Besides electricity, a lion fears water the most and a rainstorm with thunder and lightning brings both. For that reason I always have a written 1 that frees me from 2 when it’s raining.

    For two days it was raining without stopping. By the third night, it wasn’t raining at all. I gave the sign to the announcer, and the band began playing my music.

    The animals went through their tricks, but they were far from being 3 about the wetness.

    And so we came to the head-in-mouth 4 . When I pulled Leo’s mouth open, raising his face and nose to the 5 , I noticed that the muscles of his jaws were tense. Then, as I put my head in, a rain began pouring down. I felt Leo become 6 all over.

    My head was in now. I counted to ten and then gave him the tap on jaw 7 to let me go. But this time 8 happened.

    I 9 again on his jaw. Leo's mouth was like a steel trap(夾子). I heard 10 men trying to get Leo’s 11. But already, with my face 12 in the back of his mouth, I was finding it 13 to breathe. I knew what had happened: with the rain beating on his face, Leo had 14 me. I heard the gunfire again...

    I awoke with an oxygen mask (氧氣罩) 15 my face, and a doctor was working over me. “You’re lucky,”said the doctor,“as soon as you went faint (暈倒), the lion 16 you. For nearly three minutes you had no heart-beat !”

    By then it had stopped raining. I called Leo back and 17 his jaw.“Don't be a fool!”the doctor said, 18 I put my head in and counted to ten. Then I gave Leo the tap on jaw, and he obeyed immediately.

    Yet, when I tried the trick again the next time, Leo 19 . I believed he was unwilling to 20 me a second time. I never did the trick again.

1. A. suggestion    B. notice　　　　 C. agreement　　　　 D. decision

2. A. performing    B. trying　　　　　　    C. acting　　　　　　   D. training

    3. A. happy　　　　    B. sad　　　　　　　　   C. sorry　　　　　　    D. anxious

    4. A. joke　　　　　　   B. trick　　　　　　　　  C. play　　　　　　　　  D. attempt

    5. A. sky　　　　　　   B. earth　　　　　　　　 C. cage　　　　　　　　 D. ceiling

    6. A. angry　　　　    B. excited　　　　　　  C. tense　　　　　　　　 D. frightened

    7. A. mark　　　　　　 B. sign　　　　　　　　  C. order　　　　　　    D. information

8. A. something     B. it　　　　　　　　　　  C. everything　　　　 D. nothing

    9. A. hit　　　　　　　　 B. beat　　　　　　　　  C. pulled　　　　　　    D. tapped

    10. A. shouts 　　    B. cheers　　　　　　   C. gunfire　　　　　　  D. drum

    11. A. silence　　　　 B. control　　　　　　　　　　 C. attention　　　　    D. death

    12. A. buried　　　　  B. hidden　　　　　　   C. put　　　　　　　　   D. sunk

    13. A. easy　　　　    B. hard　　　　　　　　  C. possible　　　　　　 D. necessary

 &nb&sp;  14. A. forgotten　　  B. caught　　　　　　   C. bitten　　　　　　    D. killed

    15.A. in　　　　　　　　 B. above　　　　　　    C. below　　　　　　   D. over

    16.A. kept　　　　　　 B. dropped　　　　　　 C. fell　　　　　　　　    D. bit

    17. A. opened　　　　 B. tapped　　　　　　   C. struck　　　　　　   D. examined

    18.A. and　　　　　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　   D. or

    19. A. obeyed　　　　 B. refused　　　　　　  C. agreed　　　　　　   D. regretted

20. A. hurt　　　　　　 B. kill　　　　　　　　    C. damage　　　　　　 D. fool

 

答案：C;A;A;B;A;C;B;D;D;C;C;A;B;A;D;B;A;C;B;A
提示：

1. 首先通讀一遍全文，聯(lián)系下文可知選C。written agreement書(shū)面協(xié)議。

2. perform表演。

3. but表示轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，所以這里應(yīng)該選擇A，高興。

4. 從上文The animals went through their tricks可知。

5. 朝天上。

6. 聯(lián)系I noticed that the muscles of his jaws were tense.可知。

7. 表示，標(biāo)志。

8. 什么都沒(méi)有發(fā)生，表示獅子沒(méi)有反應(yīng)。

9. 聯(lián)系上句，選擇tap.

10. 聯(lián)系本段結(jié)尾處I heard the gunfire again...可知。

11.吸引Leo的注意力。

12. buried表示埋藏在。

13. 我發(fā)現(xiàn)呼吸很困難。

14. Leo忘記了我。

15. 罩在我的臉上。

16. 最合適的選項(xiàng)是B。

17. 打開(kāi)。

18. 表示轉(zhuǎn)折，沒(méi)有聽(tīng)取醫(yī)生的警告。

19. 應(yīng)是拒絕了。

20. 它不愿意再一次傷害我。

 


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1．A．harmonious           B．warm                  C．happy                 D．pleasant

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3．A．were                     B．did                      C．could                  D．had

4．A．Decided                B．Determined          C．Wanted               D．Expected

5．A．ready                    B．prepared              C．soon                   D．due

6．A．Finding his way     B．Taking his road    C．Taking his place   D．Finding his place

7．A．move                    B．reject                  C．a(chǎn)bandon              D．remove

8．A．waved                  B．froze                   C．shook                 D．shocked

9．A．a(chǎn)ssumption            B．a(chǎn)ppreciation         C．hesitation             D．a(chǎn)ttention

10．A．grateful               B．respectful            C．hopeless              D．shameful

11．A．cheered               B．congratulated       C．shouted               D．screamed

12．A．Immediately         B．Hopefully             C．Lastly                 D．Finally

13．A．shouldered his way                              B．forced his way

C．felt his way                                         D．inched his way

14．A．No problem         B．No way               C．No doubt             D．No wonder

15．A．lined up               B．held up                C．looked up            D．waited up

16．A．So                     B．But                     C．Then                   D．Besides

17．A．before                 B．for                      C．in                       D．a(chǎn)fter

18．A．plan to                B．intend to              C．have to                D．ought to

19．A．the least              B．the most              C．the last                D．the best

20．A．just                     B．exactly                C．a(chǎn)ccurately           D．right

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