《2025年点石成金金牌夺冠八年级英语上册外研版辽宁专版》

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One night, Laura and her family were sleeping in their home. Their dog Scruffy was asleep next to Laura. It was 4:36 am and it was quiet. There were no cars passing in the street and no noise could be heard. Everything was still. Laura always puts a cup of water next to her bed to drink during the night.
Suddenly, the furniture started shaking, and the cup of water fell to the floor. Scruffy started barking and it woke up Laura. She looked around and saw that everything was shaking. She started shouting. Soon after, her father came in and told her to come out quickly.
It was an earthquake. Laura was so scared, and couldn't move. Her father went in and picked her up. He took her outside, where Laura's mother and brother already were.
Luckily, Laura's mother had prepared an emergency box and had it outside. She looked for the key, and unlocked(开锁) the box. She pulled out blankets(毯子) to keep her children warm. Laura looked at her mother and took the blanket. She then saw her dad take a flashlight from the box. He used the flashlight to see if the house had any damage. The father knew the house was not safe, so they stayed up until someone could examine(检查) the house.
The next day, the children didn't go to school due to (由于) the earthquake, so they spent the day with their parents. Laura was so proud of her parents, because they knew what to do during this disaster. Thinking of this, Laura went up to her mother and father and hugged them, because she felt the protection of her parents.
13. The underlined word "still" in Paragraph 1 means "".
A. quiet
B. noisy
C. lively
D. dead
14. During the night, Laura's cup of water fell to the floor because of .
A. the dog's bark
B. her father's arrival
C. an earthquake
D. some wind
15. ◆新考法·事件排序◆Which is the right order of the following events?
a. Laura ran to hug her parents.
b. Laura found that everything was shaking.
c. Laura put a cup of water next to her bed.
d. Laura took the blanket to keep herself warm.
e. Laura's father used a flashlight to see the house.
A. c - b - d - e - a
B. a - d - e - c - b
C. c - d - b - e - a
D. a - b - c - d - e
16. What lesson does the story teach us?
A. Dogs can save people in earthquakes.
B. Being prepared helps families stay safe during disasters.
C. Children should not sleep with dogs.
D. Earthquakes only happen at night.
第二节 阅读短文,从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,其中有一项为多余的选项。
Typhoons(台风) are some of the worst storms, usually around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. Most happen in July, August and September.
17. ______ When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun, it evaporates(蒸发) into the air. This makes the air hotter. When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into the sky. Then cooler air around it rushes in. It fills the space that is left. After the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making winds. The wind goes in circles and it keeps moving higher in the sky. 18. ______ And when the wind moves faster than 30 metres a second, a typhoon begins.
A typhoon has two parts. One is called the "eye". In the eye, the wind does not move so fast. The other part is the "eyewall". This is where the strongest winds and hardest rain are.
19. In November 2013, Typhoon Haiyan killed around 6,000 people in the Philippines. More people were badly hurt and some others were missing.
20.
Stay inside. Close all the windows and stay away from them.
Try to bring all of your things inside. Strong winds could even blow away your cars!
Listen to the radio or watch TV for important information.
If you're told to go to a safer place, do it right away.
A. What should we do when a typhoon hits?
B. Typhoons are very dangerous.
C. The warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves.
D. How does a typhoon happen?
E. How many parts does a typhoon consist of (组成)?

答案： 13.A 14.C 15.A 16.B 17.D 18.C 19.B 20.A