A.constructions B.obstructions C.bother D.scattered
E.through F.splashed by G.pattern H.intend
I.narrowly J.fierce K.fragmentary L.manner
M.splashed out N.resigned to O.closely
In the morning it started to rain. It was the first rain of the new year and it marked, in an extremely violent
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, the beginning of the rainy season. The drops which fell were large, and they fell straight down, for
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tropical rains never degenerate into slanting drizzle, the familiar
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of a rainy day in so many other parts of the world. The rain fell heavily, it fell continuously and it saturated everything which lay in its way.
During the rain most people kept to their homes. But a few walked about,
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the wetness of their clothes and determined to carry on as usual. And, for those who wished to keep dry however much it cost them, there were always the taxis. They
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along the road, with the windscreen wipers revealing only
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glimpses of the drivers" peering faces. Initially, when the rain had started, the drivers had had only the big puddles to miss, but later on, then the drains had overflowed and the whole road swam with water, all dangerous pits and
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had been hidden, and the faces peering
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the windscreens peered even more anxiously than before. But often the faces inside the taxi ceased to
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to look out at all, for water had splashed up to the electrical system, and the engine stopped just as surly and abruptly as it would have done. The car had actually skidded into the drains after it had so
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missed only a few moments.
答案:E[考点] 考查介词。 分析句子结构可知,peering ______ the windscreens修饰fa...