For

42. A. struggled B. imagined C. looked D. worked

43. A. above B. towards C. across D. through

44. A. young B. wild C. large D. fierce

45. A. injured B. tired C. bleeding D. cold

46. A. horror B. embarrassment C. sorrow D. disappointment

47. A. cried B. remembered C. returned D. determined

48. A. flown B. moved C. broken D. faded

49. A. dreams B. destinations C. treasured D. spirits

50. A. failure B. doubts C. anger D. troubles

51. A. wandered B. hung C. came D. skipped

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52. A. attack B. understand C. forgive D. hear

53. A. usually B. really C. finally D. entirely

54. A. jump B. rest C. drop D. lie

55. A. cheated B. moved C. led D. caught

第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分） 第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Sweat rolled off my forehead as my younger brother and I sat under the tree.

\Jason,\said my brother, Chad. \you hear the train?” I listened, but I hear only thunder in the distance. It was still miles away, but I heard it. It grew stronger and louder as it gained

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speed and got closer. How could that be? I wondered.

We were about to grab our bikes to see what it actually was when we stopped. What looked like a flock of birds darkened the sky overhead. When I looked at it closer, I realized it wasn’t birds. It was a tornado（龙卷风）The hairs on the back of my neck stood up as the air turned green and heavy. The sun disappeared. The wind strengthened and roared. I grabbed Chad's arm and pulled him toward the house.

I tried to open the door, but it was as if an invisible force pushed against me. The door refused to open. When we finally managed to get inside, we found it was as dark as night. Our family had practiced

a tornado safe plan many times. But I had never imagined that it would be just Chad and me at home the first time we needed to use it.

“Inside the closet!\I yelled. It was small and crowded, but we got in it anyway. Chad began to

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cry. “It’s going to all right.” I told him, but I was worried about Mom. I hope she’d found a safe place to wait out the storm.

The storm continued to rage. I heard a thud on the roof. The whole house creaked and groaned. Then it was quiet. I opened the door and we inched our way out of the closet. Rain had got in through the open window ant wet the carpets. A kitchen window had shattered, its screen blown away. I looked at the backyard. The tree was uprooted, and broken branches lay on the ground.

“Jason, I can’t get service,” Chad said as he held the phone in his hand. We had no electricity, either. I glanced at the wall clock. Had it been only 20 minutes since we'd first heard the thunder? Then I heard footsteps toward the house. Mom had made it home safely. \she yelled. “Are you all right?”

We ran out and hugger her. The sun came out, and this time it shone bright and clear. 56. When the tornado struck, ______.

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