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完形填空 Heaviest snow in half a century hit the south of the country. It snowed continuously for half a month,1the railways, highways, and runways in the airfields. Ice wrapped and paralyzed (使瘫痪)the power and communication system. Many people were trapped in railway stations, bus stations and airports, and2in cars, buses and trains. Governments and people did everything they could3the snow disaster, no one was killed4cold and hunger. Gradually, trapped people all went back home safely. Many moving stories happened during the5. While fighting the snow, people forgot their animal friends until a moving story of a swallow couple was6on the internet.
The swallow couple had not eaten anything for several days7the snow. They tried to fly into people's home to warm themselves, but every house was closed8. They got to a side of a balcony (阳台)9wind could not reach. They jumped and flapped their wings to attract the attention of the people inside the house, who were busy withtheir own things. The wife's body was10, she could not move any longer. The husband came near and wrapped his wife with his wings. The husband lost his11soon because of his opened wings. The couple died in the cold and hunger, one12another.
The next morning, the housemaster went to the balcony to check his flowers and saw a13swallow outside the window pane, touching it, he found that they were two embracing together. Thinking of the14the snow had brought to the people, he was15to tears. He took them in, giving them some warmness which they could not16any longer. He found a small cardboard box, filled it with some hay and17the swallow couple in. He buried them in the back garden.
In my hometown in the countryside, a swallow family lives in the roof of my house. They come back from the18every spring to have babies. Then in autumn, when babies have grown up, they fly to the south for19. I wonder if they will come back this spring as they20.
1.A.protectingB.maintainingC.blockingD.keeping
2.A.evenB.stillC.yetD.nevertheless
3.A.fightB.fightingC.to fightD.fought
4.A.toB.fromC.withD.for
5.A.processB.procedureC.practiceD.progress
6.A.commonB.widespreadC.well-knownD.familiar
7.A.regardless ofB.instead ofC.in addition toD.because of
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8.A.looselyB.tightlyC.roughlyD.lightly9.A.whereB.whatC.whichD.to which
10.A.frozenB.terrifiedC.worriedD.scared
11.A.faithB.heartC.courageD.heat
12.A.fasteningB.packingC.wrappingD.fixing
13.A.deadB.liveC.livelyD.lovely
14.A.needB.hardshipC.povertyD.shortage
15.A.affectedB.movedC.encouragedD.satisfied
16.A.findB.gainC.ownD.feel
17.A.laidB.layC.letD.allowed
18.A.westB.eastC.southD.north
19.A.springB.winterC.summerD.autumn
20.A.wereB.hadC.doD.did

CACBA BDBCA DCABB DACBD解析南方下起了几十年不遇的大雪，很多人被困在了回家的路上。在抗灾的过程中，发生了很多感人的故事。然而人类在雪灾中自救的时候，忘记了他们的动物朋友。一对燕子夫妇在这场冰雪中演绎出了动人的爱情故事。
1.C。因南方连续下雪，特别寒冷，此处是大雪封住/堵住了铁路，公路，飞机的跑道。而不可能是保护（protecting）、保养（maintaining）保持（keeping）。
2.A。此处进一步讲述情况的严重性。A项even（甚至）是合适的选项。still（仍然）没有递进之意；yet（仍然，还）常用否定疑问句中；nevertheless（然而，虽然如此，依然）。
3.C。此处是一个固定句式：do everything/ what one can to do sth. 尽力做某事。其中不定式to fight 表目的，作目的状语。
4.B。句意：没有人被冻死，没有人被饿死。from(因……而死)表示由于外部原因引起的死亡。
5.A。在抗灾的过程中，发生了很多感人的故事。Process（做某事的）过程，procedure 办事程序；手续，步骤；practice 实践，做法；progress进展，进程，进步。
6.B。句意：人类在雪灾中自救的时候，忘记了他们的动物朋友，直到一对燕子夫妇的感人故事在网上流传开来，人们才想起他们。Widespread（尤指）流传广的，遍及的 common 共同的；well-known著名的；familiar熟悉的。
7.D。大雪使燕子夫妇找不到食物，他们已经几天没有吃东西了。because of因为；regardless of 不管，不顾；instead of 代替； in addition to除……之外。
8.B。他们想飞进人们的家里躲避寒冷，可是，每家的窗户都关得紧紧的。tightly 紧紧地loosely 松松地；roughly 粗糙地，草率地；lightly轻轻地。
9.C。他们来到一个阳台背风的地方。此处是定语从句，which在从句中作reach的宾语。
10.A。此时，妻子的身体已经被冻僵了，她趴下不动了。frozen 冻僵；terrified使恐怖； worried 担心；scared害怕。
11.D。由于翅膀张开，丈夫身上的热量很快就散发完了。lose his heat 热量散发；lose his faith 失去信心/信仰/信任；lose his heart to sB.爱上某人；lose his courage失去通气。
12.C。就这样，两只燕子在饥饿中被冻死在一起。由上文wrapped his wife with his wings可知。wrap 包或裹某物/某人；fasten系住某物；使某物联结在一起；pack装点/打点某物；塞满/挤满某处；fix安装，固定。
13.A。第二天，主人察看自己阳台上的花，看到一只死去的燕子。因天气寒冷，自然是冻死的；而不会是live (活的)、lively (活泼的)、lovely (可爱的)燕子。
14.B。想到这些天人们在暴风雪中的遭遇。hardship苦难，困苦；need 需要，必要；poverty 贫困，贫穷；shortage短缺，缺乏。
15.B。主人非常感动。be moved to tears感动得流泪。be affected受影响；be encouraged受到鼓舞；be satisfied感到满意。
16.D。他把燕子拿到屋里，给他们一些他们再也感受不到的温暖。feel 感觉到，感受到，体会到，体验到（身体上或情绪上的情况）；find 觉得，发现；gain获得，得到；own 拥有，占有。
17.A。laid（搁置，放置）与前文found和filled 是并列谓语，表示动作依次发生。
18.C。由常识可知，每年春天燕子一家都会从南方回来生儿育女。
19.B。秋天小燕子长大就会同父母一起飞到南方过冬。
20.D。不知道今年他们一家还能不能象往常一样回来。did 是助动词，替代came back，避免重复。

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