1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When will the first storm arrive?

A．Today.

B．This weekend.

C．Next week.

2. Which city will have fog?

A．New York City.

B．Saint Paul.

C．Boston.

3. For whom will the ice cause problems according to the speaker?

A．People traveling on foot.

B．People driving on the road.

C．People celebrating by the water.

4. What will the weather be like in Chicago?

A．Sunny.

B．Snowy.

C．Windy.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What’s the weather like today?

A．It’s cold and sunny.

B．It’s cold and snowy.

C．It’s cold and rainy.

2. What time of year is it in California?

A．It’s in early December.

B．It’s in early November.

C．It’s in early October.

3. What gave the man a great surprise this morning?

A．The weather forecast.

B．The cold weather.

C．Raining for a week.

4. Where will the woman have to go in spite of the cold weather?

A．California.

B．The bookstore.

C．The school.

3 . A series of severe thunder storms struck our area recently. Heavy rains, strong winds, and lots of lightening had _________ flash flooding and even swept down trees. I had spent the afternoon _________ branches out of my yard. Then just before I was getting _________ to take my dogs for their last walk of the day the _________ came on my television and over my phone that another storm was _________.

I quickly took my dogs outside. Huge and _________ clouds were rolling in while thunder _________ over the hills. Despite this, I knew that the stars were shining and the moon was smiling up _________ but I just couldn’t see them. The blink of light, up high, at the far end of the meadow (草坪) might hide behind my _________. I smiled. It amazed me how far their light ____________ in the darkness of the night and how they didn’t seem ____________ at all by the approaching storm. I felt that the ____________ no longer seemed so scary and that my fear had been ____________ with relief and joy.

Life does have its ____________ of storms, some caused by ____________ and some caused by us. We can’t go through life being scared of them, ____________. We are here to shine our light. We are here to share our love. We are bound to ride through the ____________, clean up after them, and make this world a ____________ place. Light may seem tiny but you will be ____________ at how far it can be seen and how easily it can ____________ the dark away.

1.

A．reserved

B．caused

C．witnessed

D．indicated

2.

A．cutting down

B．throwing away

C．picking up

D．looking for

3.

A．ready

B．excited

C．upset

D．embarrassed

4.

A．expectations

B．details

C．signals

D．warnings

5.

A．heading our way

B．coming to mind

C．coming into effect

D．taking its place

6.

A．constant

B．alarming

C．temporary

D．normal

7.

A．disappeared

B．mattered

C．changed

D．boomed

8.

A．anywhere

B．outdoors

C．somewhere

D．indoors

9.

A．hall

B．house

C．balcony

D．room

10.

A．shone

B．circled

C．spread

D．traveled

11.

A．bothered

B．followed

C．targeted

D．allocated

12.

A．result

B．trick

C．darkness

D．battle

13.

A．mixed

B．replaced

C．combined

D．surrounded

14.

A．promise

B．sign

C．story

D．share

15.

A．nature

B．society

C．design

D．chance

16.

A．instead

B．therefore

C．though

D．somehow

17.

A．match

B．present

C．thoughts

D．storms

18.

A．safer

B．better

C．quieter

D．warmer

19.

A．amazed

B．concerned

C．upset

D．good

20.

A．give

B．put

C．drive

D．send