A few minutes before six o’clock, Mr. Smith began to leave. He was about to start the car when a gunman (持枪者) 1 up from the back seat. He 2 a gun to Mr. Smith’s head,“Drive me to Paris!” he shouted.
“All right”Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine (发动机), pulled away from the side of the street and 3 down. Being 81 years old, he knew he could not 4 the gunman. He knew he needed help. Where were the police? As he drove 5 each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to meet a police car. But he could see 6 .“Just my luck,” he thought. “If I was 7 too fast, there would be a police car on every corner.”
8 he pushed his foot down on the accelerator, and the car ran 9 faster. “What are you doing?” shouted the gunman.“Keeping off the police.” Mr. Smith answered.“I thought I saw a police car 10 there.”
He ran red lights, drove wrong on one-way streets. On the two-way streets, he drove on the wrong 11 of the road. Not one of the policemen saw him. Again Mr. Smith’s plan was not working. He had to try a 12 plan.
He 13 a corner and saw the police station in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car hit a police motorbike down and stopped. Mr. Smith shouted,“Help! Help!”Then he 14 back to grab the man’s gun. At the same time the policemen heard the 15 and quickly caught the gunman.
1. A. woke B. sat C. stood D. jumped
2. A. brought B. pointed C. held D. carried
3. A. drove B. left C. took D. pushed
4. A. fight B. lift C. keep D. hit
5. A. around B. over C. through D. towards
6. A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. nobody
7. A. driving B. moving C. getting D. walking
8. A. Slowly B. Suddenly C. Quietly D. Carefully
9. A. more B. much C. very D. quite
10. A. front B. near C. below D. back
11. A. street B. way C. side D. corner
12. A. new B. safe C. hard D. nice
13. A. found B. turned C. stopped at D. arrived at
14. A. got B. looked C. turned D. came
15. A. sound B. man C. voice D. noise
名师点评
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答案简析
1.D。本题考查这四个词组的意思和用法,wake up 是“醒来”的意思,sit up是“熬夜”的意思,stand up是“站起”的意思,jump up是“跳出来”,“突然出现”的意思。根据句意,可知选D比较合适。
2.B。从四个选项看,歹徒拿出枪显然是指着他, 故选B。
3,A。根据句意是叫他把车开走,四个词组只有A是这个意思。
4.A。意为和持枪者搏斗。
5.A。本题考查这四个介词的用法,根据词义选A。
6.D。根据上文可知,他没看见任何人,答案选D。
7.A。Mr. Smith是开着车的,因此四个答案中A为正确答案。
8.B。根据后文提示,他踩油门后车子开得更快了,显然他是突然加大了油门,选B 。
9.B。much修饰比较级,其他几个词不可修饰比较级。
10.B。 “在那附近”。
11.C。街道的两边应用side这个词。
12.A。根据句意,Mr. Smith在一计不成后又生一计, 选A。
13.B。根据意思,应是在他转个弯之后才看见了交警。
14.C。本题的难点在于look back to 和turn back to 的用法,两个词组的意思分别是“回头”和“转身”的意思,再联系下文,他显然是转身想抓住歹徒, 故选C。
15.D。发生冲突后应产生打闹的噪音,故选D 最恰当。