Question

从 A、B、C 三个选项中，选择一个最佳答案填空，使短文意思完整。

I looked at my watch. It was ten to six. There was just ten minutes left before we_______leave for home. Suddenly the earth began to shake. In no time the shake became very_______. “Earthquake!” someone shouted. I_________the others to the door but we couldn’t get out.  I stayed under a desk, covering my head and neck_______my arms. “Will someone save me ___________ the building falls down? Is this the end for me?” I kept thinking about that.

Several minutes later, the shake stopped. Two of my workmates tried to open the door again, and they made it! We ran quickly to the street. It was such a(n)_________ that we couldn’t believe our eyes — the street was full of debris ( 碎 片 ) and broken wood. More and more people came out and many were injured. Lots of them did_______ but look up into the sky in shock.

We walked a long way home not saying much. Some were praying ( 祈 祷 ) and some were crying._______ in such a situation was difficult. Our phones didn’t work because of the earthquake. So it was _________ to find out if our friends were okay. I had no way of letting my family in China__________ that I was still alive (活着的). I just hoped that they wouldn’t hear about the earthquake until tomorrow.

1.A.could B.need C.can

2.A.far B.strong C.hard

3.A.allowed B.waited C.followed

4.A.on B.with C.in

5.A.since B.while C.if

6.A.mess B.accident C.problem

7.A.everything B.something C.nothing

8.A.Communication B.Notice C.Discussion

9.A.impossible B.normal C.necessary

10.A.feel B.imagine C.know

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.A

10.C

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要讲的是他经历的一次地震的情况。

1.句意：我们只剩下十分钟就可以回家了。

could能，可以，can的过去式；need需要；can能，可以，根据前文的“There was just ten minutes left”“只剩下10分钟”可知，应该是可以回家了，时态是一般过去时，故选A。

2.句意：很快，震动变得非常强烈。

far远的；strong强烈的；hard困难的，根据后文的“Earthquake!”“地震”可知，震动变得强烈，故选B。

3.句意：我跟着其他人走到门口，但我们出不去。

allowed允许；waited等待；followed跟着，根据后文的“the others to the door”“其他人到门口”可知，应该是跟着其他人到门口，故选C。

4.句意：我呆在桌子下面，用胳膊捂住头和脖子。

on在……上；with用；in在……里，根据固定搭配“cover……with……”“用……盖住……”，故选B。

5.句意：如果大楼倒塌会有人救我吗？

since自从；while当……时；if如果，根据主句Will someone save me是一般将来时，从句the building falls down是一般现在时并结合语境可知，应该是如果，故选C。

6.句意：太乱了，我们简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。

mess混乱；accident事故；problem问题，根据后文的“the street was full of debris (碎片) and broken wood”“街上到处都是碎片和碎木头”可知，应该是很乱，故选A。

7.句意：他们中的许多人什么也没做，只是震惊地仰望天空。

Everything每件事；something一些事；nothing没有什么，根据固定搭配nothing but意为“什么都没有，只是……”，故选C。

8.句意：在这种情况下沟通是困难的。

Communication沟通，交流；Notice注意；Discussion讨论，根据前文的“We walked a long way home not saying much”“我们走了很长一段路回家，没说话”可知，在这种情况下交流是困难的，故选A。

9.句意：所以不可能知道我们的朋友们是否没事。

impossible不可能的；normal正常的；necessary必需的，根据前文的“Our phones didn’t work because of the earthquake”“因为地震我们的电话坏了”可知，不可能知道朋友是否没事，故选A。

10.句意：我没办法让我在中国的家人知道我还活着。

feel感到；imagine想象；know知道，根据后文的“I just hoped that they wouldn’t hear about the earthquake until tomorrow”“我只是希望他们明天才能听到地震的消息”可知，应该是知道，故选C。