阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Ice and snow knocked at the window of the office where I was working. As the wind howled(呼啸), I 21 how I would get home. The 12-mile 22 took me up and down 23 hills and around dangerous turns. I whispered a prayer for 24 .
Luckily, my 25 green car was doing 26 over the ice-covered roadway. However, as I drove onto one of the steepest and scariest hills, I noticed the tires were 27 , and my trusty SUV was having difficulty climbing the hill.
I decided it was time to 28 to four-wheel drive. I pulled the lever(操纵杆)back, just like my husband had 29 me. Slowly the tires grasped the road, and the top of the hill came within 30 .
Unfortunately, at the top, the 31 just stopped. I pushed and pulled the lever—nothing happened. I was 32 , with snow and ice flying.
Now what? Even though I had 23 no one on this lonely stretch of road, I 34 prayed that someone might come to help. After a few minutes, I 35 an old, rattling(咯咯作响)pickup truck. A smiling young man I'd never seen before in our small rural community rolled down his 36 and asked if I needed help. I answered him that I did. He stepped into my car under the 37 condition and showed me how to 38 the four-wheel-drive shifting gear, locking it into place.
In no time, I had the old car 39 toward home. When I thanked the 40 and asked if he lived around the area, he just said, "Oh, over there." Do I believe in miracles? Of course!
( )21. A. mentioned B. wondered C. discovered D. explained
( )22. A. roadway B. highway C. sidewalk D. railway
( )23. A. beautiful B. real C. interesting D. steep
( )24. A. wealth B. health C. safety D. satisfaction
( )25. A. new B. old C. lovely D. expensive
( )26. A. much B. badly C. again D. well
( )27. A. slipping B. disappearing C. growing D. changing
( )28. A. belong B. compare C. switch D. reply
( )29. A. wished B. threatened C. awarded D. taught
( )30. A. heart B. mind C. sight D. hearing
( )31. A. vehicle B. snow C. wind D. road
( )32. A. stuck B. moved C. protected D. inspired
( )33. A. brought B. called C. met D. hurt
( )34. A. excitedly B. silently C. confidently D. proudly
( )35. A. created B. called C. repaired D. spotted
( )36. A. door B. lever C. window D. wheel
( )37. A. distant B. different C. gentle D. wintery
( )38. A. control B. destroy C. remove D. introduce
( )39. A. pointing B. moving C. marching D. dropping
( )40. A. relative B. friend C. enemy D. stranger
21-25BADCB 26-30DACDC 31-35AACBD 36-40 CDABD
Ice and snow knocked at the window of the office where I was working. As the wind howled(呼啸), I 21 how I would get home. The 12-mile 22 took me up and down 23 hills and around dangerous turns. I whispered a prayer for 24 .
Luckily, my 25 green car was doing 26 over the ice-covered roadway. However, as I drove onto one of the steepest and scariest hills, I noticed the tires were 27 , and my trusty SUV was having difficulty climbing the hill.
I decided it was time to 28 to four-wheel drive. I pulled the lever(操纵杆)back, just like my husband had 29 me. Slowly the tires grasped the road, and the top of the hill came within 30 .
Unfortunately, at the top, the 31 just stopped. I pushed and pulled the lever—nothing happened. I was 32 , with snow and ice flying.
Now what? Even though I had 23 no one on this lonely stretch of road, I 34 prayed that someone might come to help. After a few minutes, I 35 an old, rattling(咯咯作响)pickup truck. A smiling young man I'd never seen before in our small rural community rolled down his 36 and asked if I needed help. I answered him that I did. He stepped into my car under the 37 condition and showed me how to 38 the four-wheel-drive shifting gear, locking it into place.
In no time, I had the old car 39 toward home. When I thanked the 40 and asked if he lived around the area, he just said, "Oh, over there." Do I believe in miracles? Of course!
( )21. A. mentioned B. wondered C. discovered D. explained
( )22. A. roadway B. highway C. sidewalk D. railway
( )23. A. beautiful B. real C. interesting D. steep
( )24. A. wealth B. health C. safety D. satisfaction
( )25. A. new B. old C. lovely D. expensive
( )26. A. much B. badly C. again D. well
( )27. A. slipping B. disappearing C. growing D. changing
( )28. A. belong B. compare C. switch D. reply
( )29. A. wished B. threatened C. awarded D. taught
( )30. A. heart B. mind C. sight D. hearing
( )31. A. vehicle B. snow C. wind D. road
( )32. A. stuck B. moved C. protected D. inspired
( )33. A. brought B. called C. met D. hurt
( )34. A. excitedly B. silently C. confidently D. proudly
( )35. A. created B. called C. repaired D. spotted
( )36. A. door B. lever C. window D. wheel
( )37. A. distant B. different C. gentle D. wintery
( )38. A. control B. destroy C. remove D. introduce
( )39. A. pointing B. moving C. marching D. dropping
( )40. A. relative B. friend C. enemy D. stranger
21-25BADCB 26-30DACDC 31-35AACBD 36-40 CDABD