Question

Cloze 12(2014 浙江宁波) 

        Only a miracle (奇迹) could save this black bear from falling off

a 30-meter-high bridge.

The bear was on her 1        home after a long day in a California’s mountain.She was 2        across the bridge when,suddenly,two cars entered from both sides.There was nowhere to run,so the 3        bear jumped onto the rail (护栏) and began to fall down.

        4       ，the bear pulled herself onto an arch (拱门) under the bridge,but she was trapped (困住) there.A driver saw the unbelievable scene and 5       911. Robert Brooks,an animal control officer from

a nearby town,was sent to investigate (调查).“ I thought it was a 6       ”’he said.But it wasn’t a joke,so he called Dave Baker of the BEAR League,a group that 7        bears in trouble.

        Unfortunately,the sky was getting dark,so the rescuers (营救人员) had to 8       . Early the next morning,Brooks and Baker returned to the bridge with more 9        Surprisingly,the bear was still there. Then,Baker had a/an 10       ： They should hang a net (网) under the bear,push her 11        it,and then lower her to the ground.

        Police officers 12        the road.Then Brooks shot a sleeping drug into the bear’s shoulder. When the bear was 13        , a volunteer rock climber used his feet to push the bear off the arch,right into the middle of the net.

        When the bear was 14        lowered onto the ground,everyone cheered .The rescuers then cleared all the people from the area and left the bear alone 15        she could sleep.Since then,no one has seen the bear.“I don't think she’s going near the bridge any more”’Brooks said.

1. A. road   B. way   C. trip   D. tour

2. A. walking   B. jumping   C. flying   D. dancing

3. A. relaxed   B. interested   C. excited   D. frightened

4. A. Unluckily   B. Firstly   C. Finally   D. Luckily

5. A. reminded   B. asked   C. called   D. told

6. A. lie   B. story   C. problem   D. joke

7. A. moves   B. helps   C. feeds   D. catches

8. A. work   B. start   C. wait   D. continue

9. A. engineers   B. students   C. volunteers   D. teachers

10. A. idea   B. answer   C. hope   D. question

11. A. through   B. into   C. across   D. under

12. A. opened   B. fixed   C. covered   D. closed

13. A. excited   B. tired   C. sleepy   D. angry

14. A. casually   B. gently   C. heavily   D. simply

15. A. so   B. after   C. because   D. when

Answer 1

1. B 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. A 12. D 13. C 14. B 15. A

Cloze 12

[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一只黑熊在30米高的大桥 上被两个方向驶来的汽车惊吓，它跳上护栏，幸运的是它掉到了桥下 的拱门上。营救人员认真寻找办法，他们在黑熊的下面挂了一个网，把它推进去，使它离地面更近，最终黑熊获救了。

1. B on one’s way home在某人回家的路上，故选B.

2. A walk走;jump跳跃;fly飞;dance跳舞。根据上下文可知这里指 黑熊正走过桥。故选A.

3. D根据上文可知从桥的两个方向同时驶来汽车，黑熊无路可跑，所 以它是受惊的，故选D.

4. D unluckily 不幸地;firstly 首先;finally 最终;luckily 幸运地。根据 上文可知黑熊跳上护栏，从30米高的桥上摔下来，后文指出它没有 摔到地上，而是掉到桥下的拱门上，所以是“幸运地”，故选D.

5. C remind提醒;ask询问;call打电话;tell告诉。根据下文可知这里 指打电话给911.故选C.

6. D lie谎言;story故事;problem问题;joke笑话。根据下文“But it wasn’t a joke...”可知选 D.

7. B move移动;help帮助;feed喂养;catch抓住。根据上文可知 Robert Brooks给熊联盟的Dave Bakei.打电话寻求帮助，所以该联盟 的职能是帮助在困境中的熊，故选B.

8. C work工作;start开始;wait等待;continue继续。根据上文“Unfortunately,the sky was getting dark...” 可知是不幸地 ，天黑了 ，营救人员 不得不等到第二天早上再开展救援，故选C.

9. C engineer 工程师;student 学生;volunteer 志愿者;teacher 教师。根据下文可知选C.

10. A 根据下文“They should hang a net (网) under the bear."” 可知Baker有了一个主意。故选A.

11 . B through (从内部) 穿过；into到 里;across (从表面) 穿过；under在……下。根据语境可知他们计划把黑熊推进网里，故选B.

12. D下文指出Brooks在黑熊的肩膀上注射了安眠药，所以推断在注 射前，警官关闭了这条路，以便帮助黑熊。故选D.

13. C根据上文Brooks在黑熊的肩膀上注射了安眠药，下文指出一个 志愿者用脚把黑熊推下拱门，可知黑熊应该是昏昏欲睡的。故选C.

14. B casually不经意地;gently轻轻地;heavily沉重地;simply简单地。下文指出每个人都喝彩，所以黑熊是轻轻地落到地上。故选B.

15. A根据上文指出营救人员清空了现场的所有人，把黑熊独自留 下，可知此处表目的。此处的so相当于so that,意为“以便，为了”， 在非正式文体中可省略that。故选A.