(二)
There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the __21____home from work in the evenings. A man will be__22____the newspaper, and seconds later it __23___ as if he is trying to ___24__it. Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger___25__ next to him.___26___ place where unplanned short sleep __27__ is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring(打鼾)so ___28____that the professor has to ask another student to___29___ the sleeper awake. A more embarrassing(尴尬)situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and the ___30___ of the head pushes the arm off the___31___, and the movement carries the__32___ of the body along. The student wakes up on the floor with no___33___ of getting there. The worst time to fall asleep is when __34___. Police reports are full of ___35___ that occur when people fall into sleep and go__36_____ the road. If the drivers are ___37____, they are not seriously hurt. One woman's car, ___38____, went into the river. She woke up in four feet of __39____ and thought it was raining. When people are really ___40_____,nothing will stop them from falling asleep-----no matter where they are.
21.A.way B.track C.path D.road
22.A.buying B.folding C.delivering D.reading
23.A.acts B.shows C.appears D.sounds
24.A.open B.eat C.find D.finish
25.A.lying B.waiting C.talking D.sitting
26.A.Next B.Every C.Another D.One
27.A.goes on B.ends up C.lasts D.returns
28.A.bravely B.happily C.loudly D.carelessly
29.A.leave B.shake C.keep D.watch
30.A.size B.shape C.shoulder D.strength
31.A.cushion B.desk C.shoulder D.book
32.A.action B.position C.rest D.side
33.A.memory B.reason C.question D.purpose
34.A.thinking B.working C.walking D.driving
35.A.changes B.events C.ideas D.accidents
36.A.up B.off C.along D.down
37.A.lucky B.awake C.calm D.strong
38.A.in time B.at first C.as usual D.for example
39.A.dust B.water C.grass D.bush
40.A.tired B.drunk C.lonely D.lazy
第三节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
(21)A
on the way home 表示“在回家的路上”,为固定表达法,不使用track 小路,跑道,path小路,小径和road道路。
(22)D
文章第一句话为主题句,表示人们因劳累几乎在任何地方都能入睡。此处为一个实例,表示一个人看着报纸就睡着了,故选D项。
(23)C
It appears as if...表示“看起来好像”。句意:几秒钟以后他看起来好像要吃它。此处指他拿着报纸打瞌睡。解题时注意it的提示,如果用acts应用he作主语,因此不能误选A项。
(24)B
看着报纸打瞌睡的样子看起来就像要吃它一样,故选B项。
(25)D
上文举的例子是在车上睡觉,此处指他靠在旁边的陌生人的肩膀上就睡着了,故选D项。
(26)C
此处指另一个出现短暂睡眠的地方是在报告厅。another指不定数目中的另一个。
(27)A
go on表示“发生”,此处指短暂睡眠发生的地方,故选A项。注意end up表示“结束,告终”。
(28)C
此处为so...that结构,根据结果状语从句的提示可知,他鼾声打得很响,因此用loudly。
(29)B
指教授让另一个学生把睡着的学生摇醒。shake表示“摇动”。
(30)C
根据下文第(13)题处可知,这个学生睡着了并从课桌上滑下去,此处指头的重量推开手臂,故选C项。
(31)B
指脱离了课桌,故选择B项,解析参看第30题。
(32)C
这个动作把身体的其他部分也带了下去,指滑到了桌子底下,故选C项。rest表示“剩余的部分”。
(33)A
此处指学生醒来后发现自己在地板上,不知道怎么到那里的。memory表示“记忆”。
(34)D
根据下文第(17)空格处前drivers的提示可知,“最糟糕的睡觉的时间是开车的时候。”
(35)D
句意:警察报告里充满了人们因驾驶时睡着而驶离路面发生的事故。accident用于指“意外的事故”,而event常指“大事件,事情”,因此用accident。
(36)B
go off the road 此处表示“驶离路面”。go up上升,上涨,go along沿着,go down下降,减少,均不符合语境。
(37)A
句意:如果司机幸运的话,他们受伤不会很严重。
(38)D
此处为幸运逃生的例子,故选D项,for example例如。in time即时,迟早; at first起初;as usual像往常一样。
(39)B
根据前文“went into the river”可知,他醒来时在
(40)A
句意:当人们真的疲惫的时候,没有什么能阻止他们入睡——无论他们在哪里。此处是对文章首句的呼应,根据第一句的提示,应选A项。