文末有下载!
阅读下面短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Sam Dutcher, an 18-year-old student, was driving his mother’s Honda SUV when it suddenly sped up without warning. He slammed the brake and tried every ____41____, from shifting gears to holding the power button, but the car kept going faster, even reaching over 110 mph. ____42____, he called his mom, who immediately informed the police.
Johnson got on the phone with Sam, trying to ____43____ him while other officers pursued the ____44____ SUV. Time was ____45____. The straight rural road would soon ____46____ at a T-shaped crossing, beyond which lay a field occupied by cornstalks and telephone poles. Sam stared at the GPS, convinced that the chance of survival was ____47____.
Officer Gruer, in a faster police car, attempted to stop the SUV with spike strips. With the clock ticking, the ____48____ method to stop runaway cars wouldn’t ____49____ at such high speed, so Gruer came up with a ____50____ plan: he would slow down in front of Sam and let the SUV ____51____ his car to stop.
Johnson explained the plan to Sam over the phone. Though surprised, Sam centered his car behind Gruer’s. ____52____, the SUV’s safety system sensed the car ahead and started slowing down. Shortly afterwards, both slowed to 50 mph, hit gently and came to a ____53____. Officers quickly helped Sam climb out safely — no one was hurt.
Days later, Sam and his mother were reunited with Gruer. “A handshake just wasn’t enough,” she hugged Gruer tightly and said ____54____,“You risked your own safety to save Sam — you didn’t just stop a runaway car; you saved our whole family from ____55____”.
41. A. toolB. objectC. methodD. pose
42. A. TerrifiedB. SurprisedC. EmbarrassedD. Confused
43. A. warnB. comfortC. believeD. amuse
44. A. breakawayB. dropoutC. runawayD. turnover
45. A. giving outB. putting outC. getting outD. running out
46. A. appearB. endC. widenD. miss
47. A. equalB. slightC. highD. certain
48. A. usualB. rightC. appropriateD. practical
49. A. existB. changeC. workD. happen
50. A. creativeB. complexC. attractiveD. risky
51. A. bumpB. passC. followD. avoid
52. A. GenerallyB. ThankfullyC. ConsequentlyD. Undoubtedly
53. A. closeB. shiftC. climateD. stop
54. A. proudlyB. casuallyC. emotionallyD. happily
55. A. ruinB. crimeC. conflictD. hardship
【答案】41. C 42. A 43. B 44. C 45. D 46. B 47. B 48. A 49. C 50. D 51. A 52. B 53. D 54. C 55. A