中考真题2023年福建省完形填空-莱希河畔的英勇救援
It was a warm Sunday afternoon in May, 2021. Beside the Lech River many people were playing and picnicking, and they felt ___1___ and relaxed. Some people were cooling their feet in the ___2___ water from the snow-covered mountains nearby. From behind the bar (吧台) at the restaurant, Paul Blachut, a ___3___, had a good view of the river.
A mother and two daughters were playing on the riverbank when, suddenly, they ___4___ into the fast-running water. A passer-by shouted ___5___, “Help! Three people are being carried away by the water!” Looking up from his work, Paul noticed the three women flapping (摆动) their arms in the water, trying to ___6___ anything they could.
Paul rushed to the riverbank and jumped into the river. He didn’t ___7___ the cold. All he could think about was saving the women. As he got closer to them, he found the mother had the most ___8___ because her long dress made her so heavy. He pushed her to the bank first. Then he managed to save the two daughters with other people’s help.
Later, people expressed their admiration for Paul, ___9___ he was modest(谦虚的) about his role. “It only took me two or three minutes,” he said, adding that he was happy to have received high praise from his boss for his ___10___. Indeed, it was a job very well done.
1.1.
A tired
B strange
C comfortable
D
解析：选C。句意：在莱希河边，许多人在玩耍和野餐，他们感到舒适和放松。 tired累的；strange奇怪的；comfortable舒服的。根据“and relaxed”可知，空处需填入褒义词，comfortable“舒适的”符合语境。故选C。
2.2.
A calm
B cold
C salty
D
解析：选B。句意：一些人在附近积雪覆盖的山上的冷水里给脚降温。 calm平静的；cold冷的；salty咸的。根据“Some people were cooling their feet”可知在冷水里给脚降温。故选B。
3.3.
A boss
B waiter
C tourist
D
解析：选B。句意：服务员保罗·布拉舒特(Paul Blachut)从餐厅吧台后面可以很好地看到河的景色。 boss老板；waiter服务员；tourist旅客。根据“adding that he was happy to have received high praise from his boss”可知Paul Blachut是一名服务员。故选B。
4.4.
A fell
B ran
C looked
D
解析：选A。句意：一位母亲和两个女儿正在河边玩耍，突然，她们掉进了湍急的河水中。 fell跌倒，落下；ran跑；looked看。根据“Three people are being carried away by the water!”和“into the fast-running water.”可知是掉进水里。fall into“落入，陷入”，固定短语。故选A。
5.5.
A politely
B bravely
C loudly
D
解析：选C。句意：一个路人大声喊道：“救命！有三个人被水冲走了！” politely有礼貌地；bravely勇敢地；loudly大声地。根据“Help! Three people are being carried away by the water!”可知有人掉进水里，应是要大声呼喊“救命”。故选C。
6.6.
A catch
B shake
C cover
D
解析：选A。句意：Paul从工作中抬起头来，注意到那三个女人在水里拍打着她们的手臂，试图抓住她们能抓到的任何东西。 catch抓住；shake摇晃；cover覆盖。根据“Paul noticed the three women flapping (摆动) their arms in the water,”可知水里的人想要抓住一切能抓的东西。故选A。
7.7.
A get over
B care about
C keep out
D
解析：选B。句意：他不在乎寒冷。 get over克服；care about关心，在乎；keep out阻止。根据“Paul rushed to the riverbank and jumped into the river.”可知根据动作描写，Paul没有在意冷水。故选B。
8.8.
A pleasure
B time
C trouble
D
解析：选C。句意：当他走近他们时，他发现那位母亲遇到了最大的麻烦，因为她的长裙使她显得很重。 pleasure娱乐；time时间；trouble麻烦。根据“because her long dress made her so heavy.”可知衣服湿了变得很重，这是女士遇到的麻烦。故选C。
9.9.
A but
B or
C so
D
解析：选A。句意：后来，人们对保罗表示钦佩，但他对自己的角色很谦虚。 but但是；or或者；so因此。分析句子可知，前后句之间是转折关系。故选A。
10.10.
A advice
B courage
C advantage
D
解析：选B。句意：他很高兴自己的勇气得到了老板的高度赞扬。 advice建议；courage勇气；advantage优点。根据全文可知，Paul跳进冷水里救人，这是一件很有勇气的行为。故选B。