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Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do ___1___ to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is dangerous.”And he told the truth. He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to   2  it.
His wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always  3  .” I’ll travel for my work, not for   4 ,” he told her, “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have   5   to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to   6  , and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good   7  or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t   8  , “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he   9  about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ll go to take photos of wild   10  there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.” His wife was very   11  .
When they got to Africa, the first day she had a very enjoyable time. The next day Denny went   12   to find some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but soon they became separated (分开). She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her   13  . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and   14   it at his wife and the lion. Then he shouted, “   15  , woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”
小题1:
A.anythingB.nothingC.somethingD.none
小题2:
A.adviseB.readC.writeD.photo
小题3:
A.allowed B.refusedC.failedD.joked
小题4:
A.wealthB.prizeC.pleasure D.luck
小题5:
A.moneyB.timeC.interestD.ability
小题6:
A.meetB.workC.shopD.stay
小题7:
A.mealB.picnicC.roomD.party
小题8:
A.agreeB.understandC.replyD.complain
小题9:
A.worriedB.forgotC.askedD.thought
小题10:
A.landB.flowersC.animalsD.people
小题11:
A.confusedB.excitedC.surprisedD.disappointed
小题12:
A.out B.inC.backD.up
小题13:
A.singingB.cryingC.laughingD.cheering
小题14:
A.threwB.firedC.showedD.pointed
小题15:
A.Hurry upB.Look outC.Slow downD.Go ahead

小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:D
小题15:C

试题分析:丹尼是一个爱好摄影的人,并且在这方面获得了很多大奖。他的妻子很想和他一起去,在妻子的再三请求下,丹尼终于带着妻子去了非洲。在一次他们外出拍照时,由于失散,妻子受到狮子追赶,但是丹尼不是想到救助妻子,而是拍下这一场面。短文既赞扬了丹尼的敬业,又讽刺了他的无情。
小题1:词义辨析。anything 任何事情;nothing没有东西;something一些事情;none 一个也没有。结合上下文I’ll go anywhere at any time,可知句意为:为了得到一张好照片我可以做任何事情。故选A。
小题2:联系上文可知句意为:他赶去拍下来。故选D,拍照。
小题3:联系下文可知他拒绝了他的妻子。故选B,拒绝。
小题4:联系下文可知句意为,不是为了取乐。故选C,娱乐。
小题5:联系上下文可知他没有时间照顾妻子,故选B,时间。
小题6:联系下文and I have to sleep outside. 可知他有时甚至连住的地方都没有。故选D,停留。
小题7:词义辨析。meal 一顿饭; picnic野餐;room房间; party聚会。联系下文a bath for days.可知句意为有时连续几天吃不上一顿饭。故选A。
小题8:联系上下文可知他的妻子不同意他的说法,故选A。
小题9:词义辨析。A. 担心B. 忘记C.要求D.考虑。联系下文可知他考虑了妻子的意见。故选D。
小题10:联系上下文可知是去给野生动物拍照,故选C,动物。
小题11:联系上文描述可知他的妻子应该是兴奋的,故选B。
小题12:联系下文to find some lions to photo 可知丹妮应该是出去找狮子拍照,故选A。
小题13:联系下文A huge lion was chasing her.可知是哭喊,故选B。
小题14:结合语境可知句意为:丹尼快熟的从盒子里取出相机对准他的妻子和这只狮子,故选D,指向。
小题15:短语辨析。A. 赶紧,快点   B. 注意,当心C.减速D.继续。联系下文可知他是让妻子注意拍照问题,故选C,拍照时的职业语言。
点评:这篇短文以事件发生顺序进行描述,理解不难。各小题与上下文联系比较紧密,答题中一定要注意联系上下文。答完后多读几遍,看看是否符合逻辑,适当修改。个别小题可以当做单独的词义辨析题来做,区分词义,选出最能使语句通顺的答案。
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小题1:
A.knowB.understandC.rememberD.guess
小题2:
A.busyB.neverC. sureD.often
小题3:
A.playB.studyC.sleepD.wait
小题4:
A.mustB.needC.canD.will
小题5:
A.restB.callC.workD.stay
小题6:
A.sawB.rememberC.heardD.wrote
小题7:
A.roomB.crowdC.truckD.station
小题8:
A.forgotB.turnedC.returnedD.understood
小题9:
A.dangerous B.fineC.afraidD.gone
小题10:
A.howB.whereC.whenD.what
小题11:
A.pulledB.pushedC.sentD.held
小题12:
A.sawB.beatC.hurtD.caught
小题13:
A.drawingB.showingC.lookingD.enjoying
小题14:
A.foodB.languageC.phonesD.TVs
小题15:
A.workB.talkC.sleepD.rest
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A.sadB.sureC.surprisedD.frightened
小题2:
A.writtenB.pickedC.broughtD.practiced
小题3:
A.tookB.keptC.receivedD.borrowed
小题4:
A.curiousB.humorousC.confidentD.elegant
小题5:
A.thoughtB.feltC.believedD.learned
小题6:
A.otherB.others C.anotherD.the others
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A.ButB.ThereforeC.AndD.However
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A.writingB.callingC.readingD.finding
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A.forB.pastC.aroundD.behind
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