题目内容
完形填空
Six-year-old Lena Fugatt liked to sit beside her grandfather while he drove his 3 000-pound tractor around the family farm. One afternoon Ray Fugatt, 58, took Lena with him when he went to 1 a pile of brush.
He 2 gasoline on the pile and set fire to it. The brush 3 into flames that engulfed(吞没)him 4 Screaming, Fugatt fell to the ground and 5 to put out the fire. Pushing himself to his 6 , he struggled to where Lena was on the tractor, 30 feet away.“Go to get Lena,”he whispered, using Lena’s name 7 her grandmother. Then he fell down unconscious onto the flat ground.
The 8 on Fugatt’s arms had come off, his chest was a 9 of deep red blisters(泡), and his face was badly burnt. But Lena didn’t 10 Afraid to leave her grandfather alone while she ran for 11 , she realized her only 12 was to drive the huge tractor to the house, a half mile away. Her grandfather had 13 her to drive it alone, but now the 3.5-foot-tall girl decided to do just that.
She slid forward on the seat and used her toe to 14 the red started button. The machine moved ahead, and Lena struggled to drive it back to the 15 When the people of emergency(紧急)services arrived, there were huge 16 tracks in the field, showing the girl’s 17 around trees, bushes and ditches(阴沟).
Ray Fugatt 18 second-and-third-degree burns over 40 percent of his body but made almost complete recovery. According to the doctor, he would not have been saved if Lena had not 19 so quickly.“Lena 20 her cool, knew what had to be done, and did it.”
(1)A.burn |
B.gather |
C.sweep |
D.plough |
(2)A.took |
B.fetched |
C.poured |
D.mixed |
(3)A.burst |
B.became |
C.looked |
D.broke |
(4)A.up and down |
B.in time |
C.sooner or later |
D.at once |
(5)A.jumped |
B.stayed |
C.rolled |
D.ran |
(6)A.hands |
B.feet |
C.body |
D.legs |
(7)C.by |
B.for |
C.to |
D.on |
(8)A.cover |
B.burn |
C.blood |
D.skin |
(9)A.rest |
B.piece |
C.pair |
D.mass |
(10)A.fear |
B.smile |
C.leave |
D.stop |
(11)A.help |
B.service |
C.money |
D.safety |
(12)A.hope |
B.reason |
C.comfort |
D.action |
(13)A.allowed |
B.forbidden |
C.prevented |
D.persuaded |
(14)A.press |
B.pull |
C.command |
D.catch |
(15)A.services |
B.field |
C.house |
D.hospital |
(16)A.S-shaped |
B.X-shaped |
C.direct |
D.square |
(17)A.walk |
B.journey |
C.match |
D.level |
(18)A.felt |
B.enjoyed |
C.gained |
D.suffered |
(19)A.driven |
B.acted |
C.called |
D.run |
(20)A.kept |
B.saw |
C.recognized |
D.pretended |
解析:
(1) A 由下一段第一句话得知,此处是指去烧灌木丛。(2) C 把汽油倒在草堆上,pour倾,倒。(3) A burst into flames燃烧起来。(4) D at once立刻,火立刻烧到他身上。(5) C 倒在地上,翻滚着企图扑灭身上的火。(6) B push oneself to one’s feet挣扎着往前走。(7) B use...for...用……当作……,意为Fugatt在叫着Lena的名字,而不是他妻子的名字。 (8) D因烧伤,胳膊上的皮脱落了。(9) D a mass of许多,大量,他的胸部也烧起了一些红泡。(10) A 由下文知Lena并不害怕。(11) A Lena担心的是自己跑去寻求帮助时,她爷爷一个人会有危险。(12) A 此时惟一的希望就是自己把大车开回去。(13) B 在此之前,她爷爷从不让她单独开车。(14) A踩下油门,press按压。(15) C 由上文知,Lena想要把车开回家去。(16) A S-shaped“S”形的路,指Lena开车不熟练,车子在路上左摇右摆。(17) B 开车走的路,journey“行程”。(18) D suffer遭受,Fugatt受了二三度烧伤。(19) B act指行动。如果不是Lena果断,Fugatt就不会被得救了。(20) A keep her cool保持冷静,正是Lena遇事冷静果断才救了她爷爷的命。 |
完形填空
Geoffrey Moorhouse's Travel Plan
Geoffrey Moorhouse was flying home to England from Africa in 1971, when he looked __1__ the plane and suddenly thought how huge and __2__ the Sahara Desert was. There and then, he decided to __3__ it by himself by camel.
For many __4__ men had crossed the Desert from the __5__ and south to trade. But there had been __6__ point in crossing from __7__ to east. So no one had done it __8__ 1963, when twelve Belgians drove across. If he went __9__, by camel, it would be __10__. Moorhouse did not __11__ to go just for fun. But what other __12__ was there? Immediately he knew. He would go because he was afraid. “I would use this journey to __13__ for fear.”
A year passed __14__ he was free to begin his __15__. He was forty. He had never __16__ a camel. He spoke no Arabic. And he did not know how to __17__ himself by the stars. His friends thought he would soon __18__ such an impossible plan.
He did not. To take advantage of(利用)the desert winter, he decided to __19__ England early in October 1972. He had six months to get __20__. He began learning Arabic-school lessons in the __21__, and listening to __22__ at home in the afternoon. He made a lot of visits to the London Zoo to learn about camels. At night, he studied the __23__. Maps and compass(指南针)are not enough in the desert. You must know __24__ where you are, and for that you must be able to “read” the stars with a sextant(六分仪).
Moorhouse planned to begin his __25__ from the Atlantic coast of Africa, and ride through Mauritania, Mali, Algeria and Libya into Egypt, where he hoped to reach the River Nile.
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A. after | B. for | C. out of | D. into | |
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A. yellow | B. hot | C. beautiful | D. empty | |
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A. owe | B. cross | C. pass | D. finish | |
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A. days | B. months | C. centuries | D. reasons | |
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A. east | B. south | C. west | D. north | |
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A. a | B. no | C. one | D. some | |
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A. east | B. south | C. west | D. north | |
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A. to | B. after | C. until | D. in | |
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A. alone | B. by | C. slowly | D. faster | |
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A. difficult | B. easy | C. successful | D. enough | |
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A. start | B. want | C. take off | D. refuse | |
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A. reason | B. person | C. plan | D. travel | |
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A. explain | B. show | C. examine | D. enjoy | |
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A. after | B. as | C. because | D. before | |
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A. preparations | B. trip | C. holidays | D. writing | |
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A. had | B. fed | C. seen | D. touched | |
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A. live | B. stay | C. move | D. guide | |
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A. begin | B. drop | C. finish | D. make | |
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A. return to | B. work in | C. leave | D. leave for | |
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A. ready | B. back | C. there | D. off | |
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A. morning | B. afternoon | C. evening | D. night | |
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A. talks | B. tapes | C. his wife | D. his guide | |
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A. books | B. camels | C. stars | D. deserts | |
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A. naturally | B. surely | C. correctly | D. exactly | |
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A. exercises | B. classes | C. trip | D. race |