09年高考英语完形填空10

09年高考英语完形填空（十）Some years ago in south Florida a little boy went for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his home. In a hurry, he 1 into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the 2 of the lake, an alligator（钝吻鳄）was swimming toward the shore. His mother in the house 3 the window saw the two as they got 4 together. In great fear, she ran toward the water, 5 to her son as 6 as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and 7 a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too 8 . Just as he reached her, the alligator reached him. The mother 9 her little boy by the arms just as the alligator caught his 10 . That began an unbelievable tug-of-war between the two. The alligator was much 11 than the mother, but the mother did n’t let go. A farmer happened to 12 by, heard her screams, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator.
After weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy 13 . His legs were extremely scarred by the 14 of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep 15 where his mother’s fingernails 16 into his flesh in her effort to 17 the son she loved.
The newspaper reporter, who 18 the boy, asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his legs. And then, with obvious 19 , he said to the rep orter, “ 20 look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my Mom wouldn’t let go.”
1. A. hid B. dived C. looked D. came
2. A. bottom B. surface C. bank D. middle
3. A. looking out B. listening in C. breaking into D. taking care of
4. A. closer B. further C. better D. harder
5. A. talking B. singing C. yelling D. sighing
6. A. madly B. gently C. seriouly D. loudly
7. A. chose B. made C. had D. brought
8. A. late B. frightening C. early D. interesting
9. A. hit B. left C. seized D. touched
10. A. legs B. head C. feet D. body
11. A. clever B. longer C. taller D. stronger
12. A. flew B. walked C. ran D. drive
13. A. injured B. escaped C. survived D. cured
14. A. attack B. kiss C. look D. smell
15. A. marks B. scratches C. burns D. points
16. A. dug B. waved C. drilled D. pulled
17. A. break away from B. hang on to C. look out for D. give in to
18. A. met B. found C. saved D. interviewed
19. A. confidence B. fear C. pride D. sorrow
20. A. But B. While C. If D. Or
答案与解析
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1．B. 上文提到游泳，应该跳入水中，故选B项dive。

2．D. 下句中提到钝吻鳄游向岸边（shore），可推测孩子游向湖心，故选D项middle。

3．A. 上文提到湖在孩子家后，可以得知妈妈正在屋内从窗户里向外张望，故选A项looking out。

4．A. 下文提到钝吻鳄咬住了孩子，可知他们离的越来越近，故选A项closer。

5．C. 从常识可知，当自己的孩子有危险时，作为妈妈应该大声喊他以示警告，故选C 项yelling。

6．D. 为了让孩子听到喊叫，妈妈应尽量声音大，故选D项loudly。

7．B. make a turn表示转弯。

8．A. 下文提到钝吻鳄已经追上了，所以是太迟了，故选A项late。

9．C. 下文提到孩子的双臂有很多伤疤，可知妈妈为了救孩子，紧紧地抓住了孩子的双臂，故选C项seized。

10．A. 下文提到孩子的双腿是钝吻鳄咬的，可知钝吻鳄咬住了腿，故选A项legs。

11．D. 下文提到有人帮助了妈妈，可知钝吻鳄比她更有劲，故选D项stronger。

12．D. 由下文的truck可知，此人是开车经过。

13．C. 孩子被钝吻鳄咬伤，送入医院及时治疗而得以幸存，故选C项survived最佳。

注意cure是及物动词，要用被动语态。

14．A. 钝吻鳄咬人，应该是攻击attack，故选A项。

15．B. 从上文可知，妈妈为了救孩子，紧紧地抓住了孩子的双臂，应是在孩子的臂上留下是抓痕。

16．A. 从上下文可知，妈妈使的劲很大，以至于手指甲抓破了孩子的双臂。

词组dig…into sth. 意思为“插入、戳进”，符合文意。

17．B. 由上文可知，妈妈抓住了孩子，故选B项。

词组hang on to意思为“抓住”，与上文的seize和catch对应。

18．D. 由上文reporter可知，记者在采访孩子。

19．C. 由于妈妈的爱使孩子获救，孩子为妈妈的行为骄傲。

20．A. 孩子给记者看了腿上的鳄鱼的咬伤，但是使他骄傲的是胳膊上的妈妈的抓伤。

所以此处表示转折，故选A项but。