A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder wa

题目内容：

A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling, and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was 36down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open.

Gleams of light appeared from windows of 37houses, shining like jewels in all the dark.

A 38woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was 39on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was 40her without pause. She knocked at the door, and a 41answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while 42 . The boy then let her into the sitting room and 43her sitting by the fire.

The woman 44old and tired under the bright electric light, 45she was only in her early thirties. She sat 46for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the 47. When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she 48up, looking thunderstruck. Just then, the boy came with his 49. The man at once recognized the woman as his50. They had 51touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever.

52words needed to be spoken, They embraced each other 53the boy stared at them, puzzled.

The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very 54, the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually 55.

小题1:

A．pouring

B．falling

C．dropping

D．flooding小题2:

A．poor

B．black

C．faraway

D．nearby小题3:

A．rich

B．beautiful

C．poor

D．ugly小题4:

A．crying

B．wandering

C．struggling

D．wondering小题5:

A．striking

B．hitting

C．flowing

D．beating小题6:

A．boy

B．girl

C．woman

D．man小题7:

A．out

B．near

C．outside

D．inside小题8:

A．made

B．left

C．asked

D．told小题9:

A．became

B．showed

C．appeared

D．sounded小题10:

A．so

B．and

C．however

D．though小题11:

A．straight

B．thirsty

C．hungry

D．still小题12:

A．room

B．house

C．picture

D．fire小题13:

A．picked

B．stood

C．came

D．looked小题14:

A．father

B．mother

C．friend

D．brother小题15:

A．wife

B．sister

C．mother

D．girlfriend小题16:

A．kept

B．got

C．made

D．lost小题17:

A．Much

B．Many

C．No

D．Not小题18:

A．as

B．while

C．when

D．since小题19:

A．disappointed

B．sorry

C．happy

D．sad小题20:

A．began

B．stopped

C．ended

D．wanted

最佳答案：

小题1:A

小题1:C

小题1:C

小题1:C

小题1:D

小题1:A

小题1:D

小题1:B

小题1:C

小题1:D

小题1:D

小题1:A

小题1:B

小题1:A

小题1:A

小题1:D

小题1:C

小题1:B

小题1:C

小题1:B

答案解析：

小题1:上下文法。根据语境，大雨倾盆而下，故用pour down，选A

小题2:上下文法.根据上文信息词Gleams of light 结合下文可知遥远的房子，选C

小题3:上下文法。从dressed in rags 衣裳褴褛，可知是一个贫穷的妇人。选C

小题4:根据语境，凄风苦雨，衣衫褴褛的妇女在孤寂的路上挣扎着。Struggle奋斗，挣扎C

小题5:近义词辨析。Beat(接连地，有节律)打，敲，冲击，strick撞击，攻击，击中，hit打击，打。无情的雨不停的击打着她。故应用beat，选D

小题6:从下文The boy then let her into the sitting room可得知是一个男孩回应了她。选A

小题7:根据上文信息，外面风雨交加，妇人饥寒交迫，所以乞求让她进去在屋里呆一会。选D

小题8:leave sb doing 让某人一直做某事，句意，男孩让她进入起居室，让她一直坐在火边烤火。选B

小题9:在明亮的电灯下，妇人显得又老又疲惫。A成为，变成Ｂ表示，展现Ｃ看来，似乎，显得Ｄ听起来，选C

小题10:结合上下文，妇人只有三十来岁，看起来却又老又疲惫，因此填though尽管引导让步状语从句。选D

小题11:词义辨析。Ａ径直地Ｂ口渴的Ｃ饥饿的Ｄ静静地，根据语法，此处因填副词，故排除B，C，再结合句意，妇女安静地坐了一会。选D

小题12:妇女安静地坐了一会，然后眼睛开始四处打量房间。选A

小题13:当妇女看到一张年轻男子的照片上，结合下文得知是她丈夫，因为极度惊讶，所以不由自主的就站了起来。选B

小题14:下文出现了the man,结合上下文，可知男孩和他父亲一起走出来。选A

小题15:从上文妇女看到男人的照片后的反应及下文the couple stood face to face with their child between them可知该妇女就是男人的妻子。选A

小题16:根据常识，家人因为战争分离，儿子，母亲竟然素不相识，可以断定是失去了联系。选D

小题17:亲人团聚，百感交集，一切尽在不言中，只有紧紧的拥抱在一起。选C

小题18:考查连词。While 而，然而，当时候。他们紧紧拥抱在一起而男孩却困惑的看着他们（不知怎么回事）ABC均有“当的时候”的意思，as常强调“一边一边”，when既可以指时间点，也可以指时间段，while只能指时间段，和延续性动词连用。选B

小题19:雨过天晴，家人团聚，所以觉得很开心。选C

小题20:从上文The storm was over and the sky cleared可以得知雨开始慢慢地停了，故用stop, end表示结束。选B

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。