Ⅰ.完形填空
People often fall ill because of me.__1.C__,they can hardly blame me;it is largely their own__2.D__.A tired person may get__3.C__,especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air.
My latest victim is an energetic student.After school,he played football hard for two hours.Though tired,he still went to the cinema.Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.
I seized this golden chance to__4.C__him.He reacted,trying to__5.B__me,but I was already__6.A__deep in his throat.He kept sneezing (打喷嚏) and his nose was running.__7.D__he put on some warm clothes,it didn't work,for there were too many of us.Besides,his sore throat kept__8.B__him,and he developed a cough to force me and my family out,but__9.D__.
The next day he couldn't go to school .He had lost his appetite and was not as__10.C__as before.His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C,which would help his__11.A__.
For two days he was__12.B__by his mother.As he rested more,his defense strengthened and I began to feel the__13.C__.I knew I had to leave him before long.But I am not the one who gives up easily,and I made every effort to fight back.__14.D__,it was my turn to feel__15.A__now,for his defense system was starting an all—out attack against me.I became weaker and finally my time was over.
Do you know what I am?
文章大意:本文以感冒病毒的口气,介绍它是怎么侵入人体到离开的过程。
1.A.Therefore B.Besides
C.However D.Then
解析:人们经常因为我生病,然而,他们却不能责怪我。表示转折所以用however。
2.A.business B.responsibility
C.excuse D.fault
解析:这是由于他们自己的过失造成的。fault过失符合句意。responsibility(责任);excuse (借口);business(事务)均不符合句意。
3.A.punished B.blamed
C.caught D.killed
解析:get caught 意为“感染”,指生病,符合句意。get killed “被杀死”语义过重。
4.A.injure B.bother
C.attack D.destroy
解析:我抓住这个黄金机会去攻击他,指的是让他生病。attack符合句意。
5.A.get on with B.get rid of
C.put up with D.take hold of
解析:那个学生做出反抗,试图除掉我(病毒),B符合语义。put up with 容忍;take hold of 抓住。
6.A.reproducing B.waiting
C.hiding D.disappearing
解析:但是我已经深深地在他的喉咙里繁殖再生。reproduce繁殖,再生。
7.A.Since B.Once
C.Whether D.Although
解析:生病后,尽管他穿上厚厚的衣服,但是已经晚了。Although引导让步状语从句。
8.A.reminding B.upsetting
C.comforting D.influencing
解析:他的疼痛的喉咙使他难受,并且他开始咳嗽来试图把我和我的家人赶走,但是没能成功,拟人化的手法。
9.A.escaped B.succeeded
C.regretted D.failed
解析:见上题分析。
10.A.peaceful B.afraid
C.active D.happy
解析:active活跃的,与上文的energetic相对应,生病后人通常会变得不活跃。
11.A.recovery B.development
C.study D.affected
解析:补充维生素C帮助人抵抗疾病,恢复健康。recovery恢复健康,符合题意。
12.A.protected B.nursed
C.scolded D.affected
解析:nurse用作动词,意为“照料”,符合题意。
13.A.loss B.operation
C.pressure D.movement
解析:患病的人的抵抗力增强,病毒开始感受到压力。pressure压力。
14.A.Uncertainly B.Unsuccessfully
C.Unusually D.Unfortunately
解析:虽然抵抗了,但是不幸的是,轮到我感到痛苦了。
15.A.painful B.disappointed
C.nervous D.ashamed
解析:见上题的解析。