Question

完形填空  (共15小題；每小題1分，共15分)

On a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the lake behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out of the ­ 36  door, leaving behind his shoes, socks, and shirt as he went.

   He  37  into the water, not realizing that as he swam to the middle of the lake, a(n)  38  was swimming toward the 39 . His mother in the house saw the two. Full of  40 , she ran toward the water, screaming at her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became  41  and made a U-turn to swim hurriedly to his mother. But it was too late. Just as he reached her, the crocodile  42  him. The mother grabbed her little boy by the  43  just as the crocodile seized his legs.

   The crocodile was  44  stronger than the mother; but the mother was much too  45  to pull her son back. A farmer heard the  46  , raced from his truck, took aim and shot the crocodile.

   Remarkably, a few weeks later, the little boy  47 . His legs were extremely scarred by the attack of the animal.  48 , on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother’s fingernails dug into his flesh(肉體) in her  49  to hang on to the son she loved.

   The newspaper reporter, who  50  the boy after the accident, asked if he would show him his scars（疤痕）: The boy, with obvious  51  , said to the reporter, “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mom would not let go.”

    You and I can  52  with that little boy. We have scars, too. Not from a crocodile, but the scars of a painful  53 . some of those scars are ugly and have  54  us deep regret. But , some wounds, my friend, are because our relatives have  55 to let go. In the course of your struggle, they have been there holding on to you.

1.A. back              B. front             C. open          D. closed

2.A. swam              B. flew              C. went          D. drived

3. A. child            B. fish              C. animal        D. crocodile

4. A. shore            B. centre            C. middle        D. lake

5. A. shock            B. surprise          C. fear          D. joy

6.A. realized          B. alarmed           C. cleared       D. pleased

7. A. hold             B. arrived           C. closed        D. reached

8.A. body              B. head              C. arms          D. hands

9. A. less             B. much              C. little        D. few

10. A. hurried         B. worried           C. eager         D. anxious

11. A. screams         B. shouts            C. voices        D. sound

12.A. lived            B. saved             C. rescued       D. survived

13. A. And             B. Therefore         C. But           D. However

14.A. force            B. power             C. effort        D. strength

15.A. asked            B. interviewed       C. questioned    D. reported

16.A. regret           B. pride             C. joy           D. worry

17.A. agree            B. disagree          C. admire        D. respect

18.A. past             B. future            C. memory        D. reminder

19. A. kept            B. made              C. left          D. led

20.A. accepted         B. delayed           C. denied        D. refused

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A2.B3.D4.A5.C  

6.B7.D8.C9.B10.C  

11.A12.D13.A14.C15.B 

 16.B17.A18.A19.C20.D

【解析】略