Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意， 然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。

Flood damage cleanup is an unforgettable experience for me. I have seen a number of news reports on television showing houses that have been    by natural flooding and how the different    there are coping and starting their flood damage cleanup. I have always felt       for the families that have become victims of flooding however I couldn’t imagine what they were          because I have never experienced flooding or flood damage cleanup at first        until two years back.

My        experience happened when I woke up early one morning because of the        of water. As I started to get out of bed to turn on the light, I felt cold muddy water at my        . I then realized that the power was        This probably happened due to the heavy        and strong wind that were brought by a hurricane during the        .

As the rains stopped, I decided to do my flood damage cleanup        . Because I had only moved in the house and had only       a few belongings, the amount of damage was       . It involved only washing shoes and bags        soap and water.

It was a good thing that most of my things were   inside plastic buckets and most of the furniture that I bought was made of   and plastic. This made my flood damage cleanup a lot easier. My cleanup work only          the removal of mud from the apartment floors. It was also a good thing that the          had hardwood floors. Had the apartment been covered with carpet, I would have had to          a lot having the carpet cleaned if not replaced with a new one.

1.A. drowned     B. washed        C. affected      D. removed

2.A. citizens    B. householders  C. owners        D. residents

3.A. sorry      B. worried       C. excited       D. glad

4.A. feeling   B. doing         C. speaking      D. thinking

5.A. view       B. hand          C. thought      D. sight

6.A. cleanup    B. flooding      C. earthquake   D. landslide

7.A. smell      B. shape         C. taste         D. sound

8.A. head        B. neck          C. feet          D. breast

9.A. out        B. in           C. on           D. down

10.A. rain       B. snow          C. frost         D. fog

11.A. morning   B. afternoon     C.evening      D. night

12.A. slowly    B. gradually    C. quickly       D. frequently

13.A. unfolded   B. unpacked      C. uncovered    D. unloaded

14.A. great     B. big          C. small        D. tiny

15.A. with      B. by           C. through       D. in

16.A. thrown    B. dipped       C. displayed     D. stored

17.A. wood      B. metal        C. paper         D. leather

18.A. undertook  B. began        C. involved      D. engaged

19.A. bedroom   B. kitchen      C. building     D. apartment

20.A. spend      B. cost          C. pay           D. Take

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.A

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.A

【解析】

1.A溺水的；B冲洗的；C影响的；D移除的。句意：我看到电视上许多关于受到洪水影响的房子。故选C。

2.A市民；B家长，户主；C主人；D居民。故D项正确。

3.A遗憾的，伤心的；B担心的；C兴奋的；D高兴的。句意：我总是为那些成为洪水受害者的家庭感到很伤心。故选A。

4.句意：无论如何我都想象不到他们的感受，因为直到两年前我从未直接地经历过洪水或是洪水过后的清理工作。故选A

5.at first hand 直接地，第一手地。故选B

6.因为第一段一直在说洪水，所以这里作者说的是自己的第一次洪水经历。故选B。

7.根据常识可知作者被洪水的声响惊醒了。所以这里选sound。故选D。

8.作者从床上下来才感觉到水，说明水并不深，所以选择feet较合适。故选C。

9.作者下床去开灯然后发现断电了，the power is out意为“没电了；断电了”。故选A。

10.句意：这（断电）可能是由于晚上的飓风导致的暴雨和强风造成的。故选A。

11.洪水发生的时候是在晚上，所以应该是晚上刮了飓风，故选D。

12.句意：雨一停，我就决定迅速进行洪水损害的清扫。A缓慢地；B逐渐地；C迅速地；D经常地。故选C。

13.句意：由于我刚搬进这个房子而且只打开了一部分东西，受到损害的东西数量较小。A展开；B从（包裹等）中取出（所装的东西）；C揭开；D卸货。故选B。

14.根据前文可知损失不大，故选C。

15.句意：清理过程只包括用肥皂和水洗一下鞋子和包裹。故选D。

16.句意：我的大多数东西都存放在塑料桶里是件好事。A扔；B蘸；C战士；D存放。故选D。

17.句意：而且我买的大多数家具都是木制的或是塑料制的。A木头；B金属；C纸；D皮革。故选B。

18.句意：我的清洗过程只包括除去地板上的泥。A承担，从事；B开始；C包括；D约定，从事。故选C。

19.根据前面的apartment floor可知这里也是apartment，故选D。

20.句意：如果我不换张新地毯的话，我会在清洁地毯上花一大笔钱。spend sth. doing。故选A。