A rainstorm hit Alabama on Wednesday, 6 October.
Ben could hear strong winds
Everyone in the neighbourhood was
Ben could not sleep at first.
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Ben could hear strong winds
blowing
outside his home. Black clouds were making the sky
very dark. Without
light outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.Everyone in the neighbourhood was
busy
. Ben's dad was putting pieces of wood over the window while his mum was making
sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches on the table. Ben was helping his mum make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily
against the windows. After
dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard
to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.Ben could not sleep at first.
In the end
, he fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke
, the sun was rising. He could hear
the noise from the neighbourhood. He went outside with his family and
found the neighbourhood in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere
. They joined the neighbours to help
clean up the neighbourhood together. Although
the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbours closer together.(
C
) 1. A. blow B. to blow C. blowing D. blew(
A
) 2. A. sky B. ground C. neighbourhood D. window(
B
) 3. A. For B. Without C. To D. By(
B
) 4. A. happy B. busy C. sad D. afraid(
D
) 5. A. made B. has made C. is making D. was making(
D
) 6. A. slow B. slowly C. heavy D. heavily(
B
) 7. A. Before B. After C. When D. While(
A
) 8. A. hard B. easy C. good D. bad(
B
) 9. A. At the end B. In the end C. At the end of D. In the end of(
C
)10. A. wakes B. waking C. woke D. was waking(
A
)11. A. hear B. see C. watch D. find(
A
)12. A. and B. but C. or D. so(
D
)13. A. somewhere B. anywhere C. nowhere D. everywhere(
C
)14. A. help B. helped C. to help D. helping(
D
)15. A. Since B. If C. Because D. Although答案：1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. C 11. A 12. A 13. D 14. C 15. D
解析：
【分析】本题为英语完形填空，解题思路为：1. 通读全文，把握文章讲述暴风雨中一家人经历的主旨；2. 逐题结合语境、语法规则（时态、非谓语等）、固定搭配及上下文逻辑分析，确定正确选项。例如第1题考查“hear sb doing sth”的固定搭配，第5题考查while引导的过去进行时用法，需匹配对应知识点。
【解析】
1. 考查固定搭配“hear sb doing sth”（听见某人正在做某事），此处指Ben听到外面强风正在刮，故选C。
2. 语境理解：乌云使天空昏暗，sky（天空）符合，故选A。
3. 逻辑分析：没有外面的光线，感觉像午夜，Without（没有）符合句意，故选B。
4. 语境：暴风雨来临时邻里都在忙碌，busy（忙碌的）符合，故选B。
5. 时态：while引导的时间状语从句，主句用过去进行时，从句也需用过去进行时，故选D。
6. 副词修饰动词beat，heavily（猛烈地）形容雨势大，修饰beat，故选D。
7. 语境：晚饭后他们尝试玩纸牌游戏，After（在……之后）符合，故选B。
8. 逻辑：外面有严重暴风雨，很难玩得开心，hard（困难的）符合，故选A。
9. 固定短语：in the end（最后）是正确表达，A、C需加of，D为错误表达，故选B。
10. 时态：全文为过去时态，wake的过去式是woke，故选C。
11. 语境：他能听到邻里的噪音，hear（听到）符合，故选A。
12. 并列动作：went outside和found是并列谓语，用and连接，故选A。
13. 语境：倒下的树、破碎的窗户和垃圾到处都是，everywhere（到处）符合，故选D。
14. 固定搭配：join sb to do sth（加入某人做某事），此处指加入邻居清理，故选C。
15. 让步状语从句：虽然暴风雨破坏很多，但拉近了邻里，Although（虽然）引导让步状语从句，故选D。
【答案】1.C 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.D 6.D 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.C 11.A 12.A 13.D 14.C 15.D
【知识点】英语完形填空、固定搭配、时态辨析
【点评】本题是贴近生活的记叙文完形填空，考查学生语境理解、基础语法及固定搭配的掌握，难度适中，适合初中阶段练习。
【难度系数】0.6
【解析】
1. 考查固定搭配“hear sb doing sth”（听见某人正在做某事），此处指Ben听到外面强风正在刮，故选C。
2. 语境理解：乌云使天空昏暗，sky（天空）符合，故选A。
3. 逻辑分析：没有外面的光线，感觉像午夜，Without（没有）符合句意，故选B。
4. 语境：暴风雨来临时邻里都在忙碌，busy（忙碌的）符合，故选B。
5. 时态：while引导的时间状语从句，主句用过去进行时，从句也需用过去进行时，故选D。
6. 副词修饰动词beat，heavily（猛烈地）形容雨势大，修饰beat，故选D。
7. 语境：晚饭后他们尝试玩纸牌游戏，After（在……之后）符合，故选B。
8. 逻辑：外面有严重暴风雨，很难玩得开心，hard（困难的）符合，故选A。
9. 固定短语：in the end（最后）是正确表达，A、C需加of，D为错误表达，故选B。
10. 时态：全文为过去时态，wake的过去式是woke，故选C。
11. 语境：他能听到邻里的噪音，hear（听到）符合，故选A。
12. 并列动作：went outside和found是并列谓语，用and连接，故选A。
13. 语境：倒下的树、破碎的窗户和垃圾到处都是，everywhere（到处）符合，故选D。
14. 固定搭配：join sb to do sth（加入某人做某事），此处指加入邻居清理，故选C。
15. 让步状语从句：虽然暴风雨破坏很多，但拉近了邻里，Although（虽然）引导让步状语从句，故选D。
【答案】1.C 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.D 6.D 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.C 11.A 12.A 13.D 14.C 15.D
【知识点】英语完形填空、固定搭配、时态辨析
【点评】本题是贴近生活的记叙文完形填空，考查学生语境理解、基础语法及固定搭配的掌握，难度适中，适合初中阶段练习。
【难度系数】0.6