Question

Niagara is an Indian word, which means "roaring water". Indeed, the roar of falling water of Niagara can be heard   1   a distance of 25 km. Imagine   2  of water flowing over a cliff of 90 feet high and you will get an idea of that terrible noise.

　　 And   3   great power the Niagara River has! It moves big rocks about and throws them into the boiling water below.

　　    4   ago an old ship without a single person on board was put in midstream. It sailed down the river   5   a toy boat with great speed. Having reached the fall, the ship dropped into the boiling water, never   6   again.

There were some people who wanted to become famous   7   swimming across the most dangerous part of the Niagara River. One of them was Captain Webb. His having said that he would try to swim across the Niagara  8   crowds of people. On the evening of July 21^st, 1893, Captain Webb came up to the river and   9   a plunge. His having jumped into the water  10 many people with horror. Soon, he appeared in the middle of the river. A loud shout went up from the crowd, but a moment later there was 11 silence. The man had disappeared under the water. Thousands of eyes 12   on the river, but the man was drowned.

　　 In 1902, a certain Miss Taylor decided to go over the falls in a barrel. There were different kinds of pillows inside the barrel to prevent her 13  . Having examined the barrel carefully, Miss Taylor got in. The barrel was closed and then   14   into the water. Having reached the falls, it overturned and was shot down by the terrible   15   of the water. When the barrel was finally caught and opened, Miss Taylor came out alive   16   with a frightened look in her eyes.

Once a crowd of visitors saw a rope    17   over them from one bank of the river to the other. Then they saw a man   18   the rope. The man was an actor, Blondin   19  . He managed to cross Niagara Falls on a tight rope. The people on the bank were surprised at his   20   it so well.

1.　　 A. within　　　　　　　　　　   B. inside　　　　　　　　　　  C. by　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. on

2.　　 A. much　　　　　　　　　　    B. a great number　　　　 C. mass　　　　　　　　　　   D. a mass

3.　　 A. how much　　　　　　　　 B. what 　　　　　　　　　　  C. so　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. how

4.　　 A. Sometimes　　　　　　　　 B. Many times　　　　　　  C. Much time　　　　　　   D. Some time

5.　　 A. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. as if　　　　　　　　　　    C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. likely

6.　　 A. to appear　　　　　　　　   B. appearing　　　　　　　　 C. appeared　　　　　　　　  D. appear

7.　　 A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. by　　　　&n

bsp;　　　　　　　　  C . through　　　　　　　　   D. from

8.　　 A. pulled　　　　　　　　　　    B. drew　　　　　　　　　　   C. dragged　　　　　　　　   D. pushed

9.　　 A. gave　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. made　　　　　　　　　　   C. did　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. took

10.    A. filling　　　　　　　　　　    B. full　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. filled　　　　　　　　　　    D. was filled

11.    A. dead　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. dying　　　　　　　　　　   C. died　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. death

12.    A. being stopped　　　　　　 B. were fixing　　　　　　  C. were fixed　　　　　　    D. fixed

13.    A. being hurt　　　　　　　　  B. having hurt　　　　　　  C . hurting　　　　　　　　    D. hurt

14.    A. being thrown　　　　　　 B. throwing　　　　　　　　  C. thrown　　　　　　　　    D. threw

15.    A. power　　　　　　　　　　   B. strength　　　　　　　　   C. force　　　　　　　　　　   D. capacity

16.    A. therefore　　　　　　　　   B. however　　　　　　　　  C. so　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. but

17.    A. being put　　　　　　　　   B. put　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. having put　　　　　　    D. putting

18.    A. step across　　　　　　    B. step out onto　　　　    C. step along　　　　　　    D. step on

19　　 A. under the name of　　  B. with the name of　　  C. by the name　　　　　　 D. to the name of

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bsp;  A. done　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. having done　　　　　　 C. having been done　　  D. being done

 

Answer 1

答案：A;D;B;D;C;A;B;B;D;C;A;C;A;C;C;D;A;B;C;B
提示：

1.         within a distance在…距离内 2.         AC后面不能跟of，a number of修饰可数名词。 3.         这个感叹词后面直接跟形容词，应该用what 4.         some time一段时间 5.         like像玩具船一样。As作为，作为一艘玩具船是不可能的 6.         这句话已经有谓语了，只能用非谓语动词。To appear表示未发生的事情 7.         by表示用什么办法，用渡河的办法让自己一举成名 8.         draw这里是吸引的意思 9.         take a plunge一头扎进 10.     fill是及物动词，使充满。 11.     dead silence表示非常的安静 12.     be fixed集中在 13.     prevent sb doing sth预防某人发生某事，从句意判断这里应该用被动语态 14.     这里同样用被动语态，前面已经有be动词，这里只需要用过去分词就可以了 15.     power权力，strength力气，force指自然界的力量，capacity能力 16.     这里判断前后半句是转折的意思，虽然出来了，但是脸上有恐惧的表情 17.     see sb doing sth 看见某人做某事,这里应是被动お 18.     step out跨出一步，