Question

　Daedalus and his son Icarus were prisoners on the island of Crete． From the little window of their lonely tower they could see the blue ocean and watch the gulls and eagles sweep back and forth over the island ．Sometimes a ship 1 out toward other lands ． 2 this, Daedalus and Icarus would 3 for freedom and 4 they might sail away and never see the island of Crete again．

　Daedalus was a famous Greek artist ．He had 5 the building where they 6 ． It was the famous Labyrinth, a 7 maze of crisscross or crossing-each-other passages． Daedalus had designed it at the 8 of King Minos of Crete． When the Labyrinth 9 , the king 10 ． But he was afraid that someone 11 learn the secret of the maze;so he 12 Daedalus and Icarus in the tower．

　 13 Daedalus found a 14 for them to 15 from the tower． But they had to 16 themselves in the 17 part of the island． They never found 18 to go near the harbor where boats 19 Crete 20 at anchor or stopped and stayed． They knew that King Minos would be carefully watching the coming and going of all ships．

1．A．floated　　 B．flowed　　 C．flew　　 D． sailed

2．A．Seen　　B．Seeing　　C．To see D．After seeing

3．A．hope B．long C．want D． try

4．A．hope　　B．long　　 C．want　　 D． wish

5．A．built B．designed C．planned　　D． put up

6．A．became prisoners B．were put to prison C．were held prisoners D． were imprisonment

7．A．winding B．wound　　C．wounding　　 D． wounded

8．A．invitation　　 B．request C．demand D． command　　

9．A．ended B．came to an end C．was over D was finished

10．A．delighted　　 B．was delighted　　C．delighting　　C．was delighting

11．A．can B．could C．may D． might　　

12．A．held prisoners B．put to prison　　C．threw into prison D． imprisoned

13．A．At last　　 B．Finally　　C．In the end．　　D．As a result

14．A．method B．means C．road　　D． way　　

15．A．go　　B．leave　　C．be free away D． escape

16．A．help　　B．hide　　 C．protect　　D． keep

17．A．Alone B．lonely C．loneliest　　 D． most lonely

18．A．brave　　 B．courage　　 C．encouragement D． inspiring spirits

19．A．leaving　　B．leaving away　　C．leave for　　D． leaving for

20．A．lie B．lying　　C．lay　　D． laid

Answer 1

答案：D;B;B;D;B;C;A;D;D;B;D;D;A;D;D;B;C;B;A;C
解析：

语篇较短，多数词汇描绘被囚禁者渴望自由的心情、介绍被忘恩负义的残暴君王囚禁的缘由、策划逃生、等待时机等等具体情景。其中也有比较困难的小题，如：7． 空的正确选项A．winding与wind, wound的拼写、读音和词义有些“难解难分”。还有4．空的选项 A．hope B．long C．want D． wish都表示愿望，以及13、14和15 等等空白处的选项均有不同程度的“词义辨析”难度。

提示：

测试点：一段古代故事的摘抄， 是描绘被囚禁者策划逃生的语篇。