Question

  In 1989 an 8. 2 earthquake almost flattened America,killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder,a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be,only to 16 that the building was 17 .

    After the unforgettable shock,he 18 the promise he had made to his son,u No matter 19 happens,I'll always be there for you!” And tears began to 20 his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins,it looked hopeless,but he kept remembering his 21 to his son. He rushed there and started digging 22 the ruins.

   As he was digging,other helpless parents arrived,saying, “It's too 23 ! They’re all dead!24 , face reality,there's nothing you can do!” To each parent he responded with one 25 Are you going to help me now?” No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son,stone by stone.

   Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know 26 himself, “Is my boy T!or is he dead?” He dug for 8 hours. .. 12 hours. .. 24 hours. .. 36 hours. . , then,in the 38th hour,he 28 back a large stone and heard his son's 29 He screamed his son name, “ ARM AND!” He heard back, “Dad,it's me,Dad!I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive,you would 30 me and 31 you saved me,they’d be saved. You promised, ‘No matter what happens,I'll always be there for you! ’ You did it,Dad!” “What's going on in there?” the father asked.

“There are 14 of us left 32 33, Dad. We’re scared, 33 , thirsty and thankful you’re here. When the building collapsed,it made a 34 , and it saved us. ”

“ Come out,boy! ”

“No,Dad!Let the other kids out first,35 I know you’ll get me!No matter what happens,I know you’ll always be there for me!”

16. A. know   B. discover

   C. think   D. realise

17. A. as flat as a pancake   B. as high as a mountain

   C. as strong as an ox   D. as weak as a kitten

18. A. memorised   B. forgot

   C. kept   D. remembered

19. A. what   B. how   C. which   D. who

20. A. fill   B. flow   C. come   D. follow

21. A. picture   B. promise

   C. present   D. encourage

22. A. for   B. through

   C. out   D. into

23. A. dark   B. early   C. thick   D. late

24. A. Come out   B. Come again

   C. Come on   D. Come off

25. A. word   B. sound

   C. row   D. line

26. A. for   B. of   C. by   D. to

27. A. lovely   B. living

   C. alive   D. lively

28. A. got   B. paid   C. sent   D. pulled

29. A. breath   B. voice

   C. noise   D. tone

30. A. see   B. save

   C. visit   D. miss

31. A. when   B. because

   C. even if   D. though

32. A. for   B. behind

   C. out of   D. over

33. A. excited   B. happy

   C. hungry   D. sad

34. A. promise   B. space

   C. room   D. triangle

35. A. because   B. though

   C. when   D. even though

Answer 1

16. B 17. A 18. D 19. A 20. A 21. B 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. B 31. A 32. C 33. C 34. D 35. A

16. B解析:only to do表示“結(jié)果卻，不料”， 作結(jié)果狀語，表示該結(jié)果在主語的意料之 夕卜。discover指在表面上就能“發(fā)現(xiàn)”，符合語境。realise指在腦海里經(jīng)過思考“認(rèn) 識到”。

17. A解析：地震過后，建筑物被夷為平地， 因此用 as flat as a pancake,

18. D解析:此時，父親記起了他曾對兒子許 下的諾言，故用remember。memorise “背 過，記住”，forget “忘記”，keep “遵守，腫 行”，都不符合語境。

19. A解析：由第四段和最后一段中出現(xiàn)過 的 no matter what happens 可知選 A. 此處意為“無論發(fā)生什么”。

20. A解析：想到兒子，淚水涌人眼眶。

tears 作主語表示“淚水”時，可用tears fill one's eyes 和 tears come into one's eyes,故只有 A 項符合。

21. B解析:他不停地想起他對兒子許下的 諾言。

promise“諾言，承諾”。

22. B解析：父親開始在廢墟里挖掘。此處 through符合語境。

23. D解析:其他的父母都認(rèn)為為時已“晚”。

24. C解析:其他家長勸他放棄努力，面對現(xiàn) 實0 come on可表示制止一種不合適的行 為,放棄一種態(tài)度，主要用于祈使語氣中。

25. D解析：因為父親對他們說的是一句話， 因此用one line “一句話(臺詞) ”。

26. A解析：父親想要親自弄清楚兒子是生 是死。

for oneself表示“獨自地，親自”，符 合語境。

of oneself “自行地，自動地”；by oneself “單獨”;to oneself “獨享的”。

27. C解析:alive作表語表示“活著的”，其含 義與dead對應(yīng)。30空前的alive也是 提示。

28. D解析:pull"拉，拽”，符合語境。

29. B解析:根據(jù)語境可知，父親搬開了一塊 大石頭后聽到了兒子的“聲音”。

30. B解析：兒子堅信如果父親活著就會來 救他。

31. A解析：此處意為“當(dāng)你來救我時，他們 也會得救”。

32. C解析：out of 33意為“33人中……”。 特別注意此題中的介詞與前面的left沒有 任何聯(lián)系。

There are... left是固定用法。

33. C解析:根據(jù)前后與之并列的“害怕的” 和“ 口渴的”可判斷應(yīng)用hungry“饑餓的”。

34. D解析:根據(jù)常識,房屋倒塌時會形成三 角空隙。

make room和make space都表示 “(有意識地) 騰出空間”。

35. A解析:兒子說:“讓其他孩子先出去，因 為我知道你會來救我的�！� because引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句。