Question

Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. Clark and his wife worked and 36   , making plans for their nine children and themselves to travel to 37   . It had taken years, and they had 38   saved enough money and had got passports (护照) and 39  for the whole family to the United States.

The entire family was filled with 40   about their new life.  41   , seven days before their departure, the youngest son was bitten by a dog. The doctor sewed up the boy but he42     a yellow sheet on the Clarks’ front door. 43    the possibility of rabies (狂犬病), they should be quarantined (隔离) for fourteen days.

The family’s 44    was destroyed. They would not be able to make the trip to America as they had 45   . The father, filled with disappointment and 46      , hurried to the dock to watch the ship leave — without the Clark family. 47     of disappointment came to the father. Five days 48      , the tragic news spread throughout Scotland — the mighty Titanic had sunk. The unsinkable ship had sunk, 49    many lives with it. The Clark family should have been on that ship, 50    because the son had been bitten by the dog, they were51    in Scotland. When Mr. Clark heard the news, he 52     his son and thanked him for saving the family. He thanked God for saving their lives and turning 53   he had felt was a(n) 54   into a blessing.

Although we may not always understand, all things 55    for a reason.

1.A. spent               B. counted        C. saved           D. played

2.A. America             B. Europe           C. Japan        D. Africa

3.A. instantly           B. obviously      C. originally      D. finally

4.A. cars               B. ships          C. tickets          D. rooms

5.A. creativity         B. excitement        C. surprise         D. imagination

6.A. However            B. Besides           C. Instead          D. Otherwise

7.A. signed          B. brought       C. hung        D. raised

8.A. Apart from       B. In spite of      C. As for           D. Because of

9.A. passport            B. ship          C. house        D. dream

10.A. imagined           B. planned        C. admitted     D. claimed

11.A. tension            B. courage       C. anger            D. doubt

12.A. Information         B. Tears            C. Letters          D. News

13.A. later              B. after          C. late         D. over

14.A. saving            B. leaving           C. taking           D. killing

15.A. so                 B. or                C. and                D. but

16.A. left behind            B. given out        C. turned away   D. taken over

17.A. envied             B. called            C. blamed           D. hugged

18.A. when              B. what            C. that         D. why

19.A. sacrifice (牺牲)    B .experience       C. comedy      D. misery (痛苦)

20.A. remain             B. disappear       C. happen      D. exist

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.D

16.A

17.D

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】祸兮福所倚福兮祸所伏；文章非常好的诠释了这句话。

1.C 上下文串联。根据38空后的saved可知他们挣钱省钱为了去美国。

2.A 上下文串联。根据下文可知他们要去的是美国。

3.D 副词辨析。根据句意可知他们终于省出了足够的钱去美国。

4.C 名词辨析。根据下文可知他们是做泰坦尼克，那么应该是买了票，办好了护照。

5.B 名词辨析。A创造性；B兴奋；C惊讶；D想象；根据上下文可知去美国是梦想，很兴奋。

6.A 上下文串联。根据句意可知儿子被狗咬了，旅行泡汤，上下文表示转折关系。

7.C 动词辨析。A签名；B带来；C悬挂；D抬起；这里是指在门前挂号一张黄色的纸。

8.D 介词辨析。上下文可知因为可能会有狂犬病，所以他们被隔离了。

9.D 上下文串联。被隔离以后，多年的梦想破灭了。

10.B 动词辨析。这里是指去美国，是他们多年以来一直计划要做的事情。

11.C 名词辨析。A紧张；B勇气；C愤怒；D怀疑；这里是指多年梦想破灭，父亲很生气。

12.B 名词辨析。梦想破灭，父亲很难过，自然会流泪。

13.A 固定用法。一段时间与later连用，表示一段时间以后。

14.C 动词辨析。Take表示带走，这里是指泰坦尼克号带走了很多人的生命。

15.D 上下文串联。根据上下文可知是表示转折关系。

16.A 短语辨析。A留下，遗留；B发出，筋疲力尽；C走开；离开；D接管；这里是指他们被留在了爱尔兰；

17.D 动词辨析。一家人逃过了劫难，父亲拥抱了儿子，感谢上帝保佑。

18.B 用法分析。What作为feel的宾语。

19.D 名词辨析。这里是指把一件痛苦的事情变成了一件好事情。

20.C 动词辨析。这里是指任何一件事情的发生都有自己的理由。