五、完形填空。
I was tired. If my whole body ever did fall in, I'd never get out of the quicksand. It had been about five hours since Jess, my partner, left to ask for help. It was snowing heavily and it was getting ______1.
A few hours later, I saw a beam of light. I prayed it was a plane, but it was the moonlight shining over the canyon(峡谷)walls. I was all wet and knew I was ______2. I started to think about what I could do to end up faster. But I didn't want to be engulfed(吞没)by quicksand. That would be the ______3 way to go.
An hour later, another beam of light ______4 across my eyes. A flashlight! I shouted for help. A man shouted back as he ran to me. He said that his name was Tim and that Jess had ______5 rescuers. And the other team members were an hour behind him.
When the three others ______6, they set up a pulley(滑轮)system to pull me out, tying a strong rope around a stone. Two of the rescuers held me under each ______7 as Tim wrapped a rope around my knees. The fourth rescuer worked the pulley. With each ______8, it felt as if my legs were being cut off. Tim dug into the ______9 and got a hand around my legs and started pulling up. I felt a great pain, but I could feel my legs moving. “Keep going!” I shouted.
Pulling again and again, my legs were ______10. The rescuers drew me to the side of the canyon because I couldn't walk. I couldn't even feel my legs. It was too dark and ______11 for a plane to land, so they got me into a sleeping bag and gave me medicine. Then we ______12 there for the night.
When I woke up at 6 a. m., snow ______13 the top of my sleeping bag, and snowflakes were still coming down. Around noon, the snow stopped, and my rescuers called in a plane.
My legs were swollen(肿胀的)to the size of my thigh(大腿), ______14 when I got to the hospital, X-rays showed no fractures or breaks. I had sat in the quicksand for 12 hours and thought for sure I would ______15. But I didn't.
(
B. dark
C. warm
D. bright
(
B. lying
C. crying
D. calling
(
B. best
C. fastest
D. worst
(
B. appeared
C. left
D. stopped
(
B. contacted
C. watched
D. helped
(
B. left
C. arrived
D. talked
(
B. arm
C. eye
D. ear
(
B. push
C. drop
D. fall
(
B. woods
C. sand
D. grass
(
B. broken
C. hurt
D. freed
(
B. snowy
C. rainy
D. windy
(
B. stayed
C. played
D. worked
(
B. hit
C. faced
D. reached
(
B. so
C. but
D. and
(
B. live
C. rest
D. die
I was tired. If my whole body ever did fall in, I'd never get out of the quicksand. It had been about five hours since Jess, my partner, left to ask for help. It was snowing heavily and it was getting ______1.
A few hours later, I saw a beam of light. I prayed it was a plane, but it was the moonlight shining over the canyon(峡谷)walls. I was all wet and knew I was ______2. I started to think about what I could do to end up faster. But I didn't want to be engulfed(吞没)by quicksand. That would be the ______3 way to go.
An hour later, another beam of light ______4 across my eyes. A flashlight! I shouted for help. A man shouted back as he ran to me. He said that his name was Tim and that Jess had ______5 rescuers. And the other team members were an hour behind him.
When the three others ______6, they set up a pulley(滑轮)system to pull me out, tying a strong rope around a stone. Two of the rescuers held me under each ______7 as Tim wrapped a rope around my knees. The fourth rescuer worked the pulley. With each ______8, it felt as if my legs were being cut off. Tim dug into the ______9 and got a hand around my legs and started pulling up. I felt a great pain, but I could feel my legs moving. “Keep going!” I shouted.
Pulling again and again, my legs were ______10. The rescuers drew me to the side of the canyon because I couldn't walk. I couldn't even feel my legs. It was too dark and ______11 for a plane to land, so they got me into a sleeping bag and gave me medicine. Then we ______12 there for the night.
When I woke up at 6 a. m., snow ______13 the top of my sleeping bag, and snowflakes were still coming down. Around noon, the snow stopped, and my rescuers called in a plane.
My legs were swollen(肿胀的)to the size of my thigh(大腿), ______14 when I got to the hospital, X-rays showed no fractures or breaks. I had sat in the quicksand for 12 hours and thought for sure I would ______15. But I didn't.
(
B
)1. A. hotB. dark
C. warm
D. bright
(
A
)2. A. dyingB. lying
C. crying
D. calling
(
D
)3. A. easiestB. best
C. fastest
D. worst
(
B
)4. A. failedB. appeared
C. left
D. stopped
(
B
)5. A. taughtB. contacted
C. watched
D. helped
(
C
)6. A. stoppedB. left
C. arrived
D. talked
(
B
)7. A. legB. arm
C. eye
D. ear
(
A
)8. A. pullB. push
C. drop
D. fall
(
C
)9. A. waterB. woods
C. sand
D. grass
(
D
)10. A. burntB. broken
C. hurt
D. freed
(
B
)11. A. cloudyB. snowy
C. rainy
D. windy
(
B
)12. A. enjoyedB. stayed
C. played
D. worked
(
A
)13. A. coveredB. hit
C. faced
D. reached
(
C
)14. A. orB. so
C. but
D. and
(
D
)15. A. jumpB. live
C. rest
D. die
答案：1. B 【点拨】hot 热的；dark 黑暗的；warm 温暖的；bright 明亮的。根据语境可知，天快要黑了。故选 B。
2. A 【点拨】根据“I started to think about what I could do to end up faster.”可知，作者知道自己要死了。故选 A。
3. D 【点拨】easiest 最容易的；best 最好的；fastest 最快的；worst 最差的。根据“But I didn't want to be engulfed(吞没) by quicksand.”可知，作者不想被流沙吞没，因为这是最糟糕的死法。故选 D。
4. B 【点拨】fail 失败；appear 出现；leave 离开；stop 停止。根据语境可知，另一道光出现了。故选 B。
5. B 【点拨】teach 教；contact 联系；watch 观看；help 帮助。根据“since Jess, my partner, left to ask for help”可知，他的伙伴联系上救援人员了。故选 B。
6. C 【点拨】stop 停止；leave 离开；arrive 到达；talk 谈论。根据语境可知，其他的救援人员也到了。故选 C。
7. B 【点拨】由前文可知，此处是说两个救援队员架着“我”的双臂。leg 腿；arm 胳膊；eye 眼睛；ear 耳朵。故选 B。
8. A 【点拨】pull 拉；push 推；drop 落下；fall 掉落。根据“pull me out”可知，是要把作者拉出来。故选 A。
9. C 【点拨】water 水；wood 木头；sand 沙子；grass 草地。根据语境可知，作者的腿被埋在沙子里。故选 C。
10. D 【点拨】burn 燃烧；break 破，裂；hurt 伤害；free 使自由。根据“The rescuers drew me to the side of the canyon because I couldn't walk.”可知，作者被救出来了，所以腿彻底解放了。故选 D。
11. B 【点拨】cloudy 多云的；snowy 下雪的；rainy 多雨的；windy 多风的。根据“It was snowing heavily”可知，雪下得很大。故选 B。
12. B 【点拨】enjoy 喜欢；stay 停留；play 玩；work 工作。根据“It was too dark”及“so they got me into a sleeping bag”可知，天太黑了，雪也下得很大，飞机不能来救援，所以要在那里过夜。故选 B。
13. A 【点拨】由前文知，此句意为“当我在早上六点醒来时，雪覆盖在睡袋的上面”。cover 覆盖；hit 击，打；face 面对；reach 到达。故选 A。
14. C 【点拨】or 或者；so 因此；but 但是；and 和。空前后是转折关系。故选 C。
15. D 【点拨】jump 跳跃；live 居住；rest 休息；die 死亡。根据前文内容可知，作者曾以为自己死定了。故选 D。
2. A 【点拨】根据“I started to think about what I could do to end up faster.”可知，作者知道自己要死了。故选 A。
3. D 【点拨】easiest 最容易的；best 最好的；fastest 最快的；worst 最差的。根据“But I didn't want to be engulfed(吞没) by quicksand.”可知，作者不想被流沙吞没，因为这是最糟糕的死法。故选 D。
4. B 【点拨】fail 失败；appear 出现；leave 离开；stop 停止。根据语境可知，另一道光出现了。故选 B。
5. B 【点拨】teach 教；contact 联系；watch 观看；help 帮助。根据“since Jess, my partner, left to ask for help”可知，他的伙伴联系上救援人员了。故选 B。
6. C 【点拨】stop 停止；leave 离开；arrive 到达；talk 谈论。根据语境可知，其他的救援人员也到了。故选 C。
7. B 【点拨】由前文可知，此处是说两个救援队员架着“我”的双臂。leg 腿；arm 胳膊；eye 眼睛；ear 耳朵。故选 B。
8. A 【点拨】pull 拉；push 推；drop 落下；fall 掉落。根据“pull me out”可知，是要把作者拉出来。故选 A。
9. C 【点拨】water 水；wood 木头；sand 沙子；grass 草地。根据语境可知，作者的腿被埋在沙子里。故选 C。
10. D 【点拨】burn 燃烧；break 破，裂；hurt 伤害；free 使自由。根据“The rescuers drew me to the side of the canyon because I couldn't walk.”可知，作者被救出来了，所以腿彻底解放了。故选 D。
11. B 【点拨】cloudy 多云的；snowy 下雪的；rainy 多雨的；windy 多风的。根据“It was snowing heavily”可知，雪下得很大。故选 B。
12. B 【点拨】enjoy 喜欢；stay 停留；play 玩；work 工作。根据“It was too dark”及“so they got me into a sleeping bag”可知，天太黑了，雪也下得很大，飞机不能来救援，所以要在那里过夜。故选 B。
13. A 【点拨】由前文知，此句意为“当我在早上六点醒来时，雪覆盖在睡袋的上面”。cover 覆盖；hit 击，打；face 面对；reach 到达。故选 A。
14. C 【点拨】or 或者；so 因此；but 但是；and 和。空前后是转折关系。故选 C。
15. D 【点拨】jump 跳跃；live 居住；rest 休息；die 死亡。根据前文内容可知，作者曾以为自己死定了。故选 D。
解析：
翻译:
五、完形填空。
我很累。如果我的整个身体真的陷进去，我就永远也出不了流沙了。我的搭档杰斯离开去寻求帮助已经大约五个小时了。雪下得很大，天渐渐______1。
几个小时后，我看到一束光。我祈祷那是一架飞机，但那是月光照在峡谷的岩壁上。我浑身湿透，知道自己______2了。我开始想我能做些什么来更快地结束这一切。但我不想被流沙吞没。那会是______3的死法。
一个小时后，另一束光______4在我的眼前。是手电筒的光！我大声呼救。一个男人一边向我跑来一边大声回应。他说他叫蒂姆，杰斯已经______5了救援人员。其他队员在他后面一个小时的路程。
当另外三个人______6时，他们搭建了一个滑轮系统来把我拉出来，把一根结实的绳子系在一块石头上。两名救援人员分别抱住我的每条______7，蒂姆把绳子缠在我的膝盖上。第四名救援人员操作滑轮。每一次______8，我都觉得我的腿好像要被切断了。蒂姆挖进______9，一只手抱住我的腿开始往上拉。我感到一阵剧痛，但我能感觉到我的腿在动。“继续拉！”我喊道。
一次又一次地拉，我的腿______10了。救援人员把我拉到峡谷边上，因为我走不了路了。我甚至感觉不到我的腿。天太黑且______11，飞机无法降落，所以他们把我放进睡袋里，还给我吃了药。然后我们在那里______12过夜。
当我早上6点醒来时，雪______13了我的睡袋顶部，雪花还在飘落。中午时分，雪停了，我的救援人员叫来了一架飞机。
我的腿肿得和大腿一样粗，______14当我到达医院时，X光显示没有骨折或骨裂。我在流沙里坐了12个小时，原以为自己肯定会______15。但我没有。
（ ）1. A. 热的
B. 黑的；黑暗的
C. 温暖的
D. 明亮的
（ ）2. A. 垂死的；奄奄一息的
B. 躺
C. 哭
D. 呼叫；打电话
（ ）3. A. 最容易的
B. 最好的
C. 最快的
D. 最糟糕的
（ ）4. A. 失败
B. 出现
C. 离开
D. 停止
（ ）5. A. 教
B. 联系
C. 观看
D. 帮助
（ ）6. A. 停止
B. 离开
C. 到达
D. 交谈
（ ）7. A. 腿
B. 胳膊
C. 眼睛
D. 耳朵
（ ）8. A. 拉
B. 推
C. 掉落
D. 落下
（ ）9. A. 水
B. 树林
C. 沙子
D. 草
（ ）10. A. 燃烧
B. 折断；打破
C. 受伤
D. 解放；使自由
（ ）11. A. 多云的
B. 下雪的
C. 下雨的
D. 有风的
（ ）12. A. 享受
B. 停留；待
C. 玩
D. 工作
（ ）13. A. 覆盖
B. 撞击；打
C. 面对
D. 到达
（ ）14. A. 或者；否则
B. 所以
C. 但是
D. 和；并且
（ ）15. A. 跳
B. 活着
C. 休息
D. 死
五、完形填空。
我很累。如果我的整个身体真的陷进去，我就永远也出不了流沙了。我的搭档杰斯离开去寻求帮助已经大约五个小时了。雪下得很大，天渐渐______1。
几个小时后，我看到一束光。我祈祷那是一架飞机，但那是月光照在峡谷的岩壁上。我浑身湿透，知道自己______2了。我开始想我能做些什么来更快地结束这一切。但我不想被流沙吞没。那会是______3的死法。
一个小时后，另一束光______4在我的眼前。是手电筒的光！我大声呼救。一个男人一边向我跑来一边大声回应。他说他叫蒂姆，杰斯已经______5了救援人员。其他队员在他后面一个小时的路程。
当另外三个人______6时，他们搭建了一个滑轮系统来把我拉出来，把一根结实的绳子系在一块石头上。两名救援人员分别抱住我的每条______7，蒂姆把绳子缠在我的膝盖上。第四名救援人员操作滑轮。每一次______8，我都觉得我的腿好像要被切断了。蒂姆挖进______9，一只手抱住我的腿开始往上拉。我感到一阵剧痛，但我能感觉到我的腿在动。“继续拉！”我喊道。
一次又一次地拉，我的腿______10了。救援人员把我拉到峡谷边上，因为我走不了路了。我甚至感觉不到我的腿。天太黑且______11，飞机无法降落，所以他们把我放进睡袋里，还给我吃了药。然后我们在那里______12过夜。
当我早上6点醒来时，雪______13了我的睡袋顶部，雪花还在飘落。中午时分，雪停了，我的救援人员叫来了一架飞机。
我的腿肿得和大腿一样粗，______14当我到达医院时，X光显示没有骨折或骨裂。我在流沙里坐了12个小时，原以为自己肯定会______15。但我没有。
（ ）1. A. 热的
B. 黑的；黑暗的
C. 温暖的
D. 明亮的
（ ）2. A. 垂死的；奄奄一息的
B. 躺
C. 哭
D. 呼叫；打电话
（ ）3. A. 最容易的
B. 最好的
C. 最快的
D. 最糟糕的
（ ）4. A. 失败
B. 出现
C. 离开
D. 停止
（ ）5. A. 教
B. 联系
C. 观看
D. 帮助
（ ）6. A. 停止
B. 离开
C. 到达
D. 交谈
（ ）7. A. 腿
B. 胳膊
C. 眼睛
D. 耳朵
（ ）8. A. 拉
B. 推
C. 掉落
D. 落下
（ ）9. A. 水
B. 树林
C. 沙子
D. 草
（ ）10. A. 燃烧
B. 折断；打破
C. 受伤
D. 解放；使自由
（ ）11. A. 多云的
B. 下雪的
C. 下雨的
D. 有风的
（ ）12. A. 享受
B. 停留；待
C. 玩
D. 工作
（ ）13. A. 覆盖
B. 撞击；打
C. 面对
D. 到达
（ ）14. A. 或者；否则
B. 所以
C. 但是
D. 和；并且
（ ）15. A. 跳
B. 活着
C. 休息
D. 死