语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
[2020·山东新高考质量测评联盟5月联考]Ice and snow were beating the window and the wind almost swept everything away outside. I __1__ how I would get home. The 12mile route took me up and down steep hills and around __2__ turns. I whispered a prayer for __3__.
My old green Blazer SUV was doing wonderfully over the __4__ roadway. __5__ as I climbed one of the steepest and scariest hills, I noticed the tires were slipping, and I decided it was time to __6__ to fourwheel drive. Slowly the tires __7__ the road, and the top came __8__ sight. Unfortunately, I had just made it when the __9__ stopped. I pushed and pulled the lever (档杆)—nothing happened. I was __10__ with snow and ice balls around.
Even though I had met no one on this lonely road, I hoped someone might come to __11__. After a few minutes, I __12__ an old pickup truck. A smiling young man I'd never seen before rolled down his window, asking if I needed help. I ensured him I did. Then he showed me how to operate the fourwheeldrive shifting gear (齿轮), locking it into __13__.
__14__， I got the Blazer starting. When I thanked the stranger and asked if he lived around the area, he just said, “Oh, over there.” Do I believe in angels? You __15__！,
1．A. wondered B．realized C．assumed D．stated
2．A. smooth B．sharp C．simple D．slight
3．A. liberty B．priority C．safety D．recovery
4．A. icecovered B．floodruined C．badlybuilt D．wellequipped
5．A. But B．Or C．So D．And
6．A. attend B．appeal C．switch D．lead
7．A. lost control of B．took charge of C．got along with D．held on to
8．A. into B．beyond C．over D．from
9．A. wind B．snow C．vehicle D．driver
10．A. hurt B．stuck C．engaged D．panicked
11．A. life B．power C．help D．mind
12．A. boarded B．missed C．called D．spied
13．A. comfort B．scene C．action D．place
14．A. By no means B．In no time C．In some way D．In the meanwhile
15．A. fail B．approve C．count D．bet
