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It was an early morning in summer. In the streets, sleepy-eyed people were moving quickly, heading towards their     . This was the beginning of another      day in New York City.      this day was to be different.

Waiting     the crowded streets, on top of a       110 stories high, was Philippe Petit. This daring Frenchman was about to      a tightrope (绷索) between the two towers of the World Trade Center.

 Philippe took his first      with great care.  The wire held. Now he was      he could do it.      only a balancing pole, Philippe walked his way across, a      of 131 feet.

 Soon the rush-hour      began to notice. What a      ! There, 131 feet above the street, a      figure was walking on air.

 Philippe made seven      , back and forth (来回). He wasn't satisfied with just      . At times, he would turn, sit down, and      go on his knees. Once, he had the astonishing      to lie down on the thin thread. And thousands of      watchers stared with their hearts beating fast.

 After the forty-five-minute      , Philippe was taken to the police station.  He was asked      he did it. Philippe shrugged (耸肩) and said, "When I see two tall buildings, I walk."

1.A. jobs          B. homes                     C. buses            D. offices              

2.A. working      B. hot                         C. same             D. ordinary            

3.A.And              B.So                              C. But                  D. Thus              

4.A. for                       B. in                C. by                 D. above              

5.A. roof                     B. position      C. wall                 D. building             

6.A. throw                   B. walk            C. climb              D. fix                 

7.A.act                        B.landing                  C.step              D.trip               

8.A. sure                    B. uncertain             C. glad              D. nervous            

9.A. Through     B. Against         C. With              D. On               

10.A. distance            B. height                   C. space           D. rope              

11.A. streets             B. crowds                  C. passengers  D. city                

12.A. height              B. pleasure     C. wonder     D. danger             

13.A. great               B. strange      C. public            D. tiny              

14.A. experiments B. circles                        C. trips              D. movements         

15.A. walking             B. staying                   C. acting             D .showing            

16.A. almost             B. even           C. often          D. rather              

17.A. spirit               B. result        C. strength        D. courage            

18.A. patient             B. terrified              C. pleased          D. enjoyable          

19.A. show                B. trick           C. try                D. program           

20.A. how        B. why            C. whether        D. when               

 

1.A 2.D 3.C 4.D 5.D 6.B 7.C 8.A 9.C 10.A 11.B 12.C 13.D 14.C 15.A 16.B 17.D 18.B 19.A 20.B  【解析】 试题分析:本文讲述了一个夏日清晨,Philippe Petit在纽约城的一个十字路口110层楼高的高空上走绳索,走了7个来回,还做出许多高难度动作,吸引了下面正准备上班的人们的注意,造成了交通拥堵。表演结束后,他被警察带回警局接受调查询问的故事。 1.考查名词。Jobs工作;homes家;buses公共汽车;offices办公室。根据常识可知人们正在上班的路上,但上班的人并不是都坐办公室。heading towards的意思是“(向特定的方向)出发;动身”。故选A。 2.考查形容词。Working工作的;hot热的;same一样的;ordinary 普通的。句意是: 纽约城的又一个普通的一天开始了。根据下文,故事情节与天气没有关系。故选D。 3.考查连词。And并且;So所以;But但是;Thus因此。根据后面“不同的”,可知是转折关系。故选C。 4.考查介词。 For为;in在...里;by通过;above在...之上。根据下文,Philippe既不是等待某人或某物的出现,也不是在街上等待,而是正在拥挤的街道上空等待。故选D。 5.考查名词。 roof 屋顶;position 位置;wall墙;building建筑物。句意是: Philippe正站在一座一百一十层高的大楼顶上。故选D。 6.考查动词。throw 扔;walk走;climb爬;fix安装。 此处意为“走绷索”。walk在此为及物动词,意为“在……上走。故选B。 7.考查名词。act 行动;landing 登陆;step 步;trip旅行。句意是:Philippe非常小心地迈出了第一步。 take one's step意为“迈步”。故选C。 8.考查形容词。sure 确定的;uncertain靠不住的;glad 高兴的;nervous紧张的。句意是:Philippe十分小心地在绷索上迈出第一步,绷索吃得住。这时他确信可以走绷索了。故选A。 9.考查介词。Through 通过;Against 反对;With 用;On在...上。句意是:他手里只拿着一根保持平衡的杆子。故选C。 10.考查名词。Distance距离;height高度;space空间;rope绳索。句意是:他在绷索上走了一百三十英尺的距离。根据常识可知走过的是距离。故选A。 11.考查名词。Streets街道;crowds 人群;passengers 乘客;city城镇。句意是:很快处在交通拥挤时间的人群开始注意到街道上空发生的一切。故选B。 12.考查名词。Height高度;pleasure愉快;wonder 惊奇;danger危险。句意是:真是一大奇观。根据常理可知,高空走钢索是件令人惊奇的事。故选C。 13.考查形容词。 Great重大的;strange奇怪的;public公开的;tiny微小的。根据常识可知从地面上看,在110层楼高的空中行走的人,当然是极小的隐约可见的人影,故选D。 14.考查名词。Experiments实验;circles圆;trips往返一次;movements运动。后面“back and forth ”是来回的意思,四选项中,只有trip有往返一次的意思。故选C。 15.考查动名词。Walking走;staying停留;acting行动;showing展示。 根据上下文,他来回走了七趟后,已不仅仅满足于走了,他要在绷索上做出难度更高的动作。故选A。 16.考查副词。Almost几乎;even甚至;often经常;rather宁可。句意是:他时而转身,坐下,甚至跪在绷索上向前移动。故选B。 17.考查名词。Spirit精神;result结果;strength力量;courage勇气。句意是:敢于躺在细细的线上,的确需要惊人的勇气,而不是力量。根据常识可知敢在高空躺在一根细绳之上是需要勇气的。故选D。 18.考查形容词。patient 耐心的;terrified 受惊吓的;pleased 高兴的;enjoyable快乐的。句意是:看到这么惊险的动作,大饱眼福的观众心跳加速,十分害怕,都为表演者捏着一把汗。故选B。 19.考查名词。Show表演;trick 恶作剧;try实验;program计划。句意是:四十五分钟的空中表演后,他被带到了警察局。故选A。 20.考查疑问代词。How如何;why为什么;whether哪个;when什么时候 Philippe在上班高峰时间在繁忙的街道上空进行表演,严重干扰了正常的交通秩序,所以警察问他这样做的原因。故选B。 考点:考查故事类短文
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