Question

Over the years, thanks to my life’s obstacles(障礙), I understood the meaning of faith and the strong will to survive. It was Hurricane Ike that made me fully____ the beauty of our strength and a human’s motivation to ____.

Mom had a two-week ____ in summer. While we enjoyed our holiday in Southeast Texas, we didn’t realize the fact that Ike ____ cause months and likely years of “l(fā)abor”. By September 7th, the “eyes of Texas” were watching Hurricane Ike more ____, making the typical mad rush for last-minute hurricane ____. Two days later, both oil and ice were in ____ demand.

In the early hours of September 11th, some neighbors were planning to ____the storm in their homes, ____ others were making final preparations to get away. At first, we decided to stay. But that afternoon, the Houston-Galveston area would be on the more ____ side of the storm. Mom and I packed some of our most ____ belongings in the car and ____ the East Texas town of Lufkin.

As Ike pushed farther inland, we ____power in Lufkin. On Sunday, our next-door neighbor told us via cell phone that our ____ had remained well. Our hopes could not have been ____. But a few hours later, the neighbors reported that our brick chimney had ____, and it was sitting on our living room, ____ a hole in the roof between two skylights (天窗).

We wouldn’t be allowed to return home ____ September 17th. I climbed upstairs, and looked toward the hole in the roof which showed a beautiful blue sky.

Without hesitation, I shouted, “Wow! A third skylight!”

My neighbors could not believe I was making jokes ____ crying, but ____ is always good medicine. It was with that joke that I knew, given time, everything would be okay.

1.A observeB. appreciateC. exploreD. improve

2.A. workB. apologizeC. recoverD. change

3.A. vacationB. journeyC. meetingD. schedule

4.A. mustB. mightC. should D. would

5.A. closelyB. constantlyC. warninglyD. differently

6.A. adventureB. equipmentC. suppliesD. reports

7.A. basicB. highC. pureD. neat

8.A. get throughB. put awayC. test outD. suffer from

9.A. sinceB. whenC. untilD. while

10.A. dangerousB. abundantC. peacefulD. awesome

11.A. availableB. concreteC. prized D. potential

12.A. set outB. headed forC. settled downD. watched out

13.A. providedB. reducedC. producedD. lost

14.A. gardenB. houseC. poolD. yard

15.A. clearerB. wilderC. lowerD. higher

16.A. passedB. stoodC. goneD. followed

17.A. leavingB. diggingC. fillingD. kicking

18.A. by B. before C. until D. after

19.A. in spite ofB. instead ofC. apart fromD. in terms of

20.A. faithB. willC. strengthD. laughter

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.B

15.D

16.C

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講了作者全家外出躲避颶風(fēng)，鄰居打電話說煙囪被吹掉。我回家看到房子的現(xiàn)狀，并沒有哭，而是開玩笑。以此故事說明笑聲是最好的藥。

1.B�？疾閯釉~ ：根據(jù)It was Hurricane Ike that made me fully____ the beauty of our strength and a human’s motivation to ____. 可知這里意思是我欣賞我們力量的美麗。Observe觀察；appreciate欣賞；explore探索；improve提高。

2.C。考查動詞 ：根據(jù)and a human’s motivation to ____. 可知這里意思是人類恢復(fù)的動力。Work工作；apologize道歉；recover恢復(fù)；change改變。

3.A�？疾槊�詞 ：根據(jù)While we enjoyed our holiday in Southeast Texas,可知這里填vacation。Vacation假期；journey旅行；meeting會議；schedule時刻。

4.D�？疾闀r態(tài) ：表示從過去某一時間來看將要發(fā)生的動作或存在的狀態(tài)，用過去將來時。

5.A�？疾楦痹~ ：根據(jù)By September 7th, the “eyes of Texas” were watching Hurricane Ike more ____, making the typical mad rush for last-minute hurricane ____.可知這里意思是更接近地觀看了颶風(fēng)。Closely接近地；constantly不斷地；warningly警告；differently不同地。

6.C�？疾槎陶Z ：根據(jù)By September 7th, the “eyes of Texas” were watching Hurricane Ike more ____, making the typical mad rush for last-minute hurricane ____.可知這里填supplies。Adventure經(jīng)歷；equipment設(shè)備；supplies供應(yīng)；reports報告。

7.B�？疾樾稳菰~ ：根據(jù)Two days later, both oil and ice were in ____ demand.可知這里意思是油和米都有很高的需求。Basic基本的；high高的；pure純的；neat整潔的。

8.A�？疾槎陶Z ：根據(jù)In the early hours of September 11th, some neighbors were planning to ____the storm in their homes可知一些鄰居打算在他們的家里度過風(fēng)暴。get through度過；put away收起來；test out檢測；suffer from遭受。

9.D�？疾檫B詞 ：然而其他人正在做最后逃跑的準(zhǔn)備。Since自從；when當(dāng)……時候；until到…… 為止；while然而。

10.A�？疾樾稳菰~ ：根據(jù)Mom and I packed some of our most ____ belongings in the car and ____ the East Texas town of Lufkin.可知那天下午，Houston-Galveston那一地區(qū)會更危險。Dangerous危險的；abundant豐富的；peaceful和平的；awesome可怕的。

11.C。考查形容詞 ：根據(jù)Mom and I packed some of our most ____ belongings in the car可知母親和我打包一些我們最有價值的財產(chǎn)在車上。Available可用的；concrete具體的；prized珍惜；potential潛在的。

12.B�？疾槎陶Z ：根據(jù)____ the East Texas town of Lufkin.可知這里意思是朝德克薩斯東部進(jìn)發(fā)。set out出發(fā)；headed for朝……進(jìn)發(fā)；settled down定居；watched out當(dāng)心。

13.D�？疾閯釉~ ：根據(jù)As Ike pushed farther inland, we ____power in Lufkin.可知這里意思是我們失去了力量。Provided提供；reduced減少；produced生產(chǎn)；lost失去。

14.B。考查名詞 ：根據(jù)Our hopes could not have been ____. But a few hours later, the neighbors reported that our brick chimney had ____, and it was sitting on our living room, ____ a hole in the roof between two skylights (天窗).可知這里填house。Garden花園；house房子；pool水池；yard院子。

15.D�？疾樾稳菰~ ：根據(jù)Our hopes could not have been ____. But a few hours later, the neighbors reported that our brick chimney had ____, and it was sitting on our living room, ____ a hole in the roof between two skylights (天窗).可知這里意思是我們的希望沒有更高。Clearer更清楚的；wilder狂熱的；lower較低的；higher更高的。

16.C�？疾閯釉~ ：根據(jù)and it was sitting on our living room, 可知這里意思是我們的磚頭煙囪不見了。Passed通過；stood坐落；gone不見了；followed跟隨。

17.A。考查動詞 ：根據(jù)the neighbors reported that our brick chimney had ____, and it was sitting on our living room,可知煙囪不見了，自然是留下一個洞。Leaving留下；digging挖；filling裝滿；kicking踢。

18.C�？疾檫B詞 ：根據(jù)We wouldn’t be allowed to return home ____ September 17th.可知這里意思是我們在9月17日 之前不允許回家。By通過；before在……之前；until到……為止；after在……以后。

19.B�？疾槎陶Z ：根據(jù)My neighbors could not believe I was making jokes ____ crying,可知我的鄰居不相信我在開玩笑，而不是哭。in spite of雖然；instead of代替；apart from脫離；。

20.D�？疾槊�詞 ：根據(jù)but ____ is always good medicine. It was with that joke that I knew, given time, everything would be okay.可知笑聲是最好的藥。Faith信任；will愿意；strength力量；laughter笑聲。

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