Question

    I used to hate scary films. I didn’t understand why some people wanted to scare _______ on purpose (故意地). But now I love them. _______, I have something nearby to hide my face sometimes, but I still enjoy watching them. As a _______, I have to watch something “happy” afterwards (然后) to take my mind off them.

Watching scary films is like going on a rollercoaster (过山车). Many people ride it for the _______ that comes from being scared without actually being in _______. As I am truly scared of the rollercoaster, watching scary films is my way of experiencing this. And it is interesting, especially _______ it is a film you haven’t seen before. You can try to _______ what’s going to happen.

_______ I saw a film called The Strangers by myself. For some reasons I had to keep _______ the video and doing something else. It took me five hours to finish seeing the film.

Scary films make me ________ but excited. I know I will continue to scare myself.

1.A.himself B.herself C.ourselves D.themselves

2.A.At last B.By mistake C.To be honest D.By accident

3.A.boy B.rule C.joke D.job

4.A.kindness B.excitement C.success D.sadness

5.A.danger B.fear C.silence D.fun

6.A.but B.although C.so D.if

7.A.create B.plan C.guess D.ask

8.A.Happily B.Shortly C.Finally D.Recently

9.A.stopping B.imagining C.deciding D.choosing

10.A.happy B.scared C.bored D.angry

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.B

【解析】

本文主要讲述了作者为什么喜欢看恐怖片。

1.句意：我不明白为什么有些人故意吓唬自己。

himself他自己；herself她自己；ourselves我们自己；themselves他们自己。根据前文“I didn’t understand why some people”可知，此处指代some people，表示复数概念，所以用表复数的反身代词themselves表示。故选D。

2.句意：说实话，我有时会用附近的东西挡住脸，但我还是很喜欢看它们。

At last最后；By mistake错误地；To be honest老实说；By accident偶然地。根据后句“but I still enjoy watching them.”可知，此处构成转折含义，表示“老实说/说实话”的含义。故选C。

3.句意：通常，我必须看一些“快乐”的节目来转移我的注意力。

boy男孩；rule规则；joke玩笑；job工作。分析句子可知，此处表示“通常”的含义，可用as a rule表示。故选B。

4.句意：许多人坐它是因为害怕而兴奋，而实际上并没有处于危险之中。

kindness善良；excitement兴奋；success成功；sadness悲伤。根据前文“Watching scary films is like going on a rollercoaster (过山车).”可知，此处表示坐过山车给人的感受是兴奋、刺激。故选B。

5.句意：许多人坐它是因为害怕而兴奋，而实际上并没有处于危险之中。

danger危险；fear害怕；silence安静；fun乐趣。根据“without actually being in ___5___.”可知，坐过山车刺激但是并不危险，构成“be in danger”短语，翻译为“处于危险之中”。故选A。

6.句意：这很有趣，尤其是如果这是一部你从未看过的电影。

but但是；although虽然，尽管；so所以；if如果。根据文意可知，此处表示“如果这是一部你没看过的电影，那么你可以尝试猜猜会发生什么事情”的含义。故选D。

7.句意：你可以试着猜猜会发生什么。

create创造；plan计划；guess猜想；ask请求。根据前文“it is a film you haven’t seen before.”可知，没看过这部电影，所以可以尝试猜想会发生什么。故选C。

8.句意：最近我看了一部叫《陌生人》的电影。

Happily开心地；Shortly立刻；Finally最终；Recently最近。根据句意可知，此处表示“最近我看了一部叫《陌生人》的电影”的含义。故选D。

9.句意：因为一些原因，我不得不停止视频，做一些其他的事情。

stopping停止；imagining想象；deciding决定；choosing选择。根据后句“…and doing something else. It took me five hours to finish seeing the film.”可知，我要去做其他的事情，花费了我五个小时才看完这部电影。所以此处表示“停止”的含义。故选A。

10.句意：恐怖片让我又害怕又兴奋。

happy开心的；scared害怕的；bored无聊的；angry生气的。根据后句“I know I will continue to scare myself.”可知，我还会继续吓自己，所以此处表示“害怕”的含义。故选B。