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【题目】 You just can’t imagine what a brave mother is like. She was a mother of three, who just _______ an earthquake, couldn’t tell if her children were _______ for help. Or what if you knew you couldn’t yell at her for help because she couldn’t _______ you? That was what happened to Connie and her three children _______ the 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Napa, California. Connie is _______ and communicates with her children using sign language.

At midnight, Connie and her three children were _______ on the first floor of their two-story home. She and her 16-year-old son, Juan, were shaken awake. Instantly, they realized there were no disaster supplies downstairs. Connie, also _______ one-month-old Raul and 8-year-old Adriana, called Juan to come close to her in the darkness and _______ for him to go upstairs to get a _______.

Juan slowly __________ the stairs. He heard a loud creak (嘎吱声). Arriving on the top floor, he moved quickly but __________ to get what he needed. Using the flashlight to guide his steps back __________ the stairs, the family was able to take a few items from the first floor and __________. Their home was almost in ruins.

Being deaf was not deterrent (妨碍物) for this __________ mother. The family made it to the __________ safely, which comforted everyone.

1A.experiencedB.dreamedC.avoidedD.reported

2A.turning aroundB.standing byC.running awayD.crying out

3A.seeB.hearC.forgiveD.reach

4A.whenB.afterC.unlessD.before

5A.blindB.deafC.oldD.sick

6A.aloneB.awakeC.aliveD.asleep

7A.chatting toB.playing withC.focusing onD.running after

8A.signedB.phonedC.shoutedD.explained

9A.helperB.flashlightC.boxD.suitcase

10A.moppedB.examinedC.climbedD.left

11A.carefullyB.regularlyC.bravelyD.hurriedly

12A.upB.aboveC.underD.down

13A.stayB.returnC.fleeD.cry

14A.famousB.skillfulC.ordinaryD.determined

15A.darknessB.shelterC.ruinsD.stairs

【答案】

1A

2D

3B

4A

5B

6D

7C

8A

9B

10C

11A

12D

13C

14D

15B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了一位聋哑妈妈,在经历地震时,临危不惧,救了一家人的故事。

1

考查动词词义辨析。句意:她是一个三个孩子的母亲,刚刚经历了一场地震,不知道她的孩子们是否在呼救。A. experienced经历B. dreamed梦想;C. avoided避免 D. reported报道。根据“the 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Napa, California”可知,此处指刚刚经历了地震。故选A项。

2

考查动词短语词义辨析。句意:她是一个三个孩子的母亲,刚刚经历了一场地震,她不知道她的孩子们是否在呼救。A. turning around转身;B. standing by袖手旁观;C. running away逃走 D. crying out大声呼喊。根据for help可知,她不知道她的孩子们是否在呼救。故选D项。

3

考查动词词义辨析。句意:或者,如果你知道因为她听不到你的声音,你不能向她大声呼救,又会怎样。A. see看;B. hear听;C. forgive原谅;D. reach够到。根据下文Connie is ___5___ and communicates with her children using sign language.可知,这位母亲听不见声音。故选B项。

4

考查连词词义辨析。句意:当加州纳帕发生6.1级地震时,康妮和她的三个孩子就遇到了这样的情况。A. when......时候 B. after......之后; C. unless除非;D. before......之前。分析句意可知,本句为when引导的时间状语从句。故选A项。

5

考查形容词词义辨析。句意:康妮是个聋哑人,她用手语和孩子们交流。A. blind瞎的;B. deaf聋的;C. old老的;D. sick生病的。根据communicates with her children using sign language可知,这位母亲是聋哑人。故选B项。

6

考查形容词词义辨析。句意:午夜时分,康妮和她的三个孩子在他们两层楼房的一楼熟睡。A. alone单独的;B. awake醒着的;C. alive活着的;D. asleep熟睡的。根据She and her 16-year-old son, Juan, were shaken awake.可知,康妮和她的三个孩子在他们两层楼房的一楼熟睡。故选D项。

7

考查动词短语词义辨析。句意:康妮的注意力还集中在一个月大的劳尔和8岁的阿德里亚娜身上,她叫胡安在黑暗中靠近她,并示意他上楼去拿手电筒。A. chatting to聊天;B. playing with玩; C. focusing on 集中;D. running after追逐。根据one-month-old Raul and 8-year-old Adriana,可知,康妮的注意力还集中在一个月大的劳尔和8岁的阿德里亚娜身上,因为他们年龄较小。故选C项。

8

考查动词词义辨析。句意:康妮的注意力还集中在一个月大的劳尔和8岁的阿德里亚娜身上,她叫胡安在黑暗中靠近她,并示意他上楼去拿手电筒。A. signed示意; B. phoned打电话;C. shouted喊叫; D. explained 解释。根据上文communicates with her children using sign language可知,此处指康妮示意胡安上楼去拿手电筒。故选A项。

9

考查名词词义辨析。句意:康妮的注意力还集中在一个月大的劳尔和8岁的阿德里亚娜身上,她叫胡安在黑暗中靠近她,并示意他上楼去拿手电筒。A. helper 助手;B. flashlight手电筒;C. box盒子;D. suitcase手提箱。根据Using the flashlight可知,示意他上楼去拿手电筒。故选B项。

10

考查动词词义辨析。句意:胡安慢慢地爬上楼梯。A. mopped擦;B. examined检查 C. climbed 爬;D. left离开。根据上文go upstairs可知,胡安慢慢地爬上楼梯。选C项。

11

考查副词词义辨析。句意:到了顶楼,他迅速而小心地去拿他需要的东西。 A. carefully小心地; B. regularly常规地; C. bravely 勇敢地; D. hurriedly匆匆地。根据语境可知,发生了地震且根据moved quickly but可知,他迅速而小心地去拿他需要的东西。故选A项。

12

考查介词词义辨析。句意:他用手电筒指引他走下楼梯,一家人从一楼拿了几件东西逃了出来。A. up沿着而上;B. above.....上;C. under......下;D. down沿着而下。上文说胡安爬上楼梯,取了东西,所以此处指下楼梯。故选D项。

13

考查动词词义辨析。句意:他用手电筒指引他走下楼梯,一家人从一楼拿了几件东西逃了出来。A. stay逗留;B. return回来;C. flee逃走;D. cry哭。根据Their home was almost in ruins.可知,一家人从一楼拿了几件东西逃了出来。故选C项。

14

考查形容词词义辨析。句意:对这位坚定的母亲来说,耳聋并不是障碍。A. famous 出名的;B. skillful 技术娴熟的;C. ordinary普通的;D. determined坚定的。根据上文You just can’t imagine what a brave mother is like.可知, 对这位坚定的母亲来说,耳聋并不是障碍。故选D项。

15

考查名词词义辨析。句意:这家人安全到达了避难所,这让每个人都感到欣慰。A. darkness黑暗;B. shelter避难所;C. ruins 废墟;D. stairs(梯子的)一级。根据which comforted everyone.可知,这家人安全到达了避难所。故选B项。

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