三、选词填空
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语并用其正确形式填空，每个单词或短语限用一次。
| flood, collect, north, power, focus on, thousand, wise, farm, finally, in the face of |
In ancient times, there was a flood in China. The flood was so (1) , and it destroyed lots of houses, making people homeless. (2) the rising water, people were very afraid but did not know what to do. Some people tried to stop the (3) using walls made of stones and woods but nothing could get in its way.
Later, a hero named Dayu stood out. He found it was (4) to guide the water. Unlike others, he did not (5) any stones or woods to make walls. He and his team members (6) digging man-made rivers. (7) , they made the floodwater go into the man-made rivers. It ran into the sea, from (8) to south. People were all amazed at Dayu’s great work, which saved (9) of people. Since then, rivers showed their gentle faces. People could use them for (10) and washing and live happily along them again.
Dayu’s story tells us: courage, wisdom and teamwork can overcome any difficulty.
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语并用其正确形式填空，每个单词或短语限用一次。
| flood, collect, north, power, focus on, thousand, wise, farm, finally, in the face of |
In ancient times, there was a flood in China. The flood was so (1) , and it destroyed lots of houses, making people homeless. (2) the rising water, people were very afraid but did not know what to do. Some people tried to stop the (3) using walls made of stones and woods but nothing could get in its way.
Later, a hero named Dayu stood out. He found it was (4) to guide the water. Unlike others, he did not (5) any stones or woods to make walls. He and his team members (6) digging man-made rivers. (7) , they made the floodwater go into the man-made rivers. It ran into the sea, from (8) to south. People were all amazed at Dayu’s great work, which saved (9) of people. Since then, rivers showed their gentle faces. People could use them for (10) and washing and live happily along them again.
Dayu’s story tells us: courage, wisdom and teamwork can overcome any difficulty.
答案：(1)powerful
(2)In the face of
(3)flood
(4)wise
(5)collect
(6)focused on
(7)Finally
(8)north
(9)thousands
(10)farming
(2)In the face of
(3)flood
(4)wise
(5)collect
(6)focused on
(7)Finally
(8)north
(9)thousands
(10)farming
解析：
1. (1) 处根据后文 it destroyed lots of houses, making people homeless 可知洪水力量巨大，power 的适当形式，“so + 形容词”，所以填 powerful。
2. (2) 处根据句意，面对上涨的水，人们很害怕，“面对” in the face of，注意首字母大写，填 In the face of。
3. (3) 处根据前文 there was a flood，所以这里是用石头和木头筑墙阻止洪水，flood 为“洪水”，填 flood。
4. (4) 处根据后文 unlike others，他引导水，可知他认为是明智的，wise 为“明智的”，填 wise。
5. (5) 处根据后文没有用石头木头做墙，可知他没有收集，collect 为“收集”，did not 后接动词原形，填 collect。
6. (6) 处他和队员专注于挖人工河，focus on 为“专注于”，文章为过去时态，填 focused on。
7. (7) 处根据后文他们使洪水进入人工河，可知是最终，finally 为“最终”，注意首字母大写，填 Finally。
8. (8) 处从北到南，north 为“北”，填 north。
9. (9) 处拯救了数千人，thousand 的适当形式，thousands of 为“数千”，填 thousands。
10. (10) 处用于农业，farm 的适当形式，for 为介词后接名词，farming 为“农业”，填 farming。
2. (2) 处根据句意，面对上涨的水，人们很害怕，“面对” in the face of，注意首字母大写，填 In the face of。
3. (3) 处根据前文 there was a flood，所以这里是用石头和木头筑墙阻止洪水，flood 为“洪水”，填 flood。
4. (4) 处根据后文 unlike others，他引导水，可知他认为是明智的，wise 为“明智的”，填 wise。
5. (5) 处根据后文没有用石头木头做墙，可知他没有收集，collect 为“收集”，did not 后接动词原形，填 collect。
6. (6) 处他和队员专注于挖人工河，focus on 为“专注于”，文章为过去时态，填 focused on。
7. (7) 处根据后文他们使洪水进入人工河，可知是最终，finally 为“最终”，注意首字母大写，填 Finally。
8. (8) 处从北到南，north 为“北”，填 north。
9. (9) 处拯救了数千人，thousand 的适当形式，thousands of 为“数千”，填 thousands。
10. (10) 处用于农业，farm 的适当形式，for 为介词后接名词，farming 为“农业”，填 farming。