Question

【题目】The young woman entered the pool where an injured dolphin 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 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 (水族馆)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. liked 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

【答案】

【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】答案　A　[根据下句的After Jasmina's death...可知她表妹去世了。]

【2】答案　C　[根据文章最后一句Finally，the two began to swim around the pool together.可知此处应为swimming。]

【3】答案　A　[句意：……两个女孩都非常喜欢的动物。adore热爱；喜爱；adopt收养； possess拥有；purchase购买。]

【4】答案　B　[句意：……所以我决定有一天我将替她完成这件事。pretend假装；decide决定；prefer宁愿；agree同意。]

【5】答案　B　[根据后面一句She even planned to become an athlete.可知她对体育充满热情。positive积极的；enthusiastic热情的；particular特别的；挑剔的；curious好奇的。be enthusiastic about对……充满热情。]

【6】答案　D　[句意：不幸的是，1993年在她国家的内战中，一颗炸弹夺去了她的左腿。undoubtedly毫无疑问地；surprisingly令人惊奇地；strangely奇怪地；unfortunately不幸地。]

【7】答案　A　[take away夺去；take over接管；cut down砍倒；cut out删掉。]

【8】答案　C　[句意：经过在美国两年的治疗后……，study学习；operation手术；treatment治疗；experiment实验。]

【9】答案　B　[后半句walking for Maja was very painful是结果，造成这一问题的原因是前半句it didn't fit well。故这两句是因果关系，B项正确。]

【10】答案　D　[句意：(尽管有这么多困难)她依然设法从当地的一所中学毕业了。]

【11】答案　B　[句意：在圣弗朗西斯大学里获得学位后毕业，她在一家保险公司找到了一份工作…… scholarship奖学金；degree学位；prize奖品；notice通知。]

【12】答案　C　[句意：……并且最终开办了自己的公司。gradually逐渐地；actually实际上；eventually最终；naturally自然地。此处只强调最后的结果。]

【13】答案　D　[句意：为了放松一下，Maja过去经常在她家附近的水族馆里看海豚表演。would此处用于指过去经常发生的事情。]

【14】答案　A　[catch sb's eye引起某人的注意。]

【15】答案　D　[decorate装饰；guide指导；mark标记；fit安装。]

【16】答案　A　[从海豚身上得到启示，受到鼓舞。inspired受到鼓舞的；puzzled困惑的；shocked震惊的；amused好笑的。]

【17】答案　C　[解除了她多年以来所遭受的痛苦。]

【18】答案　B　[keep one's promise遵守诺言，与前面第二段最后一句对应起来。appointment约定；promise诺言；record纪录；habit习惯。]

【19】答案　D　[海豚谨慎地靠近，又游开了。blindly盲目地；angrily愤怒地；gratefully感激地；cautiously谨慎地。]

【20】答案　C　[句意：几分钟后，海豚就让Maja接触它的背部。strike敲，打，划(火柴)；cover覆盖；touch抚摸；wipe擦，抹。]