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18．Waiting outside his classroom，14-year-old Wasana stared idly at the heavy rain．Then his gaze fell upon the hill at the back of the classroom．He （36）Benormous amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill，and the water was also bubbling （冒泡） at the base of a boulder （大圓石） on the hill．Wasana felt it looked so （37）Dafter staring at the water for a while．
Then it （38）Chim-the scene was alarmingly similar to the slides he was shown during Disaster Management classes．（39）Aa coming disaster，Wasana shouted，"Run，run，don't stay here!The rocks on the hill are going to fall on us!"Chaos   （40）Cas the students ran to the open area used as an emergency gathering point．After （41）Dthe site where the water was bubbling up from the ground，Principal Nihal Gurusinghe knew the school was in great （42）B．They began to climb the hill and tried to change the direction of the flow，（43）Athey were too late：ten minutes later，massive rocks rushed down the hill with sand and mud．There was little they could do as they watched the earth（44）Ban entire school block．
Returning home later with the muddy uniform that day，Wasana was（45）Dby his mother．He tried to（46）Dthat he had saved 200 schoolmates but she didn't believe him．
His mother finally realized that it was（47）A when she saw a TV report about the disaster．Filled with（48）B，she hugged Wasana and murmured that he was indeed a hero．
No one was hurt in the（49）B，thanks to Wasana's quick action and acute observation．The repairs，（50）D27，000，included a new retaining wall on the hill to （51）Afuture landslides （泥石流）．"The financial damage is nothing （52）Bto what would have happened had there been children in the classrooms，"Gurusinghe says．
Looking back，Wasana said he didn't think twice about the ridicule （嘲笑） that would have（53）Cif he had been（54）Cabout the landslide．"It would be worse（55）BI didn't do anything when I already knew it was going to happen，"he says．

36．A．heard	B．noticed	C．admitted	D．imagined
37．A．distant	B．close	C．obvious	D．familiar
38．A．interested	B．disappointed	C．hit	D．impressed
39．A．Fearing	B．Escaping	C．Preparing	D．Controlling
40．A．died down	B．gave up	C．broke out	D．set off
41．A．visiting	B．exploring	C．discovering	D．inspecting
42．A．peace	B．trouble	C．silence	D．surprise
43．A．but	B．if	C．as	D．because
44．A．fled	B．covered	C．passed	D．overlooked
45．A．recommended	B．cornered	C．searched	D．scolded
46．A．understand	B．realize	C．complain	D．explain
47．A．true	B．puzzling	C．funny	D．practical
48．A．ambition	B．pride	C．confidence	D．patience
49．A．operation	B．incident	C．pressure	D．attempt
50．A．saving	B．earning	C．wasting	D．costing
51．A．prevent	B．predict	C．remove	D．discover
52．A．referred	B．compared	C．added	D．associated
53．A．remained	B．stopped	C．followed	D．ended
54．A．upset	B．worried	C．wrong	D．mad
55．A．before	B．if	C．so	D．though

Answer 1

分析 文章大意：本文講敘了Wasana看到山上的雨水聚集的奇怪景象，從而聯(lián)想到在災難管理課程上學到的知識，預知一場山體滑坡即將發(fā)生，并及時向同學和老師們發(fā)出警告，讓大家及時逃離到安全地帶，阻止了原本有能造成的生命危險事故的發(fā)生．他最后說，每個人都有必要學習災難管理課程，因為我們所學的這些知識將在關鍵時刻發(fā)生作用，甚至拯救生命．

解答 36．B  本題考查動詞辨析．當他站在教室外面等其他同學的時候，他漫不經(jīng)心地盯著外面的傾盆大雨看．所以用notice，意思是無意中注意到． 故選擇B．
37．D 本題考查形容詞辨析．句意為，有幾分鐘，Wasana 盯著（山上的）那些水，很好奇的想（這個場景）為何看起來如此的熟悉．故選D．
38．C 本題考查動詞搭配辨析．句意為，這個場景與他在Disaster Management 課程上所看到的圖片是很相似的．it hit sb that意思是"某人突然想起"．故選C．
39．A 本題考查動詞辨析．看到這個場景之后，Wasana應該是害怕（山體滑坡）災難可能會發(fā)生，所以他瘋狂地揮舞著手臂，警告其他人．故選擇A．
40．C 本題考查動詞短語辨析．die down意為"減弱； 逐漸平息"，give up意為"放棄"，break out意為"（戰(zhàn)爭、打斗等不愉快事件） 突然發(fā)生，爆發(fā)； 突然發(fā)生"，set off意思"出發(fā)，引爆"，根據(jù)上文，"Run，run，don't stay here!The rocks on the hill are going to fall on us!"可知場面混亂，這個混亂的場面是突然發(fā)生的，所以選擇C．
41．D 本題考查動詞辨析．在檢查了現(xiàn)場之后，Gurusinghe知道學校處于危險之中．所以選擇D．
42．B 本題考查名詞辨析．根據(jù)上文可知，學校處于危險之中，所以用trouble，故選B．
43．A 本題考查連詞辨析．上文說明他們知道情況危急，后面提到ten minutes later，massive rocks rushed down the hill with sand and mud，所以前后應該是轉折關系．大家都知道學校處于危險之中，但是知道得太遲了．故選A．
44．B 本題考查動詞辨析．當他們親眼目睹著整個校區(qū)被塵土淹沒時，他們都無能為力（什么事情都不能做）．故選B．
45．D  本題考查動詞辨析．Wasana回到家時，校服沾滿了泥，所以被他媽媽責怪，故選擇D．
46．D 本題考查動詞辨析．因為被媽媽準備，所以他向他媽媽解釋，他救了200多個同學，故選擇D．
47．A 本題考查形容詞辨析．當他媽媽看到電視上的報道時，才意識到兒子所說的是真的． 故選擇A．
48．B 本題考查名詞辨析．從下文媽媽擁抱兒子可知，媽媽因為兒子的舉動感到自豪．故選擇B，
49．B 本題考查名詞辨析．多虧了Wasana的迅速的行動和仔細的觀察，沒有人在事故中受傷． 所以選擇B．
50．D 本題考查動詞辨析．  事故之后，修復花費了27，000元，故選擇D．   
51．A 本題考查動詞辨析．事故之后，對山坡進行了維護，防止以后的泥石流． 所以用prevent．
52．B 本題考查動詞辨析．句意為，如果當時有學生在教師，后果難以想象，與這個設想相比，經(jīng)濟損失根本不算什么． compared to 意思是"和…相比"．故選擇B．
53．C 本題考查動詞辨析．回憶此事，Wasana 說當時根本沒有考慮如果判斷失誤，隨之而來的是大家的嘲笑，
所以選擇C．
54．C 本題考查形容詞辨析．句意為，如果判斷錯誤，大家會嘲笑他．
55．B 本題考查連詞辨析．句意為，如果我知道可能會發(fā)生什么卻什么也不說，那才更糟糕．故選擇B．

點評 完形填空題在命題設計上側重于考查學生的邏輯思維能力和對具體語境的把握，尤其是對整體語義的理解能力．它要求考生不但要有比較扎實的語言知識，較大的詞匯量，而且要具有一定的語篇分析能力及邏輯思維能力．要做好這種題型，考生除了必備的語言基礎知識和基本技能之外，還應了解其命題特點，掌握一定的解題技巧．