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“完形填空+语法填空”精准练(六)
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Ⅰ.完形填空
One day, Lindsay and Erica were sitting at Lindsay's house working very hard. The fourth grade was tough, and they were working on a science project about __1__. Lindsay was a hard-working student like Erica, so the two girls were __2__ to have each other as partners. They were writing about rain and were amazed to learn that Hawaii is the world's __3__ place. Lindsay found that Mount Waialeale, __4__ the island of Kauai, gets 460 inches of __5__ a year! In 1982, Mount Waialeale set an all-time world __6__ when it received 666 inches of rain! The girls knew that their classmates would find all these facts __7__.
The girls were __8__ the fun facts they were finding __9__ all of a sudden, Lindsay saw Erica choking, Erica had been chewing a pen cap and had __10__ it! Erica started pointing to her __11__. Lindsay asked her if she was choking. When Erica __12__ to say yes, Lindsay quickly stood up and did the Heimlich maneuver (去异物急救法) to try to __13__ Erica stop choking.
Lindsay was afraid of __14__ her friend, so the __15__ time she tried the Heimlich maneuver, she did not do it very __16__. She tried a second time, and nothing happened. After trying it a third time, the pen cap __17__ of Erica's mouth!
Erica was very __18__ to Lindsay. She was terrified when she __19__ she had swallowed the pen cap and could not breathe. Lindsay was very __20__ and saved her friend. This was one science project that both girls would never forget.
语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。Lindsay和Erica正在做科学作业的时候,Erica突然把钢笔帽吞了下去,导致她不能呼吸,Lindsay马上用去异物急救法挽救了Erica的生命,这次科学作业是她们两人经历的最难忘的事情。
1.A.atmosphere C.weather
B.environment D.climate
解析:选C 根据下文“They were writing about rain ...”可知,她们正在做关于天气的科学作业。A项意为“气氛,氛围”;B项意为“环境”;C项意为“天气”;D项意为“气候”。故选C。
2.A.happy C.worried
B.amused D.eager
解析:选A 根据语境可知,Lindsay和Erica都是努力学习的学生,所以这两个女孩作为彼此的搭档是非常开心的。A项意为“快乐的,开心的”;B项意为“逗乐的”;C项意为“担心
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的”;D项意为“渴望的”。故选A。
3.A.driest C.coldest
B.wettest D.hottest
解析:选B 根据下文“it received 666 inches of rain”可知,她们惊讶地发现夏威夷是世界上最潮湿的地方。A项意为“最干燥的”;B项意为“最潮湿的”;C项意为“最寒冷的”;D项意为“最炎热的”。故选B。
4.A.below C.over
B.above D.on
解析:选D 根据常识可知,怀厄莱阿莱山在考艾岛上,两者相接触。A项意为“在……之下”;B、C、D三项都有“在……上”之意,区别在于,above表示位置之高,只是笼统地说“在……之上”,其反义词为below; over表示在某物的正上方,即垂直向上,比较精确,反义词为under; on表示一个物体与另一个物体表面接触,一方在另一方之上。故选D。
5.A.dust C.rain
B.sand D.snow
解析:选C 根据上文“writing about rain”可知,这两个女孩是在研究降雨量。A项意为“灰尘”;B项意为“沙子”;C项意为“雨”;D项意为“雪”。故选C。
6.A.goal C.example
B.record D.standard
解析:选B 根据语境可知,1982年,怀厄莱阿莱山的降雨量达到666英寸,这打破了有史以来的纪录。A项意为“目标”;B项意为“纪录”;C项意为“例子”;D项意为“标准”。故选B。
7.A.interesting C.disappointing
B.astonishing D.convincing
解析:选A 根据第二段第一句中的“fun facts”可知,这两个女孩知道她们的同学也将认为这些事实有趣。A项意为“有趣的”;B项意为“令人惊讶的”;C项意为“令人失望的”;D项意为“有说服力的”。故选A。
8.A.admiring C.spreading
B.enjoying D.concluding
解析:选B 根据空格后“the fun facts”可知,这两个女孩正在享受她们找到的这些事实带来的乐趣。A项意为“钦佩”;B项意为“享受”;C项意为“蔓延”;D项意为“总结”。故选B。
9.A.where C.while
B.how D.when
解析:选D 根据语境可知,此处指她们正在分享那个有趣的事实时,突然Lindsay发现Erica
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窒息了。固定句型be doing ... when ...意为“正在做……突然……”。故选D。
10.A.digested C.broke
B.removed D.swallowed
解析:选D 根据最后一段中的“she had swallowed the pen cap”可知,Erica是因为不小心吞下钢笔帽才窒息的。A项意为“消化”;B项意为“移动,清除”;C项意为“破坏”;D项意为“吞,咽”。故选D。
11.A.neck C.cheek
B.heart D.stomach
解析:选A 根据常识可知,钢笔帽被吞咽下去之后应该卡在嗓子里,所以Erica指着自己的脖子。A项意为“脖子”;B项意为“心脏”;C项意为“脸颊”;D项意为“胃”。故选A。
12.A.waved C.nodded
B.trembled D.shook
解析:选C 根据下文“to say yes”可知,此时Erica向Lindsay点头表达肯定的意思。A项意为“挥动”;B项意为“颤抖,发抖”;C项意为“点头”;D项意为“摇头”。故选C。
13.A.rescue C.allow
B.prevent D.help
解析:选D 根据语境可知,Lindsay快速站起来并用去异物急救法来帮助Erica,阻止她窒息。A项意为“营救”;B项意为“阻止”;C项意为“允许”; D项意为“帮助”。故选D。
14.A.hurting C.wounding
B.ruining D.damaging
解析:选A 根据语境可知,Lindsay害怕伤到她的朋友。A项意为“受伤,伤害”;B项意为“摧毁”;C项意为“受(刀伤等)”;D项意为“破坏”。故选A。
15.A.last C.next
B.first D.short
解析:选B 根据下文的“She tried a second time, and nothing happened.”可知,此处应指第一次。故选B。
16.A.straight C.hard
B.directly D.slightly
解析:选C 联系上下文可知,由于Lindsay是第一次尝试去异物急救法,且害怕伤到Erica,所以她并没有那么用力。A项意为“直地”;B项意为“直接地”;C项意为“艰难地,用力地”;D项意为“轻微地”。故选C。
17.A.jumped out C.threw out
B.picked out D.flew out
解析:选D 根据语境可知,在尝试了第三次之后,钢笔帽从Erica的嘴里出来了。A项意
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