Question

Over the years, thanks to my life’s obstacles(障碍), I understood the meaning of faith and the strong will to survive. It was Hurricane Ike that made me fully____ the beauty of our strength and a human’s motivation to ____.

Mom had a two-week ____ in summer. While we enjoyed our holiday in Southeast Texas, we didn’t realize the fact that Ike ____ cause months and likely years of “labor”. By September 7th, the “eyes of Texas” were watching Hurricane Ike more ____, making the typical mad rush for last-minute hurricane ____. Two days later, both oil and ice were in ____ demand.

In the early hours of September 11th, some neighbors were planning to ____the storm in their homes, ____ others were making final preparations to get away. At first, we decided to stay. But that afternoon, the Houston-Galveston area would be on the more ____ side of the storm. Mom and I packed some of our most ____ belongings in the car and ____ the East Texas town of Lufkin.

As Ike pushed farther inland, we ____power in Lufkin. On Sunday, our next-door neighbor told us via cell phone that our ____ had remained well. Our hopes could not have been ____. But a few hours later, the neighbors reported that our brick chimney had ____, and it was sitting on our living room, ____ a hole in the roof between two skylights (天窗).

We wouldn’t be allowed to return home ____ September 17th. I climbed upstairs, and looked toward the hole in the roof which showed a beautiful blue sky.

Without hesitation, I shouted, “Wow! A third skylight!”

My neighbors could not believe I was making jokes ____ crying, but ____ is always good medicine. It was with that joke that I knew, given time, everything would be okay.

1.A observeB. appreciateC. exploreD. improve

2.A. workB. apologizeC. recoverD. change

3.A. vacationB. journeyC. meetingD. schedule

4.A. mustB. mightC. should D. would

5.A. closelyB. constantlyC. warninglyD. differently

6.A. adventureB. equipmentC. suppliesD. reports

7.A. basicB. highC. pureD. neat

8.A. get throughB. put awayC. test outD. suffer from

9.A. sinceB. whenC. untilD. while

10.A. dangerousB. abundantC. peacefulD. awesome

11.A. availableB. concreteC. prized D. potential

12.A. set outB. headed forC. settled downD. watched out

13.A. providedB. reducedC. producedD. lost

14.A. gardenB. houseC. poolD. yard

15.A. clearerB. wilderC. lowerD. higher

16.A. passedB. stoodC. goneD. followed

17.A. leavingB. diggingC. fillingD. kicking

18.A. by B. before C. until D. after

19.A. in spite ofB. instead ofC. apart fromD. in terms of

20.A. faithB. willC. strengthD. laughter

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.B

15.D

16.C

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲了作者全家外出躲避飓风，邻居打电话说烟囱被吹掉。我回家看到房子的现状，并没有哭，而是开玩笑。以此故事说明笑声是最好的药。

1.B。考查动词 ：根据It was Hurricane Ike that made me fully____ the beauty of our strength and a human’s motivation to ____. 可知这里意思是我欣赏我们力量的美丽。Observe观察；appreciate欣赏；explore探索；improve提高。

2.C。考查动词 ：根据and a human’s motivation to ____. 可知这里意思是人类恢复的动力。Work工作；apologize道歉；recover恢复；change改变。

3.A。考查名词 ：根据While we enjoyed our holiday in Southeast Texas,可知这里填vacation。Vacation假期；journey旅行；meeting会议；schedule时刻。

4.D。考查时态 ：表示从过去某一时间来看将要发生的动作或存在的状态，用过去将来时。

5.A。考查副词 ：根据By September 7th, the “eyes of Texas” were watching Hurricane Ike more ____, making the typical mad rush for last-minute hurricane ____.可知这里意思是更接近地观看了飓风。Closely接近地；constantly不断地；warningly警告；differently不同地。

6.C。考查短语 ：根据By September 7th, the “eyes of Texas” were watching Hurricane Ike more ____, making the typical mad rush for last-minute hurricane ____.可知这里填supplies。Adventure经历；equipment设备；supplies供应；reports报告。

7.B。考查形容词 ：根据Two days later, both oil and ice were in ____ demand.可知这里意思是油和米都有很高的需求。Basic基本的；high高的；pure纯的；neat整洁的。

8.A。考查短语 ：根据In the early hours of September 11th, some neighbors were planning to ____the storm in their homes可知一些邻居打算在他们的家里度过风暴。get through度过；put away收起来；test out检测；suffer from遭受。

9.D。考查连词 ：然而其他人正在做最后逃跑的准备。Since自从；when当……时候；until到…… 为止；while然而。

10.A。考查形容词 ：根据Mom and I packed some of our most ____ belongings in the car and ____ the East Texas town of Lufkin.可知那天下午，Houston-Galveston那一地区会更危险。Dangerous危险的；abundant丰富的；peaceful和平的；awesome可怕的。

11.C。考查形容词 ：根据Mom and I packed some of our most ____ belongings in the car可知母亲和我打包一些我们最有价值的财产在车上。Available可用的；concrete具体的；prized珍惜；potential潜在的。

12.B。考查短语 ：根据____ the East Texas town of Lufkin.可知这里意思是朝德克萨斯东部进发。set out出发；headed for朝……进发；settled down定居；watched out当心。

13.D。考查动词 ：根据As Ike pushed farther inland, we ____power in Lufkin.可知这里意思是我们失去了力量。Provided提供；reduced减少；produced生产；lost失去。

14.B。考查名词 ：根据Our hopes could not have been ____. But a few hours later, the neighbors reported that our brick chimney had ____, and it was sitting on our living room, ____ a hole in the roof between two skylights (天窗).可知这里填house。Garden花园；house房子；pool水池；yard院子。

15.D。考查形容词 ：根据Our hopes could not have been ____. But a few hours later, the neighbors reported that our brick chimney had ____, and it was sitting on our living room, ____ a hole in the roof between two skylights (天窗).可知这里意思是我们的希望没有更高。Clearer更清楚的；wilder狂热的；lower较低的；higher更高的。

16.C。考查动词 ：根据and it was sitting on our living room, 可知这里意思是我们的砖头烟囱不见了。Passed通过；stood坐落；gone不见了；followed跟随。

17.A。考查动词 ：根据the neighbors reported that our brick chimney had ____, and it was sitting on our living room,可知烟囱不见了，自然是留下一个洞。Leaving留下；digging挖；filling装满；kicking踢。

18.C。考查连词 ：根据We wouldn’t be allowed to return home ____ September 17th.可知这里意思是我们在9月17日 之前不允许回家。By通过；before在……之前；until到……为止；after在……以后。

19.B。考查短语 ：根据My neighbors could not believe I was making jokes ____ crying,可知我的邻居不相信我在开玩笑，而不是哭。in spite of虽然；instead of代替；apart from脱离；。

20.D。考查名词 ：根据but ____ is always good medicine. It was with that joke that I knew, given time, everything would be okay.可知笑声是最好的药。Faith信任；will愿意；strength力量；laughter笑声。

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