1. E
句意:我们好几个小时没有看到另一辆车了
波折号表示解释说明,根据破折号前的"The road was empty (路上空无一人)",可知路上人烟稀少,结合选项可知,E选项符合语境。
故答案为E
2. A
句意:那是我看到他们的时候
根据空前的"I looked in the mirror of the car; I looked sideways to the right (我看着汽车的后视镜;我向右边看了看)"及空后的"Next to us, by the side of the road, thirty, forty wild horses were racing the car (在我们旁边的路边,三四十匹野马正在和汽车赛跑) ",可知作者从车的后视镜看到了野马,即作者是在看后视镜的时候看到了野马,结合破折号及选项,可知A选项符合语境。
答案选A
3. C
句意:一团灰尘从他们身后升起
根据第一段第一句话"For six hours, we drove through the desert. (我们驱车穿过沙漠,持续了六个小时)",可知作者身处沙漠之中。根据空前的"Next to us, by the side of the road, thirty, forty wild horses were racing the car (在我们旁边的路边,三四十匹野马正在和汽车赛跑)",结合实际可知,三四十匹野马同时在沙漠里奔跑,势必会带出很多灰尘,结合选项,C选项符合语境。
故答案为C
4. D
句意:他的相机躺在他脚边没用了
根据空前的"But he was in a deep sleep. (但他睡得很沉。)"以及倒数第2-3行的对话:
"You were the one who was sleeping!"
"It's always like this," he said. "The best photos are the ones we never take."
“是你在睡觉!”
“总是这样,”他说。“最好的照片是我们从未拍过的。”
可知丹尼尔因为睡觉而错过了拍照的时机。结合选项,D选项符合语境。
故答案为D
5. F
句意:但几秒钟后他们就走了
根据空前的问句及答句:
"Why didn't you wake me up?”
"I tried, ____."
“你为什么不叫醒我?”
“我尝试过了,_____。”
可知,此处是在解释没有把丹尼尔叫醒的原因。结合第二段第2-3行:
The horses raced the car for a few seconds. Then they disappeared, far behind us. (马与汽车赛跑了几秒钟。然后他们消失了,远远地落在我们后面。),可知马群很快就消失了,来不及叫醒丹尼尔并拍照。结合选项,F选项符合语境。
答案为F