Question

【题目】I was living alone in an apartment and knew no one else living there. It was winter and we had a heavy ice storm—2 to 3 【1】 (inch) of solid ice covered everything. I was on my way 【2】 (work), when I slipped, bending my left ankle from my toes 【3】 the back of my calf (小腿). Of course, it 【4】 (break), but the funny part of this 【5】 (be) that my dress flew up over my head!

So there I was, sitting on the ice, my ankle broken, my dress up over my face, my body slowly freezing to 【6】 (dead), and in horrible pain. Just then two young men I didn’t know 【7】 (come) along, saw me there crying, and rushed right over to me. They were strong and tall and picked up this plus-sized lady like I was 【8】 feather and brought me back into my apartment.

I was going into shock by then, and they called 911 and waited with me, one holding my hand and speaking 【9】 (gentle) to me that they would stay 【10】 help came. I never even got those guys’ names, and I never saw them again, but I will never forget how kind and how strong, yet gentle-they were.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】inches

【2】to work

【3】to

【4】was broken

【5】was

【6】deadness/death

【7】came

【8】a

【9】gently

【10】until

【解析】本文叙述，作者走在有2到3英寸冰的路上去上班，滑到，小腿折断，两个身强力壮的男士将她送回公寓，等待救助到来。作者永远不会忘记他们的善良。

【1】句意：2到3英寸，可知答案为inches。

【2】固定词组：on one’s way to在去---的路上，可知答案为to work。

【3】句意：从我的脚趾到我的小腿后部。from---to---从---到---，可知答案为to。

【4】句意：我的小腿断了。此处用一般过去时态，可知答案为was broken。

【5】句意：有趣的部分是我的裙子飞在我的头上！此处用一般过去时态，根据句意可知答案为was。

【6】句意：我的身体慢慢地冻僵了。根据句意可知此处用名词，答案为deadness/death。

【7】句意：正在那时我不认识的两个男士过来了。根据Just then可知用一般过去时态，答案为came。

【8】句意：他们强壮高大，像拿一个羽毛一样把我带到我的公寓。可知答案为a。

【9】句意：温柔地对我说。副词修饰动词，答案为gently。

【10】句意：他们告诉我他们将一直等到救助到来。根据句意可知此处是until直到---为止，引导的时间状语从句。答案为until。