单选题 Directions: For each blank in the following passage, choose the best answer from the choices given below. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.
Quite a few years ago when the summers seemed longer and life was not that complicated, we had rented a cottage by a fiver in the heart of the country {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}the whole family was going to {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}a three-week holiday. There were four of us: Mum and Dad, Mum's sister -- Aunt Jane and I. And I mustn't forget to {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}Spot, our little dog. I was allowed to go off by myself all day, {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}I promised to be careful and took Spot with me for protection.
One nice day I went out fishing with Spot when we heard a lot of shouting in the {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}followed by a scream and splash. I was a bit {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}so I called Spot and we both hid behind a bush. After a few moments, a straw hat came drifting down the river, followed by an oar, a picnic basket and {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}oar. Then came the rowing boat itself, but it was {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}upside down! A few seconds later my Dad and Aunt Jane came running down the river bank, both wet {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}. Spot started barking so I came out of hiding and said hello. My Dad got really angry at me for not trying to catch the boat as it went past. Luckily, {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}, the boat and both the oars had been caught by an overhanging tree a little further downstream, but not the hat or picnic basket. So I had to let them share my sandwiches.
单选题
  • A. where
  • B. that
  • C. which
  • D. when
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查定语从句的引导词。空格后面是一个定语从句，用来修饰country。定语从句中关系代词或关系副词在从句中充当句子成分，此处从句中不缺少主语或宾语，故不能用that和which，country表示地点，故用关系副词where，在从句中充当状语成分。when表示时间与题意不符，故答案为A。
单选题
  • A. plan
  • B. manage
  • C. consume
  • D. spend
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查动词词义辨析。plan v. 计划；manage v. 管理，控制；consume v. 消费；spend v. 指花费金钱和时间，这里指的是花费时间。故答案为D。
单选题
  • A. mention
  • B. bring
  • C. send
  • D. lead
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查上下文语意的衔接。mention v. 提及，捉到；bring v. 带来；send v. 送给，传，递；lead v. 带领，引导。前面介绍了同行的人，后面讲到狗也是跟他们一起的。故答案为A。
单选题
  • A. even though
  • B. provided
  • C. lest
  • D. as if
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查连接词的用法。even though即使，尽管；provided倘若，除非；lest唯恐，以免；as if好像。此处空格前面的句子是以空格后面的句子为条件的。故答案为B。
单选题
  • A. place
  • B. space
  • C. sky
  • D. distance
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查对语境的把握。place n. 地方；space n. 空间；sky n. 天空；distance n. 远处，远方，in the distance在远方，在远处。故答案为D。
单选题
  • A. scared
  • B. amused
  • C. excited
  • D. disturbed
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查形容词的用法。scared adj. 惊恐的，恐惧的；amused adj. 愉快的，开心的；excited adj. 激动人心的；disturbed adj. 扰乱的。从上下文的意思来看，这里要表达的意思是作者受到了惊吓。故答案为A。
单选题
  • A. the other
  • B. each other
  • C. another
  • D. one another
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查上下文语意的衔接。the other其余的，剩余的；each other相互；another另一个；one another相互。前面已经提到一支桨，因此此处没有范围的限制，这里应用“另外一支桨”。故答案为C。
单选题
  • A. rolling
  • B. floating
  • C. circling
  • D. sinking
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查动词的用法。roll v. 滚动；float v. 漂，浮；circle v. 围绕，盘旋，环形；sink v. 沉没。船和木头等在水上的漂流用float。故答案为B。
单选题
  • A. within
  • B. over
  • C. under
  • D. through
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查介词的用法。within prep. 在……之内；over prep. 在……之上，越过；under prep. 在……之下；through prep. 彻底，完全。故答案为D。
单选题
  • A. moreover
  • B. then
  • C. therefore
  • D. however
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查连接词的用法。moreover conj. 而且，表递进；then conj. 然后，表顺承；therefore conj. 因此，所以，表因果；however conj. 然而，但是，表转折。从文中的“luckily”可以知道这里情况出现了转机，所以此处应该表示转折。故答案为D。