Heaviest snow in half a century hit the south of the country. It snowed continuously for half a month, ___41__ the railways, highways, and runways in the airfields. Ice wrapped and paralyzed (使癱瘓)the power and communication system. Many people were trapped in railway stations, bus stations and airports, and ___42___ in cars, buses and trains. Governments and people did everything they could ___43___ the snow disaster, no one was killed __ 44___ cold and hunger. Gradually, trapped people all went back home safely. Many moving stories happened during the ___45___. While fighting the snow, people forgot their animal friends until a moving story of a swallow couple was ___46___on the internet.
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The next morning, the housemaster went to the balcony to check his flowers and saw a __53__ swallow outside the window pane, touching it, he found that they were two embracing together. Thinking of the __54__ the snow had brought to the people, he was __55__ to tears. He took them in, giving them some warmness which they could not __56__ any longer. He found a small cardboard box, filled it with some hay and __57__ the swallow couple in. He buried them in the back garden.
In my hometown in the countryside, a swallow family lives in the roof of my house. They come back from the __58__ every spring to have babies. Then in autumn, when babies have grown up, they fly to the south for __59__. I wonder if they will come back this spring as they __60__.
41．A．protecting B．maintaining C．blocking D．keeping
42．A．even B．still C．yet D．nevertheless
43．A．fight B．fighting C．to fight D．fought
44．A．to B．from C．with D．for
45．A．process B．procedure C．practice D．progress
46．A．common B．widespread C．well-known D．familiar
47．A．regardless of B．instead of C．in addition to D．because of
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41-45 CACBA 46-50 BDBCA 51-55 DCABB 56-60 DACBD 解析: 南方下起了幾十年不遇的大雪，很多人被困在了回家的路上。在抗災(zāi)的過程中，發(fā)生了很多感人的故事。然而人類在雪災(zāi)中自救的時候，忘記了他們的動物朋友。一對燕子夫婦在這場冰雪中演繹出了動人的愛情故事。 41．C。因南方連續(xù)下雪，特別寒冷，此處是大雪封住/堵住了鐵路，公路，飛機的跑道。而不可能是保護（protecting）、保養(yǎng)（maintaining）保持（keeping）。 42．A。此處進一步講述情況的嚴重性。A項even（甚至）是合適的選項。still（仍然）沒有遞進之意；yet（仍然，還）常用否定疑問句中；nevertheless（然而，雖然如此，依然）。 43．C。此處是一個固定句式：do everything/ what one can to do sth. 盡力做某事。其中不定式to fight 表目的，作目的狀語。 44．B。句意：沒有人被凍死，沒有人被餓死。from(因……而死)表示由于外部原因引起的死亡。 45．A。在抗災(zāi)的過程中，發(fā)生了很多感人的故事。Process（做某事的）過程，procedure 辦事程序；手續(xù)，步驟；practice 實踐，做法；progress進展，進程，進步。 46．B。句意：人類在雪災(zāi)中自救的時候，忘記了他們的動物朋友，直到一對燕子夫婦的感人故事在網(wǎng)上流傳開來，人們才想起他們。Widespread（尤指）流傳廣的，遍及的 common 共同的；well-known著名的；familiar熟悉的。 47．D。大雪使燕子夫婦找不到食物，他們已經(jīng)幾天沒有吃東西了。because of因為；regardless of 不管，不顧；instead of 代替； in addition to除……之外。 48．B。他們想飛進人們的家里躲避寒冷，可是，每家的窗戶都關(guān)得緊緊的。tightly 緊緊地loosely 松松地；roughly 粗糙地，草率地；lightly輕輕地。 49．C。他們來到一個陽臺背風(fēng)的地方。此處是定語從句，which在從句中作reach的賓語。 50．A。此時，妻子的身體已經(jīng)被凍僵了，她趴下不動了。frozen 凍僵；terrified使恐怖； worried 擔(dān)心；scared害怕。 51．D。由于翅膀張開，丈夫身上的熱量很快就散發(fā)完了。lose his heat 熱量散發(fā)；lose his faith 失去信心/信仰/信任；lose his heart to sB．愛上某人；lose his courage失去通氣。 52．C。就這樣，兩只燕子在饑餓中被凍死在一起。由上文wrapped his wife with his wings可知。wrap 包或裹某物/某人；fasten系住某物；使某物聯(lián)結(jié)在一起；pack裝點/打點某物；塞滿/擠滿某處；fix安裝，固定。 53．A。第二天，主人察看自己陽臺上的花，看到一只死去的燕子。因天氣寒冷，自然是凍死的；而不會是live (活的)、lively (活潑的)、lovely (可愛的)燕子。 54．B。想到這些天人們在暴風(fēng)雪中的遭遇。hardship苦難，困苦；need 需要，必要；poverty 貧困，貧窮；shortage短缺，缺乏。 55．B。主人非常感動。be moved to tears感動得流淚。be affected受影響；be encouraged受到鼓舞；be satisfied感到滿意。 56．D。他把燕子拿到屋里，給他們一些他們再也感受不到的溫暖。feel 感覺到，感受到，體會到，體驗到（身體上或情緒上的情況）；find 覺得，發(fā)現(xiàn)；gain獲得，得到；own 擁有，占有。 57．A。laid（擱置，放置）與前文found和filled 是并列謂語，表示動作依次發(fā)生。 58．C。由常識可知，每年春天燕子一家都會從南方回來生兒育女。 59．B。秋天小燕子長大就會同父母一起飛到南方過冬。 60．D。不知道今年他們一家還能不能象往常一樣回來。did 是助動詞，替代came back，避免重復(fù)。
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