Question

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。

At a day care centre in Texas, Jessica McClure was playing outside. Jessica’s mother,____worked at the day care centre, was watching her. Suddenly Jessica____ and disappeared. Jessica’s mother cried and ran to her.

The well in the yard was only eight inches across, and a rock always____it.But children had moved the rock.__ __ Jessica fell, she fell right into the well.

Jessica’s mother ran to a phone and called 911 for ____.Men from the fire department arrived. They ____that Jessica was about 20 feet down in the well. Then they told Jessica’s parents their____. “We can’t go down into the well”they said,” It’s so small. So we are going to dig a hole ______well.We’ll dig down about 20 feet. Then we’ll dig a tunnel(通道) across to Jessica. When we reach her, we’ll bring her through the tunnel. Then we’ll bring her up through our____.”

The men began to dig the hole on a Wednesday morning. Two days later, on Friday morning, they were____digging.And Jessica McClure was still in the well.

All over the world people waited for news of Jessica. They read about her in newspapers and watched her rescue(营救）on TV.Everyone___ the little girl in the well.

At 8:00 p.m. On Friday, the men____ reached Jessica and brought her up from the well. Then doctors rushed her to the hospital. Jessica was badly injured but she was still____.A doctor at the hospital said, “Jessica is lucky she is very____.She’s not going to remember this very well.”

Maybe Jessica will not remember her days in the well. But her parents, her rescuers, and many other people around the world will not forget____.

After Jessica’s rescue, one of the rescuers made a metal cover for the well. On the cover he wrote, “To Jessica, with love from all of us.”

1.A. she   B. who   C. whom   D. which

2.A. fell   B. slept   C. stopped   D. rose

3.A. broke         B. hid   C. covered   D. opened

4.A. Because      B. Although  C. If        D. When

5.A. advice   B. money      C. help    D. information

6.A. promised      B. discovered  C. hoped          D. agreed

7.A. dream   B. study   C. lesson       D. plan

8.A. next to   B. along with  C. far from      D. out of

9.A. well       B. tunnel   C. hole       D. yard

10.A. still       B. already  C. always       D. almost

11.A. looked after     B. worried about C. made friends with D. stayed away from

12.A .immediately     B. usually  C. quickly   D. finally

13.A. alone   B. asleep   C. alive       D. afraid

14.A. young   B. popular  C. clever       D. pretty

15.A. it    B. them   C. him    D. us

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是小Jessica不小心掉进了一口井里，救援人员想办法救她出来的故事。在营救小Jessica的过程中，全世界的人们都在关心着这个小女孩的安危。最后Jessica终于成功得救了。

1.关系代词及语境的理解。句意：Jessica 在外边玩，她的妈妈，就在这个日托护理中心工作，看着她。she 她，人称代词主格形式。这里的worked in the day care center 是一个非限制性的定语从句，先行词是Jessica’s mother，指的是人，who 、whom和 which都可以引导定语从句，但which的先行词是物，故排除D；在这个定语从句中缺少主语，因此用who，故选B。

2.动词及语境的理解。句意：突然Jessica摔倒不见了。fell是fall 的过去式，意思是摔倒； slept 的原形是sleep，意思是睡觉；stop 停止；rose的原形是rise，意思是上升，上涨。根据下文的内容she fell right into the well可知，Jessica是掉进了井里。故这里应该是说她摔倒了。故选A。

3.动词及语境的理解。句意：院子里的井直径只有8英尺，上面总是盖着一块石头。broke 的原形是break，意思是打破；hid 是hide的过去式，意思是藏；cover覆盖； open打开。根据文意可知，平时这口井盖着一块石头，但是小孩子们把石头搬走了。故选C。

4.连词及语境的理解。句意：当Jessica摔倒的时候，她正好掉进了井里。because 因为，引导原因状语从句；although 虽然，尽管，引导让步状语从句；if 如果，引导条件状语从句；when当…时候，引导时间状语从句。根据句意可知选D。

5.名词及语境的理解。句意：Jessica的妈妈马上跑到电话旁，拨打911求助。advice 建议；money 钱；help 帮助；information信息。根据文意可知，Jessica掉进了井里，情况危急，所以她的妈妈应该打电话求助。故选C。

6.动词及语境的理解。句意：他们发现Jessica在井下大约20英尺的地方。promise 承诺，答应；discover 发现；hope 希望；agree同意。根据文意可知，消防人员马上来到了现场，为了救Jessica，他们首先要确定Jessica的位置，故应该是发现了井里的Jessica。故选B。

7.名词及语境的理解。句意：然后他们告诉了Jessica的父母他们的营救计划。dream 梦想；study 学习，研究；lesson 课；plan计划。根据文意可知，消防人员要想救Jessica，就应该有他们的计划，怎样救。所以这里应该是把他们的营救计划告诉Jessica的父母。故选D。

8.介词短语及语境的理解。句意：我们不能到井里去，因为它太小了。因此我们打算在井旁边挖一个洞。next to在…旁边；along with 和…一起；far from 远离；out of在…外面，出来。根据下文的意思我们可知，因为井口太小，救援人员下不去，因此他们想在井旁边挖一个洞，再挖一条隧道，通到井里，这样来救Jessica。故选A。

9.名词及语境的理解。句意：当我们到达Jessica的时候，我们会带她穿过通道，从我们挖的洞里把她救上来。well 井；tunnel 通道；hole 洞；yard院子。根据文意可知，这里描述的是救援人员的营救计划，他们会在井旁边挖一个洞，再挖一条通道到井里，把Jessica从他们挖的洞里救出来。故选C。

10.副词及语境的理解。句意：两天后，星期五的早上，他们仍然在挖。still仍然；already 已经；always 总是；almost 几乎。根据后面的这句话And Jessica McClure was still in the well可知，这里救援人员还没有挖好洞，所以是仍然在挖。故选A。

11.动词短语及语境的理解。句意：每个人都担心井里的小女孩。look after 照顾；worry about 担心；make friends with 和…交朋友；stay away from远离。根据文意可知，通过通过报纸，全世界的人们都知道了Jessica的事情，他们为这个小女孩的安危感到担心。故选B。

12.副词及语境的理解。句意：在星期五的晚上8点，救援人员终于到达了Jessica的身边，把她从井里救了出来。immediately 立即，马上；usually 通常；quickly 快速地；finally最后，最终。根据文意可知，经过了两天的努力，救援人员最后把Jessica救了出来。故选D。

13.形容词及语境的理解。句意：Jessica受了很严重的伤，但是她仍然活着。alone 独自，一个人；asleep 睡着的；alive 活着；afraid害怕。根据文意可知，Jessica最终获救了，虽然她受了严重的伤，但是还活着。故选C。

14.形容词及语境的理解。句意：Jessica是幸运的，她还很小，她不会记得这件事。young 年轻的；popular 流行的，受欢迎的；clever 聪明的；pretty漂亮的。根据文意可知，医生的意思是Jessica还很小，她不会记得这件事，所以不会有心理阴影。故选A。

15.代词及语境的理解。句意：Jessica也许不会记住她在井里的日子，但是她的父母、营救人员以及世界上的其他人将永远不会忘记这些日子。it 它；them他们；him 他；us我们。这里的them代指的是前面那句话中的the days，在井里的日子。故选B。

考点：日常生活类短文。