完形填空真题检测(一) 2017年6月浙江高考
Alia Baker is a librarian in Iraq. Her library used to be a __36__ place for all who loved books and liked to share knowledge. They __37__ various matters all over the world. When the war was near, Alia was __38__ that the fires of war would destroy the books, which are more __39__ to her than mountains of gold. The books are in every language — new books, ancient books, __40__ a book on the history of Iraq that is seven hundred years old.
She had asked the government for __41__ to move the books to a __42__ place, but they refused. So Alia took matters into her own hands. __43__, she brought books home every night, __44__ her car late after work. Her friends came to __45__ her when the war broke out. Anis who owned a restaurant __46__ to hide some books. All through the __47__, Alia, Anis, his brothers and neighbours took the books from the library, __48__ them over the seven-foot wall and __49__ them in the restaurant. The books stayed hidden as the war __50__. Then nine days later, a fire burned the __51__ to the ground.
One day, the bombing stopped and the __52__ left. But the war was not over yet. Alia knew that if the books were to be safe, they must be __53__ again while the city was __54__. So she hired a truck to bring all the books to the houses of friends in the suburbs (郊区). Now Alia waited for the war to end and __55__ peace and a new library.
语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了在伊拉克战争中,Alia Baker和身边的人勇敢地保护图书馆书籍的故事。
36.A.meeting C.personal
B.working D.religious
解析:选A 根据下文可知,爱书人士经常到Alia的图书馆看书、分享知识,对于这些人来说,该图书馆是一个聚会处,故选meeting。
37.A.raised C.reported
B.handled D.discussed
解析:选D 结合语境可知,他们在这里讨论全世界各种各样的事情,故选discussed,表示“讨论,议论”。
38.A.worried C.doubtful
B.angry D.curious
解析:选A 根据上文提到的战争即将来临,以及下文提到的Alia和身边的人保护图书馆书籍的内容可知,此处指Alia很担心书籍在战火中被毁掉,故选worried。
39.A.practical C.reliable
B.precious D.expensive
解析:选B 根据语境及下文的“mountains of gold”可知,Alia认为这些书比金山还要珍贵,故选precious,表示“珍贵的”。
40.A.then C.even
B.still D.rather
解析:选C 空处上下文在语义上表示递进,指甚至(even)还有700年前的有关伊拉克历史的书籍。
41.A.permission C.explanation
B.confirmation D.information
解析:选A 根据语境可知,她希望得到政府允许把书搬到安全的(safe)地方,但他们拒绝了。ask sb.for permission表示“请求某人的许可”,符合语境。
42.A.large C.distant
解析:选D 参见上题解析。 43.A.Fortunately C.Seriously
B.Surprisingly D.Secretly B.public D.safe
解析:选D 根据语境可知,每晚很晚下班后,Alia秘密地把书带回家。secretly“秘密地,偷偷地”,符合语境。
44.A.starting C.filling
B.parking D.testing
解析:选C 根据上下文语境及空后的“her car”可知,Alia把书装到她的汽车里运回家。fill表示“装满”。
45.A.stop C.warn
B.help D.rescue
解析:选B 根据下文的内容可知,战争爆发后,她的朋友们也赶来帮助(help)她。 46.A.intended C.happened
B.pretended D.agreed
解析:选D 根据下文可知,Anis同意把一些书藏在自己的餐馆里,agree to do ... 表示“同意做……”。
47.A.war C.building
B.night D.way
解析:选B 根据语境可知,他们整个晚上都在从图书馆里搬书,这也照应了上文中的“every night”。
48.A.put C.passed
B.opened D.threw
解析:选C 根据上下文可知,他们要把书递过7英尺的高墙,并把它们藏在餐馆里。pass表示“传递”。
49.A.hid C.burnt
B.exchanged D.distributed
解析:选A 参见上题解析。hide表示“隐藏”。下文的hidden亦是提示。 50.A.approached C.continued
B.erupted D.ended
解析:选C 根据语境及上文中的“the war broke out”可知,战争还在继续(continued)。 51.A.restaurant C.city
B.library D.wall
解析:选B 根据语境及下文中的“a new library”可知,图书馆被全部焚毁了,故选library。
52.A.neighbours C.friends
解析:选B 一天,轰炸停止了,士兵们也离开了,所以选soldiers。 53.A.sold C.saved
B.read D.moved B.soldiers D.customers
解析:选D 根据下文可知,Alia知道,尽管城市是安静的,如果要想这些书安全,他们必须把这些书再转移(moved)出去。
54.A. occupied C.quiet
B.bombed D.busy
解析:选C 参见上题解析。quiet表示“安静的”。 55.A.dreamed of C.cared about
B.believed in D.looked for
解析:选A 根据语境可知,Alia等待着战争的结束,梦想着(拥有)和平和一个新的图书馆。