Question

Heaviest snow in half a century hit the south of the country. It snowed continuously for half a month, ___41__ the railways, highways, and runways in the airfields. Ice wrapped and paralyzed (使癱瘓)the power and communication system. Many people were trapped in railway stations, bus stations and airports, and ___42___ in cars, buses and trains. Governments and people did everything they could ___43___ the snow disaster, no one was killed __ 44___ cold and hunger. Gradually, trapped people all went back home safely. Many moving stories happened during the ___45___. While fighting the snow, people forgot their animal friends until a moving story of a swallow couple was ___46___on the internet.
The swallow couple had not eaten anything for several days ___47  _ the snow. They tried to fly into people's home to warm themselves, but every house was closed ___48  _. They got to a side of a balcony (陽臺) ___49 _ wind could not reach. They jumped and flapped their wings to attract the attention of the people inside the house, who were busy with their own things. The wife's body was __50__, she could not move any longer. The husband came near and wrapped his wife with his wings. The husband lost his __51__ soon because of his opened wings. The couple died in the cold and hunger, one __52__ another.
The next morning, the housemaster went to the balcony to check his flowers and saw a __53__ swallow outside the window pane, touching it, he found that they were two embracing together. Thinking of the __54__ the snow had brought to the people, he was __55__ to tears. He took them in, giving them some warmness which they could not __56__ any longer. He found a small cardboard box, filled it with some hay and __57__ the swallow couple in. He buried them in the back garden.
In my hometown in the countryside, a swallow family lives in the roof of my house. They come back from the __58__ every spring to have babies. Then in autumn, when babies have grown up, they fly to the south for __59__. I wonder if they will come back this spring as they __60__.
41．A．protecting              B．maintaining            C．blocking                D．keeping
42．A．even                      B．still                       C．yet                        D．nevertheless
43．A．fight                      B．fighting                 C．to fight                  D．fought
44．A．to                          B．from                      C．with                             D．for
45．A．process                  B．procedure               C．practice                  D．progress
46．A．common                B．widespread             C．well-known            D．familiar
47．A．regardless of          B．instead of               C．in addition to          D．because of

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48．A．loosely                  B．tightly                   C．roughly                  D．lightly

49．A．where                    B．what                      C．which                    D．to which
50．A．frozen                   B．terrified                 C．worried                  D．scared
51．A．faith                      B．heart                      C．courage                  D．heat
52．A．fastening                B．packing                  C．wrapping                      D．fixing 
53．A．dead                      B．live                       C．lively                     D．lovely
54．A．need                      B．hardship                 C．poverty                  D．shortage
55．A．affected                 B．moved                   C．encouraged             D．satisfied
56．A．find                       B．gain                       C．own                       D．feel
57．A．laid                       B．lay                        C．let                       D．allowed
58．A．west                      B．east                       C．south                     D．north
59．A．spring                    B．winter                    C．summer                 D．autumn
60．A．were                      B．had                        C．do                         D．did

Answer 1

41-45 CACBA 46-50 BDBCA 51-55 DCABB 56-60 DACBD

南方下起了幾十年不遇的大雪，很多人被困在了回家的路上。在抗災的過程中，發生了很多感人的故事。然而人類在雪災中自救的時候，忘記了他們的動物朋友。一對燕子夫婦在這場冰雪中演繹出了動人的愛情故事。 
41．C。因南方連續下雪，特別寒冷，此處是大雪封住/堵住了鐵路，公路，飛機的跑道。而不可能是保護（protecting）、保養（maintaining）保持（keeping）。
42．A。此處進一步講述情況的嚴重性。A項even（甚至）是合適的選項。still（仍然）沒有遞進之意；yet（仍然，還）常用否定疑問句中；nevertheless（然而，雖然如此，依然）。
43．C。此處是一個固定句式：do everything/ what one can to do sth. 盡力做某事。其中不定式to fight 表目的，作目的狀語。
44．B。句意：沒有人被凍死，沒有人被餓死。from(因……而死)表示由于外部原因引起的死亡。
45．A。在抗災的過程中，發生了很多感人的故事。Process（做某事的）過程，procedure 辦事程序；手續，步驟；practice 實踐，做法；progress進展，進程，進步。
46．B。句意：人類在雪災中自救的時候，忘記了他們的動物朋友，直到一對燕子夫婦的感人故事在網上流傳開來，人們才想起他們。Widespread（尤指）流傳廣的，遍及的 common 共同的；well-known著名的；familiar熟悉的。
47．D。大雪使燕子夫婦找不到食物，他們已經幾天沒有吃東西了。because of因為；regardless of 不管，不顧；instead of 代替； in addition to除……之外。
48．B。他們想飛進人們的家里躲避寒冷，可是，每家的窗戶都關得緊緊的。tightly 緊緊地loosely 松松地；roughly 粗糙地，草率地；lightly輕輕地。
49．C。他們來到一個陽臺背風的地方。此處是定語從句，which在從句中作reach的賓語。
50．A。此時，妻子的身體已經被凍僵了，她趴下不動了。frozen 凍僵；terrified使恐怖； worried 擔心；scared害怕。
51．D。由于翅膀張開，丈夫身上的熱量很快就散發完了。lose his heat 熱量散發；lose his faith 失去信心/信仰/信任；lose his heart to sB．愛上某人；lose his courage失去通氣。
52．C。就這樣，兩只燕子在饑餓中被凍死在一起。由上文wrapped his wife with his wings可知。wrap 包或裹某物/某人；fasten系住某物；使某物聯結在一起；pack裝點/打點某物；塞滿/擠滿某處；fix安裝，固定。
53．A。第二天，主人察看自己陽臺上的花，看到一只死去的燕子。因天氣寒冷，自然是凍死的；而不會是live (活的)、lively (活潑的)、lovely (可愛的)燕子。
54．B。想到這些天人們在暴風雪中的遭遇。hardship苦難，困苦；need 需要，必要；poverty 貧困，貧窮；shortage短缺，缺乏。
55．B。主人非常感動。be moved to tears感動得流淚。be affected受影響；be encouraged受到鼓舞；be satisfied感到滿意。
56．D。他把燕子拿到屋里，給他們一些他們再也感受不到的溫暖。feel 感覺到，感受到，體會到，體驗到（身體上或情緒上的情況）；find 覺得，發現；gain獲得，得到；own 擁有，占有。
57．A。laid（擱置，放置）與前文found和filled 是并列謂語，表示動作依次發生。
58．C。由常識可知，每年春天燕子一家都會從南方回來生兒育女。
59．B。秋天小燕子長大就會同父母一起飛到南方過冬。
60．D。不知道今年他們一家還能不能象往常一樣回來。did 是助動詞，替代came back，避免重復。