“Stop that man!”Vernon shouted.“He has a bomb(炸弹)!”Everywhere, passengers were
1 their feet and screaming.Guerrero stopped with his 2 to the toilets.“ 3 away from me!”he shouted.
“Guerrero, listen to me!”Vernon 4 him over the heads of the others.There was a silence as Guerrero 5 back at him.
“We know who you are,”Vernon went on.“And we know 6 you're trying to do.We know all about the insurance(保险)and the bomb.That 7 that the insurance is no 8 .Do you understand?It's worth nothing.If you die you'll die for nothing and your family will get nothing. 9 than that, they'll be blamed and made to 10 .Think of that, Guerrero.”
Guerrero hesitated(犹豫).Vernon kept talking and hoped that Guerrero would 11 him.
“…”
A man came out of one of the 12 behind Guerrero.At the 13 of the door opening, he 14 .
“Get the guy with the case!He's got a bomb!”somebody shouted.
Guerrero 15 past the man and ran into the toilet.He had not really understood 16 that had happened in the last few minutes, but he understood that, 17 so many things in his life, his great plan had 18 .His life had been a failure, and now his 19 would be a failure be a failure too.
As he pulled the string(导火索), he wondered 20 whether the bomb would be another failure.In the last second of his life he learned that it was not.
Many doctors who reviewed the reports of Napoleon's illness found that the symptoms did not show a man who suffered from stomach cancer.It was 1 that Napoleon had 2 from some other cause.In 1961, a Swedish doctor examined some of Napoleon's 3 and found a 4 level of arsenic, a chemical poison.Was Napoleon murdered? It is doubtful.Arsenic was used in many types of 5 during Napoleon's time, so he might have taken some as a cure for his stomachache.
He was sent to the island of St.Helena 6 the coast of Africa in 1815 after he lost the 7 of Waterloo.Although he had servants to 8 to him, he had to live in one small building.Then, in 1982, Dr.David Jones from England began to 9 the mystery(谜)and 10 that Napoleon might have 11 arsenic which was in the 12 of his house.In the 1700s and 1800s, arsenic was used 13 a kind of green paint used in 14 and wallpaper.If the paint was used on a wet wail, the arsenic would 15 the house.A person in the building might take in that air.After 16 the house where Napoleon died, Dr.Jones found much arsenic in the green paint on the 17 .The result was proved again by 18 G erman doctor in April, 2002. 19 from some materials, they got to know the leading guard settled Napoleon 20 was the bedroom with the thicker poisonous gas.
(1)
[ ]
A.
unknown
B.
strange
C.
important
D.
obvious
(2)
[ ]
A.
failed
B.
escaped
C.
died
D.
imprisoned
(3)
[ ]
A.
hair
B.
blood
C.
skin
D.
clothes
(4)
[ ]
A.
low
B.
high
C.
thin
D.
thick
(5)
[ ]
A.
drinks
B.
medicine
C.
food
D.
buildings
(6)
[ ]
A.
of
B.
on
C.
to
D.
off
(7)
[ ]
A.
war
B.
battle
C.
fight
D.
struggle
(8)
[ ]
A.
see
B.
notice
C.
care
D.
talk
(9)
[ ]
A.
come across
B.
get through
C.
look into
D.
make up for
(10)
[ ]
A.
ordered
B.
demanded
C.
requested
D.
suggested
(11)
[ ]
A.
touched
B.
taken
C.
breathed in
D.
bathed in
(12)
[ ]
A.
air
B.
bedroom
C.
bathroom
D.
medicine shelf
(13)
[ ]
A.
to make
B.
to mix
C.
to store
D.
to invent
(14)
[ ]
A.
clothes
B.
clothing
C.
cloth
D.
table-cloths
(15)
[ ]
A.
give out
B.
go into
C.
take off
D.
get into
(16)
[ ]
A.
living in
B.
studying
C.
watching
D.
breaking down
(17)
[ ]
A.
ground
B.
roof
C.
ceiling
D.
walls
(18)
[ ]
A.
other
B.
the other
C.
another
D.
certain
(19)
[ ]
A.
So
B.
And
C.
Then
D.
However
(20)
[ ]
A.
where
B.
that
C.
who
D.
which
完形填空,阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳的选项。
Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby.They found out that it was going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael 1 to his sister in Mommy's tummy.
The pregnancy progressed 2 for Karen.Then the labor pains came.Every five minutes…every minute.But complications 3 during delivery.Finally, Michael's little sister was born.But she was in serious 4 .With siren(警报)howling in the night, the ambulance 5 the infant to the Intensive Care unit at St.Mary's Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee.
6 inched by.The little girl got worse.The doctors told the parents, "There is very little hope." Karen and her husband contacted a local cemetery(墓地)about a burial plot.They had 7 a special room in their home for the new baby-now they planned a funeral.
Week two in Intensive Care.It looked as if a funeral would come 8 the week was over.Michael, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister, "I want to sing to her, " he said.Kids were never 9 in Intensive Care.But Karen made up her mind.She would take Michael 10 they liked it or not.
She 11 him in an oversized scrub suit and 12 him into ICU.He looked like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse 13 him as a child, "Get that kid out of here now! " The usually 14 lady glared into the head nurse's face, her lips a 15 line."He is not leaving until he sings to his sister! " Karen towed Michael to his sister's bedside.He gazed at the tiny baby 16 the battle to live.And he began to sing 17 the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang:
"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray"
18 the baby girl responded.The pulse rate became 19 and steady.
Keep on singing, Michael."You never know, dear, how much I love you.Please don't take my sunshine away-"The breathing became as smooth as a kitten's purr.
Keep on singing, Michael."The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping, … " Michael's little sister relaxed as rest.
Funeral plans were 20 .The next day-the very next day-the little girl was well enough to go home!
The medical staff just called it a miracle.Karen called it a miracle of God's love!