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nd co173。劃線詞所在段主要介紹了四種如何減輕壓力的方法 , 而且在本段最后一句出現(xiàn)了 reduces stress 與本段開頭一句中 cushions stress呼應(yīng) , 所以 cushion應(yīng)與 reduce同義。因此選 D項。 8. Why are interpersonal relationships important? A. They can cure types of illnesses. B. They can deal with life changes. C. They can smooth away daily problems. D. They can make people live more easily. 解析:選 D。three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of took the only escape route— through the boot(行李箱 ). ’ s car had finished up in a ditch(溝渠 ) at Romney Marsin, Kent after skidding on ice and hitting a bank.“ Fortunately, the water began to e in only slowly,” said.“ I couldn’ t force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would e flooding in.” , a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent,first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and he began his struggle to escape. Later he said,“ It was really a half penny that saved my was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to unscrew the back seat to get into the hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came.” It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the found a wrench and began to work on the boot minutes passed by.“It was the only chance I , but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled clear as the car filled up.” His hands and arms cut and bruised(擦傷 ), got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmer’ s wife, in a blanket, he said,“ That thirty minutes seemed like hours.” Only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch. 【解題導(dǎo)語】 本文記述了 由于車禍被困于水下車內(nèi)半個小時 , 最后死里逃生的故事。 2. Which of the following objects is the most important to ? A. The hammer. B. The coin. C. The screw. D. The horn. 解析:選 B。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)其上文. ..work on the boot lock及下文 but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in 可推知此題答案為 C。從第一句 “was going to count the day’s cash” 可知 , 他還沒有把錢裝入袋子。 3. B. straightly C. still D. fearful 解析:選 C。因為是屋內(nèi)的墻角處 , 因此用 in the corner。 6. B. of C. through D. in 解析:選 C。 8. B. raised C. held D. took 解析:選 B。 the robber 遮住自己的頭 , 以防 John認出他來。 11. B. stood C. blocked D. stopped 解析:選 C。從下一段 “Mr Brown heard the fight.” 得此答案。他從拐角處沖過來。 D項有較大干擾性 , 但catch的賓語不是 arm, 而是被抓住的人或物 , 因此不符合題意。 17. B. came C. fell D. threw 解析:選 C。 19. B. through C. over D. past 解析:選 C。 Ⅲ .語法填空 Will if you