Question

Denny was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.

“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is     .

And he told the     . He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photograph it.

He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always     . “I’ll travel for my work, not for        ,” he told her. “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to   , and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good    or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”

“Denny, I am not a child,” his wife didn’t    . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”

Denny did not say anything, but he       about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I have got to take photos of wild   there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”

His wife was very     , and at first she had a very enjoyable time. Then Denny went to   some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.

Suddenly, Denny heard her     . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her. Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and     it at his wife and the lion. Then he shouted, “    , woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”

1.A. dangerous    B. natural     C. convenient     D. close

2.A. lie          B. reason     C. news           D. truth

3.A. allowed      B. refused    C. failed          D. joked

4.A. wealth       B. prize      C. pleasure        D. luck

5.A. money      B. time      C. interest       D. dreams

6.A. meet         B. work       C. shop           D. stay

7.A. meal        B. picnic     C. room           D. party

8.A. agree        B. hear      C. reply           D. complain

9.A. worried      B. forgot     C. asked          D. thought

10.A. land        B. flowers   C. animals        D. people

11.A. confused    B. excited    C. surprised      D. disappointed

12.A. find        B. feed       C. drive         D. shoot

13.A. singing     B. crying     C. laughing        D. cheering

14.A. threw       B. fired       C. showed        D. pointed

15.A. Hurry up    B. Look out  C. Slow down      D. Go ahead

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：丹尼是一个爱好摄影的人，并且在这方面获得了很多大奖。他的妻子很想和他一起去，在妻子的再三请求下，丹尼终于带着妻子去了非洲。在一次他们外出拍照时，由于失散，妻子受到狮子追赶，但是丹尼不是想到救助妻子，而是拍下这一场面。短文既赞扬了丹尼的敬业，又讽刺了他的无情。

1.A 考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我随时间去任何地方，即使这个地方很危险。dangerous危险的； natural自然的；convenient方便的；impossible不可能的。通过下文的“He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars”可知他去的都是危险的地方。所以选A。

2.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：他说了实话。lie谎言；reason理由，动机；news新闻，消息； truth事实，真理。tell the truth为固定搭配，意思为“说实话”。联系下文描述可知此处指的是他说了实话。所以选D。

3.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：他是一个已婚的男人，他的妻子经常要求他带上她，但他总是拒绝。Allowed允许；refused拒绝；failed失败；joked开玩笑。联系下文 “You won’t enjoy yourself,”可知他拒绝了他妻子的要求。所以选B。

4.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：我会为我的工作旅行，不是为了取乐。wealth财富；prize奖；pleasure快乐；luck幸运，运气。联系下文的描述可知不是为了取乐。所以选C。

5.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：我没有时间来照顾你。Money钱；time时间；interest兴趣；dreams梦想。因为是去拍照，所以没有时间照顾。因此选B。

6.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：有时甚至连住的地方都没有，我要睡在外面。meet遇见，见面；work 工作；shop购物；stay停留，呆。联系下文and I have to sleep outside. 可知他有时甚至连住的地方都没有。所以选D。

7.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：我有时连续几天吃不上一顿饭。meal 一顿饭；picnic野餐；room房间；party聚会。联系下文a bath for days.可知因为没有地方呆，所以吃饭或洗澡也就成了问题，所以选A。

8.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：“丹尼，我不是一个孩子，”他的妻子不同意他的说法。agree同意；hear听见；reply回答；complain抱怨。联系上下文可知他的妻子不同意他的说法，所以选A。

9.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：丹尼没有说什么，但他在考虑它。worried担心；forgot忘记； asked要求；thought考虑。固定短语think about…，表示为“考虑，思考”，联系下文可知他考虑了妻子的意见。所以选D。

10.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：我不得不去给野生动物拍照。 land陆地；flowers花；animals动物；people人。从句意理解去非洲应当是拍野生动物，所以选C。

11.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：他的妻子很兴奋，起初她有一个非常愉快的时间。confused 困惑的；excited兴奋的；surprised惊奇的； disappointed失望的。通过后句“at first she had a very enjoyable time”可知开始他的妻子非常兴奋。所以选B。

12.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：然后丹尼出去找狮子拍照。find找到；feed喂养；drive 驾车；shoot射击。联系下文some lions to photo 可知丹妮应该是出去找狮子拍照，故选A。

13.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：突然，丹尼听到她哭喊。Singing唱；crying哭，喊；laughing 笑；cheering欢呼，喝彩。联系下文A huge lion was chasing her.可知他老婆应当是哭了。所以选B。

14.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：丹尼快速的从盒子里取出相机对准他的妻子和这只狮子。threw 扔；fired开火，射击，解雇；showed展示；pointed指。从整句可知他应当是掏出相机按下快门，所以答案为D。

15.

考点：故事类短文。