Question

完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

In 1989 an earthquake of 8.2 magnitude（震级） hit America, killing over 30,000 people. A father ____ his wife safely at home and rushed to the ____where his son was supposed to be, only to ____that the building was as flat as a pancake.

Seeing this, he remembered the ____ he had made to this son, “No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!”Tears began to____ his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ____that once was the school, it looked ____, but he kept remembering his words to his son.

He began to direct his attention ____ where his son’s _______ was. _______ his son’s classroom had been in the back right corner of the teaching building, he rushed there and started digging ____the ruins.

He kept digging and digging. Hours later, other ____parents tried to pull him off ____ had been his son’s classroom, saying,” It’s too late! They’re all dead!”

But the father kept digging for his son. The fire chief ____ and said, “Fires are breaking out. You’re in ____. Go home.” Hearing this, the American father, ____ very tired now, asked politely, “Are you going to help me?”

He went on ___. He dug for 8 hours…12 hours…24 hours…36 hours…then, in the 38^th  hour, he heard his son’s ____. He screamed his son’s name, “ARMAND!” And he heard his son shout back,” Dad?! It’s me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were ____ you’d save us. You promised no matter what happened, you’d always be there for me! You did ____, Dad!”

1.A. left       B. stayed      C. reached  D. had

2.A. house      B. company     C. school      D. office

3.A. discover    B. realize       C. know       D. make

4.A. belief      B. promise      C. decision     D. advice

5.A. rise        B. cover        C. fill         D. suffer

6.A. ruins       B. disasters     C. earth       D. bricks

7.A. careless      B. hopeless       C. helpless       D. useless

8.A. in           B. up           C. of         D. towards

9.A. doorway       B. situation       C. classroom      D. entrance

10.A. Forgetting      B. Making        C. Remembering  D. Keeping

11.A. from          B. through        C. by            D. across

12.A. disappointed     B. excited        C. devoted       D. satisfied

13.A. who           B. while        C. whose        D. what

14.A. showed up      B. showed off     C. got up         D. got off

15.A. frustration      B. difficulty       C. danger         D. fear

16.A. when           B.  as          C. if             D. though

17.A. lonely         B. alone          C. together        D. as well

18.A. sound         B. voice          C. noise          D. shout

19.A. right          B. dead          C. alive          D. injured

20.A. that           B. this           C. one           D. it

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.D

17.B

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了在一次地震中，一个父亲信守对儿子的承诺，不顾别人的反对，用双手刨开废墟，救出自己儿子的故事

1.A考查动词辨析A. left离开；B. stayed停留；C. reached到达；D. had 有；句意：一位父亲离开妻子冲向儿子所在的学校。根据rushed to the ____where his son was supposed to be可知选A项。

2.2】C考查名词辨析A. house 房子；B. company公司；C. school学校；D. office办公室；句意：一位父亲离开妻子冲向儿子所在的学校。根据语境可知儿子在学校，故选C项。

3.3】A考查动词辨析A. discover 发现；B. realize意识到；C. know知道；D. make使；句意：结果发现整个建筑物都倒了。根据语境可知选A项。

4.4】B考查名词辨析A. belief信念；B. promise允诺；C. decision决定；D. advice建议；句意：看到这个，他记起给儿子的承诺。Make promise承诺，故选B项。

5.5】C考查动词辨析A. rise 升起；B. cover覆盖；C. fill 充满；D. suffer遭受；句意：眼泪开始流下来。根据语境可知父亲想起对儿子的承诺，又看到这倒塌的楼，故选C项。

6.6】A考查名词辨析A. ruins废墟；B. disasters灾难；C. earth土地；D. bricks砖；句意：当他看到一堆学校的废墟，看起来没有希望，但他仍然记得对于儿子的话。根据only to ____that the building was as flat as a pancake.可知选A项。

7.7】B考查形容词辨析A. careless小心的；B. hopeless 没有希望的；C. helpless 无助的；D. useless无用的；句意：当他看到一堆学校的废墟，看起来没有希望，但他仍然记得对于儿子的话。根据语境可知选B项。

8.8】D考查介词辨析A. in 在里面；B. up向上；C. of。。的； D. towards对于；句意：他开始密切注视儿子教室所在的地方。direct one's attention towards 密切注视于，故选D项。

9.9】C考查名词辨析A. doorway 门口；B. situation状况；C. classroom教室；D. entrance入口；句意：他开始密切注视儿子教室所在的地方。根据语境可知选C项。

10.0】C考查动词辨析A. Forgetting忘记；B. Making使；C. Remembering记住；D. Keeping保持；句意：记得儿子的教室就在教学楼的后面，他冲过去，开始挖废墟。根据语境可知选C项。

11.1】B考查介词辨析A. from来自；B. through 通过；C. by 通过；D. across穿过；句意：记得儿子的教室就在教学楼的后面，他冲过去，开始挖废墟。Dig through 挖通，故选B项。

12.2】A考查形容词辨析A. disappointed 失望的；B. excited兴奋的；C. devoted 忠诚的；D. satisfied满意的；句意：数小时后，其它失望的家长拖着他离开他儿子所在的教室。根据语境可知选A项。

13.3】D考查名词性从句；A. who谁；B. while 然而；C. whose 谁的；D. what什么；句意：数小时后，其它失望的家长拖着他离开他儿子所在的教室。宾语从句缺少主语，用what来引导，故选D项。

14.4】C考查动词短语辨析A. showed up出现；B. showed off 炫耀；C. got up起来；D. got off下车；句意：消防队长过来说，火正在燃烧，你很危险。根据语境可知选C项。

15.5】C考查名词辨析A. frustration沮丧；B. difficulty 困难的；C. danger 危险；D. fear恐惧；句意：消防队长过来说，火正在燃烧，你很危险。根据Fires are breaking out.可知选C项。

16.6】D考查连词辨析A. when当。。时候；B. as 因为；C. if如果； D. though虽然；句意：听到这个，这位美国父亲，尽管很累，礼貌地问，你打算帮忙吗？根据语境可知选D项。

17.7】B考查副词辨析。A. lonely孤独的；B. alone 单独地；C. together一起；D. as well也；句意：他继续一个人挖。根据He dug for 8 hours…12 hours…24 hours…36 hours…可知选B项。

18.8】B考查名词辨析A. sound声音；B. voice嗓音；C. noise噪音；D. shout叫喊；句意：他听到儿子的声音。根据He screamed his son’s name,可知选B项。

19.9】C考查形容词辨析A. right 正确的；B. dead死的；C. alive活着的；D. injured受伤的；句意：我告诉他们，如果你还活着肯定会来救我们。根据You promised no matter what happened, you’d always be there for me!可知选C项。

20.20】D考查代词辨析A. that 那个；B. this 这个；C. one一个；D. it这个；句意：你做到了，爸爸。It代指这个承诺，故选D项。

考点：故事类阅读。