Question

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.

People often fall ill because of me.  36    , they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own 37____ .A tired person may get caught, especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in 38    is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.

My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though 39   , he still went to the cinema .Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.

I seized this golden chance to attack him .He reacted, trying to 40    me, but I was already reproducing deep in his throat. He kept sneezing and his nose was running. 41   he put on some warm clothes, it didn’t work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept    42   him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but  43   .

The next day he couldn’t go to school He had lost his appetite and was not as 44   as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his recovery.

For two days he was nursed by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began to feel the 45   . I knew I had to leave him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back. Unfortunately, it was my turn to feel 46    now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became 47    and finally my time was over.

Do you know what I am?

36. A .Therefore       B. Besides        C. However      D. Then

37. A .business         B . responsibility      C. excuse D. fault

38. A. temperature B. season          C. place    D. condition

39. A. excited  B. hurt      C. late      D. tired

40. A. get on with    B. get rid of      C. put up with  D .take hold of

41. A. Since      B. Once    C. Whether      D. Although

42. A. reminding      B. upsetting     C. comforting  D. influencing

43. A. escaped          B. succeeded   C. regretted     D. failed

44. A. peaceful         B. afraid   C. active  D. happy

45. A. loss         B. operation     C. pressure      D. movement

46. A. painful   B. disappointed        C. nervous        D. ashamed

47. A. bigger    B. weaker         C. smaller         D. stronger

Answer 1

36-55 CDADB DBDCC AB

解析:

36.C  前后句形成转折关系，故选C. However“然而”

37.D  从本句后的举例论证看，人们生病都是因为自己的“过错”造成的，故选D fault

38.A  从后句：In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.可知，感冒的另一个因素是A sudden change in temperature.即气温的突然变化。

39.D  由前句“he played football hard for two hours.”知，这个学生很累了。故选D. tired

40.B  他感冒了，所以作出反应想“除掉”我，即想治好感冒。只有“get rid of” 合适。

      Get on with 是相处的意思；take hold of 是握住，抓住的意思；put up with 是忍受，容忍的意思

41.D  本题考查连词，前后句的逻辑关系理解。从句意知，尽管他穿上温暖的衣服，可还是“didn’t work”, 不起作用，故选D. Although，引导让步状语从句。

42.B  “upset”意为“使……不舒服，使……烦恼”，从上下文知，他喉咙疼使他很不舒服。故选“upsetting”

43.D  从下段开头知道，The next day he couldn’t go to school. He had lost his appetite. 他的目的：“force me and my family out” 并未达成，即“failed”

44.C  从本句结构“….not as________ as before” 知是与以前的情况相比不一样了。以前的情况从第二段开头：My latest victim is an energetic student 知，与“energetic”相对应的应该是：active. 故选C.

45.C  从上段知他在吃药，并休息的很好，所以“我”(从文章拟人化的手法表达知，“我”就是导致感冒的病毒)就会感觉到压力。所以C. pressure 符合文意。

46.A  从上文知前面提到的学生感冒了，很痛苦，而现在轮到我了，“it was my turn”，所以应选“painful”与之照应。

47.B  从前句“ his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me.”和本句后的“and finally my time was over.”知，“我”变得越来越虚弱“weaker”。