Question

 (黑龙江省西北地区重点高中联谊校2007届高三第三次模拟考试)

A lady was going by ship from a city to another in America. On board she was with her baby boy and a maid. The maid was carrying  36  in her arms.

     37  the ship came near to the landing-place, it began to reduce speed. The maid walked to the side of the ship to  38 , when all at once the child sprang out of her arms, and  39  the water below. The swift stream carried it quickly away.

    The mother was  40  wild with grief and fear. The  41  began to lower a boat.  42  everyone could see that the child would be drowned before  43  could reach it. What was to be done?

    Hearing the cries of the mother, a gentleman who was reading in the ship came  44  forward and said, “Can you give me  45  the child has worn?”

    The maid gave him a tiny apron. The gentleman  46  a fine dog that stood near, looking up into his face. He pointed first  47  the apron, and then to the spot  48  the child had sunk.

     49  did the dog spring into the water. Soon the dog was seen far away with something in his  50  . More than one on board cried for  51  as the boat reached the dog and the sailors saved the child. Then the mother burst into tears and said to his owner, “Oh, sir, I  52  have this dog! I will give anything for the dog!” “I’m very  53  , madam, that Hector has been of service to you; but I couldn’t lose him for anything in the world,” the gentleman said. The dog  54  at his master’s feet, with a look that seemed to say, “No, master, nothing shall  55  us!”

36.A.the lady		B. a dog		C. a bag		D. the child
37.A. While		B. As		C. Until		D. After
38.A. look at		B. look out		C. look over		D. look up
39.A. fell behind		B. fell into		C. fell off		D. fell down
40.A. nearly		B. mainly		C. mostly		D. hardly
41.A. lady		B. maid		C. passenger		D. sailors
42.A. But		B. So		C. Then		D. Although
43.A. the lady		B. the dog		C. the maid		D. the boat
44.A. quickly		B. anxiously		C. suddenly		D. surprisingly
45.A. something		B. anything		C. everything		D. nothing
46.A. turned down		B. turned to		C. bent to		D. said to
47.A. in		B. to		C. out		D. down
48.A. that		B. what		C. where		D. which
49.A. On the way		B. By this means		C. Out of question		D. In no time
50.A. mouth		B. hand		C. arm		D. leg
51.A. joy		B. help		C. surprise		D. sorrow
52.A. can		B. should		C. must		D. need
53.A. sorry		B. glad		C. grateful		D. sad
54.A. sit down		B. rushed out		C. moved around		D. lay down
55.A. save		B. bother		C. part		D. kill

Answer 1

答案  36.D   37.B  38.C  39.B  40.A  41.D  42.A  43.D  44.A  45.A  46.B  47.B  48.C  49.D  50.A  51.A  52.C  53.B  54.D  55.C