高考英语完形填空训练（022）
It happened during the Second World War. A British 1 , called the "Nova Scotia", was 2 more than a thousand South African 3 and Italian prisoners of war . It was a long way from Europe to South Africa. But a German submarine (潜艇) was 4 in the sea when the "Nova Scotia" appeared.
The submarine 5 the "Nova Scotia" to the bottom of the sea. Many men were 6 at once. Many others were badly 7 . But hundreds were alive. They were not greatly 8 . The sea was calm and 9 , and they were 10 a ship would find them in the morning. A ship did find them, but it 11 only 183 men. The sharks(鲨鱼) had taken the rest.
Thirty years later, one of the living men said, "I was in a raft(救生筏). There were men all 12 me in the water. They were 13 , or holding onto pieces of wood. Suddenly I heard a 14 . It came from a man who was a few hundred metres 15 . He threw his arms in the air. Then he 16 in the water. He never came 17 again. That was only the beginning. The sharks had smelled the blood of the dead and dying men. 18 seemed to be hundreds of them. Man after man gave a 19 shout and then disappeared. I even saw sharks attack men on the rafts. They 20 right out of the water.
1. A. train B. ship C. hospital D. school
2. A. carrying B. gathering C. organizing D. training
3. A. students B. teachers C. patients D. soldiers
4. A. passing B. blocking C. waiting D. attacking
5. A. took B. brought C. led D. sent
6. A. killed B. saved C. afraid D. frightened
7. A. beat B. knocked C. hurt D. damaged
8. A. hurried B. worried C. suffered D. uncomfortable
9. A. warm B. cold C. silent D. deep
10. A. talking B. thinking C. searching D. expecting
11. A. held B. found C. saved D. helped
12. A. comforted B. envied C. round D. below
13. A. sinking B. swimming C. fighting D. escaping
14. A. explosion B. noise C. laughter D. shout
15. A. away B. off C. far D. distance
16. A. dived B. disappeared C. drowned D. fell
17. A. back B. on C. up D. over
18. A. Here B. There C. Then D. It
19. A. short B. loud C. dull D. terrible
20. A. jumped B. swam C. flew D. floated
KEYS: 1-5 BADCD 6-10 ACBAD 11-15 CCBDA 16-20 BCBDA
