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12、。故答案为B。答案B。阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。Hes out there somewhere, an instant icon in the records of American conflict, the final big-game hunter. But a puzzle, too, his identity would be kept a secret for now, and maybe forever.He is the unknown shooter. The nameless, faceless triggerman who pu
13、t a bullet in the head of the worlds most notorious(臭名昭著的)terrorist, Bin Laden.Hes likely between the ages of 26 and 33, says Marcinko, founder of the “SEALs Team 6” that many believe led the attack on Bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Hell be old enough to have had time to hurdle the extra trainin
14、g tests required to join the counter-terrorism unit, yet young enough to stand the body-punishing harshness of the job. The shooters a man, its safe to say, because there are no women in the SEALs. And theres a good chance hes white, though the SEALs have stepped up efforts to increase the number of
15、 minorities in their ranks, Marcinko and Smith say.He was probably a high school or college athlete, Smith says, a physical specimen who combines strength, speed and wisdom. “They call themselves tactical athletes, “ says Smith, who works with many future SEALs in his Heroes of Tomorrow training pro
16、gram in Severna Park. “Its getting very scientific.”Marcinko puts it in more conventional terms: “Hell be ripped,” says the author of the best-selling autobiography “Rogue Warrior.” “Hes got a lot of upper-body strength. Long arms. Thin waist. Flat stomach.”On this point, Greitens departs a bit. “Yo
17、u cant make a lot of physical assumptions,” says the author of “The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL.” There are SEALs who are 5 feet 4 and SEALs who are 6 feet 5, Greitens says. In his training group, he adds, there were college football boys who couldn
18、t hack it; those who survived were most often men in good shape, but they also had a willingness to show their concerns in favor of the mission.The shooters probably not the crew-cut(平头), neatly shaven ideal weve come to expect from American fighting forces. “Hes bearded, rough-looking, like a stree
19、t naughty boy,” Marcinko supposes. “You dont want to stick out.” Marcinko calls it “modified grooming standards.”His hands will be calloused(长老茧), Smith says, or just rough enough,” as Marcinko puts it. And “hes got frag in him somewhere,” Marcinko says, using the battlefield shorthand for “fragment
20、s” of bullets or explosive devices. This will not have been the shooters first adventure. Marcinko estimates that he might have made a dozen or more deployments(部署), tours when he was likely to have dealt with quite a number of dangerous situations, getting ready any time for explosive devices or bu
21、llets.1. Which of the following is most likely to be the title of the passage?A. Who shot Bin Laden? B. What do the SEALS do?C. How can boys be SEALS?D. What SEALS are like?2. From the passage we can know that the writer _. A. knows clearly what the shooter is likeB. doubts whether Bin Laden is dead
22、 B. is certain that the shooter is a manD. is not sure of the shooters gender3. We can say for sure according to the passage that _.A. the shooter will eventually be revealed in the PressB. the writer is a person who is curious about the shooterC. the writer is a detective who tries to arrest the sh
23、ooterD. the shooter is a strong man with a pair of rough hands4. Which of the following are the names of writers mentioned in the passage? . Marcinko . Greitens . Smith . Abbottabad A. B. C. D. 【参考答案】14、ABBA 完形填空。阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。It was a cool October evening. Excitement and fam
24、ily members _1_ the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of _2_. Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would _3_ all my hard work in a dance of performance. Everything would be _4_ so I thought. I waited baskstage all _5_ in my black tights with a golden belt. In a loud and clea
25、r voice, the master of ceremonies _6_ that my class was next. My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the _7_. All I had to do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. I really was an _8_ move. I was concentra
26、ting so much 9_ the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look 10_ I was going. I missed my partners box altogether and _11_. There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles(咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt th
27、e _12_ rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not _13_.” I did my best to follow her _14_ as I continued with the routine. When the curtain dropped, so did my _15_ for the evening. I 16_ bitterly, tasting the salt from th
28、e tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could _17_ me down. Recently I realized I had been a _18_ that night. I was _19_, but I fought the urge to run off the stage. _20_, I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipp
29、ed during a dance performance, I can laugh too. ( ) 1. A. filled B. visited C. attended D. decorated 解析: 通读全文可以知道作者描述了自己七岁时的一次舞蹈表演的情况, 有表演自然就有观 众,所以本句句意应为“家人们挤满了演出大厅,大厅里充满了兴奋的情绪” ,表示“充满、 挤满”用 filled。 答案:A ( ) 2. A. pressure B. impression C. debate D. attention 解析:根据作者后面的描述可知,本句句意应为“我只有七岁,但是我是人们注意的中心
30、” , 所以要使用 attention。答案:D ( ) 3. A. take over B. show off C. look after D. give up 解析:本题句意应为“最后,在经过了几周的准备之后,我要在舞蹈表演中展示我所做出的 辛苦努力。 ”表示“展示”用 show off。 take over 表示“继承,接办;接管” ;show off 表示 “展示;炫耀,卖弄” ;look after 表示“照顾,照看” ;give up 表示“放弃,投降” 。 答案:B ( ) 4. A. reasonable B. suitable C. obvious D. perfect 解析
31、:根据后面的描述可知作者的这次表演失败了,所以本句句意应为“一切都应该是完美 的- 我是这样认为的。” reasonable 表示“合乎情理的” ;suitable 表示“合适的,适宜的” ; obvious 表示“明显的” perfect 表示“完美的” 相符合逻辑。 ; 。D 答案:D ( ) 5. A. dressed up B. folded up C. covered up D. mixed up 解析:本句描述了自己的穿戴,所以句意应为“我等在后台,穿着黑色的紧身衣,扎着金色 的腰带。 ”表示“穿着”用 dress up。 答案:A ( ) 6. A. suggested B. e
32、xplained C. announced D. predicted 解析:本句句意应为“典礼的主持人清晰地大声宣布下面表演的是我们班。 ”表示“宣布” 用 announced。 答案:C ( ) 7. A. music B. audience C. curtain D. stage 解析:演出自然少不了观众,演员们要面对观众表演,所以本句句意应为“我们的舞蹈班成 员在一个两英尺见方的箱子上做固定的动作,面向观众。 ”所以 B 项正确。 答案:B ( ) 8. A. easy B. active C. adventurous D. extra 解析:本句句意应为“ 我的动作真的非常简单” ,所
33、以 A 项符合句意。 答案:A B. hiding C. sharing D. keeping ( ) 9. A. containing 解析:作者在本句中描述了出现失误前我的表演,本句句意应为“我脸上带着微笑,高昂着 头, 注意力如此集中以至于我没有看到我的脚伸向了哪里。 表示 ” “保持某种状态” keep, 用 所以 D 项正确。contain 表示“包含”; hide 表示“躲藏” ;share 表示“分享” ;keep 表示“保 持,保存” 。 答案:D ( ) 10. A. why B. whether C. where D. what 解析:根据上题解释可知应该选择 C 项。 答
34、案:C . ( ) 11. A. wandered B. slipped C. waved D. skipped 解析:本句句意应为“我没踩上同伴的箱子,滑倒了。 ”所以使用 slip。 答案:B ( ) 12. A. blood B. pleasure C. pride D. tear 解析:自己的表演出现了失误,肯定非常尴尬,所以本题句意应为“我能够听到观众席上传 来的咯咯笑声,我感到血冲上了脸。 ”应选择 A 项。 答案:A ( ) 13. A. leave B. cheer C. believe D. notice 解析: 根据后面的描述, 作者最终克服了自己的心里障碍完成了表演, 所
35、以本句句意应为 “我第 页 共 12 页 4 记起了我的舞蹈老师曾经告诉我们的话如果你出现了失误,要继续微笑下去,这样观众就 不会注意到了”。所以 D 项符合句意。 答案:D ( ) 14. A. gesture B. example C. advice D. plan 解析:根据后文的叙述可知,作者坚持完成了任务,所以本句句意应为“我尽力听从了她的 建议,继续完成我的动作。 故 C 项正确。 ” 答案:C ( ) 15. A. doubts B. hopes C. voice D. patience 解析:根据作者 的描述可知, 作者本来是想要表现一下的,结果却出现了失误,所以自己 的希望落
36、空了,因此本句句意应为“当幕布落下,我的希望也落空了。 ”故 B 项符合语境。 答案:B ( ) 16. A. argued B. shouted C. begged D. sobbed 解析:由后文的 tasting the salt from the tears 可知作者哭了起来,所以本句句意应为“我哭 了起来” ,故 D 项正确。 答案: D ( ) 17. A. turn B. calm C. let D. put 解析:在当时的情境下,自然没有人能一下子使她情绪稳定下来,所以应该用 calm down 表 示“使平静“。 答案:B ( ) 18. A. star B. pioneer
37、 C. loser D. fool 解析:事情过去这么多年后,作者能够回过头来重新审视自己,所以本句句意应为“近来我 认识到那天晚上我就是一个明星。 ”所以 A 项符合语境。 答案:A ( ) 19. A. satisfied B. moved C. embarrassed D. confused 解析:根据前面的叙述可知作者当时的失误使得自己非常尴尬,所以本句句意应为“我当时 很尴尬,但是我克制住了自己冲出舞台的冲动。 ”所以 C 项符合句意。 答案:C ( ) 20. A. However B. Instead C. In total D. in return 解析:分析上下文逻辑可知,此处表示转折意义,所以本句句意应为“相反地,我脸上带着 微笑完成了动作。 ” 答案:B- 8 - 版权所有高考资源网