二、完形填空
阅读下面短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。
The China International Search and Rescue Team (CISAR) was formed in 2001. It 1 help and hope to those whose lives are changed by a storm, an earthquake, or any other natural disaster.
After long and 2 training, the Chinese team went on its first international rescue tasks in 2003. That year, the team helped save lives after earthquakes in Algeria and Iran. It was the first time that the CISAR had worked outside China, and the team 3 high praise for their bravery and skills. Since then, the CISAR has completed lots of rescue 4—they braved terrible conditions to rescue people in Indonesia, Haiti and Pakistan.
Rescue workers are trained to find people, treat injuries(伤痛), and 5 food, water, and other things. They have to be able to do difficult work when it is very 6. For example, there is usually no electricity or water after a disaster, and there may be illnesses and accidents. Rescue workers get to save lives, but they must also deal with the dead. That means they have to be 7 in both body and mind. Rescue workers must have big 8, too. It takes lots of love and courage to risk their own lives to 9 someone else's. The members of the CISAR are always ready to go wherever help is needed.
Rescue workers leave their homes and families for a job that offers little pay and less sleep. We can't 10 how much they have sacrificed(牺牲). We don't even know most of their names. They are really heroes!
()1. A. closes B. sells
C. brings D. takes
()2. A. careful B. poor
C. useless D. healthy
()3. A. gave B. won
C. missed D. made
()4. A. tasks B. mistakes
C. excuses D. messages
()5. A. give up B. hand out
C. cut down D. knock at
()6. A. comfortable B. safe
C. useful D. dangerous
()7. A. weak B. strong
C. slow D. quick
()8. A. hearts B. mouths
C. eyes D. hands
()9. A. waste B. enjoy
C. save D. advise
()10. A. imagine B. work
C. study D. scream

1.C 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.D 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.A

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文介绍中国国际救援队的成立、训练及救援工作），再逐空分析：结合语境、词义辨析、固定搭配等，排除不符合逻辑的选项，选出使短文连贯完整的最佳答案，最后验证全文通顺度。
【解析】
1. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：它给那些生活因风暴、地震或其他自然灾害改变的人带来帮助和希望。bring sth. to sb. 表示“给某人带来某物”，符合语境，故选C。
2. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：经过长期且认真的训练，中国队在2003年执行了首次国际救援任务。careful（认真的）修饰training，符合救援前需认真训练的逻辑，故选A。
3. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这是CISAR首次在国外工作，团队因他们的勇敢和技能赢得高度赞扬。win high praise（赢得高度赞扬）是固定搭配，符合语境，故选B。
4. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：从那以后，CISAR完成了许多救援任务。rescue tasks（救援任务）是固定表达，结合下文列举的救援行动，故选A。
5. 考查动词短语辨析。句意：救援人员接受训练去寻找人、治疗伤痛，还分发食物、水和其他物品。hand out（分发）符合救援时给受灾者提供物资的语境，故选B。
6. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们必须能在非常危险的情况下完成困难的工作。根据下文“灾难后通常没有水电，可能有疾病和事故”可知，环境是危险的，故选D。
7. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这意味着他们身心都要强大。结合上文“必须处理死者”，可知需要身心强大，strong（强大的）符合，故选B。
8. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：救援人员也需要有大爱心。big hearts（大爱心）对应下文“需要爱和勇气”，故选A。
9. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：冒着自己的生命危险去拯救别人的生命需要很多爱和勇气。save（拯救）符合救援的目的，故选C。
10. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们无法想象他们牺牲了多少。imagine（想象）符合语境，表达对救援人员牺牲的理解，故选A。
【答案】1.C 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.D 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.A
【知识点】完形填空词义辨析、动词短语搭配、形容词词义辨析
【点评】本文围绕中国国际救援队展开，考查学生在语境中运用词汇的能力，涉及动词、形容词、名词及短语的辨析，需结合上下文逻辑作答，是初中英语常见题型，有助于培养学生的阅读理解和词汇运用能力。
【难度系数】0.5