根据短文内容及首字母提示,填写所缺单词,使其意思完整。
Last week in Geography class we learnt that if all the ice in the North and South Poles melted, sea level around the world would (1) r and many cities would be flooded and disappear. It started to worry me. What would (2) h if our city was badly flooded? Would anyone remain alive?
Last night, I dreamt about a great flood. It was nine o'clock in the morning. I looked out of the window. Water was (3) e. It covered roads, parks and small houses. Large objects, such as coaches and boats, were floating in the water.
I tried to (4) c my dad, but the line was dead. My computer was still working, so I sent him an email. I wrote, "Dad, there's a flood! What should we do?" He sent me an email (5) b, which said, "Kevin, my boss has (6) g me some work. It's important to stick with it. I can't (7) a to sit around and worry about the flood." Then I emailed my best friend. "What should we do about the flood?" I asked. My friend (8) r, "I have no time to think about the flood. I'm playing computer games..." I shouted, "The WATER! Look at the WATER!" But my cries fell on (9) d ears. In offices and homes, people just sat and stared at their computer screens. It seemed that they did not want to leave.
Computers were more important than the flood. Very soon, the water came into people's rooms. It (10) p onto their desks and covered their computers.
In surprise, people finally started to notice the flood, but it was too late. Then I awoke. There was no water at all.
Last week in Geography class we learnt that if all the ice in the North and South Poles melted, sea level around the world would (1) r and many cities would be flooded and disappear. It started to worry me. What would (2) h if our city was badly flooded? Would anyone remain alive?
Last night, I dreamt about a great flood. It was nine o'clock in the morning. I looked out of the window. Water was (3) e. It covered roads, parks and small houses. Large objects, such as coaches and boats, were floating in the water.
I tried to (4) c my dad, but the line was dead. My computer was still working, so I sent him an email. I wrote, "Dad, there's a flood! What should we do?" He sent me an email (5) b, which said, "Kevin, my boss has (6) g me some work. It's important to stick with it. I can't (7) a to sit around and worry about the flood." Then I emailed my best friend. "What should we do about the flood?" I asked. My friend (8) r, "I have no time to think about the flood. I'm playing computer games..." I shouted, "The WATER! Look at the WATER!" But my cries fell on (9) d ears. In offices and homes, people just sat and stared at their computer screens. It seemed that they did not want to leave.
Computers were more important than the flood. Very soon, the water came into people's rooms. It (10) p onto their desks and covered their computers.
In surprise, people finally started to notice the flood, but it was too late. Then I awoke. There was no water at all.
答案：1. rise 2. happen 3. everywhere 4. call 5. back 6. given 7. afford 8. replied 9. deaf 10. poured
解析：
结合短文语境、首字母提示以及八年级所学词汇、语法规则完成填空：
1. 南北极所有冰融化的常识对应海平面上升，情态动词would后接动词原形，得出rise；
2. 此处表达“如果我们的城市被严重淹没会发生什么”，would后接动词原形，得出happen；
3. 根据后文水覆盖了道路、公园和小房子，说明水到处都是，得出everywhere；
4. 根据后句“电话线断了”，可知是尝试给爸爸打电话，try to后接动词原形，得出call；
5. 此处是固定搭配send an email back表示“回邮件”，符合爸爸回复我邮件的语境，得出back；
6. 句子为现在完成时，has后接动词过去分词，表达老板给我安排了工作，得出given；
7. 固定搭配can't afford to do sth表示“没法抽出时间做某事”，符合语境我不能闲坐着担心洪水，得出afford；
8. 前文我向朋友发邮件提问，此处指朋友回复，全文叙事为一般过去时，得出replied；
9. 固定习语fall on deaf ears表示“被充耳不闻”，符合我的呼喊没人理会的语境，得出deaf；
10. 此处描述水涌到桌面上的场景，全文为一般过去时，得出poured。
1. 南北极所有冰融化的常识对应海平面上升，情态动词would后接动词原形，得出rise；
2. 此处表达“如果我们的城市被严重淹没会发生什么”，would后接动词原形，得出happen；
3. 根据后文水覆盖了道路、公园和小房子，说明水到处都是，得出everywhere；
4. 根据后句“电话线断了”，可知是尝试给爸爸打电话，try to后接动词原形，得出call；
5. 此处是固定搭配send an email back表示“回邮件”，符合爸爸回复我邮件的语境，得出back；
6. 句子为现在完成时，has后接动词过去分词，表达老板给我安排了工作，得出given；
7. 固定搭配can't afford to do sth表示“没法抽出时间做某事”，符合语境我不能闲坐着担心洪水，得出afford；
8. 前文我向朋友发邮件提问，此处指朋友回复，全文叙事为一般过去时，得出replied；
9. 固定习语fall on deaf ears表示“被充耳不闻”，符合我的呼喊没人理会的语境，得出deaf；
10. 此处描述水涌到桌面上的场景，全文为一般过去时，得出poured。