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On Friday, February 9, 2018, Lisa Holman went out that night visiting and getting dinner with her friend in the area about half an hour’s drive. As 11 pm passed and it was getting 1 to midnight, the 45-year-old mother still didn’t return home. It wasn’t like Lisa to 2 out that late.
Her family began to 3 where Lisa was. They called her phone but did not get any answer. Next they texted her but never heard back. Her family knew something must have been 4 . The family then reached out to Lisa’s 5 who she was having dinner that evening with. She was 6 and told them Lisa had left after 9 that night.
Early that Saturday morning, Lisa’s sister, Kathy and Lisa’s 17-year-old son, Jackson 7 to drive along the route that Lisa would have taken to dinner and 8 look for any clues for her along the way. Driving along County Road 36 in Pelham, Jackson 9 what looked like a car. The car looked as if it had crashed off the side of the road and told his aunt to 10 . Jackson was unsure if it was his mom’s car but whoever it was 11 help.
As they got closer they 12 it was Lisa’s car. Kathy then immediately asked Jackson to call 911. Kathy got to the car but Lisa was not in there. She began calling her sister’s 13 but no response. While looking around the car, Kathy 14 there wasn’t much blood. She believed that she was 15 . After some time to calm down, the family called the police.
The 16 began. Despite their best efforts, there was still no sign of Lisa. The family was very 17 but remained optimistic. Early the next morning, the searchers had been 18 throughout the woods calling out Lisa’s name for about an hour. As they called her name again, they heard Lisa calling back 19 “help me, help me, I’m over here”. 700 feet from where her car was 20 they had finally found Lisa.
【文章大意】本文是记叙文。叙述了一位母亲周五外出和朋友吃饭, 但是一直未归, 家人积极寻找, 在警察的帮助下, 在周天终于找到了出车祸而迷失在树林中的母亲。
1. A. nearer B. more C. closer D. later
【解析】选C。固定搭配题。get close to “接近”固定搭配。接近半夜了, 这个45岁的母亲还没有回来。故选C。
2. A. stay B. stop C. plan D. leave
【解析】选A。背景常识题。根据上下文, 接近半夜, 这位母亲还没有回家, 这位母亲通常不会在外面待(stay)这么晚的。故选A。
3. A. seek B. doubt C. hesitate D. wonder
【解析】选D。背景常识题。根据上文, 母亲深夜未归, 全家人开始纳闷(wonder)她在哪里。seek“寻求”; doubt“怀疑”; hesitate“犹豫”。故选D。
4. A. severe B. wrong C. urgent D. special
【解析】选B。背景常识题。根据上下文, 家人给她打电话, 但没有得到任何答复, 给她发了短信, 也没有回信, 这时家人意识到肯定出问题了(wrong)。severe“严重的”; urgent“紧急的”; special“特殊的”。故选B。
5. A. friend B. driver C. neighbor D. sister
【解析】选A。词汇复现题。根据第一段第一句话“Lisa Holman went out that night visiting and getting dinner with her friend. ”可知, 全家人开始联系和母亲一起吃饭的朋友(friend)。故选A。
6. A. surprised B. excited C. amazed D. moved
【解析】选A。背景常识题。根据上下文, 当朋友得知这位母亲晚上9点就吃完饭并且离开了, 但这么晚还没有回家时感到很吃惊(surprised)。excited“激动的”; amazed“惊叹的”; moved“感动的”。故选A。
7. A. promised B. agreed
C. happened D. decided
【解析】选D。背景常识题。根据上下文, Lisa的妹妹Kathy和Lisa 17岁的儿子Jackson决定(decided)开车沿着Lisa去吃饭肯定要走的路线去寻找。故选D。
8. A. casually B. smoothly
C. roughly D. carefully
【解析】选D。背景常识题。根据上下文, 一路上他们仔细地(carefully)寻找任何线索。casually“漫不经心地; 随意地”; smoothly“顺利地”; roughly“粗略地”。故选D。
9. A. reflected B. followed
C. spotted D. described
【解析】选C。背景常识题。根据上下文, Jackson看到了(spotted)一辆车。reflected “反映”; followed“跟踪”; described “描写”。故选C。
10. A. set off B. pull over
C. turn over D. pick up
【解析】选B。背景常识题。根据上下文, 当Jackson发现了一辆车, 那辆车看上去好像是从路边翻下来的, 叫他姨妈靠边停车(pull over)。set off“出发, 引爆”; pull over“靠边停车”; turn over“翻身, 翻转”; pick up“捡起, 顺便接某人”。故选B。
11. A. provided B. begged
C. needed D. allowed
【解析】选C。背景常识题。根据上下文, Jackson不能确信这是否是他母亲的车, 但是无论是谁出车祸都需要(needed)帮助。provided“提供”; begged“恳请”; allowed“允许”。故选C。
12. A. realized B. understood
C. suspected D. admitted
【解析】选A。背景常识题。根据上下文, 当他们靠近, 他们意识到(realized)这辆车正是Lisa的车。understood“理解”; suspected“怀疑”; admitted“承认”。故选A。
13. A. son B. name C. number D. telephone
【解析】选B。词汇复现题。根据下文最后一段中的“calling out Lisa’s name. . . they called her name again. . . ”可知, Kathy开始呼唤她姐姐的名字(name)但是没有回应。故选B。
14. A. supposed B. knew
C. judged D. noticed
【解析】选D。背景常识题。根据上下文, 当看了车周围后, Kathy注意到(noticed)没有什么血迹。supposed“猜想, 认为”; knew “知道”; judged“判断”。故选D。
15. A. dead B. fresh C. alive D. free
【解析】选C。背景常识题。根据上文推断出, Kathy没有发现多少血, 她猜想Lisa还活着(alive)。dead“死了的”; fresh“新鲜的”; free“自由的”。故选C。
16. A. search B. investigation
C. inspection D. enquiry
【解析】选A。词汇复现题。根据下文“the searchers had been. . . ”可以得知, 这里是搜救(search)开始了。investigation“调查”; inspection“检阅, 检查”; enquiry“询问”。故选A。
17. A. disturbed B. impatient
C. exhausted D. disappointed
【解析】选D。背景常识题。根据上下文, 虽然搜救人员尽了最大的努力, 但是没有找到Lisa, 所以全家人很失望(disappointed)但是依旧保持乐观的态度。disturbed“受到打扰的”; impatient“没有耐心的”; exhausted“疲惫的”。故选D。
18. A. hovering B. walking
C. wandering D. chasing
【解析】选B。背景常识题。根据上下文, 第二天清晨, 搜救人员走(walking)在森林里寻找, 同时呼唤着Lisa的名字。hovering“盘旋着”; wandering“闲逛着”; chasing“追逐着”。故选B。
19. A. howling B. appealing
C. screaming D. whispering
【解析】选C。背景常识题。根据常识, 当他们再次喊Lisa的名字时, 他们听到了Lisa的回应, Lisa大声喊道“救命, 救命, 我在这里”。howling“吼叫着”; appealing“呼吁着, 恳请着”; screaming“(因伤痛、害怕、激动等)尖叫; (向某人或为某事)高声喊, 大声叫”; whispering“耳语; 低语; 私语”。故选C。
20. A. driven B. located C. arranged D. parked
【解析】选B。背景常识题。根据常识推断, Lisa的位置离她的车的位置700英尺。driven“驾驶”; located“定位, 位于”; arranged“安排”; parked“停放”。故选B。
