Question

There was once a man who met with a shipwreck(船只失事) and landed on a deserted island.Every day he prayed，____ someone could pass and rescue him，but to his ____，no one ever came.

Months went by and this man learned to ___ food and firewood from the island and stored them in a hut(棚屋)  that he constructed，which helped him ____ on the deserted island.One day when he ____ his hut after hunting for food，____，he saw his hut was on fire，along with everything else he had!

All of his ____ were going up in smoke！The only thing ____ was the clothes on his back.At first he was ___，frozen there and then he was filled with ____！He threw a fist into the air and began yelling, “How unfair！How could this ____ to me？I’ve been praying every day for months but now everything that I have is on fire！”

Later the man grew so ____ that he fell on his hands and knees weeping heavily when he happened to look up and ____ a ship coming in his direction.The man was ____.As they were heading back to civilization，the man asked the captain, “How were you able to ____ me？” The captain ____，“We were voyaging across the ocean when a cloud of ____ going up caught our attention.We ____ to go check it out and that’s when we found you！”

In life we will always be ___ with challenges，problems，and disasters.Always keep in mind that a disaster can sometimes be good ____ in disguise(掩盖)．

1.A.realizing  B．imagining

C．hoping  D．doubting

2.A.excitement  B．disappointment

C．amazement  D．embarrassment

3.A.collect  B．receive

C．order  D．share

4.A.survive  B．suffer

C．adapt D．develop

5.A.visited  B．put up

C．returned to  D．passed

6.A.naturally  B．unexpectedly

C．instead  D．anyway

7.A.preparations  B．preferences

C．feelings  D．possessions

8.A.left  B．valued

C．lost  D．moved

9.A.touched  B．shocked

C．bored  D．confused

10.A.anger B．pain

C．fear  D．shame

11.A.open B．object

C．happen  D．appeal

12.A.unreasonable  B．tired

C．weak  D．desperate

13.A.spotted  B．sought

C．caught  D．searched

14.A.rescued  B．protected

C．rewarded  D．welcomed

15.A.trust  B．keep  C．seize  D．find

16.A.declared  B．explained

C．analysed  D．added

17.A.light  B．smoke  C．water  D．sound

18.A.forgot  B．continued

C．pretended  D．decided

19.A.supplied  B．satisfied

C．faced  D．equipped

20.A.experience  B．luck

C．information  D．progress

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.A

15.D

16.B

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】

1.

解析 根据空格后面“...someone could pass and rescue him...”可知这是他的希望。

2.2】 B

解析 根据“...no one ever came.”可知一直没人来，与他的希望相对的是这让他感到失望。disappointment(失望)符合语境。

3.3】 A

解析 根据下文after hunting for food可知他在岛上四处搜集食物和木柴。

4.4】 A

解析 由上文提到的food and firewood和a hut，可知食物和木柴，还有小屋让他在这个空无一人的岛上活了下来。

5.5】 C

解析 根据下文after hunting for food，可知他是寻找食物后返回到棚屋。

6.6】 B

解析 从下文他的反应可以知道，他没料到房子起火。unexpectedly(意外地)符合语境。

7.7】 D

解析 由上文提到的along with everything else he had可知房子里所有的东西都被烧光了。

8.8】 A

解析 由the clothes on his back可知衣服是穿在他身上的，没有被烧掉，那是他剩下的唯一的东西。

9.9】 B

解析 根据frozen there可知shocked(震惊)符合他当时的心情。

10.0】 A

解析 根据下文他挥拳、大喊大叫可知他当时很愤怒。

11.1】 C

解析 根据“How unfair！”和“I’ve been praying every day...”的对比可推知他抱怨这样的事情为什么会发生在他身上。

12.2】 D

解析 根据下文遇难者伤心地哭泣可知他当时极度绝望。

13.3】 A

解析 根据上文he happened to look up以及下文他被救的信息可知当时他看见一艘船过来。spot有“认出，瞥见”之意。

14.4】 A

解析 由下文他与船长的对话可知，他被救了。

15.5】 D

解析 由下文船长说的话可知，他问船长是怎么发现他的。

16.6】 B

解析 他提问题，船长解释原因。explain(解释)符合语境。

17.7】 B

解析 根据上文提到的房子着火可知，船上的人是看见房子着火冒的烟才前去查看情况。smoke符合语境。

18.8】 D

解析 看见岛上有烟冒出，船员们决定过去看看是什么情况。decide符合语境。

19.9】 C

解析 作者根据所发生的故事告诉我们生活中总会面临很多挑战、问题和灾难。

20.20】 B

解析 根据全文可知，房子着火反而引来救援。换个角度看，灾难有时候是一种福气。luck与disaster相对，符合语境。