Question

【題目】The young woman entered the pool where an injured dolphin was swimming. Despite her fear, she felt strong wearing her new leg.

In her second grade, Maja ______ her cousin, Jasmina. After Jasmina’s death, Maja swore she would honor the little girl by ______ with a dolphin, an animal that both girls _______.”Jasmina never got the chance to do it,” says Maja, now 32,“ so I ______ that someday I’d do it for her.”

In high school, Maja was ______ about sports. She even planned to become an athlete. _______, in 1993, during the civil war in her home country, a bomb _______ her left leg.

After two years’_______ in the U.S., Maja received her first artificial leg, but ______ it didn’t fit well, walking for Maja was very painful. ______, she managed to graduate from a local high school. Then after receiving a ______ from Saint Francis University, she got a job at an insurance firm and ______ started her own company.

To relax, Maja ________ often watch the dolphins play at an aquarium (水族館)near her home. A young dolphin, Winter, who had lost its tail, caught her _______. One day, Maja happened to see trainers ______ Winter with a high-tech tail. When they were done, Winter swam freely in the water. Maja was ______. She managed to find the inventors of Winter’s tail. Within ten days, she had a new leg which freed her of the _______ that had troubled her for almost 16 years.

Now Maja was ready to keep her _______. She went to the aquarium, lowered herself into the pool and held out a hand to Winter, who approached ________, then swam away. After a few minutes，the dolphin let Maja _______ its back. Finally, the two began to swim around the pool together.

【1】A. lost B. visited C. rescued D. left

【2】A. talking B. living C. swimming D. surfing

【3】A. liked B. adopted C. possessed D. purchased

【4】A. pretended B. decided C. preferred D. agreed

【5】A. positive B. enthusiastic C. particular D. curious

【6】A. Undoubtedly B. Surprisingly C. Strangely D. Unfortunately

【7】A. took away B. took over C. cut down D. cut out

【8】A. study B. operation C. treatment D. experiment

【9】A. until B. because C. although D. if

【10】A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Besides D. However

【11】A. scholarship B. degree C. prize D. notice

【12】A. gradually B. actually C. eventually D. naturally

【13】A. might B. should C. could D. would

【14】A. eye B. leg C. nose D. hand

【15】A. decorating B. guiding C. marking D. fitting

【16】A. inspired B. puzzled C. shocked D. amused

【17】A. worry B. sadness C. pain D. fear

【18】A. appointment B. promise C. record D. habit

【19】A. blindly B. angrily C. gratefully D. cautiously

【20】A. strike B. cover C. touch D. wipe

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【5】B

【6】D

【7】A

【8】C

【9】B

【10】D

【11】B

【12】C

【13】D

【14】A

【15】D

【16】A

【17】C

【18】B

【19】D

【20】C

【解析】

【1】答案　A　[根據(jù)下句的After Jasmina's death...可知她表妹去世了。]

【2】答案　C　[根據(jù)文章最后一句Finally，the two began to swim around the pool together.可知此處應(yīng)為swimming。]

【3】答案　A　[句意：……兩個女孩都非常喜歡的動物。adore熱愛；喜愛；adopt收養(yǎng)； possess擁有；purchase購買。]

【4】答案　B　[句意：……所以我決定有一天我將替她完成這件事。pretend假裝；decide決定；prefer寧愿；agree同意。]

【5】答案　B　[根據(jù)后面一句She even planned to become an athlete.可知她對體育充滿熱情。positive積極的；enthusiastic熱情的；particular特別的；挑剔的；curious好奇的。be enthusiastic about對……充滿熱情。]

【6】答案　D　[句意：不幸的是，1993年在她國家的內(nèi)戰(zhàn)中，一顆炸彈奪去了她的左腿。undoubtedly毫無疑問地；surprisingly令人驚奇地；strangely奇怪地；unfortunately不幸地。]

【7】答案　A　[take away奪去；take over接管；cut down砍倒；cut out刪掉。]

【8】答案　C　[句意：經(jīng)過在美國兩年的治療后……，study學習；operation手術(shù)；treatment治療；experiment實驗。]

【9】答案　B　[后半句walking for Maja was very painful是結(jié)果，造成這一問題的原因是前半句it didn't fit well。故這兩句是因果關(guān)系，B項正確。]

【10】答案　D　[句意：(盡管有這么多困難)她依然設(shè)法從當?shù)氐囊凰�中學畢業(yè)了。]

【11】答案　B　[句意：在圣弗朗西斯大學里獲得學位后畢業(yè)，她在一家保險公司找到了一份工作…… scholarship獎學金；degree學位；prize獎品；notice通知。]

【12】答案　C　[句意：……并且最終開辦了自己的公司。gradually逐漸地；actually實際上；eventually最終；naturally自然地。此處只強調(diào)最后的結(jié)果。]

【13】答案　D　[句意：為了放松一下，Maja過去經(jīng)常在她家附近的水族館里看海豚表演。would此處用于指過去經(jīng)常發(fā)生的事情。]

【14】答案　A　[catch sb's eye引起某人的注意。]

【15】答案　D　[decorate裝飾；guide指導(dǎo)；mark標記；fit安裝。]

【16】答案　A　[從海豚身上得到啟示，受到鼓舞。inspired受到鼓舞的；puzzled困惑的；shocked震驚的；amused好笑的。]

【17】答案　C　[解除了她多年以來所遭受的痛苦。]

【18】答案　B　[keep one's promise遵守諾言，與前面第二段最后一句對應(yīng)起來。appointment約定；promise諾言；record紀錄；habit習慣。]

【19】答案　D　[海豚謹慎地靠近，又游開了。blindly盲目地；angrily憤怒地；gratefully感激地；cautiously謹慎地。]

【20】答案　C　[句意：幾分鐘后，海豚就讓Maja接觸它的背部。strike敲，打，劃(火柴)；cover覆蓋；touch撫摸；wipe擦，抹。]