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A．constructions B．obstructions C．bother D．scattered E．through F．splashed by G．pattern H．intend I．narrowly J．fierce K．fragmentary L．manner M．splashed out N．resigned to O．closely In the morning it started to rain. It was the first rain of the new year and it marked, in an extremely violent 42 , the beginning of the rainy season. The drops which fell were large, and they fell straight down, for 43 tropical rains never degenerate into slanting drizzle, the familiar 44 of a rainy day in so many other parts of the world. The rain fell heavily, it fell continuously and it saturated everything which lay in its way. During the rain most people kept to their homes. But a few walked about, 45 the wetness of their clothes and determined to carry on as usual. And, for those who wished to keep dry however much it cost them, there were always the taxis. They 46 along the road, with the windscreen wipers revealing only 47 glimpses of the drivers' peering faces. Initially, when the rain had started, the drivers had had only the big puddles to miss, but later on, then the drains had overflowed and the whole road swam with water, all dangerous pits and 48 had been hidden, and the faces peering 49 the windscreens peered even more anxiously than before. But often the faces inside the taxi ceased to 50 to look out at all, for water had splashed up to the electrical system, and the engine stopped just as surly and abruptly as it would have done. The car had actually skidded into the drains after it had so 51 missed only a few moments.
【答案解析】[考点] 考查介词。 分析句子结构可知，peering ______ the windscreens修饰faces，peer为不及物动词，后面不能直接加宾语，因此需要加一个介词。根据常识可知，下雨天司机透过windscreen(挡风玻璃)观察路况，车窗是透明的，所以用介词through更合适，且peer through为固定搭配，意为“透过…向外看”，故选E项through。
问答题
【正确答案】C
【答案解析】[考点] 考查动词。 根据空格前面的cease to可知，空格处应填动词原形。根据后面for water had splashed up to the electrical system...可知雨水进入了电路系统，车子已经熄火，所以此处是说“出租车司机______再留心窗外了。”C项bother, bother to do sth.为固定搭配，意为“费心去做某事”，cease to bother to do sth.意为“不必再麻烦做某事”；H项intend意为“意欲，想要”，intend to do sth.意为“打算做某事”，动作还没有发生，不符合题意，因此选C。