一、将下列词组翻译成英语
1. 雷一样的一声巨响
2. 尽某人最大努力去做
3. 四处奔逃
4. 雨点般落下
5. 自言自语
6. 扑灭这场火

二、根据汉语意思和英语提示完成句子
1. 人们惊恐地大叫。(in fear)
2. 我的脑海中掠过一阵恐惧。(go through)
3. 我告诉自己要镇定下来,因为我还活着。(calm down)
4. 起初,除了大自然的声音之外,我周围一片寂静。(except the sounds of ...)
5. 当我开始闻到烟味的时候,我正在遛狗。(start to ...)

三、词汇运用
The night was dark when the sudden thunder made the whole house 1 (摇动). Lily smelled something strange. “Is that ... 2 (烟)?” she said to 3 (she). Running to the living room, she saw the old lamp’s wire (电线) 4 (burn)! “Calm 5 ,” she thought, though her legs felt 6 (虚弱的). Taking the fire blanket, she tried to 7 out the fire. It worked! “We need to leave!” She pulled her little brother outside at once.
When the firemen came later, Lily explained what happened in a confident 8 , getting praises for her quick actions.
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.

四、阅读理解
No matter where you live, natural disasters may happen in your area from time to time. They bring many serious problems to people in disaster areas. People become ill and homeless and some of them even die. Japan is located in East Asia. It has many islands. Lots of rain falls in Japan each year, especially in summer. There is a rainy season in early summer, and typhoons hit parts of the country every year during late summer.
The heavy rain usually destroys the crops and plants. What’s worse, the rain sometimes causes huge floods. Floods in Japan can take away many things, including people’s lives. The loss of housing is a difficult problem all over the world. While engineers are trying to find solutions, few ways are useful.
A Japanese housing developer recently invented a flood-resistant (抗洪的) house. It can remain waterproof (防水的) during floods. The new house was recently on a popular Japanese TV show and received much attention online. According to engineers, most houses flood when water reaches the windows. But the flood-resistant house can float up to five metres above the ground, so water will not reach the windows.
() 1. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Typhoons hit parts of Japan in early summer.
B. The floods mainly happen in Japan in autumn.
C. Japan has only one island for historical reasons.
D. The heavy rain causes floods in Japan in summer.
() 2. Why did a Japanese housing developer invent a flood-resistant house?
A. To protect people from earthquakes.
B. To reduce the loss of housing in floods.
C. To keep people away from the ocean.
D. To protect people from typhoons.
() 3. What is special about the flood-resistant house?
A. It is much cheaper than ordinary houses.
B. It is one of the most popular houses online.
C. It can prevent water from reaching the windows.
D. It can produce clean water during floods.