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Niagara is an Indian word which means "roaring water". Indeed, the roar of the falling water of Niagara can be heard (1)_____ a
Niagara is an Indian word which means "roaring water". Indeed, the roar of the falling water of Niagara can be heard (1)_____ a
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Niagara is an Indian word which means "roaring water". Indeed, the roar of the falling water of Niagara can be heard (1)_____ a distance of 5 kms. Imagine (2)_____ of water flowing over a cliff 90 feet high and you will get an idea of that terrible noise. And (3)_____ tremendous power the Niagara River has! It moves big rocks about and throws them into the boiling water below. (4)_____ ago an old ship without single person on board was put in mid-stream. It sailed down the river (5)_____ a toy boat with great speed. Having reached the fall, the ship dropped into the boiling water, never (6)_____ again. There were some people who wanted to become famous (7)_____ swimming across the most dangerous part of the Niagara River. One of them was Captain Webb who said that he would try to swim cross the Niagara, which (8)_____ crowds of people. On the evening of July 1st, 1893, Captain Webb came up to the river and (9)_____ a plunge. His having jumped into the water (10)_____ many people with horror. Soon, he appeared in the middle of the river. A loud shout went up from the crowd, but a moment later there was (11)_____ silence. The man had disappeared under the water. Thousands of eyes (12)_____ on the river, but the man was drowned. In 1902, a certain Miss Taylor decided to go over the falls in a barrel. There were different kinds of pillows inside the barrel to prevent her from (13)_____. Having examined the barrel carefully, Miss Taylor got in. The barrel was closed and then (14)_____ into the water. Having reached the falls, it overturned and was shot down by the terrible (15)_____ of the water. When the barrel was finally caught and opened, Miss Taylor came out alive (16)_____ with a frightened look in her eyes. Once a crowd of visitors saw a rope (17)_____ over from one bank of the river to the other. Then they saw a man (18)_____ the rope. The man was an actor, Blondin (19)_____. He managed to cross Niagara Falls on a tight rope. The people on the bank were surprised at his (20)_____ it so well.
选项
A、dead
B、dying
C、died
D、death
答案
A
解析
dead silence意思是"死一般的寂静"。
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考研英语一
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