Question

【题目】Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格中。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）：

A. offered B. except C. besides D. in peace

E. approached F. close to G. unexplored H. ordered

Once a captain named Williams came to Loire Valley. It was a（n）【1】 place at that time. The cliff there looked so steep（陡峭的）that nobody tried to climb up 【2】 the captain. When he 【3】 a giant rock, a monkey appeared in front of him. Although he was a bit frightened, he trusted that he himself could get on well with the monkey. After a while, he 【4】 to “speak” with it and gave some biscuits to it. To his surprise, the monkey came 【5】 him and they communicated with each other 【6】. In the following days, the captain had got a partner in the cliff climbing. In the end, they went through Loire Valley.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】B

【3】E

【4】A

【5】F

【6】D

【解析】

短文讲述一个叫威廉姆斯的船长穿过卢瓦尔河谷的事情。

【1】句意：那时它是一个未经勘察的的地方。

place地方，名词，故空格处应是形容词作定语；分析选项，unexplored未经勘察的，形容词，符合句意。故选G。

【2】句意：那里的悬崖看起来太陡了，除了船长之外，没有人想爬上去。

根据“The cliff there looked so steep（陡峭的）”可知悬崖太陡，以至于除了船长之外，没有人想爬上去。except除了，符合句意。故选B。

【3】句意：他走近一块巨石时，一只猴子出现在他面前。

通读全文可知，时态是一般过去时，故空格处应是动词过去式；分析选项，approached靠近，是动词过去式，符合句意。故选E。

【4】句意：过了一会儿，他主动要和它“说话”，并给了它一些饼干。

通读全文可知，时态是一般过去时，故空格处应是动词过去式；offer to do sth.主动做某事，offer过去式offered。故选A。

【5】句意：令他惊讶的是，这只猴子走近他，……

根据“they communicated with each other他们互相交流”可知，这只猴子走近他。分析选项，close to接近，符合句意。故选F。

【6】句意：……他们和平地交流。

in peace和平地，介词短语作状语，符合句意。故选D。