Question

【题目】B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage (选择最恰当的选项完成短文)

People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history. In the United States, ________, many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968. This was one of the most important events in modern American history. On this day, Dr Martin Luther King was killed in the city of Memphis in America. Although some people may not remember who murdered him, they remember what they were doing when they heard about it.

Everyday activities can seem important. Robert Allen is now over 40. He was just a student at that time, but he remembers what he was doing when he heard the news. “It was a bright, sunny day,” Robert remembers. “We were having fun in the playground when the bell rang. Our teacher asked us to ________ what we were doing and listen. He told us the news: “Dr Martin Luther King died just ten minutes ago! We couldn’t believe it!” School closed for the day, and Robert and his friends walked home together in silence.

Dr Martin Luther King’s murder ________ about thirty years ago, before many Americans were born. However, in more recent times, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was destroyed by terrorists. The date --- September 11, 2001 --- has special ________ to most Americans.

Not all events in history are as ________ as the above, of course. Many Americans also say they remember what they were doing when man first walked on the moon on July 20, 1969. In more recent history, most Chinese remember what they were doing when Yang Liwei became the first Chinese astronaut in space. Yang went into space on October 15, 2003. His ________around the Earth lasted about 22 hours. When he returned, he became a national hero in China, and became famous all over the world.

【1】A.by the wayB.at firstC.for exampleD.as well

【2】A.stopB.admitC.imagineD.learn

【3】A.went wrongB.broke downC.grew upD.took place

【4】A.eventB.meaningC.noticeD.message

【5】A.funnyB.luckyC.terribleD.interesting

【6】A.flightB.distanceC.knowledgeD.order

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】C

【6】A

【解析】

文章主要讲述了人们一般听到重大事件时，都会记得自己当时在做什么，并且举例验证了这个事实。

【1】句意：例如，在美国，许多人记得1968年4月4日他们在做什么。

by the way顺便问一下；at first首先；for example例如；as well也；根据句意理解可知，many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968.是对前句的举例说明，故选C。

【2】句意：我们的老师要求我们停止所做的去听。

stop停止；admit承认；imagine想象；learn学习；根据句意理解及句中的what we were doing and listen可知，表达的是“要求某人停止所做的去听”，所以这里应该用stop，故选A。

【3】句意：马丁·路德·金博士的谋杀案发生在大约30年前。

went wrong出毛病；broke down发生故障；grew up成长；took place发生；根据句意理解及句中murder和about thirty years ago可知，这里表达的是“发生”，故选D。

【4】句意：2001年9月11日对大多数美国人来说有着特殊的意义。

event事件；meaning意思；notice注意；message信息；根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是“有着特殊的意义”，英语是meaning，故选B。

【5】句意：历史上并非所有的事件都像上述那样可怕。

funny有趣的；lucky幸运的；terrible糟糕的；interesting有趣的；根据句意理解及上文most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was destroyed by terrorists.可知，这里表达的是“并非所有的历史事件都是可怕的”，故选C。

【6】句意：他绕地球飞行了大约22个小时。

flight飞行；distance距离；knowledge知识；order命令；根据前句when Yang Liwei became the first Chinese astronaut in space. Yang went into space on October 15, 2003.可知，这里指的是杨利伟进入太空的事情，故选A。