题目内容
The night was dark, though sometimes the moving clouds allowed a star or two to be seen in the sky.The poor men held on to any bit of ____ they could find. They called to the Marie for ? ? ? but she was far ? ? ? the reach of the human voice. At one o’clock in the morning suddenly some ? ? ? were seen in the distance: another ship! The shouts of the ? ? ? were heard on board, and willing hands pulled them out of the water. The ? ? ? of the ship that had arrived at the scene ? ? ? to save their lives was Ellen. What had ? ? ? her to the exact spot ? ? ? the darkness and the pathless sea? Her captain had known ? ? ? of the wreck and had, indeed,? ? ? to sail away from it. But let him speak for himself.
“ ? I was forced by the wind to change my course, a small bird flew across the ship once or twice and then flew at my face. I ? of this until exactly the same thing happened a second time, ? caused me to think it rather ? . While I was this ? , the same bird, for the third time, made its appearance and flew ? in the same way as before. I was then ? to change my course back to the original one. I had not gone far ? I heard a strange voice; and when I tried to ? where they came from, I found I was in the middle of people who had been shipwrecked. I immediately did my best to save them.”
1.A. land????????????? B. grass????????????? C. hope????????????? D. wood
2.A. food????????????? B. help????????????? C. rest????????????? D. stop
3.A. off????????????? B. out????????????? C. beyond????????????? ????????????? D. from
4.A. people????????????? B. lights????????????? C. ships????????????? D. houses
5.A. sailors????????????? B. captains????????????? C. rescuers????????????? ????????????? D. swimmers
6.A. name????????????? B. owner????????????? C. captain????????????? ????????????? D. finder
7.A. ahead of time????????????? B. at times????????????? C. on time????????????? D. in time
8.A. brought????????????? B. carried????????????? C. kept????????????? D. caused
9.A. in ????????????? B. on ????????????? C. through????????????? ????????????? D. around
10.A. everything B. nothing????????????? C. something????????????? D. Anything
11.A. attempted B. managed????????????? C. allowed????????????? ????????????? D. demanded
12.A. Just as????????????? B. In case????????????? C. Only because????????????? D. Even though
13.A. paid no attention? B. took good care??? C. took no notice????????????? D. kept close watch
14.A. which????????????? B. what????????????? C. that????????????? D. this
15.A. Interesting? B. funny????????????? C. friendly????????????? D. unusual
16.A. searching????????????? B. expecting????????????? C. considering????????????? D. studying
17.A. back????????????? B. about????????????? C. up????????????? D. down
18.A. forced????????????? B. decided????????????? C. persuaded????????????? D. forbidden
19.A. when????????????? B. until????????????? C. then????????????? D. while
20.A. listen to ????????????? B. search for????????????? C. make sure????????????? ????????????? D. look out
1.D??
2.B
3.C
4.B
5.D
6.A
7.D
8.A
9.C
10.B
11.A
12.A
13.C
14.A
15.D
16.C
17.B
18.C
19.A
20.C
【解析】
试题分析：本文讲述了Ellen号船长根据一只小鸟的异常表现而保持航线，最后在漆黑夜里的海上，救了海里沉船事故中的辛存者的故事。
1.考查名词。Land陆地；grass草；hope希望；wood木头。Hold on to意思是“紧紧地抓住”。通读全文可知现在这些人是在茫茫大海里，他们必须抱住能找到的任何一块木头，以帮助自己逃生。故选D。
2.考查名词。Food食物；help帮助；rest休息；stop停止。根据句意：他们向“玛丽号”船求救。联系上下文可知the Marie是船的名字。故选B。
3.考查介词。Off离开；out向外；beyond超过；from从...。根据句意：人们向“玛丽号”求救，然而船上的人们根本听不到他们的呼救声。此处考查短语beyoud the reach of 意思是“在...的范围之外”。故选C。
4.考查名词。People人们；lights灯光；ships船；houses房子。根据下文another ship出现，根据常识可知漆黑的夜里能发现远处的船，是靠灯光。故选B。
5.考查名词。Sailors士兵；captains船长；rescuers救援者；swimmers游泳人。联系上下文可知，这些人的身份我们并不知道，只知道他们在水里，因此D项最合适。故选D。
6.考查名词。Name名字；owner拥有者；captain船长；finder发现者。the Ellen是船的名字，因此此处应用name。故选A。
7.考查词组。ahead of time提前；at times有时；on time按时；in time及时。根据句意：及时赶到现场，挽救了他们生命的船的名字是Ellen。故选D。
8.考查动词。Brought带来；carried搬运；kept保持；caused引起。根据句意：是什么把她带到这个地点的？故选A。
9.考查介词。In在...里；on在...上面；through通过；around在...周围。根据句意：穿过黑夜和茫茫大海。故选C。
10.考查指示代词。Everything每件事；nothing没有事；something一些事；anything任何事。根据空后的“had, indeed, _____ (attempted) to sail away from it”及下一段，我们可以知道，船长对此事一无所知。故选B。
11.考查动词。Attempted试图；managed管理；allowed允许；demanded需求。根据上下文可知因为他不知道这里发生了沉船事故，因此他曾“试图”把船开走。故选A。
12.考查词组。Just as正当的时候；In case以防；Only because只因；Even though尽管。根据句意：正当我因大风被迫要改变航线时，一只小鸟一次或两次的飞过船，然后飞到我面前。由此可知此处引导时间状语，只有A合适。故选A。
13.考查词组。paid no attention不重视；took good care珍重；took no notice不注意；kept close watch密切注视。根据句意：我根本就没有注意到这一次直到完全相同的事情再次发生。 pay attention后搭配的介词应该是to。故选C。
14.考查代词。Which那一个；what什么；that那个；this这个。引导从句，D排除。代词在句中作主语，B排除。此处是非限制性定语从句，故用which。故选A。
15.考查形容词。Interesting有趣的；funny好笑的；friendly有好的；unusual不寻常的。联系上下文“不寻常”更符合语境。故选D。
16.考查动名词。Searching搜索；expecting期待；considering考虑到；studying研究。considering在此处相当于thinking。指船长认为鸟的举动有些异常。故选C。
17.考查副词。Back向后地；about到处；up向上；down向下。fly about 意思是“到处飞”。故选B。
18.考查动词。Forced被迫；decided决定；persuaded说服；forbidden禁止。联系上下文可知船长在这里说“鸟的异常举动劝服我改变了主意”。故选C。
19.考查连词。When当...时候；until直到...时候才；then然后；while与此同时。when引导的句子的谓语部分可以是短暂性的也可以是持续性的动词或结构。while 引导的句子的谓语部分必须是可以延续的动词或结构。until肯定形式表示的意思是“做某事直至某时”，动词必须是延续性的，否定形式表达的意思是“直至某时才做某事”，动词为延续性或非延续性都可以根据句意：当我听到奇怪的声音时，我离得并不远。故选A。
20.考查词组。listen to听；search for搜索；make sure确信；look out当心。因为是黑夜，在茫茫大海上，船长一时辨不清声音来自何方，因此他首先确定声音的位置。故选C。
考点：考查故事类短文
100分闯关期末冲刺系列答案Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house.
There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the house saw a mouse crawl(爬行) into the house in the moonlight. “Look! In comes one,” she said to the man in the house. The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, “She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him, so he said, “Let us try to crawl into the house together.” At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house, too. The woman saw the mice and shouted, “In come two, catch them!” The two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in the house said, “You saw them come in but where are they? I will catch them tonight.” The two thieves started running away at once.
The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rope broke and the woman came home for a rope. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, “How they look like the two of last night.” The man said, “I asked you to fetch a rope, why don’t you hurry for it?” The two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes.
【小题1】The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because _____.
| A．they were found out |
| B．they were frightened by what they had heard in the house |
| C．they didn’t work together well with each other |
| D．mice stopped them from doing so |
| A．the two thieves were famous selling sweet potatoes |
| B．the woman recognized the two thieves |
| C．the woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and made fun of them |
| D．the two thieves didn’t know that they were not found at all |
| A．she referred to the two thieves | B．she meant nothing |
| C．she said it on purpose | D．she referred to the mice |
| A．Two Clever Thieves | B．Terrible Mice |
| C．Hit the Mark by a Fluke(侥幸) | D．A Clever Coupe |
| A．The two thieves not only failed to steal things but also lost their sweet potatoes. |
| B．Whenever they found mice, the people in the house would try to catch them. |
| C．The two thieves ran away at once, because they thought the woman had seen them. |
| D．The man let the woman go home for a rope, which would be used for catching the thieves. |
My parents were in a huge argument, and I was really upset about it. I didn’t know who I should talk with about how I was feeling. So I asked Mom to allow me to stay the night at my best friend’s house. Though I knew I wouldn’t tell her about my parents’ situation, I was looking forward to getting out of the house. I was in the middle of packing up my things when suddenly the power went out in the neighborhood. Mom came to tell me that I should stay with my grandpa until the power came back on.
I was really disappointed because I felt that we did not have much to talk about. But I knew he would be frightened alone in the dark. I went to his room and told him that I’d stay with him until the power was restored. He was quite happy and said, “Great opportunity(机会)”
“ What is ?” I asked.
“ To talk, you and I,” he said. “To hold a private little meeting about what we’re going to do with your mom and dad, and what we’re going to do with ourselves now that we’re in the situation we are in.”
“But we can’t do anything about it, Grandpa,” I said, surprised that here was someone with whom I could share my feelings and someone who was in the same “boat” as I was.
And that’s how the most unbelievable friendship between my grandfather and me started. Sitting there in the dark, we talked about our feelings and fears of life—from how fast things change, to how they sometimes don’t change fast enough. That night, because the power went out, I found a new friend, with whom I could safely talk about all my fears and pains, whatever they may be.
Suddenly, the lights all came back on. “Well,” he said, “ I guess that means you’ll want to go now. I really like our talk. I hope the power will go out every few nights!”
【小题1】 I wished to get out of the house because ______________
| A．I was angry about my parents’ quarrel（争吵） |
| B．I found nobody to share my feelings with |
| C．I wanted to escape from the dark house |
| D．I planned to tell my friend about my trouble |
| A．he could discuss the problem with me |
| B．he had not seen me for a long time |
| C．he was afraid of darkness |
| D．he felt quite lonely |
| A．The grandchild was eager to leave. |
| B．They would have more chats. |
| C．The lights would go out again. |
| D．It would no longer be dark. |
Art theft is an ancient and complicated crime. When you look at some of the most famous cases of art thefts in history, you see thoroughly planned operations that involve art dealers, art fakers, mobsters, ransoms, and millions of dollars. Here you can read about some of the most famous cases of art theft in the history.
The First Theft:
The first documented case of art theft was in 1473, when two panels of altarpiece of the Last Judgment by the Dutch painter Hans Memling were stolen. While the triptych was being transported by ship from the Netherlands to Florence, the ship was attacked by pirates who took it to the Gdansk cathedral in Poland. Nowadays, the piece is shown at the National Museum in Gdansk where it was recently moved from the Basilica of the Assumption.
The Most Famous Theft:
The most famous story of art theft involves one of the most famous paintings in the world and one of the most famous artists in history as a suspect. In the night of August 21, 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen out of the Louver. Soon after, Pablo Picasso was arrested and questioned by the police, but was released quickly.
It took about two years until the mystery was solved by the Parisian police. It turned out that the 30×21 inch painting was taken by one of the museum employees by the name of Vincenzo Peruggia, who simply carried it hidden under his coat. Nevertheless, Peruggia did not work alone. The crime was carefully conducted by a notorious con man, Eduardo de Valfierno, who was sent by an art faker who intended to make copies and sell them as if they were the original painting.
While Yves Chaudron, the art faker, was busy creating copies for the famous masterpiece, Mona Lisa was still hidden at Peruggias’ apartment. After two years in which Peruggia did not hear from Chaudron, he tried to make the best out of his stolen good. Eventually, Peruggia was caught by the police while trying to sell the painting to an art dealer from Florence, Italy. The Mona Lisa was returned to the Louver in 1913.
The Biggest Theft in the USA:
The biggest art theft in United States took place at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. On the night of March 18, 1990, a group of thieves wearing police uniforms broke into the museum and took thirteen paintings whose collective value was estimated at around 300 million dollars. The thieves took two paintings and one print by Rembrandt, and works of Vermeer, Manet, Degas, Govaert Flinck, as well as a French and a Chinese artifact.
As of yet, none of the paintings have been found and the case is still unsolved. According to recent rumors, the FBI are investigating the possibility that the Boston Mob along with French art dealers are connected to the crime.
【小题1】 How long did it take to put back the stolen Mona Lisa in Louver ?___
| A．Thirty six months | B．Thirty months |
| C．Half a year | D．Around two years |
| A．Chaudron wanted to sell the stolen painting. |
| B．Peruggia thought he didn’t need to work for Chaudon any more and wanted to market the painting. |
| C．Valfierno was tired of waiting. |
| D．Peruggia wanted to study the painting carefully. |
| A．Mona Lisa case |
| B．Last Judgment case |
| C．Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum thirteen paintings case |
| D．none |
| A．China | B．France | C．Dutch | D．Vantican |
| A．Picasso was ever considered a art theft suspect. |
| B．Art thieves normally not work alone. |
| C．The first documented case of art theft was conducted by pirates. |
| D．The mastermind of Mona Lisa was an art faker who wanted to sell copies. |
| A．The Economic Value of Art Theft | B．The Loss to Art Lovers |
| C．The Most Sought After Painting | D．Boston Mob and French Art Dealers |