Debbie Hart is going to swim 1. the English Channel tomorrow.She is going to set out from the French coast at five o'clock in the morning. Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to set up a new world record. She is a strong 2. (swim) and many people feel that she is sure 3. (succeed)Debbie's father will set out with her in a small boat. Mr. Hart 4. (train )his daughter for years. Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England. Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours. She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food. Most of Debbie's school friends will be waiting for her on the English coast.

5.them will be Debbie's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.

1.across 2.swimmer 3.to succeed 4.has trained 5.Among 【解析】本文講述了黛比哈特明天將游過英吉利海鮮，她只有11歲，希望創(chuàng)一個(gè)新的世界紀(jì)錄。 1.across 句意：明天Debbie Hart將游過英吉利海峽。swim across游過，故為across。 2.swimmer 句意：她是一個(gè)...

Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his1. (experience) as a young man. Before he retired, Frank was the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he used 2. (work) in a small shop. It was his job3. ( repair) bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day. He saved money for years and in 1958 he 4.(buy) a small workshop of his own. 5. his twenties Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers.

1.experiences 2.to work 3.to repair 4.bought 5.In 【解析】本文是弗蘭克·霍斯金講述他年輕時(shí)的經(jīng)歷。 1.experiences 句意：昨天下午，弗蘭克·霍斯金正在給我講述他年輕時(shí)的經(jīng)歷。根據(jù)as a young man可知他年輕時(shí)的經(jīng)歷，因此用復(fù)數(shù)名詞experiences。 2.to work ...

I crossed the street to avoid 1. (meet) him, but he saw me and came running 2. me. It was no use pretending that I had not seen him, so I waved to him. I never enjoy meeting Nigel Dykes. He 3.has anything to do. No matter 4. busy you are, he always insists on coming with you. I had to think of a way5. preventing him from following me around all morning.

1.meeting 2.towards 3.never 4.how 5.of 【解析】本文講述了Nigel Dykes.總是跟著我，因此我不得不想一個(gè)方法阻止他整個(gè)上午都跟著我。 1.meeting 句意：為了避免遇見他，我穿過了大街。avoid doing sth避免做某事，故為動(dòng)名詞meeting。 2.towards 句意：但是他看見我，...

A public house which was recently bought 1. Mr. Ian Thompson is up for sale. Mr. Thompson is going to sell it 2. it is haunted.He told me that he 3. (can) not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise 4. (come) from the bar. The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved. Though Mr. Thompson had turned the lights off 5. he went to bed, they were on in the morning. He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before. When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, Mr. Thompson shook his head. The villagers have told him that they will not accept the pub even if he gives it away.

1.by 2.because 3.could 4.coming 5.before 【解析】本文講述了湯姆森要賣掉他最近買的一個(gè)酒館，因?yàn)樗�晚上鬧鬼。 1.by 句意：最近湯普森先生買的一個(gè)酒館將要出售。根據(jù)was recently bought可知此處表示被動(dòng)，by sb被某人，故為介詞by。 2.because 句意：湯普森先生將要賣掉它，因...

In 1929, three years after his1. (fly） over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole for the 2.（one） time. Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that 3.(lie） below, they soon ran into serious trouble. At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash. It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet. Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks. The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet. Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles 10 away, for there were no more mountains 4. sight. The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains5. difficulty.

1.flight 2.first 3.lay 4.in 5.without 【解析】本文講述了美國探險(xiǎn)家 R.E. 伯德飛越南極的過程。 1.flight 句意：美國探險(xiǎn)家 R.E. 伯德在飛越北極3年之后，于1929年第一次飛越了南極。有形容詞性物主代詞his修飾，故用fly的名詞形式，故為flight。 2.first 句意：美國探險(xiǎn)家 R...

The whole village soon learned that a large sum of money had been lost. Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet 1.taking his savings to the post office. Sam was sure that the wallet 2. have been found by one of the villagers, but it was not returned 3. him. Three months passed, and then one morning, Sam found his wallet outside his front door. It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half the money he had lost, together with a note which said:‘A thief, yes, but only 50 4.a thief!’Two months 5., some more money was sent to Sam with another note:‘Only 25 per cent a thief now!’In time, all Sam's money was back.

1.while 2.must 3.to 4.percent 5.later 【解析】本文講述了一個(gè)名叫薩姆的屠夫的錢包丟了，那個(gè)賊過一段時(shí)間還給他50%的錢包里的錢，又過一段時(shí)間還給他25%的錢，最后，逐漸把錢包里的錢都還給了他。 1.while 句意：當(dāng)?shù)氐耐婪蛩_姆·本頓在帶著存款去郵局時(shí)，丟了錢包。此處表示當(dāng)……時(shí)候，表示“在帶著存款去郵局的過程期間”...

You do not win respect by showing __________ you are, but what you’re able to do.

A. where B. who C. how D. when

B 【解析】句意：你不會(huì)因?yàn)槟闶钦l而贏得尊重，而是你能做些什么來贏得尊重。A. where在哪里；B. who誰；C. how怎么樣；D. when何時(shí)。結(jié)合句意可知，答案為B。

—I’m planning to climb Mount Huang this summer. Would you like to come along?

—Wow! That would be exciting __________ challenging. I’m in!

A. as well as B. as good as C. as long as D. as far as

A 【解析】句意：——我計(jì)劃今年夏天去爬黃山。你愿意一起去嗎？——哇！這既令人興奮又富有挑戰(zhàn)性。我加入。A. as well as也，既…又…；B. as good as一樣好；C. as long as只要；D. as far as只要，據(jù)…。exciting與challenging是并列關(guān)系，as well as該詞組為連詞，作“同；和；也”講時(shí)，連接同等并列成分。故答案為A。

You’re the future of this country. Don’t keep asking what this country can do for you. Ask

__________ what you can do for this country.

A. us B. ourselves C. you D. yourselves

D 【解析】句意：你們是這個(gè)國家的未來，不要老是問這個(gè)國家能為你們做些什么，問問你們自己，你們能為這個(gè)國家做些什么。A. us我們；B. ourselves我們自己；C. you你們；D. yourselves你們自己。這幾個(gè)句子人稱都是第二人稱，排除A,B；結(jié)合句意可知，此處需要填寫反身代詞，答案為D。

—It’s said that drinking coffee __________ cancer. Do I have to give it up?

—Relax! Not everything on Wechat is true. In fact, a coffee a day keeps the doctor away.

A. causes B. has caused C. caused D. had caused

A 【解析】 句意：——據(jù)說喝咖啡會(huì)致癌。我必須放棄喝咖啡嗎？——放松些！不是所有的聊天內(nèi)容都是真實(shí)的。事實(shí)上，一天喝一杯咖啡不會(huì)生病看醫(yī)生。drinking coffee作從句的主語，喝咖啡會(huì)致癌只是微信中別人的一種說法，時(shí)態(tài)用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)來描述，故答案為A。