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完形填空 　　10-year-old John ran barefoot out of the door on a windy, cold day in February and he 　　1　　 straight for the 125-foot electric tower behind their home．The tower carried 230, 000 volts through its silver wires but John wasn't 　　2　　 of the danger．He had suffered from a mental illness, a condition that separates him from reality, 　　3　　 him to live within his own 　　4　　．That day his thoughts were set on climbing to the top of that tower, touching the sky and feeling what it was like to 　　5　　． 　　His seventeen-year-old brother，James, who had always been close by, watching him and making sure that no 　　6　　 came to him, 　　7　　 to realize that he was missing this time． 　　John had already 　　8　　 the handrails(栏杆)and was making his 　　9　　 to the sky by the time James 　　10　　 him．James understood the 　　11　　 of the electrical tower but he chose to follow his younger brother up each gray rail, trying not to look 　　12　　, all the way to the top．James finally 　　13　　 his brother and held him tightly with his right hand．With his left hand, he held on to a metal bar to help stabilize(固定)them 　　14　　． 　　The minutes lengthened into hours 　　15　　 they balanced on a three-inch rail．James sang songs to 　　16　　 his own beating heart and to draw his brother's attention away from the rescue action taking place 　　17　　． 　　Hundreds of people gathered at the base of the tower and they looked like ants to James．Helicopters(直升飞机)began to circle overhead and emergency trucks rushed to the 　　18　　． 　　When secured with a safety line, the brothers and their rescuers were carefully lowered to the ground, the crowd below burst out 　　19　　．They witnessed the 　　20　　 of a 17-year-old boy named James． (1) [　　] A． looked B． headed C． cared D． sent (2) [　　] A． aware B． proud C． sure D． afraid (3) [　　] A． teaching B． allowing C． coaching D． forcing (4) [　　] A． words B． opinions C． thoughts D． ideas (5) [　　] A． run B． fly C． rush D． walk (6) [　　] A． harm B． wound C． fear D． damage (7) [　　] A． refused B． happened C． pretended D． failed (8) [　　] A． removed B． cleared C． overcome D． occupied (9) [　　] A． way B． trip C． tour D． journey (10) [　　] A． caught B． saved C． found D． recognized (11) [　　] A． usage B． danger C． effect D． height (12) [　　] A． left B． right C． up D． down (13) [　　] A． reached B． touched C． fetched D． found (14) [　　] A． either B． both C． all D． each (15) [　　] A． before B． till C． where D． as (16) [　　] A． stop B． rest C． calm D． resist (17) [　　] A． below B． nearby C． ahead D． around (18) [　　] A． land B． space C． center D． scene (19) [　　] A． cries B． cheers C． laughter D． shouts (20) [　　] A． carefulness B． friendliness C． braveness D． unselfishness

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．D;4．C;5．B;6．A;7．D;8．B;9．A;10．C;11．B;12．D;13．A;14．B;15．D;16．C;17．A;18．D;19．B;20．C;
解析：

(1)	他径直朝发电塔走去。此处head是动词，意为“出发；动身”。
(2)	根据下一句的前半句可知他有精神病，没有“意识到”高压线的危险。
(3)	本句前半句提到他患有精神病，所以很多行为都是无意识的，是迫不得已的做法。
(4)	根据下一句中的his thoughts可判断此项正确。
(5)	本段开头部分提到发电塔有125英尺高，所以他想爬上塔顶，体验“飞”的感觉。
(6)	他哥哥时刻守护着他，确保他不会受到任何“伤害”。B项多指刀伤、枪伤等，不符合常识。
(7)	他哥哥这一次没有意识到弟弟不见了。happen to do sth表示“碰巧发生某事”，不符合所给语境。
(8)	此处clear表示“清理”。remove表示“除掉；拿走”，不符合常识；后两项分别表示“克服”“占据”，不符合题意。
(9)	make one's way是固定搭配，表示“朝前走”。他爬塔不是为了“旅游”，所以后三项可排除。
(10)	到James“发现”John的时候，John已经爬到非常高的位置了。最后一项表示“认出；识别出”，明显错误。
(11)	James知道发电塔的“危险”。
(12)	他们两人都在高空，所以James尽力不往“下”看，以减少内心的恐惧感。因为稍不留心就会从高空摔下来粉身碎骨。
(13)	James终于“到达”了弟弟身边，并用右手紧紧地抓住他。fetch表示“去拿来”，表示已经把他带到地面，显然错误。
(14)	塔上只有兄弟二人，并且他让两人都固定，所以用both。
(15)	此处as强调动作同时发生，即他们两人在只有三英寸的弹丸之地熬过了数个小时。
(16)	James唱歌“平静”自己怦怦跳的心，同时也吸引弟弟的注意。rest表示“使休息”；resist表示“抵制”，均不符合题意。
(17)	他们两人在高空中，因此援救行动在“下面”开始。
(18)	直升飞机在头顶盘旋，急救卡车飞奔“现场”。
(19)	兄弟二人随时都有生命危险，如今安然无恙地被送回地面，观众自然为之“欢呼”。
(20)	解析：他们见证了一个17岁男孩的“勇敢”。 　　文章大意：一个神智不清的10岁男孩爬上了高耸入云的发电塔，想要触摸蓝天并体验飞翔的感觉。年仅17的哥哥不顾个人的生命安危，毅然爬了上去，在高空演绎了一个惊心动魄而又感人至深的故事。