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2.You have probably heard the expression,"It's raining cats and dogs outside."That means(16)Ait's raining very hard I not that(17)Dcats and dogs are falling from the (18)C.However,one day in June,1882,it really did rain(19)Bover Dubuque,Iowa.The frogs(20)Cfalling along with hailstones(冰雹)during a(21)Bstorm.
Hail is formed when drops of rainwater are(22)Dby heavy winds and are carried high up into the air.There the raindrops become frozen.Many drops may freeze(23)Ato form balls of ice;these ice balls,or hailstones,then(24)Dto earth.
During the storm in Dubuque,the strong winds lifted small frogs from nearby ponds(池塘)(25)Bthe air along with raindrops.When some of these frogs became covered with ice,both hailstones and"frog-stones"fell onto the ground.

16.A.thatB.howC.whyD.if
17.A.carelessB.blindC.deadD.real
18.A.hillB.towerC.skyD.building
19.A.catsB.frogsC.dogsD.birds
20.A.stoppedB.enjoyedC.beganD.forgot
21.A.popularB.terribleC.weeklyD.common
22.A.dividedB.addedC.changedD.caught
23.A.togetherB.aloneC.soD.almost
24.A.holdB.loseC.keepD.fall
25.A.fromB.intoC.afterD.by.

分析 全文大意:
你也许听过这种说法:"It's raining cats and dogs outside."它意思是外面在下倾盆大雨而不是真的猫和狗从天而降.然而1882年6月的一天,爱荷华州的迪比克市真的下青蛙了.在一场大暴风雨期间青蛙和冰雹一起从天而降.冰雹是当雨滴被大风裹胁带到高空形成的.在那里雨滴冻结.很多雨滴冻结在一起形成冰粒或冰雹,然后落到地上.在迪比克的暴风雨期间,强风把附近池塘的小青蛙带到空中和雨滴在一起,当其中一些青蛙被冰覆盖着,冰雹和"青蛙石"一同落在地上.

解答 答案:
16.A  考查连接词    根据选项可知该题考查宾语从句连接词,根据题干That means(16)…it's raining very hard 中宾语从句部分it's raining very hard 是一个完整的句子,不缺少任何成分,所以这里用that引导,故选A.
17.D    考查形容词    根据上文可知It's raining cats and dogs outside意思是外面在下倾盆大雨,结合题干not that(17)…cats and dogs are falling from the 可推知不是真正的猫和狗从…故填形容词real"真的"表示实际存在的意义,故选D
18.C   考查名词        根据上文可知It's raining cats and dogs outside意思是外面在下倾盆大雨,结合题干not that real cats and dogs are falling from the (18)…中的关键词fall  from…"从…落下"可推知而不是真的猫和狗从天空中落下.故填sky"天空",故选C
19.B    考查名词        根据下文The frogs(20)…falling along with hailstones可知青蛙和冰雹一起从天而降,结合题干it really did rain(19)Bover Dubuque,Iowa可推知爱荷华州的迪比克市真的下青蛙,故填frogs"青蛙",故选B
20.C      考查动词        根据上文it really did rain frogs over Dubuque可知爱荷华州的迪比克市真的下青蛙,结合题干The frogs(20)Cfalling along with hailstones(冰雹)可推知青蛙和冰雹开始一起从天而降,即开始干某事begin doing sth,故选C
21.B       考查形容词     根据题干The frogs began falling along with hailstones(冰雹)during a…storm中前半句提到青蛙和冰雹开始一起从天而降,可推知是在一场可怕的暴风雨期间,故填terrible"可怕的",故选B
22.D      考查动词          根据题干Hail is formed when drops of rainwater are(22)…by heavy winds分析句子结构可知该句的从句为被动语态的句子,句子的执行者是 heavy winds,承受者是 drops of rainwater,结合选项可推知冰雹是当雨滴被大风裹胁带到高空形成的,故填catch"抓住"的过去分词caught,故选D
23.A       考查副词          根据题干的意思Many drops may freeze(23)…to form balls of ice"很多雨滴冻结…形成冰粒或冰雹"可知该空处缺少副词修饰动词freeze,结合选项故填together为副词,意为"一起",即很多雨滴冻结在一起形成冰粒或冰雹,故选A
24.D        考查动词          根据上文Many drops may freeze together to form balls of ice;these ice ballsor hailstones可知很多雨滴冻结在一起形成冰粒或冰雹结合题干then(24)to earth.的关键词earth"大地"可推知然后落到地上,故填fall"落下",故选D
25.B        考查介词           根据题干the strong winds lifted small frogs from nearby ponds(池塘)(25)…the air along with raindrops中的关键词lift可推知lift…into"把…带到"即强风把附近池塘的小青蛙带到空中和雨滴在一起,故选B

点评 答题中一定要注意联系上下文.答完后多读几遍,看看是否符合逻辑,适当修改.个别小题可以当做单独的词义辨析题来做,先区分词义,结合语境选出最能使语句通顺的答案.

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