Question

On a cold January day, Jimmy and his father were skating on a lake. Suddenly the ice near Jimmy ______, and he fell into the cold water. Jimmy’s father jumped into the water, but he couldn’t find Jimmy. Several minutes passed. The father ______ couldn’t find Jimmy. Some firemen (消防队员) arrived. Twenty minutes later they found Jimmy and got ______ out of the water. Jimmy was not breathing, and his heart was not beating. The situation seemed ______. However, the firemen didn’t give up and still did CPR (心肺复苏) on Jimmy. Luckily, Jimmy began to breathe, and his heart began to beat. He was taken to the hospital at once.

After six weeks in the hospital Jimmy got ______. He began to walk, talk and play again. Jimmy was in the water ______ more than 20 minutes. He couldn’t breathe in the water. ______  today he is alive (活着) and healthy. How is that possible? That’s because the water was ice-cold. When it’s really cold, the brain (大脑) slows down. It does not ______ much oxygen (氧气). Jimmy’s father believes there is another ______ . He says, “Jimmy is alive today because he is a ______ little boy.”

1.A. lost    B. broke    C. left    D. grew

2.A. still    B. even    C. almost    D. never

3.A. he    B. him    C. they    D. them

4.A. true    B. free    C. hopeless    D. meaningless

5.A. older    B. younger    C. better    D. worse

6.A. of    B. for    C. like    D. with

7.A. If    B. So    C. But    D. Unless

8.A. need    B. bring    C. feel    D. share

9.A. example    B. symbol    C. reason    D. prediction

10.A. serious    B. quiet    C. careful    D. strong

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.D

【解析】解析：这篇短文主要介绍吉米和他的爸爸一起去滑冰结果跌入湖中，在消防员的帮助下，成功获救。

1.解析：A. lost丢失、迷失；B. broke打破、断掉；C. left离开；D. grew成长。根据下文he fell into the cold water.他掉进了冷水里，可推知是冰破了，所以B选项符合题意，故答案选B。

2.解析：A. still仍然；B. even甚至；C. almost几乎；D. never从不。根据空格后面的couldn’t find Jimmy不能找到吉米，再联系上文，可知A选项符合题意，故答案选A。

3.解析：A. he他，主格形式；B. him他，宾格形式；C. they他们，主格形式；D. them他们，宾格形式。根据句意：二十分钟以后，他们找到了吉米，把他从水里救了出来。可知是把吉米从水里救了出来，所以要用单数形式，由空格前的got可知这里应该用宾格形式，故答案选B。

4.解析：A. true真实的；B. free自由的；C. hopeless无可救药的；D. meaningless无目的的。根据前文Jimmy was not breathing, and his heart was not beating.吉米没有呼吸，没有心跳，情况应该是“无可救药的”，故答案选C。

5.解析：A. older较年长的；B. younger较年轻的；C. better较好的；D. worse更坏的。根据下文He began to walk, talk and play again.他开始走路、说话和玩耍，可知是六个星期以后吉米的病情好转了，结合选项，故答案选C。

6.解析：A. of…的；B. for为了；C. like喜欢；D. with和…一起。for后面接一段时间，指持续了多长时间，表示时间的长度。根据句意Jimmy was in the water ___6___ more than 20 minutes.吉米在水里呆了20多分钟，可知B选项符合题意，故答案选B。

7.解析：A. If假如；B. So因此；C. But但是；D. Unless除非。根据上下文的语境可知，这里表示转折的意思，故答案选C。

8.解析：A. need需要；B. bring带来；C. feel感觉；D. share分享。根据前文When it’s really cold, the brain slows down.当它真的很冷的时候，大脑就会减慢，可知是“大脑不需要太多的氧气”，故答案选A。

9.解析：A. example例子；B. symbol符号；C. reason原因；D. prediction预言。根据句意Jimmy’s father believes there is another ___9___ .吉米的父亲认为还有另外一个___9___。联系上下文的语境，结合选项，可知C选项符合题意，故答案选C。

10.解析：A. serious严肃的；B. quiet安静的；C. careful小心的；D. strong强壮的。根据句意Jimmy is alive today because he is a ___10___ little boy.吉米今天还活着，因为他是一个___10___的小孩；再通过对全文的理解，可知D选项符合题意，故答案选D。

点睛：做完形填空首先要通读全文，了解文章大意。一篇完形填空有许多空格，所以必须要先通读一到二遍，才能大致了解文章的内容。千万不要看一句，做一句，其次要逐句分析，前后一致，选择答案时，要考虑整个句子的内容，包括搭配、时态、语法等。填空时要多联系上下文，注意固定搭配等。答案全部填完以后，再通读一遍文章，检查是否通顺流畅，用词是否得当，意思是否正确等。