必修五Unit 5 First aid Using language课时作业

第一节、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1. 5分, 满分30分)

　　阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was running to the bus in order not to 　1　 it, she slipped on some ice and fell 　2　 the rear(后面的)wheels of the bus. She 　3　 the accident, but was paralyzed(残疾)from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old 　4　 thinking she wouldn't 　5　 normally from then on.

　　Over the years, I 　6　 and didn't think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my eldest son was 　7　 by a car while riding his bike, causing a 　8　 brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital's 　9　 worker called.

　　A short time later, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair, 　10　 into my son's room with a box of tissues. After 16 years, I 　11　 recognized Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both 　12　 the shock of that, she began to tell me about her life 　13　 we last saw each other. She had married, had children and gotten her degree 　14　 she could smooth the path for those less 　15　 than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be 　16　.

　　Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt 　17　. But I also felt the 　18　 hope I had felt since learning that my son was hurt. From this person that I thought would have no 　19　 of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously(不可思议地)recovered and we moved back north, but I owe Helen 　20　 that I can never repay.

1. A. miss B. avoid

C. fail D. catch

答案:A

解析:从语境得知, 海伦是在赶公交车的时候出了事故。此处表示为了不错过公交车, 她朝公交车跑去。

2. A. inside B. beside　　

C. under D. before

答案:C