Question

　　 Now I had not thought that I would have to go down into the pit with the snakes in order to 　　1    them, so I was wearing the wrong sort of clothes. I 　　2   this to my friend, and he very

3   lent me his trousers and shoes, which were quite thick and strong. So, as I could think of no more excuses, they tied the    4   round my waist and started to　　 5   me into the pit.

Just before I landed at the bottom I 　　6   up and told my friends to stop lowering me: I wanted to　　 7  the ground that I was going to land on, to make sure there were mo snakes on the    8   . The area being clear, I shouted to them to lower away,　　 9   at that moment two things happened.

First, the light went out; secondly, one of the shoes which I had 　　10   from my friend and which were too large for me, came off. So there was I standing at the    11 of a ten-foot-deep pit, with no light and one shoe on one foot, surrounded by seven or eight deadly Gaboon snakes. I had never been more    12   . I had to wait in the dark, without daring to move,　　 13 my friend pulled the lamp out, relit it and lowered it into the pit again.

With plenty of    14   and both shoes on, I felt much    15   ,and set about the task of catching the snakes. This was really    16   enough.

I had a forked stick in my hand, and with this I came near each reptile, pinned it down with the fork and then    17   it up by the bank of the neck, and put it into my snake bag, what I was busy catching one snake, another might move round    19   me and I might step back on it. However, It all passed off without　　 20   , and at the end of half an hour I had caught eight of the Gaboon snakes.

1．A. watch　　   B. kill　　   C. catch　　    D. research

2．A. expressed　　 B. explained　　   C .said　　   D. showed

3．A. quickly　　   B. eagerly　　　　  C. kindly　　　　  D. easily

4．A. lamp　　　　 B. fork　　　　　　 C. trousers　　　　 D. rope

5．A. sent　　　　   B. drop　　　　　　 C. lower　　　　   D. put

6．A. looked　　　　 B. gave　　　　   C. took　　　　   D. made

7．A. examine　　    B. check　　　　    C. find　　　　    D. search

8．A. pit　　　　    B. water　　　　　　  C. earth　　　　　　    D. way

9．A. yet　　　　    B. and　　　　    C. however　　　　  D. therefore

10．A. lent　　　　  B. borrowed  　　   C. received　　　　   D. bought

11．A. edge　　　　  B. bottom　　　　   C. side　　　　　　 D. middle

12．A. excited　　    B. encouraged　　    C. frightened　　    D. surprised

13．A. when　　　　  B. till　　　　    C. so　　　　　　  D. while

14．A. strength　　　　 B. help　　　　   C. rest　　　　    D. light

15．A. braver　　    B. prouder　　　　  C. brighter　　　　  D. stronger

16．A. safe　　　　  B. funny　　　　  C. simple　　　　  D. difficult

17．A. brought　　   B. picked　　　　  C. set   　　　　   D. took

18．A. watch　　　　 B. read　　　　    C. turn　　　　    D. take

19．A. at　　　　    B. near　　　　   C. before　　　　    D. behind

20．A. accident　　   B. effort　　　　   C. care　　　　　　  D. problem

 

Answer 1

答案：C;B;C;D;C;A;A;D;A;B;B;C;B;D;A;C;B;A;D;A
解析：

1、从后文看是下到坑底去捉蛇。 2、我因穿的衣服不对，不お适合下去捉蛇，故朋友做出解释。 3、从本句可以看出是说朋友善良借我衣服等东西。 4、因为是去坑底，所以应该是用绳子绑住。 5、应是用绳子拴上我，把我下到坑里去。lower 意为“降下”“使下降”，符合题意。 6、根据前后句应该是说我抬头看我的朋友并告诉他们一些事情。 7、“examine”是指仔细查看，看是否有“毛病，危险，故障”等。 “check”指仔细核对，看是否有误，与原来是否一样等。A项更符合题意。 8、应是确保最后一段路上没有蛇，因为我现在还没下到坑底。 9、在这里是“仍然”的意思，即还需要往下放。 10、从上文已知衣服和鞋子是从朋友处借来的。 11、at the bottom of在…的底部. 12、自己一个人孤单地站在黑暗的坑底，没有灯光，一只脚上还没有穿鞋子，四周围着七八条毒蛇，我怕极了。 13、直到…为止,用till 14、根据上文可知应该是光线”light” 15、有了灯光，也穿上了鞋子，我不那么害怕了。 16、从后文看捉蛇并不是一件多么困难的事。 17、pick up捡起来 18、“watch out for”意思是“警惕，当心”。 19、在我的后边,用介词behind 20、一切都非常顺利，我在捉蛇的过程中没有出什么意外。