Question

The young woman entered the pool where an injured dolphin(海豚) 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 (人造的)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.adored 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

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】

1.1】答案　A　[根據下句的After Jasmina's death...可知她表妹去世了。]

2.2】答案　C　[根據文章最后一句Finally，the two began to swim around the pool together.可知此處應為swimming。]

3.3】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； possess擁有；purchase購買。]

4.4】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。]

5.5】答案　B　[根據后面一句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。]

6.6】答案　D　[句意：不幸的是，1993年在她國家的內戰中，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。]

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

8.8】答案　C　[句意：經過在美國兩年的治療后……，study學習；operation手術；treatment治療；experiment實驗。]

9.9】答案　B　[后半句walking for Maja was very painful是結果，造成這一問題的原因是前半句it didn't fit well。故這兩句是因果關系，B項正確。]

10.10】答案　D　[句意：(盡管有這么多困難)她依然設法從當地的一所中學畢業了。]

11.11】答案　B　[句意：在圣弗朗西斯大學里獲得學位后畢業，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。]

12.12】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。此處只強調最后的結果。]

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

14.14】答案　A　[catch sb's eye引起某人的注意。]

15.15】答案　D　[decorate裝飾；guide指導；mark標記；fit安裝。]

16.16】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。]

17.17】答案　C　[解除了她多年以來所遭受的痛苦。]

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

19.19】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。]

20.20】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。]