1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 4 Wildlife Protection 单元加餐练 .完形填空 Not so long ago, a terrible fire broke out in an apartment in the city of Pitesti, just west of Bucharest. In no time, _1_were welcomed by 5metertall flames and roaring smoke. _2_ , using their advanced equipment, they quickly brought the beast un
2、der _3_ . The apartments owner Mr Petri and his lovely dog, Sandy, were the _4_of the big fire. Local firefighting hero, Costache Mugurel _5_ his way through the cruel flames to rescue the man and his pet. Mr Petri, _6_injured in the fire, was rushed to hospital. Sandy fell over _7_ breathing in too
3、 much smoke and lifelessly lay on the roadside. Mugurel, remembering his CPR (心肺复苏术 ) training, passionately _8_the chest of the dog, desperately trying to _9_his life. And he began to lose hope after many _10_ . He was physically and mentally _11_ . Finally he performed mouthtomouth on the dog, scr
4、eaming “_ 12_gets left behind! ” Unexpectedly the dog _ 13_ himself and began panting (喘气 ). The onlooking crowd cheered and Mugurel began to weep with _14_ . He hurriedly carried him to the awaiting vet (兽医 ) Like _15_ , the story of Mugurel and his newfound friend spread around the city. His Faceb
5、ook was _16_words of gratitude, loving emoticons (表情符号 ) and notes from friends and fans alike. According to vet experts, recovering animals via CPR is rather _17_ . The American Heart Association calculates that only less than 6 percent of cats and dogs survive if they _18_heart attacks. There have
6、 been many stories related to _19_in Pitesti, but none have caught the _20_of the population quite like Sandys. 篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文。不久之前,皮特什蒂发生了一次大火灾,在这次火灾中房主和他的宠物狗桑迪受了伤,穆古雷尔对昏迷的桑迪进行了心脏按压、人工呼吸,最终把它从死亡的边缘救回。这件事情感动了无数人。 1 A.firefighters B policemen C friends D neighbors 答案: A 根据下文的 “using their advanced equ
7、ipment, they quickly brought the beast under _3_” 可知,他们利用先进的设备很快把火势控制住了。故此处指消防员,故选 A。 2 A.Therefore B Besides C However D Moreover 答案: C 上文提到消防员立刻被 5 米高的 大火和浓烟包围,而设空后则说利用先进设备控制了火势,由此可知,上下文是转折关系。 therefore “ 因此 ” ; besides “ 此外;而且 ” ;【 精品教育资源文库 】 however “ 然而 ” ; moreover “ 此外 ” 。故选 C。 3 A.treatment
8、 B control C stress D way 答案: B 此处指消防员利用先进的设备将火势控制住了。 under control 是固定搭配,意为 “ 得到控制 ” ,符合语境。故选 B。 4 A.causes B results C victims D heroes 答案: C 根据第 6 空后的 “injured in the fire” 可知,彼得里先生在大火中受了重伤,故他和他的宠物狗是这场大火的受害者 (victims)。 cause “ 原因;理由 ” ; result “ 结果 ” ; hero “ 英雄 ” 。故选 C。 5 A.battled B lost C push
9、ed D got 答案: A 根据设空后的 “cruel flames” 可知,火势凶猛,因此消防员是冒着极大的风险冲进火海的。 battle ones way “ 一路奋战 ” ; lose ones way “ 迷路 ” ; push ones way “ 硬挤过去 ” ; get ones way “ 为所欲为 ” 。故选 A。 6 A.blindly B hardly C slightly D seriously 答案: D 根据设空后的 “was rushed to h ospital” 以及他的宠物躺在路边没有了生命迹象可以推测,男主人受伤严重。 blindly “ 盲目地 ” ;
10、 hardly “ 几乎不 ” ; slightly “ 轻微地 ” ; seriously “ 严重地 ” 。故选 D。 7 A.after B before C in spite of D in case of 答案: A “fell over” 发生在 “breathing in too much smoke” 之后,即吸入了太多的烟之后倒地。 after 意为 “ 在 ? 之 后 ” ,符合语境。故选 A 项。 before “ 在 ? 之前 ” ;in spite of “ 尽管 ” ; in case of “ 要是 ?” 。 8 A.patted B beat C examine
11、d D touched 答案: B 根据 “remembering his CPR ( 心肺复苏术 ) training” 可知,他要给狗狗做心脏复苏,因此要拍打它的胸部。 pat “ 轻拍 ” ; beat “ 敲击 ” ; examine “ 检查 ” ; touch “ 接触;触摸 ” 。故选 B。 9 A.care about B take away C save D stop 答案: C 根据下文中提到的消防员为了抢救狗而对它进行人工呼吸可知,消防员迫切地要挽救狗的生命。 care about “ 关心 ” ; take away “ 拿走 ” ; save “ 挽救 ” ; sto
12、p “ 停止 ” 。故选 C。 10 A.beatings B trainings C shouts D attempts 答案: D 根据上文他给狗狗进行心脏复苏可知,消防员为救宠物狗进行了多次尝试【 精品教育资源文库 】 (attempts)。 beating “ 痛打 ” ; training “ 训练;培训 ” ; shout “ 叫喊 ” 。故选 D。 11 A.relaxed B exhausted C concerned D troubled 答案: B 多次尝试之后,他身心俱疲。 relaxed “ 放松的 ” ; exhausted “ 疲惫的 ” ;concerned “
13、 关心的 ” ; troubled “ 忧虑的; 苦恼的 ” 。故选 B。 12 A.Somebody B Everybody C Nobody D Anybody 答案: C 消防员对宠物狗进行人工呼吸是因为不想放弃它的生命,因此他喊道: “ 一个都不能落下! ” 。故选 C。 13 A.came up B came over C came out D came to 答案: D 根据设空后的 “began panting ( 喘气 )” 可知,狗此时苏醒过来了。 come up “ 走近;被 提到;被想起 ” ; come over “ 来访;拜访 ” ; come out “ 泄露;发行
14、 ” ; come to oneself “( 昏迷后 )醒来;恢复知觉 ” 。故选 D。 14 A.joy B pity C stress D fright 答案: A 经过多次尝试,狗终于醒过来了,人们欢呼雀跃,消防员应该是喜极而泣。故选 A。 15 A.wildfire B wind C disasters D sounds 答案: A 消防员和这条狗的故事很快传遍了全城,就像野火一样。 wildfire “ 野火 ” ;wind “ 风 ” ; disaster “ 灾难 ” ; sound “ 声音 ” 。 spread like wildfire 为固定短语,生动地描述消息传播之快
15、,因此 A 最符合语境。 16 A.informed of B linked with C reminded of D flooded with 答案: D 根据设空后的 “words of gratitude, loving e moticons (表情符号 ) and notes from .” 可知,这件事传遍全城后,穆古雷尔的脸书上满是感激的话语、可爱的表情符号和朋友及粉丝的留言。 be informed of “ 被告知 ” ; be linked with “ 与 ? 有关 ” ; be reminded of “ 被提醒 ” ; be flooded with “ 充满 ” 。故
16、选 D。 17 A.common B rare C practical D easy 答案: B 狗通过心 肺复苏术能活下来是相当少见的,因为据统计只有不到 6%的宠物在患心脏病之后能活下来。 common “ 常见的 ” ; rare “ 罕见的 ” ; practical “ 实际的 ” ;easy “ 容易的 ” 。故选 B。 18 A.cure B avoid C miss D suffer 答案: D 根据设空前的 “survive” 及空后的 “heart attacks” 可知,此处指患有心脏病。 cure “ 治愈 ” ; avoid “ 避免 ” ; miss “ 错过 ”
17、; suffer “ 患 (病 )” 。根据语境可知【 精品教育资源文库 】 选 D。 19 A.fires B vets C dogs D accidents 答案: C 与最后的 “like Sandys” 相照应,此处指有很多关于狗的故事,但是没有一个像桑迪的故事这样吸引公众的注意力。故选 C。 20 A.attention B meaning C breath D heart 答案: A 上文提到了消防员和狗的故事迅速传遍 全城,由此可知,这只狗的故事吸引了公众的注意力。 catch ones attention 是固定搭配,意为 “ 吸引某人的注意力 ” 。故选 A。 . 阅读理解
18、 A Amazing Facts About Elf Owls The elf owl is mostly found in the southwestern parts of the United States and Mexico. During the spring and summer seasons, it moves to Arizona and New Mexico. It returns to Mexico for the winter. The elf owl doesnt build its own nest. It lives in tree holes. The elf owl is a yellow bird with dark wings. Its eyes are bright yellow and its feet are large. It is the smallest owl of the species, only about 12.5