Question

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In Shanghai, the Bund(外滩) is one of the most popular places of interest. With a light show set to begin at       around the Bund, a large crowd of people got together for an      New Year’s Eve. They became          .

“We were just trying to       up the steps to see the light show, and then people at the top________ pushing their way down,” said a young man       glasses. “Then I heard someone scream, and people began to cry in       .” The man, who spoke      waiting a friend at Shanghai No. 1 People’s Hospital, said, “Some of us fell over.”

By Thursday afternoon, at ________  thirty-six people had died in the accident and forty-seven were hurt. It was one of the most terrible public accidents. It’s a pity that people didn’t know how to    ________  themselves. Remember the easiest but best way— to shout “go back” together with people around.

1.A. morning    B. noon    C. afternoon D. midnight

2.A. indoor      B. outdoor   C. inside     D. outside

3.A. bored       B. boring    C. excited    D. exciting

4.A. walk         B. jump    C. run        D. ride

5.A. remembered  B. forgot   C. began    D. stopped

6.A. wears       B. wearing   C. wear       D. wore

7.A. surprise     B. hurry     C. fear      D. danger

8.A. after      B. before    C. if         D. while

9.A. last         B. first    C. least      D. most

10.A. protect     B. improve   C. teach      D. understand

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.C

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了在除夕夜发生在上海外滩的踩踏事故。在上海外滩晚上有灯光表演，人们挤着，兴奋的光看，然后就有人跌倒，导致了踩踏事故。到星期四下午，在那次事故中至少有36人死亡，47人受伤。 其实保护自己的最好的方法就是喊着大家一起回去。

1.D考查名词及语境的理解。A. morning 早上；B. noon 中午；C. afternoon下午；D. midnight

半夜；句意：灯光表演设置在晚上在外滩周围。根据a light show可知灯光表演，应是晚上。故选D。

2.B考查副词及语境的理解。A. indoor在室内；B. outdoor在户外；C. inside在里面；D. outside在外面。句意：一大群人聚在一起在户外参加除夕夜的活动。根据a large crowd of people got together可知一大群人聚在一起，应是在户外。故选B。

3.C考查形容词及语境的理解。A. bored 枯燥的，人做主语；B. boring 无聊的，事物作主语；C. excited 激动的，人作主语；D. exciting令人激动的，事物作主语。句意：他们变得激动，兴奋。根据a large crowd of people got together for an New Year’s Eve.可知很多人在一起参加除夕夜活动，因此是激动兴奋的。故选C。

4.A考查动词及语境的理解。A. walk 散步；B. jump跳；C. run 跑；D. ride骑，句意：我们正努力走上台阶去看灯光表演。walk up the steps“走上台阶”，故选A。

5.C考查动词及语境的理解。A. remembered记住；B. forgot忘记；C. began开始；D. stopped停止。句意：然后在前面的人推着向前走。begin doing sth“开始做某事”，故选C。

6.B考查动词及语境的理解。A. wears穿着；B. wearing 穿着；C. wear穿着；D. wore穿着；句意：一个戴着眼镜的年轻男子说。此处作定语修饰名词man，表示主动，故用现在分词wearing。故选B。

7.C考查名词及语境的理解。A. surprise惊讶；B. hurry 匆忙；C. fear 害怕；D. danger危险。句意：然后我听到一声尖叫，人们开始害怕的哭喊着。根据Then I heard someone scream, and people began to cry 可知人们又尖叫，又哭喊，因此是害怕。in fear“害怕的”，故选C。

8.D考查连词及语境的理解。A. after 在……之后；B. before 在……之前；C. if如果；D. while当……时候。句意：那个男人，当他在上海第一人民医院等一个朋友时说：“我们中有人跌到了。”此处表示边等朋友边说话，故用连词while表示同时发生。故选D。

9.C考查形容词及语境的理解。A. last最后的；B. first 第一；C. least 最少的；D. most最多的。句意：到星期四下午，在那次事故中至少有36人死亡，47人受伤。此处强调死亡的人数多，故用短语at least“至少”。故选C。

10.动词及语境的理解。A. protect保护；B. improve提高；C. teach教；D. understand理解。句意：很遗憾人们不知道如何保护他们自己。根据By Thursday afternoon, at 44 thirty-six people had died in the accident and forty-seven were hurt.可知有人死亡和受伤，因此是不知道如何保护自己。故选A。

考点：新闻报道类短文。