2024-2025学年下学期高中英语选修四第二单元B卷.docx

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选修四Unit2B卷

一．完形填空（共1小题）

1．（2024?南开区模拟）BillJohnsonwaswalkingalongthebanksoftheNiagaraRiver，tryingtofindagoodplacetotakeaphoto.Finally，hefoundthe（1）place.Heleanedout（探出身子）（2）theguardrailnexttothepavementtogetabetterangle，whenagustofwindblewhiscameraoutofhishand.Fortunately，it（3）ontherocksrightabovetheriverinsteadofintheriveritself.Asthecameraseemedjustwithin（4），hekneltdownand（5）outtogetit.Butbeforeheknewit，hewasfallingheadoverheelsintotheriver.Landingwithasplashintothecoldwater，hetriedtoswimtoshore，butthecurrentwastoo（6）.Thenhesawalargerockintheriver.（7），hetriedtoswimtoit（8），butjustashereachedouthishandtograbontoit，hefoundhimself（9）.Helookedahead，andcouldseethecloudofmistrisingfromtheNiagaraFallsnearerandnearer.Beforeheknewit，hewasgoingoverthefalls.Allhecouldseewaswhitemistandwaterasshe（10）forwhatseemedlikehours.Finally，thewaterturneddark，andhefoundhimselfbuffeted（被冲击）likehewasinawashingmachine，（11）overandoveragain，notknowingwhich（12）wasup.Hethen（13）twothings：Thathewasfreezingcold，andthathecouldnotbreathe.He（14）foralongwhile，butthenrealisedthatitwashopelessandthathecouldnot（15）hisbreathformuchlonger.Heallowedhisbodytogolimp，surrendering（投降）himselftotherollingwaves.Butthen，justasallhopewasgonehefoundhimself（16）intotheair.

Tiredandgaspingforbreath，hepaddledhishands，tryingtostayafloat.Finally，hefoundhimselfbeing（17）byhiscollarontoapleasureboatatthebaseofthefalls.Soon，hefoundhimself（18）inawarmblanketandbeingservedhotcocoa.Thenhourslaterhewasreunitedwithhis（19）mother，whohadseenhimfallintothewaterandthoughtthathewasdead.Thenextdaytherew