Question

完形填空 　　It must have been after two o’clock in the morning when the last guest took his leave, and 　　1　　 we had enjoyed their 　　2　　, my wife and I were quite thankful to shut the door on them．We left all the dirty dishes and glasses as they 　　3　　, and after opening a few windows to let some fresh air 　　4　　 and the smell of food out, we climbed into bed and 　　5　　． 　　I couldn’t have been asleep, for more than half an hour when I 　　6　　 with a strong smell of smoke．　　7　　 half asleep, I stepped into the living room, and there, 　　8　　 heavy clouds of smoke, I saw that one of the curtains was on fire．I 　　9　　 have closed the windows then without delay, but instead I tried to beat 　　10　　 the fire with a folded newspaper．When this 　　11　　, I hurried into the kitchen to bring a bucket(水桶)and filled it with water．At the same time I shouted to Barbara, who hurriedly 　　12　　 to summon(召唤)the fire brigade(消防队)before coming to help me．We had to work at top speed carrying buckets of water to 　　13　　 the fire from being spread．We had to keep it under control until the arrival of the firemen．　　14　　, they arrived in no time and they had little 　　15　　 in putting out the fire． (1) [　　] A． because B． yet C． though D． then (2) [　　] A． dinner B． stay C． gifts D． honour (3) [　　] A． were B． could C． had D． can (4) [　　] A． in B． out C． through D． with (5) [　　] A． fall asleep B． fell asleep C． go to sleep D． was sleeping (6) [　　] A． awoke B． took C． hurried D． breathed (7) [　　] A． Still B． For C． In D． With (8) [　　] A． with B． through C． in D． across (9) [　　] A． should B． could C． would D． must (10) [　　] A． out B． down C． up D． off (11) [　　] A． did B． finished C． failed D． gone (12) [　　] A． began B． phoned C． spoke D． cried (13) [　　] A． set B． make C． prevent D． get (14) [　　] A． Fortunately B． Unfortunately C． Fortunate D． Unfortunate (15) [　　] A． time B． difficulty C． money D． effort

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．B;3．A;4．A;5．B;6．A;7．A;8．B;9．A;10．A;11．C;12．B;13．C;14．A;15．B;
解析：

(1)	已经是夜里两点钟，夫妻两人都已经非常劳累了，因此说“尽管我们非常欢迎他们的拜访，妻子和我对他们的离开还是充满感激”。
(2)	从my wife and I were quite thankful to shut the door on them这句看，在此作者并非谈论他们带来的礼物，而是说他们的到来使我们很愉快。
(3)	leave something as it is意思是“放着某物不动”或“保持原样”。
(4)	根据意思应该是让新鲜空气进入屋子，让味道散发出去。
(5)	fall asleep入睡fall的过去时为fell。
(6)	“我睡了不到半小时的时间就在这时被浓烟呛醒。”with在此表示原因。
(7)	尽管被呛醒，但当时还处于半睡眠状态。still“仍，还”。
(8)	根据上下文的意思可知是透过浓烟。故答案用through。
(9)	句意为“我本应该赶紧关上窗子”。should have done表示本应该做，然而却没有做。
(10)	“我想用一张卷起来的报纸将火扑灭。”beat out意为“扑灭”。
(11)	由常识可知，用一张卷起来的报纸将火扑灭是不可能的，所以失败了。
(12)	从后文的summon the fire brigade看，Barbara此时在匆忙打电话。
(13)	阻止火蔓延。从空后的from being spread可得此答案。
(14)	fortunately幸运地是，消防员很快赶到了。
(15)	“他们没费多少事就扑灭了火”，have little difficulty in doing something表示“在做某事时没有什么困难”。