Question

Six men have been trapped in a mine for seventeen hours. If they are not brought to the surface soon they may lose their_____小题1:____ (life). However, rescue operations are _____小题2:____ (prove) difficult. If explosives are used, vibrations will cause the roof of the mine ____小题3:_____ (collapse). Rescue workers are therefore drilling a hole on the north side of the mine. They intend to bring the men up in    小题4:   special capsule.     小题5:    there had not been a hard layer of rock beneath the soil, they would have completed the job in a few hours. As it is, they have been drilling for sixteen hours and they still have a long way to go. Meanwhile, a microphone, which   小题6:  (low) into the mine two hours ago, has enabled the men to keep in touch with the closest relatives. Though they are running out of food    小题7:     drink, the men are     小题8:  (cheer) and confident that they will get out soon. They have been told that rescue operations are progressing     小题9:   (smooth). If they knew how difficult it was to drill      小题10:   the hard rock, they would lose heart.

Answer 1

小题1:lives
小题2:proving
小题3:to collapse
小题4:a
小题5:If
小题6:was lowered
小题7:and
小题8:cheerful
小题9:smoothly
小题10:through

试题分析：文章讲述六个人被困在矿底下，救援人员对他们的施救过程。
小题1:句意：如果他们没有能够被带到地面，很快就会失去生命。因为是their所以名词life用复数。
小题2:然而，救援工作证明是很难的。Prove表示“证明是”的时候，是连系动词，不能用被动，和be动词连用应该用proving。
小题3:如果使用爆炸，震动会导致矿场的顶部倒塌。这里使用了cause sb to do sth.
小题4:他们打算用一个特殊的胶囊将矿工从下面带上来。用不定冠词a，泛指“一个特殊的胶囊”。
小题5:如果在泥土下面没有一层厚厚的岩石层，他们就会在几小时之内完成这个工作。这里用if引导条件状语从句。
小题6:同时，一个麦克风被放低进入煤矿里面。这里需要动词lower“放低”，因为是被动关系，用is lowered。
小题7:虽然他们的水和食物快用完了。Food和drink是并列关系。用and.
小题8:这些人很兴奋，相信很快就能出去了.这里需要形容词.填cheerful.
小题9:他们被告知救援工作进展很顺利。修饰副词：progressing应该用副词.
小题10:如果他们知道很难钻通坚硬的岩石，他们就会灰心了.这里用介词“through”，表示“穿过”。