东莞市2013届高三上学期期末调研测试
英 语
Ⅰ语言知识及应用(共两节；满分45分)
第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When she looked ahead, Florence Chadwick saw nothing but a solid wall of fog, Her body was 1 . She had been swimming for nearly sixteen hours.
Already she was the first woman to 2 the English Channel in both directions. Now, at age 34, her 3 was to become the first woman to swim from Catalina Island to the California coast.
On the July Fourth morning in 1952, the sea was icy and the fog was so heavy that she could 4 see her support boats. Sharks swam toward her lone figure, only to he 5 away by gun shots. Against the cold sea water, she struggled on -- hour after hour -- while millions watched on national 6 .
1.【答案】B
【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。cold冷的； numb麻木的； thin瘦的； weak弱的。她的身体是麻木的，因为她已经游泳16个小时，故选B。
2.【答案】C
【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。pass 通过，及格；dive潜水； swim游泳； fly飞行。
根据上文She had been swimming for nearly sixteen hours.这里指的是游泳。她是第一个游过英吉利海峡的女人，故选C。
3.【答案】D
【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。mother母亲； record纪录； success 成功；goal目标。34岁时，她的目标是从卡特琳娜岛游到加州海岸，故选D。
4.【答案】A
【解析】考查动词及语境的理解。hardly几乎不； nearly几乎； clearly清晰地； probably也许。1952年7月4日早晨海水很冰冷，雾很大她几乎看不见支持她的船，故选A。
5.【答案】C
