1、第一节 词汇篇 (2020洛阳高三第二次统考)On a December morning in 1951，Malone left his home in downtown St.Johns in Newfoundland，to buy some butter for his mother.When he_1_the corner onto Central Street，he saw_2_coming from one of its threestorey houses.A woman at its window_3_，“Save the children！Save the children！”
2、 Malone_4_toward the burning house，through the front door and up a flight of_5_，where he found a fiveyearold girl.“I grabbed(抓住)the child，” he said，“but she_6_No，no，my sister！Youve got to get my sister！” Malone_7_felt compelled(必须)to cross the hall and check the other bedroom.He reached under the be
3、d and found the girls_8_，silent threeyearold_9_As the_10_intensified(增强)，Malone carried the children safely out to the street and the waiting people.Then he_11_lefthe was late for_12_the butter for his mom!Over the years，Malone thought about the fire and the children he had_13_and wondered what had
4、happened to the girls.Malone and his wife，Liz，spent four_14_in Ontario until last October，when they_15_to Newfoundland.The couple settled in Conception Bay South，30 kilometres from St.Johns，in a house_16_the sea.Shortly after they moved in，two of their new neighbors_17_with a housewarming_18_frozen
5、cod and salt fish.Malone and Liz invited Fowler and her husband in for a_19_，through which Malone and Fowler，who are both in their seventies，_20_a connection.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Malone年轻的时候，在帮母亲买黄油的途中，从火灾中救了两个小女孩；后来，Malone搬到别的地方生活了。多年后，Malone又回到了曾经生活过的地方，碰巧的是，自己的新邻居竟然是自己曾经从火灾中救的人。1A.madeBgotCturned Dcut
6、解析：根据上文中的“left his home in downtown St.Johns”及该空后的“the corner onto Central Street”可推知，当时Malone正要转过街角到另一条街上。故选C。答案：C2A.fog BsmokeCsteam Dwater解析：根据第4空后的the burning house可知，Malone看到了烟从一栋三层住宅的一个房子里飘出来。故选B。答案：B3A.spoke BwhistledCwhispered Dyelled解析：根据语境以及空后的“Save the children！Save the children！”可知，当时一位女
7、士正在窗口大喊呼救。故选D。答案：D4A.raced BdroveCflowed Djogged解析：根据空后的“toward the burning house，through the front door and up a flight of_5_，where he found a fiveyearold girl”并结合语境可知，当时Malone应是迅速奔向着火的房子，穿过前门，然后上了一段楼梯，发现了一个五岁的女孩。A项意为“快速移动”，故选A。答案：A5A.roads BstairsCstreams Dmountains解析：参见上题解析。答案：B6A.screamed Brelie
8、vedCcomplained Dinterrupted解析：根据空后的“No，no，my sister！”可知，当Malone要带那个五岁的女孩离开时，她尖叫起来，要Malone先去救她的妹妹。故选A。答案：A7A.temporarily BoriginallyCproperly Dsuddenly解析：根据空后的“felt compelled to cross the hall and check the other bedroom”可知，当听到那个女孩的话后，Malone突然觉得必须去救另一个女孩。故选D。A项意为“暂时地，临时地”；B项意为“原来，起初”；C项意为“正确地，适当地”。答案
9、：D8A.disappointed BexcitedCfrightened Dcalm解析：根据该句中的under the bed，silent threeyearold可知，那个五岁女孩的妹妹只有三岁，并且躲在床下，由此可知，她当时在火灾中应是害怕的。故选C。答案：C9A.sister BbabyCcousin Dneighbor解析：参见上题解析。答案：A10A.sense BflamesCrelationship Dabilities解析：当时是在火灾中，故此处应是随着火势的增强，Malone把孩子们安全地救了出去。B项意为“火焰”，故选B。答案：B11A.sympathetically
10、 BselflesslyChurriedly Dregretfully解析：根据第一段第一句中的“to buy some butter for his mother”以及该空后的“he was late for_12_the butter for his mom”可知Malone本来要帮母亲买黄油，当把两个小女孩救出来之后，已经晚了，于是就匆忙地离开了。故选C。答案：C12A.lighting up Btaking upCholding up Dpicking up解析：参见上题解析。D项意为“买到”。答案：D13A.met BrescuedCraised Drecalled解析：根据文章第一
11、段的内容及该空前的thought about the fire可知，这些年来，Malone会想起他曾经从火灾中救出的那两个女孩。答案：B14A.years BstagesCdecades Dmonths解析：根据第20空前的both in their seventies和语境可知，Malone和他的妻子应是在Ontario生活了四十年。故选C。答案：C15A.returned BleftCimmigrated Dcontributed解析：根据空后的Newfoundland和第一段第一句中的“his home in downtown St.Johns in Newfoundland”可知，多年
12、后Malone和他的妻子回到了Newfoundland，并且在离St.Johns 30千米的Conception Bay South定居了，而且他们的房子俯视(overlooking)大海。故选A。答案：A16A.storing BobtainingCrefreshing Doverlooking解析：参见上题解析。答案：D17A.stopped by Bpassed byCstood by Dput by解析：根据第18空后的frozen cod and salt fish及第19空前的“invited Fowler and her husband in”可知，在Malone和妻子搬进新家后
13、不久，他们的两个新邻居带着冷冻鳕鱼和咸鱼作为乔迁聚会的礼物(gift)，来拜访他们。故选A。A项意为“过去坐坐”；B项意为“通过，经过”；C项意为“袖手旁观，无动于衷”；D项意为“攒钱”。答案：A18A.party BpartCimage Dgift解析：参见上题解析。答案：D19A.ball BcheckCchat Dmatch解析：根据第17小题的解析及该句中的invited并结合语境可知，Malone和妻子邀请邻居来家里聊天。故选C。答案：C20A.lost BdiscoveredCadvocated Dcreated解析：根据上文中的“wondered what had happened to the girls”以及该段的叙述可知，通过聊天，Malone和Fowler发现了他们之间的联系，即他们以前在火灾中相遇过。故选B。答案：B
