Question

Twenty years ago, Mark Thatcher, the son of Mrs. Thatcher, was reported missing in the Sahara Desert while competing in the Grand Prix Motor race from Paris to Daker. The sad news, so unexpected, shook the unusually     and unhurried politician off her balance. Though she did her best to    as if nothing had happened and made her public appearance as usual, people could not fail to notice that she was no longer the old self-assured prime minister who always had everything under    . Instead she had become a very sad mother who was unable to    from her shock.

  One day when she was to    at a lunch party, a reporter caught her off her guard by bringing up the    of her missing son again. She was    mentally unprepared for the question and lost her self-control. Tears were    her cheeks    she sobbingly told the reporter there was still no news of Mark and that she was very worried about him. She said that all the countries concerned had    to do their best to help her find her son. With that she    down completely and sobbed silently for quite a while. Gradually she calmed down and started to speak as    . It was a very    scene which exposed a new side of Mrs. Thatcher’s    the public do not usually see. People began to talk about the Iron Woman’s     love, a    that is common to all human race.

  Later Mark returned    to his mother’s side, good-humored and all smiles as usual  nothing unusual had ever happened. The Iron Woman,     , broke down again and was     sobbing for a second time.

1.A. outstandingB. busy C. calm D. considerate

2.A. seem B. talk C. doD. pretend

3.A. construction B. controlC. discussion D. pressure

4.A. respond B. relieve C. reduce D. recover

5.A. arrive B. eat C. speakD. read

6.A. subject B. object C. theme D. message

7.A. hardly B. totally C. partly D. mostly

8.A. putting down B. taking off C. getting off D. rolling down

9.A. because B. thoughC. ifD. as

10.A. permittedB. admittedC. promised D. managed

11.A. fellB. wentC. broke D. brought

12.A. agreedB. planned C. announcedD. explained

13.A. moving B. shocking C. interestingD. serious

14.A. quality B. action C. position D. character

15.A. livelyB. likelyC. lovelyD. motherly

16.A. habit B. hobby C. feeling D. thought

17.A. hungry and tired B. safe and funny C. safe and soundD. tired and sleepy

18.A. as if B. even ifC. so that D. if only

19.A. thereforeB. however C. besides D. thus

20.A. made   B. heard           C. felt         D. seen

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.D

10.C

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.D

16.C

17.C

18.A

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了一个撒切尔夫人和她儿子的故事。撒切尔夫人的儿子马克在撒哈拉大沙漠参加摩托车竞赛时失踪了，这个消息对这个平时镇定、从容的总理来说，是很大的一个打击。在被记者问到这件事时，她竟然感情失控，痛哭了起来。后来，马克安然无恙的回来时，她又激动的哭了。

1.and unhurried”可知，所填词与unhurried同义，A突出的；B繁忙的；C冷静的；D考虑周到的。故选C。

2.as if nothing had happened and made her public appearance as usual”可知，她假装很镇定，A似乎；B谈论；C做；D假装。故选D。

3.she was no longer the old self-assured prime minister who always had everything under 她已经不再是那个把一切都掌控在内的总理了。have sth under contral在控制之内，A建设；B控制；C讨论；D压力。故选B。

4.Instead she had become a very sad mother who was unable to from her shock.相反，她已经成了一个很伤心的母亲，不能从震惊中恢复过来。A反应；B缓解，减轻；C减少；D恢复。故选D。

5.a reporter caught her off her guard by bringing up the...”可知，在她要发表谈话的午餐聚会上，一个记者趁不注意提出了那个问题，A到达；B吃；C说话；D读，看。故选C。

6.bringing up the of her missing son again一个记者再次提出了她儿子消失的话题，A主题，话题，学科；B物体，目标，对象；C主题；D信息。故选A。

7.She was mentally unprepared for the question因为是记者突然提出的问题，她完全没有心理准备，A几乎不；B完全；C部分地；D大部分，主要地。故选B。

8.Tears were her cheeks眼泪顺着她的脸颊流了下来，A放下；B起飞，脱下，成功；C下车；D滚下。故选D。

9. she sobbingly told the reporter there was still no news of Mark当她哽咽地告诉记者还没有马克的消息时，眼泪顺着脸颊流下来。A因为；B尽管；C如果；D当，随着，正如。故选D。

10.She said that all the countries concerned had to do their best to help her find her son.她说，相关国家都答应尽最大努力寻找她的儿子。A允许；B承认；C答应，承诺；D设法做成。故选C。

11.With that she down completely说完这些话之后，她完全失控大哭起来，break down感情失控，A下降；B去；C打破；D带来。故选C。

12.Gradually she calmed down and started to speak as .慢慢地，她冷静了下来，并开始按照原先计划好的说了起来，A同意；B计划；C宣布；D解释。故选B。

13.It was a very scene 总理痛哭的场面让人动容，A令人感动的；B令人震惊的；C有趣的；D严重的。故选A。

14.which exposed a new side of Mrs. Thatcher’s the public do not usually see总理痛哭的场面也向公众展现了总理性格的另一面，A质量，品质；B行动；C职务；D性格特点。故选D。

15.People began to talk about the Iron Woman’s love人们开始讨论坚强女性慈母般的爱，A活泼的；B可能的；C可爱的；D慈爱的。故选D。

16.a that is common to all human race母爱是人类共有的一种感情，A习惯；B爱好；C感觉，感情；D想法。故选C。

17.Later Mark returned to his mother’s side后来，马克安然无恙地回到了妈妈身边，A又累又饿；B既安全又有趣；C安然无恙；D又累又困。故选C。

18.good-humored and all smiles as usual nothing unusual had ever happened像往常一样的幽默感和笑容，就像什么都没发生过一样，A似乎；B即使；C以便于；D要是......就好了。故选A。

19.The Iron Woman, , broke down again但是，这个坚强的女性再次失控了，A因此；B然而；C而且；D因此。故选B。

20.was sobbing for a second time有人看到她再次哽咽，sb be seen doing sth某人被看到正在做某事，A制造，做；B听见；C感觉；D看见。故选D。

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