1994年高考英语完形填空真题详解
It was an early morning in summer. In the streets, sleepy-eyed people were moving quickly, heading towards their ___1___. This was the beginning of another ___2___ day in New York City. ___3___this day was to be different.
Waiting ___4___ the crowded streets, on top of a ___5___ 110 stories high, was Philippe Petit. This daring Frenchman was about to ___6___ a tightrope(绷索) between the two towers of the World Trade Center.
Philippe took his first ___7___ with great care. The wire held. Now he was ___8___ he could do ___9__ only a balancing pole. Philippe walked his way across a ___10___ of 131 feet.
Soon the rush-hour ___11___ began to notice. What a ___12___! There, 1350 feet above the street, a ___13___ figure was walking on air.
Philippe made seven ___14___, back and forth(来回). He wasn’t satisfied with just ___15___. At times he would turn, sit down, and ___16___ go on his knees. Once, he had the astonishing ___17___ to lie down on the thin thread. And thousands of ___18___ watchers stared with their hearts beating fast.
After the forty-five-minute ___19___, Philippe was taken to the police station. He was asked ___20___ he did it. Philippe shrugged(耸肩) and said, “When I see two tall buildings, I walk.”
1.A. jobB. homesC.busesD.offices
2.A. workingB. hotC.sameD.ordinary
3.A. AndB. SoC.ButD.Thus
4.A. forB. inC.byD.above
5.A. roofB. positionC.wallD.building
6.A. throwB. walkC.climbD.fix
7.A. actB. landingC.stepD.trip
8.A. sureB. uncertainC.gladD.nervous
9.A. ThroughB. AgainstC.WithD.On
10.A. distanceB. heightC.spaceD.rope
11.A. streetsB. crowdsC.passengersD. city
12.A. heightB. pleasureC.wonderD.danger
13.A. greatB. strangeC.publicD.tiny
14.A. experimentB. circlesC.tripsD.movements
15.A. walkingB. stayingC.actingD.showing
16.A. almostB. evenC.oftenD.rather
17.A. spiritB. resultC.strengthD.courage
18.A. patientB. terrifiedC.pleasedD.enjoyable
19.A. showB. trickC.tryD.program
20.A. howB. whyC.whetherD.when
1994全国
1‑5：A D C D D 6‑10：B C A C A 11‑15：B C D C A 16‑20：B D B A B
一、
Wire
1.[ UC]metal in the form of thin thread; a piece of this金属丝；金属线；一段金属丝（或线）
a coil of copper wire一卷铜丝
2.[ CU]a piece of wire that is used to carry an electric current or signal电线；导线
overhead wires架空电线
3.the wire[ sing.]a wire fence金属丝编制的栅栏；铁丝网
Three prisoners escaped by crawling under the wire.三个囚犯从铁丝网栅栏下钻出去越狱了。
4.[ C] ( especially NAmE informal )
= telegram
We sent a wire asking him to join us.我们给他发了一份电报请他加入我们的行列。
IDIOMS 习语
1.get your ˈwires crossed
( informal ) to become confused about what sb has said to you so that you think they meant sth else误会（别人的意思）
2.go, come, etc. (right) down to the ˈwire
( informal ) if you say that a situation goes down to the wire , you mean that the result will not be decided or known until the very end直到最后才见分晓
1.[ VN] ~ sth (up)to connect a building, piece of equipment, etc. to an electricity supply using wires用导线给（建筑物、设备等）接通电源
Make sure the plug is wired up correctly.插头一定要接对。
2.[ VN] ~ sb/sth up (to sth)~ sb/sth to sthto connect sb/sth to a piece of equipment, especially a tape recorder or computer system将…连接到（磁带录音机、计算机等设备）
He was wired up to a police tape recorder.他被连接到了警方的录音机上。
3.[ VN] ~ sth (for sth)to put a special device somewhere in order to listen secretly to other people's conversations给…安装窃听器
The room had been wired for sound.这个房间已经装上了窃听器。
4.~ (sth) (to sb)~ sb (sth)( especially NAmE ) to send sb a message by telegram给（某人）打电报
[ VNVNN]
He wired the news to us.他打电报把这个消息通知了我们。
He wired us the news.他打电报把这个消息通知了我们。
5.~ sth (to sb)~ sb sthto send money from one bank to another using an electronic system给（某人）电汇
[ VNVNN]
The bank wired the money to her.银行将钱电汇给了她。
6.[ VN] to join things together using wire用金属丝把…连在一起
以上来源于: 牛津词典
以上来源于: 网易有道翻译
二、
At times he would turn, sit down, and even go on his knees. Once, he had the astonishing courage
to lie down on the thin thread.
三、
When I see two tall buildings, I walk
四、重点短语
1.sleepy‑eyed 睡眼惺忪的
2.head towards 朝…… 走去；奔赴
3.be about to do 即将 / 正要做某事
4.take one’s first step 迈出第一步
5.with great care 小心翼翼地
6.a balancing pole 平衡杆
7.rush‑hour crowds 早高峰人群
8.back and forth 来回；往复
9.go on one’s knees 跪下
10.lie down 躺下
11.stare with hearts beating fast 心跳加速地盯着
12.shrug one’s shoulders 耸肩
