题目内容
8.Two brothers Trevor and Fraser from Canada got a big surprise from their past when they opened their 25-year-old Halloween candy!(66)B.The boys wrapped(包) their candy carefully and said that the winner would get $5from the loser.(67)A."It went into junk boxes,in my desk,and it even went from house to house,"Trevor said of his candy.After 25years the brothers decided that it was time to open their candy together."You want to keep it as long as you can,but 25years seems to be long enough,"said Fraser.(68)C.That means it almost never develops mold(霉菌),even after more than 20years.But the brothers were not very interested in tasting their candy.(69)E."It smells(有…气味) like old Christmas cards,"said Trevor."It smells like medicines,"added Fraser.
A.Over the years the boys never lost their candy.
B.When Trevor and Fraser were 12and 10years old,they made a bet(打赌) on who could keep their Halloween candy the longest.
C.Candy has very little water in it.
D.Trevor once lost his candy,but he found it later.
E.After they opened their candy and tasted some,they decided to give up tasting all of it.
分析 文章大意:这是一篇人物故事类阅读,主要介绍加拿大的两个兄弟Trevor和Fraser.在小时候打赌,看他们谁能将万圣节的糖果保持的时间最长.25年过去了,他们打开了糖果,但是糖果已经没有任何水分,看起来像圣诞卡,吃起来像药.
解答 66.答案:B.选句题.根据下句The boys wrapped(包) their candy carefully and said that the winner would get $5from the loser.孩子们仔细地包装糖果,并说获胜者将从失败者那里得到5美元.可知,上句应该是说打赌的事,故填"当Trevor和Fraser是12岁和10岁时,他们打赌谁能把他们的万圣节糖果放最长的时间.",选B.
67.答案:A.选句题.根据下句It went into junk boxes,in my desk,and it even went from house to house它放进我桌子上的旧物箱里,甚至从一个房子到另一个房子.及第三行After 25years the brothers decided that it was time to open their candy together.25年后,兄弟俩决定是一起打开糖果的时候了.可知,这里应该说"多年来,这些男孩从未丢过糖果.",选A.
68.答案:C.选句题.根据下句That means it almost never develops mold(霉菌),even after more than 20years.这意味着它几乎从来没有发霉,即使超过20年.可知,没有水分就不会发霉,上句应是"糖果里面的水很少.",选C.
69.答案:E.选句题.根据下句"It smells(有…气味) like old Christmas cards闻起来像旧圣诞卡.可知,这里是打开糖果想要品尝,上句应该是"在他们打开糖果尝了一些之后,他们决定放弃品尝所有的糖果.",选E.
点评 阅读选句,要注重句子与句子之间、段落与段落之间逻辑关系以及对篇章的整体理解.结合语境,根据所给句子,完成答案.
Death Valley is one of the most (75)B deserts in the United States.It covers a wide area with its bright sand.Almost 20percent of this area is well below sea level,and Badwater,a salt water lake,is about 280feet below sea level and the (76)A place in the United Sates.
Long ago the Indians there called this place"Tomesha".It means the land of fire.Death Valley's name now dates back to 1849.At that time a group of miners came across the desert from Nevada,but they became (77)C in this desert.They were hungry and thirsty.Their journey was certainly a sad story.
Today Death Valley is made a National Monument and people can cross it along several well-marked roads.They can (78)D water and drinks in the roadside bars when thirsty,and they can have meals in the restaurants,too.Luckily with so many people traveling and living there,this desert's special beauty has not been ruined.
Here you'll have a lot of surprises.It is (79)A like what you can see on the moon.The sight changes as the wind moves the sand about,showing the most unusual colors.One of the most unusual and surprising (80)C of Death Valley is Devils Golf Course(魔鬼的高尔夫球场).If one goes there,it seems you are in some terrible dreams.Sand sculptures stand on a (81)B ground,and their long shadows moves in the darkness of the night.
| 75.A.brave | B.famous | C.careful | D.successful |
| 76.A.lowest | B.highest | C.farthest | D.longest |
| 77.A.angry | B.excited | C.lost | D.surprised |
| 78.A.keep | B.stop | C.practice | D.enjoy |
| 79.A.almost | B.hardly | C.also | D.ever |
| 80.A.copies | B.pieces | C.parts | D.covers |
| 81.A.bright | B.frightening | C.beautiful | D.clean. |
| A. | harder | B. | hardest | C. | more quickly | D. | most quickly |