Question

Arnold Pointer, a professional fisherman from the south of Australia, set free (释放) a big female white shark that was    1   in his large fishing nets. He thought she would have more and more babies. But now the fisherman is facing a(n)    2   problem. The white shark is so    3   to him that for nearly 2 years she hasn’t left him    4  . She even follows him everywhere.   5  this, Arnold Pointer can’t do fishing — all the fishes are scared at her, and he doesn’t know    6   to do anymore.

It is hard to drive away such an almost 17-feet-long shark for Arnold Pointer. We all know the white sharks are protected   7  the wildlife conservation. At the same time, some special feeling has been    8   between Arnold and “Cindy”, the name the fisherman has given the white shark.

Arnold says, “Every time I stop the boat, she always comes to me, turns on her back and lets me pet (抚摸) her body and neck. She sings, turns her eyes, and moves her fins (鳍) up and down, hits the water   9 .”

Cindy is   10  an interesting animal that Arnold has to try to go fishing in different places. Doesn’t Cindy know what her action means? Maybe she really doesn’t understand.

1.                A．built           B．caught          C．killed D．invented

 

2.                A．strange         B．exciting         C．happy    D．serious

 

3.                A．thankful        B．useful          C．careful   D．wonderful

 

4.                A．alive           B．aloud          C．alone D．asleep

 

5.                A．For instance     B．Instead of       C．Such as   D．Because of

 

6.                A．how           B．when          C．what D．why

 

7.                A．up            B．on             C．by   D．down

 

8.                A．established      B．achieved        C．expected D．increased

 

9.                A．sadly           B．normally        C．luckily    D．happily

 

10.               A．so             B．such           C．too   D．much

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了一个澳大利亚渔民和鲨鱼之间的一个故事。一条被渔民释放的鲨鱼由于感激渔民，就到处跟着他，导致渔民不能捕到鱼，但是渔民也舍不得赶走它。

1.动词辨析. A.建造;B. 抓住,捕获;C.杀死;D.发明.结合语境可知此处指的是被他捕获的鲨鱼,故选B.

2.形容词辨析. A.陌生的,奇怪的;B. 令人兴奋的;C.高兴的;D.认真的,严肃的.联系下文,可知此处指的是他正面临一个严肃的问题.故选D.

3.联系下文描述,可知这条鲨鱼对他很感激,故选A,感激的.

4.形容词辨析. A.活着的,活泼的;B. 大声地;C.独自的;D.睡着的,麻木的.结合语境可知此处指的是,独自离开他.故选C.

5.短语辨析. A. 例如;B.代替;C.比如,诸如;D.因为,由于.联系上下文,可知此处指的是由于这个原因.故选D.

6.疑问词辨析. A. 如何,怎样;B.什么时候;C. 什么;D. 为什么.结合语境可知他不知道该做什么.故选C.

7.介词辨析. A. 在……之上；B. 在上面；C.通过，被；D. 沿着，往下。联系上下文，可知此处指的是白鲨受野生动物保护组织的保护。故选C。

8.动词辨析。A.建立；B. 取得；C.希望，盼望；D.增加，增大。结合语境可知此处指的是，人和鲨鱼之间建立起了感情。故选A。

9.副词辨析。A. 伤心地；B. 正常地，通常地；C.幸运地；D. 高兴地。结合语境可知此处指的是高兴的击水玩。故选D。

10.联系下文，可知考so/such ……that结构，an interesting animal 中心词是animal，名词，故选B，形容词，如此的。

考点：故事类记述文

点评：这篇短文内容比较简单，理解不难。各小题与上下文联系比较紧密，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。个别小题可以当作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。