Question

完形填空,阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Subway Hero

It was 7:15am on 15^thApril, 2010. Forty-year-old Earl Brown was waiting for the train at the subway station in New York City. His two sons, aged five and eight, were with him at the time.

Suddenly, a sick young man fell down on the platform(站台). The man, 24-year-old James Wilson, got up, but then_______again—this time, onto the track(轨道) between the two rails. A train was coming into the station. It was a_______moment, and an accident seemed to be about to happen. The young man’s life was going to be in danger if the train did not stop. Everybody on the platform was very worried about the young man as his life could be gone in a few_______.

But Mr. Brown stayed calm. He looked at the man, and looked at the space that the man was in. It was about half a meter_______. He thought to himself, “The train is going to travel over the man. If he tries to get up, the train will definitely kill him. However, the young man will be OK if he lies on the ground and doesn’t move.”At this time, Mr. Brown knew he had to make a tough_______, and it would be very important for this young man.

Without further hesitation(犹豫), Mr. Brown jumped onto the track. He_______on top of Mr. Wilson, and kept him down on the ground inside the subway track. The train driver saw both of them. He was terrified, but there was no way for him to_______in time. The train travelled over the two men before it was finally stopped.

The people on the platform were shocked to see what had happened. When Mr. Brown heard them shouting, he shouted, "We’re fine, but tell my sons I’m OK." People on the platform clapped(鼓掌) and cheered their_______—they were amazed at Mr. Brown’s courage and bravery. Subway staffs helped the two men walk out of the track safely. An ambulance(救护车) arrived and took Mr. Wilson to the nearest hospital. Luckily, there was nothing serious with him.

In a radio interview, Mr. Brown was asked why he was so brave when the accident happened. He_______said, "My coat got dirty but that’s it." He added, "I’m not a brave man and I was terribly afraid of it too. I just saw someone who needed help at that time. It was the__________thingto do, so I did it."

1.A.fell B.stood C.stayed D.waited

2.A.wrong B.natural C.magical D.terrible

3.A.days B.hours C.minutes D.seconds

4.A.wide B.high C.deep D.long

5.A.decision B.suggestion C.description D.discussion

6.A.sat B.lay C.ran D.hid

7.A.leave B.reach C.stop D.move

8.A.star B.hero C.leader D.driver

9.A.simply B.excitedly C.hurriedly D.proudly

10.A.true B.right C.brave D.great

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.B

【解析】

四十岁的Earl Brown在一个年轻人倒在地铁轨道上面临着被地铁碾过的危险的情况下急中生智，把年轻人救了。

1.句意：24岁的詹姆斯·威尔逊站了起来，但这次又摔倒在了两条铁轨之间的铁轨上。

考查动词辨析。fell摔倒；stood 站立；stayed 待；waited等待。根据上文“Suddenly, a sick young man fell down on the platform(站台).”出现了fell一词，同时，在这个句子中，出现了again，可推断此处也是fell，故选A。

2.句意：那是一个可怕的时刻，一场事故似乎就要发生了。

考查形容词辨析。wrong错误的；natural自然的；magical神奇的；terrible糟糕的。根据本句后出现的一句“an accident seemed to be about to happen”，可推断当时的情况是非常糟糕的（terrible），故选D。

3.句意：站台上的每个人都很担心这个年轻人，因为他的生命可能在几秒钟内就消失了。

考查名词辨析。days天；hours小时；minutes 分钟；seconds秒。根据当时的语境，可知列车很快就要来了，因此，他的生命即将在几秒钟内受到威胁。故选D。

4.句意：它大约有半米深。

考查形容词辨析。wide宽的；high高的；deep深的；long长的。根据对上下文的理解以及常识，可知推断当时的铁轨是有半米深的，这样才能保证后面他们躺在那里安全地让列车通过，故本题选C。

5.句意：这时，布朗先生知道他必须做出一个艰难的决定，这对这个年轻人来说是非常重要的。

考查名词辨析。decision决定；suggestion 建议；description说明 ；discussion讨论。分析文意，可知当Brown要在短时间内作出如何就那个年轻人的决定（decision），故选A。

6.句意：他躺在威尔逊先生的身上，把他放在地铁轨道内的地上。

考查动词辨析。sat坐；lay躺；ran跑；hid藏。根据上下文的意思以及常识，可知Brown当时是要就那个年轻人，那么就必须躺在他的上方对他进行保护，故选B。

7.句意：他很害怕，但他没办法及时停下来。

考查动词辨析。leave离开；reach到达；stop停止 ；move移动。根据语境，可知道列车开来的时候列车司机发现铁轨上躺了两个人，但由于时间有限是不可能让列车及时地停下来。故选C

8.句意：站台上的人们鼓掌欢呼，他们对布朗先生的勇气和勇敢感到惊讶。

考查名词辨析。star明星；hero英雄 ；leader领袖；driver司机。根据语境，可知Brown在自己丝毫没受伤的情况下也救了那个年轻人，因此成为了人们心目中的英雄，故选B。

9.句意：他只是简单地说：“我的外套脏了，但就是这样。”

考查副词辨析。simply仅仅是；excitedly兴奋地；hurriedly匆忙地；proudly自豪地。根据“我的外套脏了，但就是这样。”可知“他只是简单地说”，故选A。

10.句意：这是正确的选择，所以我做了。

考查形容词辨析。true真实的；right对的；brave勇敢的；great伟大的。根据对上下文的理解，可知Brown认为他这样做是对的，故选B。