阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
I’ve been farming sheep on a hillside for 54 years. I use a small tractor to get about. My dog Don always sits beside me in the passenger scat.
One morning I ___36___ a lost lamb when I was in the top field,near where a motorway cuts through my land. The lamb had become separated from its ___37___ , so I jumped out of the tractor to ___38___ it while Don stayed in his scat.
Lamb and mother ___39___ , I turned back to the tractor only to see it move suddenly away from me. This was so ___40___ because I had put the handbrake on when I jumped out. ___41___ Don had somehow made the ___42___move.
My heart froze in my chest as I ___43___ the tractor heading towards the ___44___ .I ran desperately but failed to _____45_____. It crashed through a wooden fence and disappeared. The _____46_____ thing I saw was Don’s face, looking calmly back at me.
Heart in mouth, I _____47_____ the fence and looked over. The tractor was _____48_____against the crash barrier in the central reservation, having miraculously(奇迹般地) crossed the _____49_____ road with fast-flowing traffic. I couldn’t see Don, but as I _____50_____ the tractor he jumped out onto the road, apparently _____51_____ , and dashed back to me.
The police _____52_____ and the motorway ran normally again. I couldn't quite believe my _____53_____ it turned out no one got badly hurt, but the outcome could have been _____54_____ .Don was given a special _____55_____ that night—I didn’t want him thinking I was angry with him.
36. A. dropped B. spotted C. carried D. returned
37. A. kids B. friends C. owner D. mother
38. A. ask about B. play with C. tend to D. run into
39. A. freed B. switched C. reunited D. examined
40 A. unexpected B. dangerous C. embarrassing D. difficult
41. A. Fortunately B. Generally C. Immediately D. Obviously
42. A. lamb B. vehicle C. seat D. fence
43. A. saw B. stopped C. remembered D. drove
44. A. crowd B. motorway C. field D. hill
45. A. take off B. catch up C. hold back D. get out
46. A. real B. best C. basic D. last
47. A. fixed B. noticed C. reached D. closed
48. A. resting B. running C. parking D. turning
49. A. sleep B. long C. rough D. busy
50. A. abandoned B. approached C. recognized D. repaired
51. A. unclean B. uncertain C. unhurt D. unhappy
52. A. arrived B. replied C. survived D. waited
53. A. ability B. dream C. luck D. idea
54. A. common B. confusing C. desirable D. awful
55. A. meal B. test C. job D. lesson
36. B 37. D 38. C 39. C 40. A 41. D 42. B 43. A 44. B 45. B 46. D 47. C 48. A 49. D 50. B 51. C 52. A 53. C 54. D 55. A
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲了作者开车带着它的狗去田地,路上发现了一只和它妈妈走散的小羊。作者下车去照看小羊,把自己的狗留在了车上。后来,作者帮助小羊找到了妈妈,谁知竟发现自己的狗开着拖拉机冲到了高速路上。作者赶紧沿途追赶,害怕造成严重的后果。幸运的是,最后没有人受伤。这真是一个奇迹!
【36题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:一天早上,我在山顶的田野里发现了一只迷路的小羊,那里有一条高速公路穿过我的田地。A. dropped下降;B. spotted发现;C. carried搬; D. returned返回。下文说小羊和它的妈妈走散了,所以我是无意中发现了一只迷路的小羊。故选B。
【37题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:小羊和它的妈妈走散了,所以我跳下拖拉机去照看它,而Don还坐在它的座位上。A. kids小孩;B. friends朋友;C. owner主人;D. mother妈妈。根据下文Lamb and mother,可知小羊是和它的妈妈走散了。故选D。
【38题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意:小羊和它的妈妈走散了,所以我跳下拖拉机去照看它,而Don还坐在它的座位上。A. ask about询问;B. play with同……一起玩;C. tend to照看;D. run into撞上。上文说小羊和它的妈妈走散了,所以可以推测出我跳下拖拉机去照看它。故选C。
【39题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:小羊和它的妈妈重聚了,我转过身去看拖拉机,却看见它突然离开了我。A. freed使自由;B. switched转变;C. reunited重聚;D. examined检查。下文说我转过身去看拖拉机,因为小羊和它的妈妈重聚了,所以我才有心思去看我的拖拉机。故选C。
【40题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:这太出乎意料了,因为我跳下车时已经拉上了手刹。A. unexpected出乎意料的;B. dangerous危险的;C. embarrassing使人尴尬的;D. difficult困难的。上文说我看见拖拉机突然离开了我,下文说我跳下车时已经拉上了手刹,所以这是让人出乎意料的事情。故选A。
【41题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:显然,Don以某种方式使车子动了起来。A. Fortunately幸运地;B. Generally通常;C. Immediately立即;D. Obviously显然。根据while Don stayed in his seat可知我跳下车,照顾小羊的时候,Don还坐在它的座位上。那么,很显然,是Don以某种方式使车子动了起来。故选D。
【42题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:显然,Don以某种方式使车子动了起来。A. lamb小羊;B. vehicle车辆;C. seat座位;D. fence栅栏。根据I turned back to the tractor only to see it move suddenly away from me.可知我转过身去看拖拉机,却看见它突然离开了我。所以这里指的是Don开走了我的车。故选B。
【43题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:当我看到拖拉机朝高速公路开去时,我的心都僵在胸口。A. saw看到;B. stopped停止;C. remembered记得;D. drove驾驶。下文说,我拼命地追,所以我是看到了拖拉机朝高速公路开去。故选A。
【44题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:当我看到拖拉机朝高速公路开去时,我的心都僵在胸口。A. crowd人群;B. motorway高速公路;C. field旷野;D. hill小山。根据near where a motorway cuts through my land.和having miraculously (奇迹般地) crossed the…road with fast-flowing traffic.可知拖拉机是朝高速公路开去。故选B。
【45题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意:我拼命地跑,但没能追上。A. take off 起飞; B. catch up追上; C. hold back阻止;D. get out出去。根据I ran desperately以及下文It crashed through a wooden fence and disappeared.可知我没有追上拖拉机。故选B。
【46题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我最后看到的是Don的脸,它平静地看着我。A. real真实的;B. best最好的; C. basic基本的;D. last最后的。Don平静地看着我,这是我最后看到的事情。故选D。
【47题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我的心都提到嗓子眼了,我抵达栅栏,仔细检查。A. fixed固定;B. noticed注意; C. reached抵达;D. closed关。根据and looked over可知我是抵达了栅栏。故选C。
【48题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:拖拉机正靠在路中间预留地带的防撞栏上,奇迹般地穿过了车流如水的繁忙道路。A. resting 倚靠;B. running跑; C. parking停车;D. turning转动。根据the crash barrier in the central reservation可知拖拉机是靠在路中间预留地带的防撞栏上。故选A。
【49题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:拖拉机正靠在路中间预留地带的防撞栏上,奇迹般地穿过了车流如水的繁忙道路。A. steep陡峭的;B. long长的;C. rough粗糙的;D. busy繁忙的。根据fast-flowing traffic可知这条高速公路非常繁忙。故选D。
【50题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我看不见Don,但当我接近拖拉机时,它跳上了马路,显然没有受伤,冲回我身边。A. abandoned抛弃; B. approached 接近;C. recognized意识到;D. repaired修理。下文说我的狗冲回我身边,所以我必定是接近了拖拉机。故选B。
【51题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我看不见Don,但当我接近拖拉机时,它跳上了马路,显然没有受伤,冲回我身边。A. unclean不洁的;B. uncertain不确定的;C. unhurt没有受伤的;D. unhappy不快乐的。根据下文no one got badly hurt可知我的狗没有受伤。故选C。
【52题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:警察来了,高速公路的运行又恢复了正常。A. arrived到达;B. replied回答;C. survived幸存;D. waited等待。下文说高速公路的运行又恢复了正常,可知是警察到达,处理了情况。故选A。
【53题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:我不能完全相信我的运气,结果没有人受重伤,但后果可能是可怕的。A. ability 能力;B. dream梦想; C. luck运气;D. idea想法。我的狗驾驶着拖拉机上了车水马龙的高速路,结果却没有人受伤,所以我不相信我有这么好的运气。故选C。
【54题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我不能完全相信我的运气,结果没有人受重伤,但后果可能是可怕的。A. common普通的;B. confusing混乱的;C. desirable令人向往的;D. awful可怕的。根据上文作者的极度担忧My heart froze in my chest和Heart in mouth以及生活常识,动物开车上了高速路,结果可能是非常可怕的。故选D。
【55题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:Don那天晚上被给予了一顿特别的晚餐——我不想让它认为我生它的气。A. meal一餐;B. test测验;C. job工作; D. lesson教训。根据下文I didn't want him thinking I was angry with him.可知我不想让它认为我生它的气,所以我给它提供了一顿特别的晚餐。故选A。
I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all ___36____ of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they ___37____ that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought ____38___ for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother __39_____ me the ticket. I was really ___40____!
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our __41____ . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became ___42____. I could barely make out the stage in the ___43____. We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band ___44____ the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t ____45___ what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as ____46___ a jet engine. I could ___47____ the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just __48_ that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to _ 49_. But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the 50_ and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just 51_from a long sleep. My ears were still 52_with the beat of the last song.
After the 53 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, 54_, I listen to one of their songs and 55_I’m back at that first show.
40. A. relaxed B. embarrassed C. excited D. encouraged
41. A. seats B. entrance C. spots D. space
42. A. comfortable B. quite C. serious D. nervous
43. A. silence B. noise C. darkness D. smoke
44. A. fell upon B. got through C. broke into D. stepped onto
45. A. forget B. hear C. repeat D. bear
46. A. loud B. heard C. sweet D. fast
47. A. feel B. touch C. enjoy D. digest
48. A. realize B. understand C. believe D. remember
49. A. continue B. delay C. finish D. change
50. A. party B. theatre C. opera D. stage
51. A. escaped B. traveled C. benefited D. woken
52. A. aching B. burning C. ringing D. rolling
53. A. competition B. performance C. interview D. celebration
54. A. though B. otherwise C. instead D. besides
55. A. decide B. regret C. conclude D. imagine