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　　第二节　完形填空(共20小题；第小题1分，满分20分)

　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　 When Rosina Hernandez was in college，she once attended a rock concert at which one young man was cruelly beaten by another.No one made an__1__to stop the beating.The next day she was__2__to learn that the youth had died as a result of the__3__.Yet neither she nor anyone else had raised a hand to help__4__.She could never forget the incident and her responsibility as an__5__bystander(旁观者)．

　　Some years later，Rosina saw another__6__.A car driving in the rain ahead of her suddenly rushed into Biscayne Bay.The car landed head down in the water with only the tail end__7__.In a moment a woman appeared on the__8__，shouting for help and saying her__9__was stuck inside.This time Rosina waited for no one.She jumped into the water，tried__10__to open the car door，then broke the back window__11__other bystanders stood on the street and__12__.First she__13__at them，begging for help，then__14__them，telling them there was a man dying in the car.

　　First one man，then another，__15__came to help.Together they__16__the safety glass and dragged the man out.They were just in time-a few__17__later it would have been all over.The woman thanked Rosina for saving her husband，and Rosina was__18__for weeks.She had promised herself that she would never again fail to do__19__she could do to save a human's life.She had made good on her__20__.

　　1．A.escape B．excuse C．attempt D．attention

　　答案　C

　　解析　make an attempt to do sth.为固定短语，意为"尝试做某事"。

　　2．A.shocked B．frightened C．ashamed D．worried

　　答案　A

　　解析　Rosina Hernandez听说那个年轻人被打死了，十分震惊。

　　3．A.listening B．beating C．drinking D．watching

　　答案　B

　　解析　年轻人死亡的原因是被"打"了。

　　4．A.her B．them C．it D．him

　　答案　D

　　解析　him指代那个年轻人。

　　5．A.inactive B．active C．ordinary D．extraordinary

　　答案　A

　　解析　inactive意为"无行动的；不活动的"，符合语境。

　　6．A.disaster B．news C．incident D．scene

　　答案　C

　　解析　几年后，Rosina Hernandez又看到一次"事故"。

　　7．A.floating B．showing C．falling D．sinking

　　答案　B

　　解析　只有车尾"露出"水面，注意floating为一种动态的"漂浮"，与车子有重量这一事实不符。

　　8．A.street B．land C．surface D．feet

　　答案　C

　　解析　一会儿，一个妇女露出"水面"。

　　9．A.driver B．husband C．son D．mother

答案　B