Question

There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see a lot of people sleeping on the bus or train on their way home __1.__ work in the evening. A man is reading the newspaper, and seconds later it appears as if he is trying to eat___2.__. Or he may fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger _3.___ (sit) next to him. Another place where unplanned short sleep goes on is in the lecture hall __4.__ a student starts snoring so loudly that the professor has to ask_5. student to shake the sleeper awake. A more embarrassing situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and _6.__ weight of the head pushes the arm off the desk, and the movement carries the rest of the body along. The student wakes up on the floor with no memory of getting there. The __7._ (bad) time to fall asleep is when driving. Police reports are full of accidents that occur when people fall into sleep and go off the road. __8._ the drivers are lucky, they are not    9.  (serious) hurt. One woman’s car, for example, went into the river. She woke up in four feet of water and thought that it _10.__ (rain). When people are really tired, nothing will stop them from falling asleep — no matter where they are

Answer

1.from/after.

2.it。

3.sitting

4.where

5.another

6.the

7.worst

8.If

9.seriously

10.was raining

【解析】

试题解析：很多时候人们疲惫了就会打瞌睡，当睡意来袭时不论身在何处都会很快入睡。例如乘车时、听讲座时，甚至开车时，人们都会疲惫而睡着。

1. 从“on their way home”得出是下班之后在回家的路上。

2. 考查代词。一位男的正在读报纸，几秒以后好像在吃报纸一样，这里为了避免重复，用代词指代报纸。

3. 这里指坐着的陌生人，表示一种状态。

4. 考查连接词。“the lecture hall”where后面的一句话作为定语从句修饰hall,是修饰地点的定语。

5. “a student starts snoring so loudly that the professor has to ask _ student to shake the sleeper awake.”一位同学睡着，肯定是另一位同学叫醒他。

6. 考查冠词。 “the weight of”……的重量，固定搭配。

7. The ___ (bad) time to fall asleep is when driving最糟糕的时间就是在开车时睡觉。

8. 根据下一句提到他们就不会受很严重的伤，就可以推出如果、假如很幸运的话就不会受伤，所以用条件状语从句If。

9. 副词修饰形容词。

10. raining. 考查动词。 她在四英尺的水中醒来还认为一直在下雨。表示动作、状态的持续性。

考点:考查语法填空。