Question

    Once upon a time, a group of businessmen were sailing on the Atlantic Ocean, _______ much American goods back to Paris, however, they ______across a terrible thunderstorm, both the men and ship ______into the Atlantic Ocean ______their goods.

The only survivor of the shipwreck was washed up on a small, ______island. Every day he ______ desperately for God to rescue him, but none seemed to appear. ______, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to ______him from bad weather, and to store his few ______. But then one day, after searching for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke ______ up to the sky. The worst had happened; everything was lost. He was shocked with ______and anger. "God how could you do this to me!" he cried.

Early the next day, ______, he was awakened by the ______of a ship that was ______ the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was here?" asked the ______man. "We saw your smoke ______," they replied. It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad. But we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and ______.

Remember, next time your little hut is ______to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that calls for the grace of God. For all the ______things we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive ______to it.

1.A.developing B.carrying C.raising D.pushing

2.A.went B.put C.cut D.came

3.A.sinking B.diving C.inserting D.bringing

4.A.in spite of B.in relation to C.as well as D.in charge of

5.A.constructed B.deserted C.borrowed D.defended

6.A.asked B.demanded C.commanded D.prayed

7.A.immediately B.eventually C.hardly D.continuously

8.A.prevent B.take C.shelter D.keep

9.A.goods B.wages C.possessions D.thoughts

10.A.rolling B.winding C.flashing D.rushing

11.A.imagination B.sorrow C.expression D.hesitation

12.A.furthermore B.therefore C.besides D.however

13.A.scene B.sound C.light D.dream

14.A.approaching B.striking C.attacking D.leaving

15.A.great B.poor C.old D.wise

16.A.evidence B.exhibition C.motivation D.signal

17.A.suffering B.peace C.disturbance D.existence

18.A.thundering B.burning C.moving D.falling

19.A.positive B.different C.negative D.common

20.A.part B.side C.aspect D.answer

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.B

14.A

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述的是，有一群商人在大西洋上航行，把许多美国货运回巴黎。不幸中途遇到雷雨，人和船以及他们的货物沉没在大西洋。在这次船难中，唯一的生存者随着潮水，漂流到一座无人岛上，后来避难的小木屋起火，看到烟雾，一艘驶进无人岛的小船营救。这个故事告诉我们：上帝为你关上一扇门的同时可能是在为你打开一扇窗。

1.考查动词辨析。句意：从前，有一群商人在大西洋上航行，把许多美国货运回巴黎。A. developing发展；B. carrying搬运，输送，运送；C. raising举起；D. pushing推。由于货物在船上，所以商人是在把货物运回巴黎。故选B。

2.考查动词辨析。句意：然而，他们遇到了一场可怕的雷雨，人和船以及他们的货物沉没在大西洋。A. went去；B. put 放；C. cut切碎；D. came来。“come across”意为“偶然遇见”，复合句意。故选D。

3.考查动词辨析。句意同上。A. sinking使沉没，倒下；B. diving潜水；C. inserting插入，嵌入；D. bringing带来。由下文中的“The only survivor of the shipwreck（沉船中唯一的幸存者）”可知，船沉到了大西洋里。故选A。

4.考查介词短语。句意同上。A. in spite of尽管；B. in relation to与……相比较，涉及； C. as well as除……之外（也），此外；D. in charge of掌管。由下文中的“The only survivor of the shipwreck（沉船中唯一的幸存者）”可知，船沉到了大西洋里，所以人、船连同货物一起沉了下去。故选C。

5.考查形容词辨析。句意：在这次船难中，唯一的生存者随着潮水，漂流到一座无人岛上。A. constructed修建的，建造的；B. deserted被抛弃的，被遗弃的；C. borrowed借的；D. defended防御的，保护的。由下文中的“but none seemed to appear（但是没人出现）”可知，这是一座被遗弃的小岛。故选B。

6.考查动词辨析。句意：他每天绝望地祈求上帝拯救他，但是没人出现。A. asked问，询问；B. demanded强烈要求，需要；C. commanded命令，指挥；D. prayed祈祷，祷告。根据“for God”可知，这个人只能向上帝祈祷。故选D。

7.考查副词。句意：最终，他终于用浮木搭起了一间小屋，以躲避恶劣的天气。A. immediately立即，马上；B. eventually 最终地；C. hardly几乎不； D. continuously连续不断地。根据句意，他祈祷没有结果，最终只能自己搭起了一间小屋。故选B。

8.考查动词辨析。句意同上。A. prevent阻止，阻碍；B. take拿；C. shelter躲避（风雨或危险）；D. keep保持。根据句意，这个人搭了个房子躲避风雨。故选C。

9.考查名词辨析。句意：为了储存他仅有的财产。A. goods货品；B. wages工资，工钱；C. possessions个人财产；D. thoughts想法。根据句意，这个人用房子存储自己仅有的财产。故选C。

10.考查动词辨析。句意：一天，找完食物，当他回到他的小屋的时候，发现小屋着火了，浓烟滚滚地飘上天。A. rolling (使) 翻滚，滚动；B. winding使喘不过气来，使喘大气；C. flashing （向……）用光发出（信号）； D. rushing迅速移动，急促。由于烟雾总是一层一层飘上天，所以就像翻滚着上去一样。故选A。

11.考查名词辨析。句意：他被悲伤和愤怒所震惊。A. imagination想象；B. sorrow悲痛；C. expression表达；D. hesitation犹豫。由“God how could you do this to me!（上帝，你怎么可以这样对我！）”可知，这个人很伤心。故选B。

12.考查副词。句意：然而，第二天一早，他被一艘船驶近小岛的声音吵醒了。A. furthermore 此外，而且；B. therefore因此；C. besides另外；D. however然而。由下文中的“It had come to rescue him.（船来营救他。）”可知，故事情节发生了转折。故选D。

13.考查名词辩词。句意同上。A. scene现场，事件；B. sound声音；C. light光；D. dream梦。根据句意，这个人被吵醒，所以应该是听到了声音。故选B。

14.考查动词辨析。句意同上。A. approaching （在距离或时间上）靠近，接近；B. striking撞，碰，撞击；C. attacking袭击；D. leaving离开。由下句“How did you know I was here?”的对话可知，那只船满满靠近了小岛。故选A。

15.考查形容词辨析。句意：这个可怜的穷人问：“你们怎么知道我在这里的？”A. great伟大的；B. poor可怜的；C. old老的；D. wise明智的。根据语境可知，被困在孤岛上数日的幸存者是“可怜的”。故选B。

16.考查名词辨析。句意：我们看到你的烟雾信号了。A. evidence根据，证明；B. exhibition展览，展出；C. motivation动机，动力；D. signal信号，暗号。这个空格处单词与下文中“it just may be a smoke signal that calls for the grace of God”中的signal呼应，故选D。

17.考查名词辨析。句意：但我们不应该丧失信心，因为即使在痛苦和苦难中，上帝也是一直伴随我们左右的。A. suffering痛苦：B. peace和平；C. disturbance干扰；D. existence存在。空格处单词位于and后，与pain是同义词。故选A。

18.考查动词辨析。句意：记住，下一次当你的小木屋被烧毁时，那可能只是一个祈求上帝恩典的烟雾信号。A. thundering打雷；B. burning燃烧；C. moving移动；D. falling落下。由“to the ground”可知，这里代指的事件与上文中提到的这个人的木屋着火的事件一致，故选B。

19.考查形容词辨析。句意：对于我们必须面对的所有消极的事情，上帝都有一个积极的答案。A. positive积极乐观的； B. different 不同的；C. negative消极的；D. common普通的。由“上帝有一个积极的答案”可知，我们面对的是消极的事情。故选C。

20.考查名词辨析。句意同上。A. part部分；B. side边；C. aspect方面；D. answer答案。此处空格处的单词呼应故事中“终于有人来救这位幸存者”的结果。所以句子意思强调上帝给我们的最后的答案。故选D。