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      In the US,if you ask kids what they want to be when they grow up,you may 1 .Some will say they want to be the President,doctors, lawyers or movie stars. But many will say they want to be firefighters (消防員).

      Being a firefighter is a dangerous job, 2 it doesn’t pay 3 a job in medicine,busi-ness or entertainment (娛樂). So why is the idea of 4 a firefighter so popular with kids?

      One reason is that firefighters are heroes in the US society. They are strong and brave (勇敢). They risk their own lives (不顧自己的安危) 5 the lives of others.

      After the terrorist attack (恐怖襲擊) in New York 6 September 11,2001,firefighters became a symbol of national pride (驕傲 ) and strength (力量). Brave firefighters rushed to save people in the 7 buildings. They were able to save many lives,but many firemen 8 . After the attacks,people 9 the US wore hats and T-shirts that said FDNY (Fire Department of New York) to show respect (尊敬) for the firefighters.

      To be a firefighter is to be a hero. It's no surprise that many kids want 10 heroes.

() 1. A. be surprised   B. surprised   C. surprising   D. be surprising

() 2. A. or   B. and   C. but   D. if

() 3. A. as many as   B. as much as   C. as soon as   D. as possible as

() 4. A. become   B. became   C. becoming   D. to become

() 5. A. save   B. saves   C. saved   D. to save

() 6. A. at   B. in   C. for   D. on

() 7. A. fell   B. felt   C. falls   D. falling

() 8. A. dead   B. death   C. died   D. die

() 9. A. cross   B. across   C. through   D. passed

() 10. A. to become   B. become   C. to get   D. get

Answer 1

1. A 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. D 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. A

[解析]這篇短文主要介紹了美國許多孩子的夢想，其中重點介紹了美國孩子為什么想要成為一名消防員的原因。

1. A 聯(lián)系下文，可知此處指的是你會被嚇一跳。結(jié)合語境可知本句主語是動作對象，故用被動語態(tài)，選A.感到吃驚。

2. B 做消防員是個危險的工作和不如其他職業(yè)報酬多是并列關(guān)系，故選B.

3. B 聯(lián)系下文可知此處指的是這不如醫(yī)學(xué)，商業(yè)和娛樂方面的職業(yè)報酬多。報酬為抽象含義，不可數(shù)，many多用來修飾可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)，故選B. 和……一樣多。

4. C 本句中of是介詞，后面接名詞或者動名詞作賓語，故選C.成為。

5. D 句意：他們不顧自己的安危來拯救他人的生命。不定式作目的狀語表示具體的將要進行的動作，結(jié)合語境可知選D.拯救。

6. D 英語中表示在具體的某一天用介詞on ,聯(lián)系下文September 11.2001可知此處指的是在具體某一天，故選D.

7. D 聯(lián)系前文，可知此處指的是正在倒塌的大樓里面，故選D.下降的，落下的。

8. C 結(jié)合語境可知此處指的是許多消防員死了。本句描述的是過去發(fā)生的動作，故謂語動詞用過去時態(tài)，選項A、B不能用作謂語動詞，故選C. 死了。

9. B 結(jié)合語境可知此處指的是全美國的人們，故選B. 

10. A want + to do sth.，不定式作賓語，表示具體想要進行的動作。選A.