Question

完形填空 　　It’s fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA．A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito(蚊子)bites．Right before 　　1　　 Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma 　　2　　 me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the 　　3　　 like me．She said, “There’s an old saying－the 　　4　　 you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood 　　5　　 to the mosquitoes．“Not 　　6　　 it,” I replied, “Grandmaaaa, that’s just an old wives’ tale!” 　　Well, less than a week 　　7　　 my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a 　　8　　 of mosquito bites．I took many measures to keep myself from being 　　9　　, but they all proved useless． 　　Late one 　　10　　 in my cousin’s home, I couldn’t bear the 　　11　　 of the bites．Hoping to find some comfort, I 　　12　　 my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine．Unhappy for being 　　13　　she said, “There is nothing you can do．Go back to sleep．” With a few turns, she slept again．Enviously(妒忌地)　　14　　 her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would 　　15　　 on her face．However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her．Amazed(惊奇的), I ran to others’ 　　16　　, only to find they were all sleeping 　　17　　 as the same thing occurred again and again． 　　From those bites, I came to 　　18　　 my grandma’s silly tale．From then on, I’ve always tried to keep a(n)　　19　　 mind about those strange old wives’ tales 　　20　　 they do have some truth to them． (1) [　　] A． leaving B． passing C． visiting D． finding (2) [　　] A． persuaded B． reminded C． warned D． informed (3) [　　] A． students B． foreigners C． passengers D． visitors (4) [　　] A． earlier B． longer C． sooner D． later (5) [　　] A． grows B． goes C． flows D． remains (6) [　　] A． expecting B． understanding C． recognizing D． believing (7) [　　] A． after B． before C． when D． as (8) [　　] A． shade B． pile C． cloud D． blanket (9) [　　] A． touched B． bitten C． defeated D． discovered (10) [　　] A． morning B． afternoon C． evening D． night (11) [　　] A． noise B． hit C． pain D． effect (12) [　　] A． woke up B． shouted at C． looked for D． dropped on (13) [　　] A． blamed B． interrupted C． moved D． frightened (14) [　　] A． having B． watching C． making D． helping (15) [　　] A． land B． fly C． fall D． wait (16) [　　] A． houses B． flats C． rooms D． homes (17) [　　] A． joyfully B． anxiously C． soundlessly D． worriedly (18) [　　] A． tell B． know C． remember D． accept (19) [　　] A． open B． active C． clear D． honest (20) [　　] A． and B． so C． because D． until

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．C;3．D;4．B;5．A;6．D;7．A;8．D;9．B;10．D;11．C;12．A;13．B;14．B;15．A;16．C;17．C;18．D;19．A;20．C;
解析：

(1)	此处表示离开纽约肯尼迪机场之前。
(2)	我外婆警告注意蚊子的举动。
(3)	此处表示像我这样在外多年后再回到家乡的人，应称为visitors。
(4)	你离开祖国的时间越久，那么就越容易被蚊子叮咬。
(5)	此处使用grow，表示“逐渐变得”。
(6)	我根本就不相信祖母所说的话。
(7)	在我到达马尼拉之后不足一周的时间里。
(8)	carpet和blanket都有“地毯”之意，此处用be carpeted with表示“被……厚厚覆盖”；而a blanket of misquito bites指作者身上都被蚊子叮咬遍了。
(9)	采取措施以免遭受蚊子叮咬。
(10)	根据下文中的“who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine”可判断事情发生在夜里。
(11)	指不堪忍受蚊子叮咬的疼痛。
(12)	于是我就叫醒了表妹。
(13)	因为我打扰了她，所以她不高兴。
(14)	然后我就看着她睡得安然的样子。
(15)	根据上文中的“Enviously watching her sleep”可判断出于妨忌，作者希望一个大蚊子落在表妹的脸上。
(16)	room意为“房间”。根据上文的内容可判断出这个故事发生在作者表妹家里，所以她从这个房间跑到了另外一个房间。
(17)	结果却发现他们都熟睡，soundlessly表示“无声地；寂静地”。
(18)	经历了这些事之后，我开始逐渐接受外婆所讲的故事了。
(19)	此处表示对那些奇怪的传说保持思想开放的态度。
(20)	因为我认为她们讲得有些哲理。