Question

二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

In the early hours of 7 September 1838, one of the worst storms in history was roaring（咆哮）along the coast of England. The lighthouse keeper________at a ship. “It will be gone in a few more minutes,” he said sadly. His daughter, Grace Darling, looking from an upstairs window, found the great ship had ____________ against the rocks and broken into halves.

“Can’t we save them?” Grace asked when she saw the_______people on the ship. “Isn’t there any way to help them?”

“No one can take a lifeboat out in that water,” her father answered. “The waves（浪）are too large.”

Grace had great__________.She simply did not know how to give up. Filled with pity, she ran to the lifeboat quickly. Her father_________. With tears running down his face, he begged his daughter not to get into the boat, ________ she would not listen. Her father could not let her go alone. He climbed in too. The two of them rowed in a great hurry. Each wave seemed ________to throw them into the sea at any time.

Suddenly there was a terrible roar. The storm had _______the ship in two. People were holding on to each half tightly（紧紧地）.They had to be saved soon.

Grace and her father rowed faster. Soon they reached the ship and began filling the lifeboat with _________ . Then  father and daughter brought their lifeboat safely to shore.

As news of her brave saving action reached the public, the whole country considered her as a national hero. Grace and her father received the Silver Medal____________from the British government. To this day a small statue stands above the grave（墓）of Grace Darling. People still respect the young woman who refused to give up.

1.A. looked out    B. looked up    C. looked around    D. looked down

2.A. ran    B. knocked    C. crashed    D. rushed

3.A. worried    B. scared    C. excited    D. mixed

4.A. pride    B. attention    C. confidence    D. courage

5.A. stayed    B. pushed    C. followed    D. returned

6.A. but    B. and    C. so    D. then

7.A. mad    B. close    C. awful    D. ready

8.A. divided    B. cut    C. lifted    D. attacked

9.A. adults    B. tourists    C. victims    D. survivors

10.A. award    B. gift    C. prize    D. reward

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.D

10.A

【解析】1838年9月7日的凌晨，英格兰东海岸上发生了历史上最强的一次风暴，一艘大船撞击到了石头上，船上的人都有生命的危险。灯塔看守人的女儿Grace 是一个勇敢的女孩，她和父亲一起驾驶救生船，拯救了大船上幸存者们的生命。

1.句意：灯塔看守人向外看着一艘船。looked out 向外看；looked up 向上看；looked around 向四周看；looked down向下看。lighthouse keeper是灯塔看守人，在风暴发生的时候，他应该是在灯塔里面，所以这里应该是向外看，故选A。

2.句意：他的女儿，Grace从楼上的窗户向外看，发现这艘大船重重地撞到了石头上，碎成两半。ran 跑；knocked 敲打；crashed 撞击，撞碎；rushed冲。根据文意one of the worst storms in history was roaring可知，海上起了大风暴，所以船是撞到了石头上，故应选C。

3.句意：当她看到船上恐惧的人们的时候，Grace问：“我们可以去救他们吗？” worried 担心的；scared 害怕的；excited 兴奋的；mixed混合的。根据文意可知，海上发生了风暴，并且found the great ship had ______2______ against the rocks and broken into halves.船成了两半，船上的人们会非常的害怕，故应选B。

4.句意：Grace有巨大的勇气，她不知道怎样放弃。pride 骄傲，自豪；attention 注意； confidence 自信；courage勇气。上文Grace的父亲告诉她“No one can take a lifeboat out in that water,” her father answered. “The waves（浪）are too large.”海上风浪很大，不能驾驶救生船出去，所以这需要的是勇气。故应选D。

5.句意：她快速跑到了救生船上，她的父亲跟在后面。stayed 呆，停留；pushed 推；followed 跟随；returned回来。根据下文Her father could not let her go alone. He climbed in too.可知，Grace的父亲和她一起上了救生船，所以她的父亲是跟在后面，应选C。

6.句意：他乞求他的女儿不要上船，但是她不听。but 但是，表示转折；and 和，而且；so 因此，所以；then然后。根据句意可知，这两句话是转折的关系，故应选A。

7.句意：每个浪头都好像随时准备把他们扔到海里。mad 疯狂的；close 近的；awful 可怕的；ready准备好的。be ready to do sth.准备好去做某事，这里是形容海上风浪很大，随时都会把船打翻。因此D选项符合情景。

8.句意：风暴把船切割成两半。divided 分成，划分，常和into搭配使用；cut 切割；lifted 举；attacked攻击。这里cut…in two表示把…截成两半，符合文意，故选B。

9.句意：很快他们到达了那艘大船，把幸存者们转移到救生船上。adults 成年人；tourists 旅行者们；victims 受害者们；survivors幸存者们。根据文意可知，Grace和她的父亲去救大船上的幸存者，所以应选D。

10.句意：Grace和她的父亲获得了英国政府颁发的银质奖章。award 奖；gift 礼物；prize 奖品，奖金；reward报酬。空前面是Silver Medal 银质奖章，不是奖品、礼物或者报酬，故应选A。

点睛：这篇短文给我们讲述了一个勇敢的小女孩救人的故事。短文是记叙文，事情发展的过程叙述比较清楚，有利于学生们掌握文章的大意。完形填空是综合性较强的一个题目，考查学生们在具体情境中运用语言的能力，学生既需要有阅读理解的能力，也需要对词汇的用法比较熟悉。这个题型侧重考查英语中实词的用法，如名词、动词、形容词和副词，兼顾考查虚词，如介词、连词、冠词等。做题的时候，要依据文章的上下文的逻辑关系，和空前后的固定搭配，从四个选项中仔细进行对比，选出最好的答案。例如第3小题，根据前文我们知道海上发生了风暴，一艘大船撞到石头上，船上的人都有生命的危险，在这样的情景下，他们是非常害怕的，而不仅仅只是担心或者焦虑了，所以最好的答案是scared。