题目内容
Cloze 8(2013 苏州)
You have probably heard the expression ,“ It’s raining cats and dogs outside." That means 1 it’s raining very hard—not that 2 cats and dogs are falling from the 3 However,one day in June,1882,it really did rain 4 over Dubuque,Iowa.The frogs 5 falling along with hailstones (冰雹) during a 6 storm.
Hail is formed when drops of rainwater are 7 by heavy winds and are carried high up into the air. There the raindrops become frozen. Many drops may freeze 8 to form balls of ice;these ice balls,or hailstones,then 9 to earth.
During the storm in Dubuque,the strong winds lifted small frogs from nearby ponds (池塘) 10 the air along with raindrops. When some of these frogs became covered with ice,both hailstones and “frogstones”fell onto the ground.
1.A. that B. how C. why D. if
2.A. careless B. blind C. dead D. real
3.A. hill B. tower C. sky D. building
4.A. cats B. frogs C. dogs D. birds
5.A. stopped B. enjoyed C. began D. forgot
6.A. popular B. terrible C. weekly D. common
7.A. divided B. added C. changed D. caught
8.A. together B. alone C. so D. almost
9.A. hold B. lose C. keep D. fall
10.A. from B. into C. after D. by
Cloze 8
[语篇解读]本文为说明文,题材为气象知识。它讲述了冰雹和青蛙从天而降的奇怪现象,并解释了出现这种现象的原因。
1. A how怎样;why为什么;if是否。由That means可知后面是宾语 从句,由that引导,故答案为A.
2. D此题考查形容词辨析。careless粗心的;blind瞎的;dead死的; real真正的。由语境可知:雨下得很大,而不是天空中下“真的猫和 狗”。所以答案为D.
3. C此题考查名词辨析。hill山;tower塔;sky天空;building建筑物。 根据句意可知答案为C.
4. B cat猫;frog青蛙;dog狗;bird鸟。由下文The frogs可知答案 为B。
5. C stop停止;enjoy喜欢;begin开始;forget忘记。由“青蛙随着冰雹 开始掉落下来”可知答案为C.
6. B popular受欢迎的;terrible可怕的;weekly每周的;common普通 的,一般的。由题意可知答案为B.
7. D divide划分;add加;change改变;catch抓住,聚集。由“当雨滴被 大风聚集并被带入高空中时,冰雹就形成了”可知答案为D.
8. A together 一起;alone独自;so所以;almost几乎。由语境可知答案为A。
9. D考查动词辨析。hold握住,拿着;lose丢失;keep保持;fall掉落。 由“掉落到地面”可知答案为D.
10. B考査介词辨析。from来自;into进人;after在 之后;by在附近,依靠。由文中“the air along with raindrops”可知答案为B。