Question

John and Mary had a nice home and two lovely children，a boy and a girl. John had a good ____ and had just been asked to go on a business trip to another city and it was ____ that Mary needed an outing and would go along too. They ____ a reliable woman to care for the children and made the ___，returning home a little earlier than they had planned.

____ they drove into their hometown，they found a home in flames. Mary said，“Oh well，it isn't our fire；let's go home.”

____ John drove closer and exclaimed，“That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn't be ____ work yet. Maybe there is something we could do.”

John drove up and stopped and they were both ____ to see the whole house in flames. A woman on the lawn was in hysterics ____，“The children！Get the children！They are in the basement.”

____ Mary's protests，John grabbed the water hose and soaked（浸濕）his clothes，put his wet handkerchief on his head and ____ for the basement which was full of ____.He found two nearly suffocated（窒息的）children and after carrying them to safety，he asked how many more children were ____ there. They told him two more and Mary ____ his arm and screamed，“John！Don't go back！It's ____！That house will cave in any second！”

But he shook her off and went back by ____ his way down the smoke-filled hallway and into the room. It ____ a long time before he found both children and started back and at last when they came out into the ____ and fresh air，he found that he had just ____ his own children.

It turned out that the baby?sitter had ____ them at this home while she did some shopping.

1.A．job B．family C．wife D．boss

2.A．known B．believed C．decided D．hoped

3.A．a(chǎn)sked B．hired C．intended D．reminded

4.A．preparations B．promise C．decision D．trip

5.A．Before B．As C．Once D．Since

6.A．And B．So C．Now D．But

7.A．off B．on C．out of D．a(chǎn)t

8.A.heart?broken B.conscience?stricken C．horror?stricken D．poverty?stricken

9.A．coughing B．screaming C．whispering D．laughing

10.A．Apart from B．In case of C．Instead of D．In spite of

11.A．reached B．searched C．dashed D．sent

12.A．smoke B．darkness C．children D．danger

13.A．up B．a(chǎn)way C．out D．down

14.A．pulled B．took C．grabbed D．held

15.A．dangerous B．useless C．over D．stupid

16.A．pushing B．feeling C．jumping D．moving

17.A．meant B．spared C．spent D．seemed

18.A．shade B．sunlight C．shadow D．crowd

19.A．helped B．found C．recognized D．rescued

20.A．left B．charged C．removed D．forgotten

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.D

18.B

19.D

20.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇記敘文。主要講的是約翰和瑪麗夫婦從外出回來，突然發(fā)現(xiàn)一家人的屋子起火了。瑪麗說不是自己家的房子起火要約翰快點離開，而約翰卻執(zhí)意要去幫忙舍己為人救了那一家的孩子們，卻意外的發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的孩子也在那些孩子里面，獲得解救。

1. 考查名詞辨析。A工作；B家庭；C妻子；D老板。John had a good ____ and had just been asked to go on a business trip to another city…約翰有一個不錯的工作，而且要求去另一個城市出差。故選A。

2. 考查動詞辨析。A知道，了解；B相信；C決定；D希望。it was ____ that Mary needed an outing and would go along too.而瑪麗也決定出去一段時間去短途旅行。故選C。

3. 考查動詞辨析。A詢問；B雇傭；C打算，想要；D提醒，使…想起。They ____ a reliable woman to care for the children…他們想要雇傭一個可信賴的女士來照顧孩子們。故選B。

4. 考查名詞辨析。A準備；B許諾，承諾；C決定；D旅行�！璦nd made the ____，returning home a little earlier than they had planned.他們要雇傭一個可信賴的女士來照顧孩子們，使他們的旅行能夠早一點結(jié)束并且在他們的計劃之前回來。故選D。

5. 考查介詞辨析。A在…之前；B當，正如…；C一旦；D自從。____ they drove into their hometown，they found a home in flames.當他們開回他們的家鄉(xiāng)時，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)一座房子起火了。故選B。

6. 考查連詞辨析。A和，并；B所以；C現(xiàn)在，此刻；D但是。___ John drove closer and exclaimed…當瑪麗說起火的不是他們的房子要離開時，但是約翰卻開近那座房子并且大聲叫到…故選D。

7. off work表示不在工作；B.be on work表示正在工作；C.be out of work表示離開工作；D.be at work沒有此搭配。 He wouldn't be ____ work yet. Maybe there is something we could do.約翰說道“他應(yīng)該還在工作，或許我們可以幫他做點什么”，用雙重否定表示肯定，故選A。

8. 考查形容詞辨析。A心碎的；B內(nèi)疚的，良心不安的；C嚇壞的，戰(zhàn)栗的；D為貧窮所困的，非常貧窮的�！璽hey were both ____ to see the whole house in flames他們看到整個房子都是火化時都嚇壞了。故選C。

9. 考查動詞辨析。A咳嗽；B尖叫；C低聲說；D笑。A woman on the lawn was in hysterics ____，“The children！Get the children！They are in the basement.”一個坐在草坪上的女士在歇斯底里的尖叫到“孩子們，快去救孩子們，他們在地下室”。故選B。

10. 考查介詞短語辨析。A除了…；B以防萬一；C而不是，代替；D不管，不顧。____ Mary's protests，John grabbed the water hose and soaked（浸濕）his clothes…不顧瑪麗的反對，約翰抓住了水管并且浸濕了他的衣服準備去救孩子們。故選D。

11. his wet handkerchief on his head and ____ for the basement which was full of ____.把他濕紙巾放在頭上沖進充滿煙的地下室。故選C。

12. 考查名詞辨析。A煙；B黑暗；C孩子；D危險。…put his wet handkerchief on his head and ____ for the basement which was full of ____.把他濕紙巾放在頭上沖進充滿煙的地下室。故選A。

13. 考查固定搭配。A在…之上；B遠離…；C在…外面；D在…下面。he asked how many more children were ____ there約翰問到“有幾個孩子在地下室下面”。故選D。

14. 考查動詞辨析。A拉；B帶走；C抓住；D舉行。They told him two more and Mary ____ his arm and screamed…他們告訴他有多于二個的孩子，瑪麗此刻抓住與了約翰的手并且尖叫到。故選C。

15. 考查形容詞辨析。A危險的；B除非…；C結(jié)束，在…之上；D笨拙的。Don't go back！It's ____！That house will cave in any second！瑪麗叫到“不要回去，太危險了，那個房子隨時都可能倒塌”。故選A。

16. 考查動詞辨析。A推；B感覺，摸索；C跳躍；D移動。But he shook her off and went back by ____ his way down the smoke-filled hallway and into the room.但是約翰丟開瑪麗的手，返回房子，在充滿煙的走廊里摸索著進入房間。故選B。

17. 考查動詞辨析。A意味著；B節(jié)約，讓出；C花費；D似乎。It ____ a long time before he found both children…在他找到所有的孩子之前似乎是過了好長時間。故選D。

18. 考查名詞辨析。A影子，樹蔭；B陽光；C陰影；D人群�！璦nd started back and at last when they came out into the ____ and fresh air.約翰最后救了孩子們，并且把他們都從起火的房子里帶出來了，重新見到了陽光和新鮮空氣。故選B。

19. 考查動詞辨析。A幫助；B發(fā)現(xiàn)，找到；C認識到，辨認出；D解救。he found that he had just ____ his own children.當約翰救了所有的孩子后，他發(fā)現(xiàn)自己也 救了自己的孩子。故選D。

20. 考查動詞辨析。A離開，遺漏；B指控，付費；C除去，移除；D忘記。It turned out that the baby?sitter had ____ them at this home while she did some shopping.結(jié)果是他們雇請的那個保姆在她外出購物時把他們的孩子暫時放在這戶人家。故選A。

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