Question

  In 1989 an 8. 2 earthquake almost flattened America,killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder,a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be,only to 16 that the building was 17 .

    After the unforgettable shock,he 18 the promise he had made to his son,u No matter 19 happens,I'll always be there for you!” And tears began to 20 his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins,it looked hopeless,but he kept remembering his 21 to his son. He rushed there and started digging 22 the ruins.

   As he was digging,other helpless parents arrived,saying, “It's too 23 ! They’re all dead!24 , face reality,there's nothing you can do!” To each parent he responded with one 25 Are you going to help me now?” No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son,stone by stone.

   Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know 26 himself, “Is my boy T!or is he dead?” He dug for 8 hours. .. 12 hours. .. 24 hours. .. 36 hours. . , then,in the 38th hour,he 28 back a large stone and heard his son's 29 He screamed his son name, “ ARM AND!” He heard back, “Dad,it's me,Dad!I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive,you would 30 me and 31 you saved me,they’d be saved. You promised, ‘No matter what happens,I'll always be there for you! ’ You did it,Dad!” “What's going on in there?” the father asked.

“There are 14 of us left 32 33, Dad. We’re scared, 33 , thirsty and thankful you’re here. When the building collapsed,it made a 34 , and it saved us. ”

“ Come out,boy! ”

“No,Dad!Let the other kids out first,35 I know you’ll get me!No matter what happens,I know you’ll always be there for me!”

16. A. know   B. discover

   C. think   D. realise

17. A. as flat as a pancake   B. as high as a mountain

   C. as strong as an ox   D. as weak as a kitten

18. A. memorised   B. forgot

   C. kept   D. remembered

19. A. what   B. how   C. which   D. who

20. A. fill   B. flow   C. come   D. follow

21. A. picture   B. promise

   C. present   D. encourage

22. A. for   B. through

   C. out   D. into

23. A. dark   B. early   C. thick   D. late

24. A. Come out   B. Come again

   C. Come on   D. Come off

25. A. word   B. sound

   C. row   D. line

26. A. for   B. of   C. by   D. to

27. A. lovely   B. living

   C. alive   D. lively

28. A. got   B. paid   C. sent   D. pulled

29. A. breath   B. voice

   C. noise   D. tone

30. A. see   B. save

   C. visit   D. miss

31. A. when   B. because

   C. even if   D. though

32. A. for   B. behind

   C. out of   D. over

33. A. excited   B. happy

   C. hungry   D. sad

34. A. promise   B. space

   C. room   D. triangle

35. A. because   B. though

   C. when   D. even though

Answer 1

16. B 17. A 18. D 19. A 20. A 21. B 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. B 31. A 32. C 33. C 34. D 35. A

16. B解析:only to do表示“结果却，不料”， 作结果状语，表示该结果在主语的意料之 夕卜。discover指在表面上就能“发现”，符合语境。realise指在脑海里经过思考“认 识到”。

17. A解析：地震过后，建筑物被夷为平地， 因此用 as flat as a pancake,

18. D解析:此时，父亲记起了他曾对儿子许 下的诺言，故用remember。memorise “背 过，记住”，forget “忘记”，keep “遵守，腫 行”，都不符合语境。

19. A解析：由第四段和最后一段中出现过 的 no matter what happens 可知选 A. 此处意为“无论发生什么”。

20. A解析：想到儿子，泪水涌人眼眶。

tears 作主语表示“泪水”时，可用tears fill one's eyes 和 tears come into one's eyes,故只有 A 项符合。

21. B解析:他不停地想起他对儿子许下的 诺言。

promise“诺言，承诺”。

22. B解析：父亲开始在废墟里挖掘。此处 through符合语境。

23. D解析:其他的父母都认为为时已“晚”。

24. C解析:其他家长劝他放弃努力，面对现 实0 come on可表示制止一种不合适的行 为,放弃一种态度，主要用于祈使语气中。

25. D解析：因为父亲对他们说的是一句话， 因此用one line “一句话(台词) ”。

26. A解析：父亲想要亲自弄清楚儿子是生 是死。

for oneself表示“独自地，亲自”，符 合语境。

of oneself “自行地，自动地”；by oneself “单独”;to oneself “独享的”。

27. C解析:alive作表语表示“活着的”，其含 义与dead对应。30空前的alive也是 提示。

28. D解析:pull"拉，拽”，符合语境。

29. B解析:根据语境可知，父亲搬开了一块 大石头后听到了儿子的“声音”。

30. B解析：儿子坚信如果父亲活着就会来 救他。

31. A解析：此处意为“当你来救我时，他们 也会得救”。

32. C解析：out of 33意为“33人中……”。 特别注意此题中的介词与前面的left没有 任何联系。

There are... left是固定用法。

33. C解析:根据前后与之并列的“害怕的” 和“ 口渴的”可判断应用hungry“饥饿的”。

34. D解析:根据常识,房屋倒塌时会形成三 角空隙。

make room和make space都表示 “(有意识地) 腾出空间”。

35. A解析:儿子说:“让其他孩子先出去，因 为我知道你会来救我的。” because引导原因状语从句。