Ⅱ.完形填空

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

February 27,2010 started off as an ordinary day.I was enjoying my cup of coffee in my apartment，when all of a sudden the building started __16__.My basins were filled with water because of a scheduled 72­hour's water shutting __17__，and I could hear it sloshing(晃蕩)out onto the __18__.I was so frightened that I could do __19__ but sit there before the shaking stopped.I wanted to know what had happened and __20__ turned on the radio to listen to the latest news.I learned that a(n) __21__ had occurred just along the __22__，as the presidential inauguration (就職典禮)was beginning in Valparaiso.It hit before president­elect Sebastian Pinera was __23__ president.

Pinera，being a __24__ man，wanted to get straight to work and __25__ the scheduled lunch with other attending presidents so that he could visit the __26__ area of Rancagua where a lot of buildings were damaged.He also scheduled a __27__ to discuss strategies for __28__ the damaged country.The second he stepped out of the inauguration hall，the media instantly started hitting him with __29__.They asked him about his plans for the country.

Fishing boats were __30__ to go to sea because of the issued tsunami (海嘯)alarm.The police drove along the beach __31__ people of the danger and persuaded them to go to the hill to avoid danger.I thought I would be __32__ in my apartment and didn't want to move __33__ I thought the warning was just an overreaction since they __34__ to predict the previous earthquake.After several hours，the tsunami alarm was removed and we all returned to our __35__ days!

【語篇解讀】　作者通過親身經(jīng)歷講述了2010年2月27日智利大地震發(fā)生時(shí)的一些情況。

16.A.darkening　　　　　　　　B.burning

C.shaking D.falling

解析：根據(jù)下文“...before the shaking stopped.”可知，作者在公寓里喝咖啡時(shí)樓房開始搖晃。

答案：C

17.A.up B.off

C.down D.out

解析：由于預(yù)先通知要停水72小時(shí)，作者在水盆里裝滿了水。shut off意為“切斷……的供應(yīng)”。

答案：B

18.A.floor B.ground

C.blanket D.desk

解析：由于樓房搖晃，作者聽到盆里的水晃蕩出來，流到地板上的聲音。室內(nèi)的地面不能用ground表示。

答案：A

19.A.something B.anything

C.everything D.nothing

解析：根據(jù)下文“...but sit there before the shaking stopped.”可知，作者非常害怕，在樓房搖晃停止之前手足無措，只能坐在那里。

答案：D

20.A.immediately B.gently

C.calmly D.suddenly

解析：根據(jù)上文“I wanted to know what had happened...”可知，作者想知道發(fā)生了什么，所以立即打開收音機(jī)去聽最新消息。

答案：A

21.A.storm B.earthquake

C.explosion D.fire

解析：根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容及最后一段“...predict the previous earthquake.”的提示可知，作者打開收音機(jī)了解到剛剛發(fā)生了地震。

答案：B

22.A.river B.railway

C.coast D.road

解析：根據(jù)下文“...the issued tsunami alarm.”可知，地震過后發(fā)布了海嘯預(yù)警，由此可推知這次地震發(fā)生在沿海岸地區(qū)。

答案：C

23.A.elected B.named

C.called D.declared

解析：根據(jù)上文“...as the presidential inauguration was beginning in Valparaiso.”可知，地震發(fā)生在總統(tǒng)就職典禮之前。由于是就職典禮，所以當(dāng)時(shí)Pinera已經(jīng)被選為總統(tǒng)，但是還沒有被宣布為總統(tǒng)。

答案：D

24.A.generous B.responsible

C.successful D.warm­hearted

解析：根據(jù)下文“...wanted to get straight to work...”可知，Pinera是一個(gè)有責(zé)任心的人，他想馬上開始工作。

答案：B

25.A.held B.arranged

C.called off D.broke off

解析：他取消了原定的與來參加他就職典禮的其他國家總統(tǒng)的午餐。

答案：C

26.A.developed B.occupied

C.mixed D.affected

解析：根據(jù)下文“...where a lot of buildings were damaged.”可知，Rancagua是受地震影響的地區(qū)。

答案：D

27.A.dinner B.meeting

C.party D.ball

解析：根據(jù)下文“...to discuss strategies...”可知，Pinera是安排了一個(gè)會(huì)議。

答案：B

28.A.rebuilding B.redesigning

C.recreating D.recovering

解析：由于地震破壞了很多建筑，所以Pinera安排會(huì)議是討論災(zāi)后重建家園的策略。

答案：A