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辽宁省部分市
2022-2023学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷分类汇编
完形填空
辽宁省葫芦岛市高二下学期期末考试英语试题
第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
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。
Hurricane Ian hit Florida in October and brought with it flooding, winds, and a record high storm. Many residents like Karen Lauder___21___to leave their homes because they underestimated the intensity of the storm. Karen is 84 and relies on a wheelchair to___22___because of a missing leg. Her son, Johnny Lauder, tried repeatedly to get her to___23___, but in vain.
Johnny had to stay but he and his family lived in another district. They kept in limited touch with Karen. When Karen___24___that the water in her house had reached her waist, he knew he had to take___25___. Johnny jumped out of a window and began to___26___to his mother’s. As he made his___27___through the water, Johnny stopped occasionally to snap selfies(自拍)to show his___28___family that he was okay.
Johnny was racing against___29___. He only had a short period of time to get there before the water rose above Karen’s____30____. It took him 40 minutes to swim four blocks. Karen’s yell sounded like music to his ears! She was still alive! But Johnny saw Karen____31____like a leaf so he found some clean sheets and wrapped her up on a table to get warm.
Everyone in Johny’s family is now____32____. They’ve all lost everything they____33____, including their houses, but they’re grateful just to be here. “I didn’t lose hope. So we’re still here.____34____is like a computer. There’re two buttons: There’s a reset and a power—and____35____it was just a reset button that got hit and not the power,” he said.
21. A. decided B. attempted C. expected D. refused
22. A. get around B. get through C. stand up D. go on
23. A. agree B. leave C. apply D. participate
24. A. heard B. concluded C. reported D. evaluated
25. A. action B. effect C. place D. care
26. A. ride B. run C. drive D. swim
27. A. difference B. way C. presentation D. decision
28. A. embarrassed B. disappoint