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题文

Heaviest snow in half a century hit the south of the country. It snowed continuously for half a month, ___41__ the 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, and ___42___ in cars, buses and trains. Governments and people did everything they could ___43___ the snow disaster, no one was killed __ 44___ cold and hunger. Gradually, trapped people all went back home safely. Many moving stories happened during the ___45___. While fighting the snow, people forgot their animal friends until a moving story of a swallow couple was ___46___on the internet.
The swallow couple had not eaten anything for several days ___47  _ the snow. They tried to fly into people's home to warm themselves, but every house was closed ___48  _. They got to a side of a balcony (阳台) ___49 _ wind could not reach. They jumped and flapped their wings to attract the attention of the people inside the house, who were busy with their own things. The wife's body was __50__, she could not move any longer. The husband came near and wrapped his wife with his wings. The husband lost his __51__ soon because of his opened wings. The couple died in the cold and hunger, one __52__ another.
The next morning, the housemaster went to the balcony to check his flowers and saw a __53__ swallow outside the window pane, touching it, he found that they were two embracing together. Thinking of the __54__ the snow had brought to the people, he was __55__ to tears. He took them in, giving them some warmness which they could not __56__ any longer. He found a small cardboard box, filled it with some hay and __57__ the 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 the __58__ every spring to have babies. Then in autumn, when babies have grown up, they fly to the south for __59__. I wonder if they will come back this spring as they __60__.
41．A．protecting B．maintaining    C．blocking    D．keeping
42．A．even B．still   C．yet    D．nevertheless
43．A．fight B．fighting     C．to fight D．fought
44．A．to B．from C．with     D．for
45．A．process B．procedure   C．practice D．progress
46．A．common    B．widespread     C．well-known    D．familiar
47．A．regardless of B．instead of   C．in addition to D．because of

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 48．A．loosely B．tightly   C．roughly D．lightly

49．A．where    B．what C．which    D．to which
50．A．frozen   B．terrified     C．worried D．scared
51．A．faith B．heart C．courage D．heat
52．A．fastening    B．packing C．wrapping D．fixing 
53．A．dead B．live   C．lively     D．lovely
54．A．need B．hardship     C．poverty D．shortage
55．A．affected     B．moved   C．encouraged     D．satisfied
56．A．find   B．gain   C．own   D．feel
57．A．laid   B．lay    C．let   D．allowed
58．A．west B．east   C．south     D．north
59．A．spring    B．winter    C．summer     D．autumn
60．A．were B．had    C．do     D．did 题型：未知难度：其他题型

答案

41-45 CACBA 46-50 BDBCA 51-55 DCABB 56-60 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。 
41．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）。
42．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）。
43．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。
44．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。
45．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。
46．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。
47．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。
48．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。
49．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。
50．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。
51．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。
52．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。
53．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。
54．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。
55．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。
56．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。
57．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。
58．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。
59．B。秋天小燕子长大就会同父母一起飞到南方过冬。
60．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。

考点

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生活感悟类阅读解题指导：

一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。

二、解题技巧：

针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。