[沖刺中考]英語閱讀與填空：23-Friday 空中行走 178詞

23-Friday 空中行走 178詞

題材： 空中行走　 詞數(shù)： 178　 建議閱讀時間： 4分鐘

根據(jù)文意選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。

It was an early morning in summer．In the streets，sleepy-eyed people were moving quickly，heading towards their jobs．This was the beginning of another 　1　 day in New York City．But this day was to be different．

Waiting 　2　 the crowded streets，on top of a 　3　 110 stories high，was Philippe Petit．This daring Frenchman was about to 　4　 a tightrope between the two towers of the World Trade Center．

Philppe took his first 　5　 with great care．The wire held．Now he was 　6　 he could do it．　7　 only a balancing pole，Philippe walked his way across，a 　8　 of 131 feet．

Soon the rush-hour crowds began to notice．What a 　9　 ！There，1,350 feet above the street，a 　10　 figure was walking on air．

Philippe made seven trips，back and forth．He wasn't satisfied with just 　11　 ．At times，he would turn，sit down，and 　12　 go on his knees．Once，he had the astonishing 　13　 to lie down on the thin thread．And thousands of 　14　 watchers stared with their hearts beating fast．

After the forty-five-minute show，Philippe was taken to the police station．He was asked 　15　 he did it．Philippe shrugged and said，“When I see two tall buildings，I walk.”

生詞

tight　adj． 緊的：His fingers were tight on Thomas's arm．他緊緊地抓住托馬斯的手臂?！瑃ightrope　n． （供表演者使用的）高空繩索，鋼絲：The government is walking a tightrope between too tough and not wanting to seem too weak．政府既不愿過于強(qiáng)硬也不想顯得太過軟弱，夾在其中，如走鋼絲。

back and forth 　來回：The tiger is pacing back and forth in his cage．老虎在籠內(nèi)走來走去。

on one's knees 　跪著：She was on her knees weeding the garden．她跪著除去花園的雜草。

shrug　v． （shrugged；shrugging）聳（肩）：He merely shrugged his shoulders in answer to our request for help．他聽到我們要求幫助時只是聳了聳肩。

1．A．working B．hot C．same D．ordinary

2．A．for B．in C．by D．a(chǎn)bove

3．A．roof B．position C．wall D．building

4．A．throw B．walk C．climb D．fix

5．A．a(chǎn)ct B．landing C．step D．trip

6．A．sure B．uncertain C．glad D．nervous

7．A．Though B．Against C．With D．On

8．A．distance B．height C．space D．rope

9．A．height B．pleasure C．wonder D．danger

10．A．great B．strange C．public D．tiny

11．A．walking B．staying C．a(chǎn)cting D．showing

12．A．a(chǎn)lmost B．even C．often D．rather

13．A．spirit B．result C．strength D．courage

14．A．patient B．terrified C．pleased D．enjoyable

15．A．how B．why C．whether D．when

參考譯文

這是一個夏日的清晨。大街上，睡眼惺忪的人們正步履匆匆地奔向他們的工作地點。紐約市又一個平常的日子開始了。但這一天將會有所不同。

這時，菲利普·派迪特正等在110層高樓的頂端，下面是擁擠的街道。這位大膽的法國人將要在世貿(mào)中心兩樓之間架起的繩索上行走。

菲利普小心翼翼地邁出了第一步。繩索繃緊了?，F(xiàn)在他確信他能成功。僅憑著一根平衡桿，菲利普朝著對面走去，這段距離有131英尺。

不久，高峰時段的人群開始注意到了他。這真是一個奇跡。就在街道上方1350英尺的高度上，一個小小的人影正在空中行走。

菲利普走了七個來回。他對僅僅只是走并不滿意。時不時地他還要轉(zhuǎn)身坐下來，甚至是跪下來爬行。有一次，他居然躺在了細(xì)細(xì)的繩索上，他這種勇氣令人驚嘆。數(shù)以千計的驚恐的觀眾盯著他看，心跳也加速了。

45分鐘的表演之后，菲利普被帶到了警察局。警察問他為什么要這樣做。菲利普聳聳肩說：“當(dāng)我看到兩棟高高的建筑物時，我就要走一走?！?/p>

參考答案

Friday 1．D　2．D　3．D　4．B　5．C　6．A　7．C　8．A　9．C　10．D　11．A　12．B　13．D　14．B　15．B