It was an early morning in summer. In the streets, sleepy-eyed people were moving quickly, heading towards their ___1___. This was the beginning of another ___2___ day in New York City. ___3___this day was to be different.

Waiting ___4___ the crowded streets, on top of a ___5___ 110 stories high, was Philippe Petit. This daring Frenchman was about to ___6___ a tightrope(繃索) between the two towers of the World Trade Center.

Philippe took his first ___7___ with great care. The wire held. Now he was ___8___ he could do ___9__ only a balancing pole. Philippe walked his way across, a ___10___ of 131 feet.

Soon the rush-hour ___11___ began to notice. What a ___12___! There, 1350 feet above the street, a ___13___ figure was walking on air.

Philippe made seven ___14___, back and forth(來(lái)回). He wasn’t satisfied with just ___15___. At times he would turn, sit down, and ___16___ go on his knees. Once, he had the astonishing ___17___ to lie down on the thin thread. And thousands of ___18___ watchers stared with their hearts beating fast.

After the forty-five-minute ___19___, Philippe was taken to the police station. He was asked ___20___ he did it. Philippe shrugged(聳肩) and said, “When I see two tall buildings, I walk.”

1. A. job B. homes C. buses  D. offices

2. A. working B. hot     C. same   D. ordinary

3. A. And       B. So      C. But     D. Thus

4. A. for  B. in       C. by      D. above

5. A. roof       B. position      C. wall    D. building

6. A. throw     B. walk   C. climb  D. fix

7. A. act  B. landing      C. step    D. trip

8. A. sure       B. uncertain    C. glad    D. nervous

9. A. Through B. Against      C. With   D. On

10. A. distance       B. height C. space  D. rope

11. A. streets   B. crowds       C. passengers  D. city

12. A. height  B. pleasure     C. wonder      D. danger

13. A. great    B. strange       C. public D. tiny

14. A. experiment  B. circles C. trips    D. movements

15. A. walking       B. staying       C. acting D. showing

16. A. almost  B. even   C. often   D. rather

17. A. spirit    B. result  C. strength      D. courage

18. A. patient  B. terrified     C. pleased       D. enjoyable

19. A. show    B. trick   C. try      D. program

20. A. how     B. why    C. whether      D. when

1---20    ADCDD   BCACA   BCDCA   BDBAB  


解析:

一個(gè)夏天的早晨,一個(gè)人在110 層樓的高空走繃索,并作了不少精彩表演,同時(shí)也引來(lái)了不少來(lái)往行人的圍觀。

1. A。因?yàn)槭且淮笄逶,所以不?yīng)是趕回家,因此排除 B;而選項(xiàng) C、D都因?yàn)槠浜x太狹窄(去趕車(chē)或去辦公室)而不能被選擇。

2. D。從前文看:一個(gè)夏天的早晨,睡意未醒的人們匆匆趕去上班,這是一個(gè)普通的(ordinary)畫(huà)面、平常的(ordinary)一天。

3. C。前面說(shuō)這是普通的一天,而這里又說(shuō)這一天將會(huì)有所不同,意思轉(zhuǎn)折。

4. D。從下文可知:Philippe Petit 是在 110 層的高樓上走繃索,所以他是等候在這擁擠的街道“之上”(above)。

5. D。既然有110 層(stories)之高,這顯然是指 building,因?yàn)槠渌麕讉(gè)選項(xiàng)均不具備“層”(stories)這樣的內(nèi)涵。

6. B。從下文看:這是“走繃索”,其他選項(xiàng)顯然不合其語(yǔ)境。

7. C。這里是指:小心地走了第一步(step),語(yǔ)感好的考生多少也會(huì)意識(shí)到 take a step 是習(xí)慣搭配。

8. A。從下文看:他走繃索動(dòng)作十分熟練;不僅能在繃索上走,而且能在上面坐下、跪下甚至轉(zhuǎn)身等。所以這里當(dāng)他開(kāi)始拿著平衡棍走繃索時(shí),他應(yīng)是很“有把握”(sure)。

9. C。這里的 with 意為“用”。

10. A。從上文看,這繃索是“在世界貿(mào)易中心的兩個(gè)塔之間”,所以他走過(guò)的是一段 131 英尺寬的“距離”。

11. B。從其后的 began to notice(開(kāi)始注意)可知其主語(yǔ)應(yīng)是“人”,因此可以排除 A和D;又因?yàn)?passengers 意為“乘客”,顯然不合題意。

12. C。一個(gè)人在 1350 英尺高(110層樓高)的高空中走繃索,這當(dāng)然是“奇跡”(wonder)。

13. D。在地面上看 1350 英尺高的空中的一個(gè)人影, 這個(gè)人肯定“很小”(tiny)。

14. C。從語(yǔ)境(尤其是其后的 back and forth)顯然可以看出只有 C 才最適合。

15. A。從上文可知(同時(shí)請(qǐng)注意 just 這個(gè)詞對(duì)語(yǔ)境的影響)。

16. B。從前后動(dòng)作的難度來(lái)看,顯然 go on his knees 要比前面的 turn, sit down 要難,所以這里用 even(甚至)這個(gè)詞來(lái)表示這種更一步的意思。

17. D。能在這樣的高空作這樣精彩的表演,已很不容易。 而這里文章又說(shuō)他有一次還在這細(xì)細(xì)的繃索上“躺下”(lie down),這當(dāng)然需要“膽量”或“勇氣”(courage)。

18. B。從常識(shí)可知。另外其后的 with their hearts beating fast 也在一定的程度上暗示我們這里應(yīng)填 terrified。

19. A。從上文可知這是一場(chǎng) 45 分鐘的“表演”(show)。

20. B。從上文顯然可知。

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