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完型填空 　　Leroy Columbo left his lifeguard post．He walked slowly down the 　　1　　．Many people were sunbathing on the sand, and they spoke to him．Leroy nodded and smiled to them．　　2　　, he always kept an eye on the water．You see, Leroy was a 　　3　　 lifeguard．He couldn’t hear cries for help; therefore, he 　　4　　 use his eyes．He could 　　5　　 a person in trouble in the water quickly． 　　Leroy was a familiar 　　6　　 on the Galveston, Texas beaches．During his 40 years of work as a lifeguard there he 　　7　　 907 people from drowning in the waters． 　　Leroy was born in 1905．He lost his 　　8　　 at seven．Nine years later, because of his father’s death, Leroy left school and helped 　　9　　 his family．However, Leroy didn’t need much money to swim in the waters around Galveston Island, so he spent most of his free time swimming and became a(n)　　10　　 swimmer． 　　At eighteen, his brother asked him to 　　11　　 the Surf Toboggan Club．He had to take a(n)　　12　　 first before the club could 　　13　　 him．He had to swim three hours without stopping．He couldn’t 　　14　　 rest by floating or swimming on his 　　15　　．Leroy took the test and passed it easily． 　　Leroy never won a scholarship．He never 　　16　　 training for sports competition．　　17　　, he used his talents(才能)to save others’ lives．　　18　　 he died on July 2,1974, members of the Texas State Senate stood for a moment of 　　19　　 in his honor．The Galveston people have had a plaque(牌匾)made in 　　20　　 of this great man．His name was included in the Guinness Book of World Records． (1) [　　] A． beach B． roadside C． street D． riverbank (2) [　　] A． Obviously B． Otherwise C． Therefore D． However (3) [　　] A． weak B． poor C． deaf D． strong (4) [　　] A． had to B． should C． could D． would (5) [　　] A． describe B． warn C． inform D． notice (6) [　　] A． traveller B． sportsman C． scenery D． sight (7) [　　] A． knew B． told C． saved D． separated (8) [　　] A． eyesight B． hearing C． interest D． voice (9) [　　] A． support B． comfort C． raise D． keep (10) [　　] A． ordinary B． expert C． lucky D． competitive (11) [　　] A． organize B． set up C． join D． take part in (12) [　　] A． interview B． try C． look D． test (13) [　　] A． train B． understand C． accept D． recognize (14) [　　] A． ever B． even C． just D． yet (15) [　　] A． back B． face C． feet D． side (16) [　　] A． went into B． went on C． gave up D． insisted on (17) [　　] A． Meanwhile B． Certainly C． Fortunately D． Instead (18) [　　] A． Because B． When C． While D． Since (19) [　　] A． peace B． calmness C． sadness D． silence (20) [　　] A． favor B． memory C． opinion D． name

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．D;3．C;4．A;5．D;6．D;7．C;8．B;9．A;10．B;11．C;12．D;13．C;14．B;15．A;16．A;17．D;18．B;19．D;20．B;
解析：

(1)	從下文提到他救援溺水者可知他在海濱慢慢行走。
(2)	他向游客點(diǎn)頭微笑，然而他始終注視著水面。
(3)	從下文可知他是一個聾子警衛(wèi)。
(4)	因此他只能用眼睛。
(5)	他能注意到在水中遇險(xiǎn)的人。
(6)	他是當(dāng)?shù)睾�濱的一道風(fēng)景。
(7)	在那里他拯救了907名溺水者。
(8)	他在7歲時(shí)失去了聽力。
(9)	由于父親的去世，他離開學(xué)校來幫助養(yǎng)家。Support：養(yǎng)家糊口。
(10)	他大部分業(yè)余時(shí)間都在游泳因此他成為了專業(yè)游泳者。
(11)	18歲時(shí)他的哥哥邀請他參加游泳俱樂部。
(13)	在俱樂部接受他之前，他必須進(jìn)行測試。
(15)	他甚至不能停下來用背部漂在水上休息。
(16)	他從未參加過游泳比賽訓(xùn)練。Get in training：進(jìn)行訓(xùn)練。
(17)	反而，他運(yùn)用他的才能拯救了許多人的生命。
(19)	當(dāng)他去世時(shí)，德州的參議員們站立靜默片刻來表示對他的敬意。
(20)	Galveston當(dāng)?shù)氐娜酥谱髁艘粔K牌匾來紀(jì)念這位偉大的人。In memory of：紀(jì)念某人