五、阅读填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

A)阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后第62-71小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为62-71的相应位置上。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。

What is a hurricane?

You may already know that hurricanes are storms that can cause devastating(毁灭性的)waves，wind，and rain．They happen during“Hurricane Season，”which is from June 1st until November 30th in the Atlantic Ocean and from May 15th until November 30th in the Pacific Ocean.

Categories(类别)of Hurricanes

There are five categories of hurrlcanes, which are based on wind speeds. The categories help people know how much damage(危害)a hurricane may cause because the greater the wind speed，the more dangerous the storm．For example，a Category 5 hurricane has winds over 155 miles per hour，which are strong enough to destroy the buildings along the shorelines completely．

Hurricane Dangers

When a hurricane happens together with heavy rainfall，there can be a devastating flood．The centre of a hurricane is called the eye．While most of a hurricane has dangerously strong winds，the eye is actually(事实上)a calm area in the storm．When the eye of a hurricane passes over land，people might think that it’s over，but before long the wind and rain increase again as the second part of the hurricane moves through．

Hurricane Safety Tips

There is no way to stop a hurricane or make it change direction，so if you ever find yourself in the path of a hurricane，be sure to remember the following safety tips．

Be sure you have a radio，batteries，fresh drinking water，and enough food．

Tell neighbours，friends，and family members your emergency plans．Tell them where you’ll go if you need to leave your home．

If you live near the ocean，leave your home and travel to a safe place．You could stay with a friend or a family member，in a hotel／motel，or in an emergency shelter area．

Stay inside during the storm．You could be seriously injured(受伤)if you go outside．

Hurricanes

Characteristics                Hurricane Season usually __62__ about 6 months in the Atlantic Ocean

                                     and 6.5 months in the Pacific Ocean．

                                     Devastating waves，wind，and rain are usually the __63__ of hurricanes.

Categories                      Hurricanes have been __64__ into five categories by scientists，based on                                            wind speeds．

                                     A Category 5 hurricane can destroy all the __65__ along the shorelines.

___66___                      When a hurricane comes together with heavy rainfall，a terrible __67__ may                                        happen．

                                     The eye is the __68__ of a hurricane．Soon after it passes，the wind and rain                                      increase again．

Safety Tips                     It’s __69__ to stop a hurricane or change its direction．

                                     Don’t __70__ the safety tips if you find yourself in the path of a hurricane．

                                     Stay inside during the storm，__71__ you could be seriously injured.

B)根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为72-81的相应位置上。

As we know，museums are buildings where many valuable and important objects are kept so

that people can go and see them．For example，art museums are places where people can learn about v__72__ cultures．More and more popular“design museums”that are opening today，however，perform quite a different role。U__73__ most art museums，the design museum shows objects that are easily found in our daily life, such as fridges and washing machines．

The a__74__ of design museums is that they are places where people feel familiar with the

exhibits(展品)．Being different from the art museum visitors，design museum visitors s__75__ feel

frightened or puzzled．This is partly because design museums clearly show how and why mass-products(批量产品)work and look as they do，and how design has i__76__ the quality of our lives．Art museum exhibits, on the other hand, would most probably fill visitors with a feeling that there is something b__77__ their understanding.

Several new design rnuseums have opened their doors in r__78__ years. Each of these museums has tried to satisfy(满足)the public’s growing interest in the field with new i__79__．

London’s Design Museum，for example，shows a collection of mass-produced objects from electric typewriters to a group of Italian fish-tins. The choices open to design museums seem f__80__ less strict than those to art museums，and visitors may also sense(感觉到)the humorous part of our society while walking around such exhibits as interesting and unusually attractive toys c__81__ from our everyday life．

72.v_________  73.U_________  74.a__________  75.s__________  76.i__________

77.b_________  78.r__________  79.i__________  80.f__________  81.c__________