一、阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项 I’m an operating engineer, running crane in New York City. I was in the countryside, playing golf when we got the call that a plane had 36 the World Trade Centre. We checked out of the hotel immediately and started 37 our way downtown. When I got home, I called the rescue center and they told me to come 38 and get on the 39 list.The next morning I went down to the 40 at about 5 A. M., and four hours later I 41 the call to come down to West Street. I called my wife and told her not to 42 me, and that I would stay in 43 with her. I took the subway. It stopped at West Fourth Street, so I had to 44 the rest of the way. And somewhere in there I became 45 that I was going into something I 46. I once worked there in 1966 for the 47 of the World Trade Centre. On halfway on September 12, I was frightened to see the World Trade Centre was a huge pile, maybe ten 48 tall. And it was burning. I started to ask 49 in which my crane might be 50 a whistle blew suddenly warning us of some danger. I saw people running away and I really didn’t know what to do. So I did the same, too. It was as if they had 51 the bulls go in Spain and we were running through the street. People falling down, people 52 them up as they came by, and carrying them, just to get them out of the way, because something was extremely 53. I didn’t even look back. We stopped running when we got to the Battery Tunnel, and I caught my 54 and said, “Oh, my God, I’m going to 55.” Then I settled down a little bit, thinking about what we should do next. As we started again we knocked into a fire chief officer and we asked, “What can we do to help you?”36.A.noticed B.reached C.hit D.passed37.A.finding B.making C.getting D.losing38.A.away B.near C.in D.down39.A.volunteer B.soldier C.police D.fireman40.A.company B.hotel C.center D.home41.A.answered B.made C.heard D.got42.A.miss B.forget C.stop D.expect43.A.peace B.touch C.silence D.anger44.A.walk B.complete C.cancel D.smooth45.A.delighted B.frightened C.surprised D.interested46.A.built B.met C.designed D.had47.A.construction B.plan C.destruction D.use48.A.miles B.meters C.stories D.floors49.A.ways B.numbers C.position D.directions50.A.as B.why C.when D.because51.A.driven B.let C.asked D.enjoyed52.A.pushing B.giving C.holding D.picking53.A.dangerous B.urgent C.emergent D.important54.A.view B.sight C.breath D.sense55.A.leave B.die C.remain D.work答案及解析36. C. 根据常识可知,是指飞机撞上世贸大厦。
hit撞击37. B 我们结账离开宾馆,然后向市中心驶去make one’s way to sp.走向或驶向某地38. D他们让我决定定宣布参加志愿者come down决定并宣布39. A 因为是要去进行营救,所以是志愿者名单,而不是士兵,警察或消防队员名单全文第一句话就告诉我们作者是an operating engineer40. C我去了世贸中心,指世贸大厦倒塌的地方41. D. 再这里不是指自己打,而是指接到领任务去哪里服务42. D我告诉妻子不要expect me在这里是指不要和我联系,因为后文提到我会和她保持联系的43. B 固定短语,stay in touch with sb和某人保持联系44. A 地铁停下后作者只能是walk45. B 看到倒塌的画面作者感到触目惊心,害怕46. A 我建造的建筑物,下句有暗示,I once worked there in 1966 for the 47 of the World Trade Centre.47. A 在那里工作为了建造世贸大厦for the construction of sth.为了建造某物48. C 而现在做作者看到世贸大厦成了一堆废墟。
有十层楼那么高49. D 50. Cwhen引导时间状语从句,这时警铃响起……51. B let the bulls to in Spain固定习语,52. D pick up 把某人拉起来53. A 人们向外疯狂的跑的原因自然是有危险54. Ccatch one’s breath无法喘气这是由于跑的太快造成的55. B 结合上句,跑的太快无法呼吸,以至于感觉要死掉了二、Mr. Smith,head of Howard’s department,never said a pleasant word to anyone. He never smiled.His face always __36__a serious expression.Worse __37__,he never did his own work.__38__,he always asked his subordinates(下属)to do the job he __39__himself.The clerks were __40__frightened by Mr. Smith that they were afraid to __41__to Mr. White,who was Mr. Smith’s superior.Everybody worked very hard while Mr. Smith,who had nothing to do,read newspapers all morning to__42__. One day,Mr. Smith could not find an important paper.He told Howard to__43__the paper which__44__. When Howard failed to get it,Mr. Smith was extremely angry.The things he said were so humiliating(羞耻的)that the other people in the office thought that Howard was__45__ too much patience by just standing there__46__ nothing.Nobody noticed that Mr. White was watching the whole scene.Suddenly Mr. White asked Mr. Smith into his office.When they were___47__ Mr. White told Mr. Smith that he__48__ him for a long time and that he thought it would be best if Mr. Smith left the company.Struggling unsuccessfully to control himself,Mr. Smith___49___a loud and long sigh. Late, Mr. White decided that it would ___50___be a。