Question

Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers and won many prizes.

“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is      .”

And he told the      . He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Sam went to photo it.

He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always        . “I’ll travel for my work, not for      ,” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have        to care for you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to      , and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good      or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”

“Denny, I’m not a child, I can look after myself. ” his wife didn’t        . “Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”

Denny said nothing, but he        about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild          there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”

His wife was very      , and at first she had a very enjoyable time.

Then Denny went off to        some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.

Then Denny heard her        . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was running after her.

Quickly Denny took his camera out of his case and          it at his wife and the lion.

Then he shouted, “      , woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”

1.A.dangerous    B.natural      C.convenient     D.impossible

2.A.lie          B.reason       C.news         D.truth

3.A.allowed      B.refused      C.failed         D.joked

4.A.wealth       B.prize        C.pleasure       D.luck

5.A.money       B.time        C.interest        D.ability

6.A.meet        B.work        C.shop          D.stay

7.A.meal        B.picnic        C.room         D.party

8.A.agree        B.understand    C.reply        D.complain

9.A.worried      B.forgot        C.asked        D.thought

10.A.land         B.flowers       C.animals      D.people

11.A.confused     B.excited        C.surprised    D.disappointed

12.A.find         B.feed          C.drive        D.shoot

13.A.threw       B.fired          C.showed        D.pointed

14.A.Hurry up    B.Look out       C.Slow down     D.Go ahead

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：丹尼是一个爱好摄影的人，并且在这方面获得了很多大奖。他的妻子很想和他一起去，在妻子的再三请求下，丹尼终于带着妻子去了非洲。在一次他们外出拍照时，由于失散，妻子受到狮子追赶，但是丹尼不是想到救助妻子，而是拍下这一场面。短文既赞扬了丹尼的敬业，又讽刺了他的无情。

1.A 考查形容词辨析及语境的理解。句意：即使它是危险的我在任何的时间，也会去任何地方。A.dangerous危险的；B.natural国家的；C.convenient 方便的；D.impossible不可能的，故选A。

2.D 考查名词辨析及语境的理解。句意：他告诉真相。他有关于地震，森林火灾，洪水，甚至战争的照片。.A.lie说谎；B.reason原因；C.news 新闻；D.truth事实，真相，根据动词短语tell the true表示讲事实，真相，故选D。

3.B考查动词辨析及语境的理解。联系下文可知他拒绝了他的妻子。故选B，拒绝。.A.allowed允许；B.refused拒绝；C.failed 失败；D.joked笑话。结合语境故选B

4.C考查名词辨析及语境的理解。句意：我旅行是为了工作，不是为了娱乐。A.wealth财富；B.prize奖品；C.pleasure高兴；D.luck幸运。根据for+名词，故选C。

5.B考查名词辨析及语境的理解。联系上下文可知他没有时间照顾妻子，A.money金钱； B.time时间；C.interest兴趣；D.ability能力；根据have time to do表示有时间做某事，故选B，时间。

6.D考查动词辨析及语境的理解。联系下文and I have to sleep outside. 可知他有时甚至连住的地方都没有。.A.meet见面；B.work工作； C.shop商店；D.stay停留。故选D，停留。

7.A考查名词辨析及语境的理解。meal 一顿饭；picnic野餐；room房间；party聚会。联系下文a bath for days.可知句意为有时连续几天吃不上一顿饭。故选A。

8.A考查动词辨析及语境的理解。联系上下文可知他的妻子不同意他的说法，让他下次带她一起穿越海洋，A.agree 同意；B.understand理解；C.reply回复；D.complain抱怨。故选A。

9.D考查动词辨析及语境的理解。A. 担心B. 忘记C.要求D.考虑。联系下文可知他考虑了妻子的意见。故选D。

10.C考查名词及语境的理解。联系上下文可知是去给野生动物拍照，A.land土地； B.flowers鲜花； C.animals动物 ；D.people人物。故选C，动物。

11.B考查形容词辨析及语境的理解。联系上文描述可知他的妻子应该是兴奋的，A.confused 困惑的；B.excited 激动的；兴奋的；C.surprised吃惊的；D.disappointed失望的。故选B。

12.A考查动词辨析及语境的理解。根据题意可知可知丹妮应该是出去找狮子拍照。Go off to do sth表示出去做某事，A.find 找到；B.feed喂养；C.drive开车；D.shoot射击。故选A。

13.B考查动词辨析及语境的理解。联系下文A huge lion was chasing her.可知是哭喊，根据句意丹尼听到她的哭喊，根据hearsb doing sth表示听到某人正在做某事；故选B

14.D考查动词辨析及语境的理解。结合语境可知句意为：丹尼快速地从盒子里取出相机对准他的妻子和这只狮子，.A.threw 仍；B.fired 煎 ；C.showed 出示； D.pointed指着。故选D，指向。

15.A. 赶紧，快点；B. 注意，当心；C.减速；D.继续。联系下文可知他是让妻子注意拍照问题，故选C，拍照时的职业语言。

考点：故事类短文。