短文选词填空试题练习含答案高中英语北京海淀

话题练习-人物故事（答案在最后）

A

Last Friday a storm tore through two villages in South Africa destroying fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged 725. their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or torn roofs. One person was killed, several 726. badly injured and taken to hospital, and 727. other people received minor injuries. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless 728. the storm.

A farmer, Mr Smith, said that the storm began early in the morning and 729. for over an hour. "I was in the kitchen with my wife and children," he said, "730. we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house 731. on top of us. We managed 732. but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe 733. frightened."

Mrs Johnson said that her husband had just left for work when she noticed that her house was shaking. She rushed outside immediately with her children.

"There was no time to take anything," she said. "A few minutes later,the roof came down."

Soldiers helped to bring people 734. the flooded area and the local government provided food, clothes and shelter.

B

Perhaps the most interesting person I have ever met is an Italian professor of philosophy who teaches at the University of Pisa. 735. I last met this man eight years ago, I have not forgotten his special qualities.

First of all, I respected his 736. to teaching. Because his lectures were always well-prepared and clearly delivered, students crowded into his classroom. His followers liked the fact that he believed in what he taught. Furthermore, he could be counted on to explain his ideas in all 737. way, introducing such aids to understanding oil paintings, music, and guest lectures. Once he even sang a song in class in order to make a point clear.

Secondly, I admired the fact that he would talk to students outside the classroom or talk with them on the telephone. Drinking coffee in the cafe, he would easily make friends with students. Sometimes he would 738. a student to a game of chess. Other times he would join student groups to discuss a variety of 739. : agriculture, diving and mathematics. Many young people visited him in his office for advice on their studies; others came to his home for social evenings.

Finally, I was 740. by his lively sense of humor. He believed that no lesson is a success unless, during it, the students and the professor 741. at least one loud laugh. Through his sense of humor, he made learning more 742. and more lasting. If it is 743. that life makes a wise man smile and a foolish man cry, then my friend is indeed a wise man.

C

744. I was seven years old. I was one of the boys who were always finding something adventurous. 745. you know, night used to offer us a world in 746. we could experience our thoughtful new ideas.

Tired of sleeping on the roofs, I decided to find some other places 747. could give me more excitement? 748. , you see, the world is full of excitement for a small boy like me!

749. with a long piece of rope, I climbed up the tall tree near my house to practice my adventure. I tied the rope round and round two branches that I thought were strong enough.

I was 750. I lay down across the ropes and began to enjoy my sleep. What came about next? Do you know? When I woke up, I found myself lying comfortably on 751. I had once dreamed to have.

My granny, whose hair was already white, was standing at my bed, with an expression which I could not at all make out. It was 752. anger happiness. She told me that it was my kind neighbors who early the next morning, had found me lying on the ground and sent me to hospital and that I had been sleeping in hospital for thirty-six hours! She also told me to show thanks to those 753. had helped me. Oh! Thirty-six hours! That might be the longest sleep that I've ever experienced!