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16．Mac was cycling along a road in Canada's Yukon，halfway through a 2，750-mile bike tour to Prudhoe Bay，Alaska．He was carrying a 30-pound camping bag，（41）sohe wasn't moving very fast．Suddenly he heard loud breathing behind him．"Man，that's a big dog!"he thought．He looked to the side，but to his great（42）fear，he saw that it wasn't a dog，but a wolf，running hard to（43）catch up withhim．
    Mac's heart jumped．He reached for the（44）sprayfrom his bag．With one hand on th e handle bar，he（45）firedthe spray．A bright red cloud covered the wolf（46）in time，and it fell back，shaking its head．But a minute later it was by his side again．He sprayed a second time，and the wolf fell（47）backagain，but only to quickly restart its（48）attack．
    The wolf was getting closer and closer，（49）justa dozen yards away．Mac waved and yelled at passing motorists，but meanwhile（50）rodehard．He knew clearly that he must be（51）carefulnot to slow down．Otherwise，he would become a（52）competitorof the wolf．
    Paul and Becky were driving along the same road．From a distance，they spotted what they5（53）assumedwas a dog running after a man on a bike．As they got（54）closer，they realized it was a wolf．
    Mac heard a car coming up behind him，and he slowed down．The car veered （改变方向）around the（55）cyclist，then suddenly stopped in front of him．Mac（56）jumpedoff his bike and dashed for the back（57）doorof the car．It was locked．Paul quickly（58）unlockedthe door so as to let Mac in，and the（59）frightenedman dived in，shutting the door behind him．
It was quite a while before Mac became（60）calmand cried out："I thought I was going to die!"And Paul and Becky were glad that they had given a helping hand to people in need．

41．A．but	B．so	C．for	D．or
42．A．regret	B．disappointment	C．fear	D．anger
43．A．catch up with	B．break away from	C．give in to	D．come back to
44．A．hammer	B．stick	C．gun	D．spray
45．A．dropped	B．fired	C．threw	D．held
46．A．in turn	B．at last	C．in time	D．at random
47．A．back	B．down	C．behind	D．over
48．A．flight	B．race	C．journey	D．attack
49．A．still	B．just	C．also	D．even
50．A．kicked	B．rode	C．hit	D．pressed
51．A．crazy	B．wrong	C．careful	D．fair
52．A．victim	B．competitor	C．killer	D．protector
53．A．decided	B．declared	C．assumed	D．found
54．A．faster	B．closer	C．stron ger	D．wiser
55．A．climber	B．motorist	C．cyclist	D．runner
56．A．sent	B．fell	C．turned	D．jumped
57．A．window	B．seat	C．door	D．trunk
58．A．bent	B．struck	C．blocked	D．unlocked
59．A．frightened	B．worried	C．discouraged	D．confused
60．A．brave	B．calm	C．optimistic	D．confident

Answer 1

分析 本文讲述了一段故事，Mac在骑自行车旅行的途中遇到狼，尽管他努力了，但是仍然没有击退狼，在他快要放弃认为自己肯定会成为狼的美餐时，Paul and Becky发现了这一切，机智地救了Mac．

解答 41．B    考查连词辨析．根据句意可知，他带着一个30磅的露营包，所以骑的并不快，故选B．
42．C    考查名词辨析．根据上句提到听到后面有喘息声，他认为是狗，结果看到是一只狼在追她，自然感到很害怕，故选C．．
43．A    考查动词短语辨析．A．catch up with赶上；B．break away from脱离；C．give in to向…屈服；D．come back to回到；根据句意可知，但是令他害怕的是，他看到那不是一条大狗，而是一只狼在努力奔跑想赶上他，故选A项．
44．D     考查名词辨析．根据下句"With one hand on the handle bar，he   45   the spray．"可知，他拿出来的是喷剂，故选D项．
45．B     考查动词辨析． 根据句意可知，一只手握住自行车把手，他打开喷剂，故选B项．
46．C     考查介词短语辨析． A．in turn轮流；B．at last最后；C．in time及时，终于；D．at random胡乱，任意地．根据句意可知，一团亮红色的团雾最后覆盖住了狼，他摇着头倒了下去，故选C项．
47．A     考查动词短语辨析．根据上句他喷第一次，狼倒下了"it fell back，shaking its head"可知，这里是"fell back again"，故选A项．
48．D     考查名词辨析．  根据句意可知，狼又一次倒下了，但是迅速重新开始攻击，故选D项．
49．B     考查副词辨析． 根据句意可知，狼越来越近，只在几码之外了，故选B项．
50．B     考查动词辨析．根据句意可知，Mac对路过的汽车司机挥手大叫，但是同时他骑的很困难，故选B项．
51．C     考查形容词辨析．根据句意可知，他清楚的知道，他必须要小心不能慢下来．否则，他就会成为狼的受害者，故选C项．
52．A      考查名词辨析．根据句意可知，否则，他就会成为狼的受害者，故选A项．
53．C       考查动词辨析． 根据"从远处，他们认为他们看见一条狗在追赶一个自行车上的人，下句他们靠近发现是狼"可知，远处他们猜测是狗．故选C项．
54．B     考查形容词辨析．根据句意可知，当他们靠近时，他们意识到那是一只狼，"get closer靠近"，故选B．
55．C     考查名词辨析．根据句意可知，汽车在这个骑自行车的人附近转动方向，然后忽然停在他前面．"the cyclist"指代"him"，故选C项．
56．D     考查动词辨析． 根据句意可知，Mac跳下他的自行车，冲向汽车的后门，故选D项．
57．C      考查名词辨析．根据下文"shutting the door behind him"．，可知 Mac冲向汽车后门，故选C．
58．D．    考查动词辨析．根据句意可知，们是锁着的，Paul迅速打开门让Mac进来，故选D项．
59．A      考查形容词辨析．根据"这个害怕的男士跳进车里，关上车们"描述可知，他被狼追，应该是感到害怕．可知选A．
60．B      考查形容词辨析．根据句意可知，没过多久，Mac就镇定下来，并大声说："我本来以为我要死了呢！"这里和上文感到害怕呼应，故选B．

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