题目内容
In the middle of the night, Peter’s wife suddenly fell ill. She rolled from side to side, crying, “Oh, my stomach! Get the ___31___!”
Peter thought his wife was only having a ___32___dream.
“Stop that noise,” he said to her. He turned over and tried to go to __33___ again. But his wife still cried out, “Oh, help! Help! I’m sure I am ___34___.”
Peter got out of bed and started ___35___, but he could not find his clothes.
“Where is my shirt?” he asked. His wife was __36__ ill to tell him, and she could only cry, “Oh, my poor ___37___!”
As soon as he had put his clothes ___38__, he said, “Now, my dear, are you quite __39___ that you need the doctor? Surely you can wait ___40___next morning, can’t you?”
“No, I can’t, go, go, go!” his wife shouted, “___41__ you will find me dead in the morning!”
So Peter went out into the ___42___street. He had only gone a few steps, when he heard his wife ___43___ him again. “I’m __44___again, and I shall not want the doctor.” She said softly.
Hearing this, he started running as ___45___ as he could towards the doctor’s house. When he arrived there, he knocked at the door with his stick loudly enough to wake ___46___ around.
“Oh, Doctor,” Peter called loudly to the doctor, “I have very ___47___ news for you. My wife ___48___ ill with a terrible stomachache. I was on the way to bring you to her. But she called me back to say that the trouble had suddenly ___49___her. So you need not come. Go back to bed now and ___50___ well.”
1. A.driver B.nurse C.doctor D.policeman
2. A.terrible B.interesting C.surprising D.wonderful
3. A.work B.sleep C.cry D.read
4. A.working B.dying C.walking D.sleeping
5. A.dressing B.running C.crying D.working
6. A.very B.so C.too D.quite
7. A.head B.teeth C.stomach D.hands
8. A.down B.off C.up D.on
9. A.certain B.anxious C.worried D.afraid
10. A.before B.for C.to D.until
11. A.and B.but C.therefore D.or
12. A.bright B.dark C.noisy D.dirty
13. A.telling B.calling C.wanting D.ordering
14. A.good B.wrong C.all right D.terrible
15. A.fast B.slowly C.carefully D.happily
16. A.everyone B.someone C.no one D.nobody
17. A.good B.bad C.disappointing D.happy
18. A.remained B.fell C.grew D.failed
19. A.comforted B.missed C.wanted D.left
20. A.work B.say C.think D.sleep
1.C
2.A
3.B
4.B
5.A
6.C
7.C
8.D
9.A
10.D
11.D
12.B
13.B
14.C
15.A
16.A
17.A
18.B
19.D
20.D
【解析】
试题分析:本文讲述的是一个妻子半夜突然生了病,而她丈夫在她已经好转之后还到医生家把医生叫醒的幽默小故事。
1.C. 考察常识。生了病自然是去请医生。
2.A. 形容词辨析。A可怕的B有趣的C令人惊讶的D很棒。妻子睡觉时突然大叫,丈夫以为她只是做了个恶梦。
3. B. 他翻了个身又想睡了。go to sleep意为“ 入睡”, go to bed意为“ 去睡觉”。
4.B. 词义辨析。A工作B垂死的C步行D睡觉。妻子感觉病得很重以致于快死了。
5.A. 动词辨析。这里肯定是穿衣且强调动作,所以用dress。
6.C. 固定搭配。Too…to…太…而不能…;从下文可以得知妻子没有告诉他,因为她病得太厉害了。
7.C 上下文串联。根据文章第一段Oh, my stomach!可知是她的肚子疼。
8. D. 固定搭配。这里是穿上衣服,故选put...on。
9.A. 形容词辨析。A确定的B焦虑的C担心的D害怕的。丈夫想确定一下妻子是否真的需要请医生。
10. D. 连词辨析。Until…直到…才…;根据句意是“等到早上”。
11.D. 上下文串联。Or“否则”;妻子让丈夫赶快去,否则到了早上他会发现她已经死了。
12.B. 固定搭配。在早上是in the morning。
13.B. 他刚走了几米,这时他听到他的妻子又喊他。when 表示“就在这个时候”。
14. C. 下文说不用请医生了,说明她感觉好了。
15.A.固定搭配。 as fast as he could意为“尽可能快地”。
16.A. 上下文串联。敲门如此之响以致于能吵醒附近的每一个人。
17. A. 从下文得知医生不用半夜出诊了,他认为这对医生来说是个好消息。
18.B. 从文章开头能看出答案。fall ill 意为“生病”。
19. D. 动词辨析。A安慰B错过C想要D离开。后来病痛突然就没了。
20.D. 上下文串联。既然不用去给他妻子看病,丈夫就让医生回去睡觉。
考点:考察故事类短文阅读
点评:本文讲述的是一个妻子半夜突然生了病,而她丈夫在她已经好转之后还到医生家把医生叫醒的幽默小故事。考生在选择答案时要根据上下文的复现或同现以及这些词之间的有机联系来确定答案。由于完形填空的文章是一个意义相关联的语篇,围绕一个话题论述,因此在行文中词语的重复、替代、复现和同现现象是不可避免的。根据这个原则,某一个空格所对应的答案很可能就是在上下文中复现或同现的相关词:原词、同义词、近义词、反义词等。
Kevin DuBmw,the lead singer of the popular 1980s US heavy metal band Quiet Riot,has been found dead from unknown causes at his home in Los Vegas.
The body of DuBrow was discovered on Sunday afternoon,a spokeswoman for the Clark County Coroner’s Office said.An examination of his body conducted on Monday didn’t lead to a result and more related tests were scheduled to establish a cause of his death.Police proved that DuBrow’S body was found at his home after they were called together by friends and neighbors who could not find the rocker.
A Las Vegas police spokeswoman refused to say whether there were signs of violence. “I can’t even find the words to say,”Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali said on his Web site. “Please respect my privacy as I mourn the passing and honor the memory of my dearest friend,Kevin DuBrow.”
Founded in Los Angeles in the mid-1970s,Quiet Riot shot to the top of the Billboard charts with their 1983 album “Metal Health”.It sold more than 6 million copies and is considered by many to be the first heavy metal record to top the pop charts.The album’s sales were improved by the quartet’s monster hit “Cum Oil Feel the Noize,” featuring DuBrow’s powerhouse vocals , and the song’s video.which was played in heavy rotation on MTV.
Quiet Riot’s following albums did not sell nearly as well and DuBrow was fired from the band among the following feeling of hatred.DuBrow regrouped Quiet Riot in the 1990s and the band has played occasionally,last releasing an album in October 2006.
1. DuBrow’s body was found _________
A.on the date of his death |
B.on Sunday morning |
C.by his relatives |
D.at his home |
2. Frankie Banali’s words suggest ________ .
A.he Was amazed at DuBrow’s death |
B.he wasn’t good at expressing himself |
C.he felt very sad at the moment |
D.he was recalling what had happened |
3. What can we learn from the passage ?
A.Quiet Riot became popular in 1970s. B.”Metal Health”was well received in 1983.
C.Quiet Riot’s conditions became worse because of DuBrow.
D.Quiet Riot has been performing in the USA.
4. What’s the best title for the passage?
A.Quiet Riot’s Lead Singer Was Found Dead in Las Vegas. |
B.DuBrow’s Death Shocked the Public. |
C.Quiet Riot—a Famous Band. |
D.Police Looked for DuBrow’s Death. |