In 1898 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened

题目内容：

In 1898 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,ooo people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, 26 that the building was2 7.

After the unforgettably shock, he 28 the promise he had made to his son: “ No matter 29 happens, I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to 30 his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his 31 to his son. He rushed there and started 32 the ruins.

As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived , 33 : “It’s too late ! They are all dead! 34 , face reality; there’s nothing you can do!” To each parent he responded with 35 : “Are you going to help me now? ”No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.

Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know 36 : “Is my boy 37 or he is dead?” He dug for eight hours … 12 hours…36 hours…then , in 38 hour , he pulled back a large stone and heard his son’s 39 . He screamed his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad!?! It’s me, Dad! I told other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you 40 me and 41 you saved me, they’d be saved. You promised, ‘No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!’ You did it, Dad!”

“What’s going on in there? ”the father asked

“There are 14 of us 4243 33,Dad. We’re scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you are here. When the building collapsed, it made 44 , and it saved us.”

“Come out , boy!”

“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, 45 I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”

小题1:

A．only discovering

B．only to discover

C．only realizing

D．only to realize.小题2:

A．as flat as a pancake

B．as high as a mountain

C．as strong as an ox

D．as weak as a kitten小题3:

A．memorized

B．forgot

C．kept

D．remembered小题4:

A．what

B．that

C．which

D．who小题5:

A．fill

B．fill in

C．come

D．burst小题6:

A．picture

B．promise

C．present

D．encourage小题7:

A．digging

B．digging through

C．digging out

D．digging into小题8:

A．to say

B．said

C．and saying

D．saying小题9:

A．Come out

B．Come again

C．Come on

D．Come off小题10:

A．one word

B．one sound

C．one row

D．one line小题11:

A．for himself

B．of himself

C．by himself

D．to himself小题12:

A．live

B．living

C．alive

D．lively小题13:

A．38

B．the 38

C．38^th

D．the 38^th小题14:

A．sound

B．voice

C．noise

D．tone小题15:A will save B. would save C. save D. would have saved

小题16:

A．if

B．because

C．even if

D．though小题17:

A．remained

B．missing

C．left

D．gone小题18:

A．for

B．behind

C．out of

D．over小题19:

A．a promise

B．space

C．room

D．a triangle小题20:

A．because

B．though

C．when

D．even though

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:A

小题3:D

小题4:A

小题5:A

小题6:B

小题7:B

小题8:D

小题9:C

小题10:D

小题11:A

小题12:C

小题13:D

小题14:B

小题15:B

小题16:A

小题17:C

小题18:C

小题19:D

小题20:A

答案解析：

本文讲述了在一次地震中，一个父亲信守对儿子的承诺，不顾别人的反对，用双手刨开废墟，救出自己儿子的故事。

小题1:B 考查上下文联系。父亲来到学校结果发现(discover)是被夷为平地的校园。

小题2:A考查形容词辨析。as flat as a pancake像煎饼一样平 as weak as a kitten虚弱as strong as an ox壮如牛根据语境，只有A符合。

小题3:D考查动词辨析。根据下文he kept remembering…可知答案为D.

小题4:A考查疑问词辨析。No matter what happens,…无论发生什么事

小题5:A考查动词辨析。眼泪开始充满了他的眼睛。

小题6:B考查名词辨析。他想起了对儿子的承诺。

小题7:B考查dig短语。他开始在废墟中挖掘，想要挖出通道，故用dig through。

小题8:D考查非谓语动词。现在分词做伴随状语，补充说明arrived的伴随动作。

小题9:C考查短语辨析。come on得啦！在此处表示劝告这位父亲回去。come out出来 come off脱离

小题10:D考查名词辨析。one line在这里是指“一句话”，对于别人的劝说，他只用一句话回答。

小题11:A考查oneself的短语。for himself亲自by himself独自地此处是指他要亲自知道：他的孩子是死是活

小题12:C考查形容词辨析。解析同上。

小题13:D考查数词辨析。在第三十八的小时，故用序数词，而序数词前应加定冠词。

小题14:B考查名词辨析。听到儿子的声音。故用voice。

小题15:B考查虚拟语气。如果父亲或者，他一定会来救我的。这是对现在的虚拟，故主句中用would save.

小题16:A考查连词辨析。如果你救了我，他们也得救了。

小题17:C考查非谓语动词。There is 14 left out of 33. 33人中剩下14人活着。left过去分词作后置定语。remain是不及物动词，不能用过去分词表被动。

小题18:C考查介词辨析。33人中有14人,故用out of.

小题19:D考查名词辨析。make a triangle 形成一个三角形，才给了孩子们一个生存空间。

小题20:A考查连词辨析。因为我知道你会在我身边的。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。