Ⅱ.句子翻译

1他坐着专心写文章。(bury)

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答案：He was buried in writing an article.

2我在想怎样才能结束这场争辩。(bring...to an end)

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答案：I wonder how I can bring the argument to an end.

3大火使这座城堡成为一片废墟。(in ruins)

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答案：The fire left the castle in ruins.

4奥巴马(Obama)的演说吸引了很多人。(a large number of )

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答案：Obama's speech attracted a large number of people.

5我们今年生产的棉花是去年生产的两倍。(倍数的表达)

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答案：We produce twice as much cotton as we did last year.

Ⅲ.完形填空

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season.We had not seen __1__ in almost a month.Every day，my husband would __2__ the process of trying to get water to the fields.__3__ we saw some rain soon，we would lose everything.

On this day I learned the true lesson of __4__ and witnessed the only __5__ I had ever seen.I was in the kitchen when I saw my son，Billy，walking toward the __6__.He was walking with effort，trying to be as __7__ as possible.Minutes after he __8__ into the woods，he came running back.I went back to make sandwiches，__9__ that whatever he had been doing was completed.Moments later，__10__，he was once more walking slowly toward the woods.This activity went on for an hour.__11__，I couldn't help following him and saw the most amazing __12__.

Several large deer stood in front of him.Billy walked right up to them.I almost __13__ to him to get away.A huge deer was __14__ close.__15__ the deer didn't even move as Billy knelt down.I saw a tiny deer lying on the ground，obviously suffering from __16__，lift its head to lap up the water cupped in Billy's hands.When the water was __17__，Billy ran back to get more.It then became __18__ to me.

I stood on the edge of the woods，watching the __19__ boy working so hard to save another life.As my tears began to hit the ground，they were suddenly joined by other drops.It was as if the God himself was __20__ with pride.The rain that day saved our farm just like the actions of one little boy who saved another.

1A.water  B.rain   C.deer  D.storm

解析：从前面的the hottest days of the dry season可知，一个月没有下雨了。

答案：B

2A.take over   B.try on  C.set about  D.speed up

解析：每天，我和我丈夫开始浇地。set about 着手;take over接管;try on试穿;speed up加速。

答案：C

3A.Before  B.If   C.Until  D.Unless

解析：除非我们看到下雨，否则我们就会失去一切。unless“除非”。

答案：D

4A.waiting  B.sharing   C.watering  D.offering

解析：从后文中儿子为小鹿送水，和小鹿一起分享水源，可以推测出用sharing。offer“提供”。

答案：B

5A.miracle  B.lesson  C.wildlife  D.tale

解析：miracle“奇迹”;lesson“教训”;wildlife“野生动物”;tale“故事”。从后文儿子用一点点的水救活了小鹿，并且天也下了雨，故是个奇迹。

答案：A

6A.fields  B.house  C.woods  D.garden

解析：从后文的into the woods可知，这里是他向树林走去。

答案：C

7A.quiet  B.silent   C.secret  D.sacred

解析：从后文知，这里他费力地走着，尽量不弄出声响。quiet“安静的”;silent“沉默的”;secret“秘密的”;sacred“害怕的”。

答案：A

8A.jumped  B.rushed   C.wandered  D.disappeared

解析：前面说他向树林走去。这里说，几分钟后，他消失在树林里。

答案：D