我們都知道魔術師并不是靠魔力來表演，而是靠有很快表演速度的能力。雖然我們知道是假的，但是還是愛看…
We all know that a magician does not really depend on “magic” to perform his tricks， but on his ability to act at great speed.___ 1， this does not prevent us from enjoying watching a magician ___ 2 rabbits from a hat. ___ 3 the greatest magician of all time was Harry Houdini who died in 1926. Houdini mastered the art of___ 4. He could free himself from the tightest knots or the most complicated locks in seconds. ___5 no one really knows how he did this， there is no doubt ___ 6 he had made a close study of every type of lock ever invented. He liked to carry a small steel needle like tool strapped to his leg and he used this in place of a key. Houdini once asked the Chicago police to lock him in prison. They ___ 7 him in chains and locked him up， but he freed himself___8 an instant. The police___ 9 him of having used a tool and locked him up again. This time he wore no clothes and there were chains round his neck， waist， wrists， and legs； but he again escaped in a few minutes. Houdini had probably hidden his “needle” in a wax like ___ 10 and dropped it on the floor in the passage. ___ 11 he went past， he stepped on it so that it stuck to the bottom of his foot. His most famous escape， however， was ___ 12 astonishing. He was heavily chained up and enclosed in an empty wooden chest， the lid of ___13 was nailed down. The ___ 14 was dropped into the sea in New York harbor. In one minute Houdini had swum to the surface. When the chest was___ 15， it was opened and the chains were found inside.
1. A. Generally B. However C. Possibly D. Likewise
2. A. to produce B. who produces
C. produce D. how to produce
3. A. Out of the question B. Though C. Probably D. Undoubted
4. A. escaping B. locking C. opening D. dropping
5. A. Surprisingly B. Obviously C. Perhaps D. Although
6. A. if B. whether C. as to D. that
7. A. involved B. closed C. connected D. bound
8. A. at B. by C. in D. for
9. A. rid B. charged C. accused D. deprived
10. A. candle B. mud C. something D. substance
11. A. As B. Usually C. Maybe D. Then
12. A. overall B. all but C. no longer D. altogether
13. A. it B. which C. that D. him
14. A. chest B. body C. lid D. chain
15. A. brought up B. sunk C. broken apart D. snapped
參考答案及詳解：
1. B） 根據上下文結構和句意，此空需要一個關聯(lián)性的狀語， 而且根據句義需要一個表示轉折意義的副詞， 故選項B However 為正確答案。 Generally 意為“廣泛地，普遍地，總的來說”，可作評述性狀語；Possibly意為“可能地”，也可作評述性狀語和一般修飾性狀語； Likewise意為“同樣地，照樣地；又，也”，在句中可作關聯(lián)性的狀語，但不是轉折意義的。
2. C） 此空涉及到某些感官動詞如： see，hear，watch，feel等所接賓語結構。這些動詞后可接復雜賓語結構，即see，hear，watch，feel + sb. + do 或see，hear，watch，feel + sb. + doing，因此此題正確答案為選項C.
3. C） 首先可知此空需要一個副詞，因此可排除B和D.Out of the question意為“不可能”，意義不合適；Probably意為“很可能地”，用在此處表示作者比較肯定的猜測。
4. A） 根據上下文可知，魔術家Houdini擅長“逃脫”，他可以輕易地打開鎖頭，從被鎖處逃脫。因此此空的正確答案為A.
5. D） 通過閱讀上下文可知此處需要一個引導讓步狀語從句的連詞，只有選項D符合。
6. D） 同位語從句用that引導。
7. D） Bound是bind的過去式，意為“捆綁”。其它三詞意義不符。
8. C） In an instant是固定搭配，意為“立刻，馬上”。
9. C） 四個選項中動詞charge一般不與of搭配使用。rid…of 意為“除掉”，不符。deprive …… of意為“剝奪…”，意義不符。選項C accuse 和of 搭配意為“指控… ”，為正確答案。
10. D） Mud和something是不可數(shù)名詞，不符；像蠟一樣的candle是不合邏輯的；因此只有選項D substance（物質）正確。
11. A） 通過閱讀本句可斷定此空需要一個從屬連詞引導時間狀語，四個選項只有A as 正確。
12. D） Overall是形容詞，不符；All but意為“幾乎，差不多”，意義不符；No longer意義不符。故只有altogether（總起來說）符合，故為正確答案。
13. B） 只有which才能用于介詞后來引導定語從句。
14. A） 根據上文可知此空應為chest.
15. A） 通過閱讀上下文可知，Houdini被裝進木桶扔進了海里，但他很快就逃了出來，當木桶被撈上來時，人們發(fā)現(xiàn)桶被打開了，捆在木桶外面的鐵鏈子卻被放到了桶里面，由此可知此空應選A brought up“把…弄上來”。
We all know that a magician does not really depend on “magic” to perform his tricks， but on his ability to act at great speed.___ 1， this does not prevent us from enjoying watching a magician ___ 2 rabbits from a hat. ___ 3 the greatest magician of all time was Harry Houdini who died in 1926. Houdini mastered the art of___ 4. He could free himself from the tightest knots or the most complicated locks in seconds. ___5 no one really knows how he did this， there is no doubt ___ 6 he had made a close study of every type of lock ever invented. He liked to carry a small steel needle like tool strapped to his leg and he used this in place of a key. Houdini once asked the Chicago police to lock him in prison. They ___ 7 him in chains and locked him up， but he freed himself___8 an instant. The police___ 9 him of having used a tool and locked him up again. This time he wore no clothes and there were chains round his neck， waist， wrists， and legs； but he again escaped in a few minutes. Houdini had probably hidden his “needle” in a wax like ___ 10 and dropped it on the floor in the passage. ___ 11 he went past， he stepped on it so that it stuck to the bottom of his foot. His most famous escape， however， was ___ 12 astonishing. He was heavily chained up and enclosed in an empty wooden chest， the lid of ___13 was nailed down. The ___ 14 was dropped into the sea in New York harbor. In one minute Houdini had swum to the surface. When the chest was___ 15， it was opened and the chains were found inside.
1. A. Generally B. However C. Possibly D. Likewise
2. A. to produce B. who produces
C. produce D. how to produce
3. A. Out of the question B. Though C. Probably D. Undoubted
4. A. escaping B. locking C. opening D. dropping
5. A. Surprisingly B. Obviously C. Perhaps D. Although
6. A. if B. whether C. as to D. that
7. A. involved B. closed C. connected D. bound
8. A. at B. by C. in D. for
9. A. rid B. charged C. accused D. deprived
10. A. candle B. mud C. something D. substance
11. A. As B. Usually C. Maybe D. Then
12. A. overall B. all but C. no longer D. altogether
13. A. it B. which C. that D. him
14. A. chest B. body C. lid D. chain
15. A. brought up B. sunk C. broken apart D. snapped
參考答案及詳解：
1. B） 根據上下文結構和句意，此空需要一個關聯(lián)性的狀語， 而且根據句義需要一個表示轉折意義的副詞， 故選項B However 為正確答案。 Generally 意為“廣泛地，普遍地，總的來說”，可作評述性狀語；Possibly意為“可能地”，也可作評述性狀語和一般修飾性狀語； Likewise意為“同樣地，照樣地；又，也”，在句中可作關聯(lián)性的狀語，但不是轉折意義的。
2. C） 此空涉及到某些感官動詞如： see，hear，watch，feel等所接賓語結構。這些動詞后可接復雜賓語結構，即see，hear，watch，feel + sb. + do 或see，hear，watch，feel + sb. + doing，因此此題正確答案為選項C.
3. C） 首先可知此空需要一個副詞，因此可排除B和D.Out of the question意為“不可能”，意義不合適；Probably意為“很可能地”，用在此處表示作者比較肯定的猜測。
4. A） 根據上下文可知，魔術家Houdini擅長“逃脫”，他可以輕易地打開鎖頭，從被鎖處逃脫。因此此空的正確答案為A.
5. D） 通過閱讀上下文可知此處需要一個引導讓步狀語從句的連詞，只有選項D符合。
6. D） 同位語從句用that引導。
7. D） Bound是bind的過去式，意為“捆綁”。其它三詞意義不符。
8. C） In an instant是固定搭配，意為“立刻，馬上”。
9. C） 四個選項中動詞charge一般不與of搭配使用。rid…of 意為“除掉”，不符。deprive …… of意為“剝奪…”，意義不符。選項C accuse 和of 搭配意為“指控… ”，為正確答案。
10. D） Mud和something是不可數(shù)名詞，不符；像蠟一樣的candle是不合邏輯的；因此只有選項D substance（物質）正確。
11. A） 通過閱讀本句可斷定此空需要一個從屬連詞引導時間狀語，四個選項只有A as 正確。
12. D） Overall是形容詞，不符；All but意為“幾乎，差不多”，意義不符；No longer意義不符。故只有altogether（總起來說）符合，故為正確答案。
13. B） 只有which才能用于介詞后來引導定語從句。
14. A） 根據上文可知此空應為chest.
15. A） 通過閱讀上下文可知，Houdini被裝進木桶扔進了海里，但他很快就逃了出來，當木桶被撈上來時，人們發(fā)現(xiàn)桶被打開了，捆在木桶外面的鐵鏈子卻被放到了桶里面，由此可知此空應選A brought up“把…弄上來”。