高考英语大一轮复习 Units 1、2 A land of diversity Cloning课时作业 新人教版选修8.docVIP

PAGE  【世纪金榜】2015年高考英语大一轮复习 Units 1、2 A land of diversity Cloning课时作业 新人教版选修8 Ⅰ. 完形填空 (2014·岳阳模拟) 　　Although in 1947 we were still very new to the atomic age, we knew about mushroom clouds. A huge crack spread across the library wall upstairs, sending teachers and　1　screaming down the hall. Had a new world war started? Pale-faced, our young science teacher quickly　2　us for a fire drill. We huddled(蜷缩)in little groups on the beach side of the school grounds and　3　the spreading cloud darken the bright spring sky. Rumors flew every which way, 　4　two hours would pass before we got the full story. One rumor we heard was that the Texas City Monsanto Chemical plant had　5　; children whose parents　6　there began to cry. I　7　—that was where my father was working that day. The school bell called us back inside, and we were dismissed to　8　our way home the best way we could. I’d walked a quarter of the three-mile trip to my home　9　a car horn frightened me to　10　. My Uncle Barney　11　alongside me in his old Ford. The instant I saw him, I knew my father was　12　. Otherwise, Papa would have　13　for me himself. As if in slow motion from a great distance, Uncle Barney motioned for me to　14　. Numb with grief, I crawled into the back　15　. I barely took notice of the man sitting there, and didn’t recognize him until he　16　me. When Papa put his strong arms around me, I forgot for a moment that Cherokees aren’t supposed to　17　. Many of my fellow students lost their　18　in the explosion. Tragedy would one day come to our　19　, as it inevitably(不可避免地)comes to all, but one day Texas City blew up, it miraculously(奇迹般地)passed us by. Because he lost his keys on that April morning, as he explained, my father lived for　20　32 years—we were to have a second lifetime forever. 【文章大意】文章主要讲述了作者的父亲在自己工作的工厂爆炸中幸存, 作者能再次见到父亲真是令人高兴。 1. A. headmaster　 B. students　 C. workers　 D. books 【解析】选B。前后照应题。从上文的teachers看出, 应该是“学生”。故选B项。 2. A. organized B. ordered C. made D. asked 【解析】选A。词义辨析题。organize“组