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：这篇短文讲述了上海外滩是最著名的名胜之一，在除夕之夜人们聚在一起欣赏美景，造成了踩踏事件，造成许多人死亡和受伤，所以我们要学会如何保护好自己。

1.D考查名词及语境的理解。句意：在外滩周围伴随着午夜的灯光嘹亮。A. morning 早上；B. noon 中午；C. Afternoon下午；D. midnight 午夜。根据在午夜用at midnight ，故选D。

2.B考查介词及语境的理解。句意：许多人聚集在户外一起为庆祝除夕。A. Indoor在室内；B. Outdoor在户外；C. Inside在里面；D. Outside在外面。结合语境故选B。

3.C考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：他们变得很激动。A. bored 无聊的，人作主语；B. Boring无聊的，物作主语；C. Excited激动的；人作主语；D. Exciting激动的，物作主语。根据become+形容词表示变得……。结合语境故选C。

4.A考查动词及语境的理解。句意我们仅仅是设法走上前去看灯光的显示。A. Walk走；B. Jump跳；C. Run跑；D. Ride骑车。根据try to do表示设法去做某事。故选A。

5.C考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：然后在顶部的人开始向下推。A. Remembered记住；B. Forgot忘记；C. Began开始；D. Stopped停止。根据begin doing表示开始做某事。故选C。

6.B考查现在分词及语境的理解。本题考查现在分词做后置定语；句意：一个戴着眼睛的男人说。结合语境故选B。

7.C考查名词及语境的理解。A. Surprise吃惊；B. Hurry匆忙；C. Fear害怕；D. Danger危险。句意：然后听到某人在尖叫，人们开始害怕的哭。in Fear 表示害怕地；介词短语做伴随状语。故选C。

8.D考查连词及语境的理解。句意：正在上海第一人民医院的等朋友的那个男人说，我们当中的一些人倒下了。A. After在……之后；B. before 在……之前；C. if 如果；D. While当……时候。 本题考查while引导的时间状语从句；结合语境故选D。

9.C考查介词短语及语境的理解。句意：星期四下午，至少有三十六人在事故中死亡四十七人受伤。A. Last最后；B. first 第一；C. Least至少；D. Most至多。根据at least 至少；at most至多。故选C。

10.A考查疑问词+to do及语境的理解。句意：遗憾的是，人们不知道如何保护自己。A. Protect保护；B. Improve提高；C. Teach教；D. Understand理解，本题考查疑问词+to do；Protec oneself表示保护某人自己。故选A。

考点：日常生活类短文。