Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Having worked as captain of the lifeboat at Portland Bay in the north of England for over thirty years now, I feel quite proud of my career. In my time, I've rescued fishermen with broken-down boats, swimmers 【1】 (sweep) out to sea and once even a pilot whose helicopter had developed engine 【2】 (fail).

I've always been mad about the sea, and about the lifeboat. Both my father and grandfather were volunteers on the lifeboat. 【3】 , I'm the first one in the family to be captain. This means that different from my father and grandfather, I work full-time at the lifeboat station. 【4】 rest of the crew are volunteers 【5】 (work) in other jobs locally. When the alarm goes, to signal a call-out, the crew members must drop whatever they 【6】 (do) and report for duty 【7】 (immediate)—we can be out on the water within a few minutes of the alarm sounding.

The coastline here can be one of the 【8】 (bad) places in England. When the wind is in the east, the waves can be huge and there are a lot of rocks just beneath the surface of the water, 【9】 makes it a dangerous place for shipping. But the sea feels 【10】 a home for me—it's where I belong, in spite of its dangers.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】swept

【2】failure

【3】However/Nevertheless

【4】The

【5】working

【6】are doing

【7】immediately

【8】worst

【9】which

【10】like

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了救生船船长这份工作的特点，以及作者对工作的热爱。

【1】swept 考查非谓语动词。根据前面可知，作者作为救生船的船长曾经救过船只抛锚的渔民，被刮到海里的游泳者。此处缺定语，又因为游泳者是被刮到海里，故用过去分词作后置定语，表被动。

【2】failure 考查名词。本句有谓语动词和宾语，这里用名词failure作补语。表示机器失灵的情况。

【3】However/Nevertheless 考查副词。根据前句我的祖父和父亲都是救生船的志愿者，后句又说我是家族里唯一一名船长，可知表示转折，空白处后有逗号，故用表转折的副词however。

【4】The 考查冠词。The rest of意为“剩下的，其余的”。故填定冠词the。

【5】working 考查非谓语动词。句意：其他的船员是在当地做别的工作的志愿者。现在分词作volunteer的后置定语，表主动。

【6】are doing 考查时态。一旦警报器一响，命令一发志愿者们必须马上放下正在做的事。用现在进行时符合语境。

【7】immediately 考查副词。修饰动词用副词形式。

【8】worst 考查形容词。此处的海岸地形是整个英格兰最差的，应用最高级。

【9】which 考查定语从句关系词。根据分析，此句是非限制性定语从句，又因为先行词是物，故用which。

【10】like 考查介词。feel like感觉起来像。句意：尽管危险，但是对于我来说，大海就是我的家。