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“All I could see was two sets of red eyes below me,” said Dave Gatty, an Australian farmer who spent seven days up a tree in remote bush land to escape crocodiles. Gatty, 52, said he was forced to take such drastic action after he accidentally went into a crocodile-infested area of Queensland. He only had two meat sandwiches to keep him going, as crocodiles moved beneath his tree each night until his rescue. Gatty said he decided it was safer to hold out for a rescue team than try to make a run for it. His problems began after he fell off his horse while out in the northern Australia outback. Dazed and bleeding, he climbed back on his horse and hoped it would lead him home. It was only when he regained his senses he realized that he had been taken into crocodile-infested area. “I had to get off the horse and I fell straight into a crocodile nest,” he told reporters. 

“That frightened me. I couldn’t go back, it was too far and too dangerous, so I headed to the nearest high ground and stayed there, hoping someone would come and find me before the crocs did.”

Gatty explained how each night two crocodiles would sit at the bottom of the tree staring at him. Although Gatty’s two sandwiches ran out after three days, he was able to get running water during the day and knew rescuers were looking for him as he could see helicopters in the air above his tree.

“If I hadn’t seen the crocs circling me, and if I hadn’t fallen into the croc nest, I would have made a push for it. But I knew the safest thing was for me to sit and wait,” he said. A chocolate bar, given to him by rescuers after being moved to safety by using a winch(卷扬机), “was like a gourmet (delicious)meal,” he said.

1.Gaddy felt _______ when he found himself trapped in the crocodile- infested area.

A. panicked but optimistic                           B. nervous and hopeless

C. upset and regretful                         D. frightened but calm

2.Which of the following did not help Gatty survive the accident?

A. Sandwiches                   B. Running water

C. Chocolates                      D. Staying up in a tree

3.What’s the right order of the events related to the accident?

a. Gaddy climbed up onto his horse unconscious.

b. Gaddy climbed up a tree and stayed there.

c. Gaddy was moved by a winch to safety.

d. Gaddy fell off his horse accidentally.

e. Gaddy found himself in a crocodile-infested area.

A. a d e c b               B.     d a e b c                      C. a d e b c                        D. d e a b c

4.The article can be classified as _________.

A. a news story              B. a scientific fiction

C. a personal essay           D. a literary report

 

【答案】

 

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析:本文讲述了一个Gaddy的人以外陷入鳄鱼出没的地区,危机丛丛,他惊恐不已但机智镇静,最后得以营救的故事。

1.从第二段第一句That frightened me及该段中so I headed to the nearest high ground and stayed there, hoping someone would come and find me before the crocs did.”说明Gaddy惊恐害怕但是很镇静,故选D

2.从最后一段A chocolate bar, given to him by rescuers after being moved to safety by using a winch,说明A chocolate bar是在Gaddy被营救之后营救人员给他的,故在他被营救过程中没有起作用,故选C。

3.从第一段第五行His problems began after he fell off his horse可确定d排在最前面,故排除AC,再根据第一段第六行he climbed back on his horse and hoped it would lead him home... he had been taken into crocodile-infested area可确定正确答案为B

4.本文主要讲述Gaddy被陷入鳄鱼出没的地区,最后得以营救的故事,故选答案A。

考点:故事类短文阅读。

 

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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Every year at this time I remember a Christmas when I was 8 years old. It is the one memory of Christmas that has  31  with me all my life. My children always loved listening to it. I  32  in a small community in Newfoundland, with the sea right at our door. My  33  was a sea captain and was away from home   34  of the year, but he was always home for Christmas. I remember how  35   I was. It would soon be Christmas and Dad would be home for  36  three months.   Everything would be OK. Our home would be  37  and our time together would be  38  . My parents did what they could to give me and my four sisters what we needed, but not  39  what we needed.

That particular Christmas when my dad  40  me what I wanted for Christmas, I told him that I wanted a new pair of shoes and a beautiful hat. He knew that I needed new rubber boots because the old ones had  41  in them and I had to walk to school  42  them on rainy days. My Dad told me that I would have to choose, but I couldn’t have  43  . So I had to choose the rubber boots which weren’t expensive. All I could  44  during the weeks before Christmas was that I would have to  45  rubber boots with my new dress my mother was  46  for me.

Christmas morning came, and hidden in the toe of my stocking was a note that  47  “Look behind the kitchen door”. I did, and found another  48  : “Look behind the radio”. I did and found a box with a new pair of black leather  49  I had dreamed of. They were very dear and the most beautiful shoes I had ever seen. I knew my father  50  money long to buy them for me. I was so happy and grateful.

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added

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gone

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father

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grandpa

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relative

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shocked

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relaxed

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at all

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larger

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frustrated

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fun

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anxious

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quite

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always

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asked

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learned

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told

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blamed

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paint

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with

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in

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every

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help out

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believe in

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make up

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wear

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buy

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leave

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working

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printed

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gloves

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trousers

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I still remember the day when my mom said, “Let’s get you some new clothes.” You can imagine that to any little girl that would mean the world, but to me it meant the universe, because we were not very rich. After she said that, all I could think about was what kinds of clothes I would choose. To my surprise, my mom allowed me to pick out three dresses: a pink one, a blue one and a yellow one. The yellow one was my favorite.

I had a best friend named Seema, whose family was even poorer than ours. We played and studied together, and spent the best days of our childhood laughing at the silly stories we made up. I was excited to show her my three beautiful new dresses. She loved them all and was happy for me, but tearfully explained to me that her father could only afford to buy her clothes for her birthday. I felt sorry, and then did something that surprised even myself: I asked her to pick out one of my dresses for herself. To my disappointment, she picked up my favorite—the yellow one. Please remember, I was only seven years. My heart almost popped out (跳出) of my chest. But as she held it against her body, and I saw how brightly she smiled, I stopped feeling any hurt. I told her it looked lovely on her.

I’ll always remember Seema’s smile, and how at that moment nothing mattered more. When you value your friendships, nothing else matters! We’re still best friends today.

Why did the new clothes mean the universe to the author?

A. She loved dressing up more than anything else.

B. She thought they would make her more beautiful.

C. Her family was poor, and new clothes were very rare.

D. Her mother only bought her new clothes for her birthday.

The author let Seema pick out one of her dresses because she wanted to _______.

A. show her pity for Seema’s family          B. show off her family’s wealth

C. make Seema become her best friend        D. exchange it with Seema’s dress

When Seema chose the yellow dress, the author was disappointed because ________.

A. she was not generous           B. she didn’t expert to lose her favorite dress

C. Seema chose her favorite dress on purpose   D. Seema was careless about her feelings

What can we conclude from the passage?

A. Getting a best friend means losing other things. B. Being generous is not easy.

C. Children like sharing their favorite things.     D. Friendship is precious (珍贵的).

In 2004,I was 22 years old and had just come back to Brazil after 14 months in England,holding my Cambridge Proficiency certificate.After nervously  21  a short training course,I began to give classes to my 12 students,all of them older than I was. I  22  hard to remain clam in class and  23  they wouldn't find out how unconfident I felt most of the time.I was quite _24_,actually,until the end of  25  and the night of the final oral test.
The test was going to start at 7 pm,and at 6:50, I_ 26  myself in the teachers bathroom to  27  all the test questions again.I really wanted to learn the 28  by heart so no one would think I was an inexperienced tester.The  29  is,I actually locked myself in the bathroom.I  30  couldn't get out!The bell rang at 7 pm and I could hear the noise in the halls  31  the students went to their rooms.I tried hard to 32  the bathroom door,but failed.
I heard the cleaning lady’s voice and asked for help as  33  as I could, However, she wasn't exactly a thoughtful person, and started  34 :“Diana’s locked in the bathroom!”Shame had fallen upon me!  35  , the course director, the secretary and some teachers were outside the bathroom trying to get me out, and,  36  ,my students gathered outside too, happily saying things like“Aren’t we  37 ! No test today!”All I could do was 38  , and my entire  39  was waiting for me outside, naughty smiles on their faces.“ 40 !Teacher.”They said,“We know you are human too!”
They all passed their test.True to the Brazilian style, we all went out for a beer afterwards, and laughed the whole thing off.

【小题1】
A.holdingB.takingC.gettingD.giving
【小题2】
A.performedB.learnedC.workedD.tried
【小题3】
A.thoughtB.hopedC.guessedD.realized
【小题4】
A.successfulB.fortunateC.happyD.satisfied
【小题5】
A.the classB.the courseC.the dayD.the year
【小题6】
A.tidiedB.washedC.lockedD.reminded
【小题7】
A.rewriteB.answerC.go overD.put forward
【小题8】
A.questionsB.instructionsC.answersD.steps
【小题9】
A.situationB.conditionC.trickD.problem
【小题10】
A.probablyB.simplyC.sadlyD.nearly
【小题11】
A.asB.beforeC.openD.push
【小题12】
A.knockB.kickC.openD.push
【小题13】
A.quietlyB.hurriedlyC.excitedlyD.crazily
【小题14】
A.scoldingB.runningC.laughingD.shouting
【小题15】
A.At firstB.Soon enoughC.In the endD.Right now
【小题16】
A.to my amazementB.to my delightC.to my surpriseD.to my horror
【小题17】
A.luckyB.comfortableC.anxiousD.regretful
【小题18】
A.watchB.smileC.waitD.worry
【小题19】
A.classB.staffC.groupD.school
【小题20】
A.SorryB.CongratulationsC.Don’t be angryD.Don’t worry

完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was successful at my job. I worked very hard, but it   31    me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle. I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director.    32   , one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was    33    explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there  34    they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve failed.” I’d been so well respected.    35   I was of no value.
For six weeks, I was in a very dark place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸). I could see things that needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward to seeing the positive in everything    36    me.
Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I    37    the same final, so he was    38    when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me    39    him on was incredible(难以置信), From then on, I spent the summer enjoying their passions (激情). I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band----I even went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so    40   . My life had been so much devoted to    41    for so long, and I felt    42    that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.
43    , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose ----- I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being   44   again. Now I feel more positive about my professional future   and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how    45    it is to achieve real balance in life.
31. A. promised                          B. afforded                          C. showed                  D. left
32. A. Therefore                         B. Anyhow                           C. Otherwise             D. However
33. A. quickly                               B. gently                              C. partly                     D. easily
34. A. until                                    B. after                                C. as                            D. so
35. A. Suddenly                        B. Finally                    C. Immediately         D. Shortly
36. A. defended                          B. directed                          C. deserted               D. disturbed
37. A. watched                                     B. missed                                      C. lost                         D. won
38. A. disappointed                    B. worried                           C. honoured              D. delighted
39. A. cheering                            B. taking                              C. leading                   D. passing
40. A. hopeful                              B. meaningful                    C. difficult                  D. strange
41. A. work                                   B. family                              C. matches                D. performances
42. A. successful                         B. thoughtful                      C. thankful                 D. peaceful
43. A. Naturally                           B. Doubtfully                      C. Disagreeably        D. Unexpectedly
44. A. employed                          B. comforted                      C. valued                    D. encouraged
45. A. important                         B. interesting                     C. simple                    D. surprising

One warm May day, two eighteen – year – old students from San Francisco State College decided to cool off with a swim at Bakers’ Beach. The two students were named Robert Kogler and Shirley O’Neill. They headed out to sea for a distance of 50 metres. Robert was in front.
“Suddenly, I heard him scream,” Shirley recalls. “I looked round and saw this great grey thing going up in the air. The water seemed to be alive.”Robert screamed again. “It’s a shark! Get out of here!”
An eye – witness, Army Sergeant Leo P. Day was on guard at the nearby army post. He saw exactly what happened next. “I could see this boy struggling with the shark in the water,” he said. “The sea was red with blood. He was shouting and signalling someone to go back, go back. Then I saw the girl. She was swimming towards him. She completely ignored his warning.”Shirley reached Robert, and tried to take his hand.“When I pulled, all I could see was his arm, handing by a thread,” she said.
So she put her arm about Robert’s back, and started to swim towards the shore. She kept praying “Don't’ let it attack again!” That journey to the shore seemed to last for hours. At last, as they neared the shore, a fisherman threw them a line, and pulled them both the rest of the way.The young man had lost a lot of blood, and died two and a half hours later, From the teeth marks, experts identified the attacker as a Great White Shark.For what Sergeant Day called “the greatest exhibition of bravery I have ever seen,” the President of the US gave Shirley a medal for bravery.
【小题1】When Albert was attacked by a shark Shirley        

A.was swimming in the sea
B.was watching him on the shore
C.was on guard at the nearby army post
D.was shouting and struggling with a shark, too
【小题2】Choose the right time order of the following events in the story.
a. Army Sergeant saw the girl swimming to the boy.
b. Shirley saw a great grey thing.
c. They headed out to sea.
d. Robert died.
e. A fisherman threw them a line.
f. He saw a boy struggling with a shark.
A.b,c,e,d,f,aB.c,a,f,d,e,bC.b,c,f,a,d,eD.c,b,f,a,e, d
【小题3】We can learn from the passage that         
A.the two students were brave and considerate
B.the fisherman was adventurous and helpful
C.the experts didn’t do much research on sharks
D.the Sergeant cared too much about his own life

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