Question

    Wuhan was put on a lockdown (封锁) _______ January, 23 to _______ the new coronavirus from spreading further. Life was normal until the lockdown. Everything happened so suddenly. Public transportation was stopped. About 5 million people had left the city _______ Chinese New Year, _______ many pets trapped (困住) inside people's homes with nothing to eat or drink. And it was impossible for them to return and take care of their pets.

Groups of volunteers _______ came from Wuhan Animal Protection Association rushed to help the animals. However, it was _______ to go into people's homes. They tried as _______ as they could to get into the rooms. Some pet owners had to tell the volunteers the pass codes (密码) for their locks, _______ others told volunteers to take spare keys elsewhere (别处) in the city. Some people even _______ the volunteers to find a locksmith (修锁工) to change the lock. After they went inside, volunteers fed the pets and left much food and water for them. Since the lockdown ________, volunteers in Wuhan have saved more than 2,500 pets.

1.A.in B.on C.at

2.A.protect B.provide C.prevent

3.A.after B.ahead of C.until

4.A.leaving B.left C.to leave

5.A.which B.who C.whom

6.A.normal B.easy C.difficult

7.A.more B.much C.most

8.A.when B.while C.as

9.A.asked B.let C.made

10.A.began B.has begun C.begins

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.B

8.B

9.A

10.A

【解析】

文章主要讲述了为了阻止新型冠状病毒的传播，武汉封锁期间，志愿者如何照顾无法回家的人在家养的宠物。

1.句意：1月23日，武汉市被封锁了。

in在……里面；on在……上；at在……点时；根据句意理解及语法知识可知，英语中具体的日期前面要用介词on，故选B。

2.句意：为防止新冠状病毒进一步传播。

protect保护；provide提供；prevent阻止；根据句意理解及句中的spreading further可知，这里指的是“阻止病毒传播”，所以这里应该用prevent，故选C。

3.句意：大约有500万人在春节前离开了这座城市。

after在……之后；ahead of在……前面，早于；until直到……；根据句意理解及前文Wuhan was put on a lockdown (封锁) ___1___ January, 23可知，而春节是1月25日，所以这里指的是“春节前离开”，故选B。

4.句意：许多宠物被困在人们家里，没有吃的喝的。

leaving留下，现在分词；left留下，过去分词；to leave留下，动词不定式；根据句意理解及句子结构分析可知，句子的主语people与leave是主动关系，所以这里应该用现在分词作状语，故选A。

5.句意：来自武汉市动物保护协会的志愿者们纷纷赶来帮助这些动物。

Which哪一个，关系代词，先行词指物；who谁，关系代词，先行词指人，做主语；whom谁，关系代词，先行词指人，做宾语；根据句意理解及句子结构可知，句子是一个定语从句，先行词是volunteers，是指人，且在从句中做主语，所以用关系词who，故选B。

6.句意：然而，很难走进人们的家。

normal正常的；easy容易的；difficult困难的；根据句意理解及后句They tried as ___7___ as they could to get into the rooms. Some pet owners had to tell the volunteers the pass codes (密码) for their locks可知，这里指的是“很难进入”，故选C。

7.句意：他们尽可能地想进入房间。

more更多的；much多的；most最多的；根据句意理解及前句However, it was ___6___ to go into people's homes.可知，这里说的是“尽力想进入房间”，as … as中间要接原级，构成as much as they could，故选B。

8.句意：一些宠物主人不得不告诉志愿者锁的密码，而另一些人则告诉志愿者在城市的其他地方取备用钥匙。

when当……时；while当……时，然而；as当……时；根据句意理解可知，Some pet owners had to tell the volunteers the pass codes (密码) for their locks,与 others told volunteers to take spare keys elsewhere (别处) in the city.两句之间是转折关系，所以这里应该用while，表示“然而”，故选B。

9.句意：有些人甚至要求志愿者找一个锁匠来换锁。

asked要求；let让；made做；根据句意理解及句中find a locksmith (修锁工) to change the lock可知，这里指的是“要求志愿者这么做”，故选A。

10.句意：自从封城开始以来，武汉的志愿者们已经拯救了2500多只宠物。

began开始，过去式；has begun已经开始，现在完成时；begins开始，动词三单；根据句意理解及句首的Since以及后句用的时态可知，这里since从句应用一般过去时，所以动词用过去式，故选A。