Question

 

convince, disappear, due to, result in, dismiss, make up, assume , go missing, creatures , come across

Police in America have stepped up their search for Justin, a fifteen-year-old boy who 1.._________two days ago in Dover. People have shown great interest in this event 2.. ________

sightings of puzzling lights in the key and reports of alien visits around the time of his 3.__________.

His sister Kelly recalled that standing inside were lots of strange 4.___________with white skin and large black eyes. She was frightened. But his mother 5.._________ Kelly was having a dream and sent her to bed.

Police have 6.. _________ the possibility that Justin was taken by aliens, but are also looking into other possibilities. Detective Sam Peterson, who has taken charge of the case, thought that people sometimes 7..__________ amazing stories, and there might be other possibilities such as murder. There is really no hard evidence that aliens took him away. They wouldn’t give up until they found 8..____________ evidence.

 

Answer 1

1.went missing

2.due to

3.disappearance

4.creatures

5.assumed

6.dismissed

7.made up

8.convincing

【解析】

试题分析：在答题中，应首先略读一下短文，了解一下短文的大致意思，然后把几个选项含义理解透，尤其注意意思相近，表达有交叉的选项之间的区别。然后再细读短文，把答案填入合适位置。答题时可以把含义相近的几个选项轮流填入同一处位置，反复阅读，反复体会，找出最佳选项，对于实在没有把握的小题可以留待最后完成。完成短文后，再认真通读一遍全文，看看上下语意是否通顺，是否符合逻辑关系。

1.1】went missing 本短语中的go是一个系动词，missing是一个形容词，go missing失踪；句义：美国的警察加快寻找失踪的15岁男孩Justin的节奏。

2.…；由于看见了一些令人困惑的光线，人们对于这件事情表现出了浓厚的兴趣。

3.disappearance 上下文串联。根据第一句的go missing失踪，说明本句表示的是男孩的失踪，故使用动词disappear的名词disappearance。

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5.elly肯定是做梦了，又让她上床睡觉了。

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7.

8.…相信转换而来的形容词。

考点：考察选词填空