we decided to stay.But that afternoon，the HoustonGalveston area would be on the more 10 side of the storm.Mom and I packed some of our most 11 belongings in the car and 12 the East Texas town of Lufkin.As Ike pushed farther inland，we 13 power in Lufkin.On Sunday，our nextdoor neighbor told us via cell phone that our 14 had remained well.Our hopes could not have been 15 .But a few hours later，the neighbors reported that our brick chimney had 16 ，and it was sitting on our living room， 17 a hole in the roof between two skylights(天窗)We wouldnt be allowed to return home 18 September 17th.I climbed upstairs，and looked toward the hole in the roof which showed a beautiful blue sky.Without hesitation，I shouted，“Wow! A third skylight！” My neighbors could not believe I was making jokes 19 crying，but 20 is always good medicine.It was with that joke that I knew，given time，everything would be okay.1A.observe BexploreCappreciate Dimprove2A.recover BapologizeCwork Dchange3A.meeting BjourneyCschedule Dvacation4A.must BmightCwould Dshould5A.closely BconstantlyCwarningly Ddifferently6A.adventure BsuppliesCequipment Dreports7A.basic BpureCneat Dhigh8A.put away Bget throughCtest out Dsuffer from9A.since BwhenCwhile Duntil10A.awesome BabundantCpeaceful Ddangerous11A.precious BconcreteCavailable Dpotential12A.set out Bheaded forCsettled down Dwatched out13A.lost BreducedCproduced Dprovided14A.garden BpoolChouse Dyard15A.clearer BhigherClower Dwilder16A.passed BstoodCfollowed Dgone17A.digging BfillingCleaving Dkicking18A.by BbeforeCafter Duntil19A.in spite of Binstead ofCapart from Din terms of20A.laughter BwillCstrength Dfaith.语法填空Do you know 21. a story gets into the newspaper？Here is an example.Imagine that a city bus has turned over in a ditch，injuring some of the passengers.An eyewitness calls the newspaper.Then a reporter is sent to the scene，at 22. he talks to passengers，driver and witnesses.He finds out what they saw,23. (set) down their answers or comments.Meanwhile，a 24. (profession) photographer is busy taking pictures.Many reporters use portable computers which allow them 25. (write) the story on the spot and then send it back to the office.Next，an editor concentrates 26. the story，checking facts，grammar and spelling.At the same time，a picture is chosen.The story is set in print.On most newspapers today，this 27. (do) with a computer.The computer makes sets of columns of type，which are passed onto a sheet of paper 28. (exact) the same size as a newspaper page.Only after a proofreader checks the story for mistakes 29. (be) the newspaper ready for printing.Then the presses(印刷机) begin to run.Miles of paper are turned into thousands of 30. (print) newspapers.They are counted and placed in waiting trucks.Within a few hours，people can read about the bus accident in their daily newspaper.读后续写阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。Alan and the other campers sat around the fire chewing meat chops.It would be Alans first night in a tent，and he was excited but a little nervous.As they ate，the conservation officer spoke，“Much of the wildlife in this area comes out only at night.So after supper，lets start a night watch.Volunteers will take turns to stay down here by the fire，away from the tents.Those who take part will get a chance to see a world that many of you never knew existed.”Alans stomach tightened.“Isnt it dangerous？” someone asked.“No，its quite safe，” the officer said.“There are no dangerous animals close to Cape Town.Any volunteers？”A toughlooking kid with red hair muttered something about needing a good nights sleep.Another boy spoke up，“Ill take a shift.” The kid whod sat next to Alan on the bus volunteered.Alan sat tight.Then one of the girls raised her hand with a giggle.Alan frowned.If a girl could do it，he could，too.He volunteered.A few more kids raised their hands，and then