Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Rolling, dark clouds covered much of the sky. The warm wind suddenly became cold and picked up wildly, sending some dead leaves flying ________ across the sky. A few drops of rain mixed with ice began to fall, then into heavy ________.

Doug, my older brother, and I first rode the bus to a bus stop. Then we ________ off and began our long walk home. The wind was ________ the snow around us like a huge blanket, making it ________ to see clearly. The only sounds we heard were the ________ of the wind as well as the crunch of our footsteps on the snow. Slowly but ________, my brother and I were ________ to death. Looking to my left, I saw a pine tree and squatted down.

“What are you doing here, Bud? Come on!” said Doug, “There’s no ________ behind this little tree. If we rest here, we will die from the freeze.”

“You go on, and I’ll ________ soon.” I replied.

Doug was ________ for a moment. Then he spoke, “Bud, do you remember the four pine trees at the side of the road? ________ we get there, we can rest a while and get warm. You just stick your hand down the back of my ________, keep your head down and hold on.”

As we struggled through the snow, my hand ________ from my brother’s belt and I fell to my knees.

“Where are the trees?” I said, as the snow ________ up around me like a feather bed. Once again, Doug pulled me to my feet.

“Just a few more ________ and we’ll be home and warm,” he said.

As the darkness closed around us, we approached home, ________. I only heard a worried shouting not in the distance. Then someone took my hand and ________ me into a warm, bright light. And then I survived.

Now, I still think about the lesson learned from our winter ________ story: Never ________, no matter what will happen.

1.A. slowlyB. gentlyC. peacefullyD. fiercely

2.A. snowB. stormC. smogD. fog

3.A. cameB. brokeC. showedD. got

4.A. meltingB. rollingC. pollutingD. clearing

5.A. difficultB. simpleC. availableD. likely

6.A. callB. shoutC. toneD. whistle

7.A. surelyB. carefullyC. secretlyD. hardly

8.A. scaringB. freezingC. fightingD. starving

9.A. attractionB. recreationC. protectionD. radiation

10.A. catch upB. fall behindC. look onD. hang around

11.A. braveB. silentC. proudD. confident

12.A. BeforeB. UnlessC. AlthoughD. When

13.A. dressB. bootC. beltD. coat

14.A. slippedB. brokeC. separatedD. shook

15.A. wentB. clearedC. mixedD. folded

16.A. stopsB. stepsC. milesD. blocks

17.A. discouragedB. dynamicC. unconsciousD. enthusiastic

18.A. persuadedB. followedC. forcedD. pulled

19.A. survivalB. travelC. explorationD. research

20.A. hold onB. took offC. give upD. set aside

Answer 1