Question

Three small fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had to ________ each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and   ________ to swim deeper and further.

One morning, the three fish were ________ to a shallow (浅) water by a big wave (浪). A small boat was taken there, too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was right in front of them. The largest fish realized that they were________ and said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fish ________ with his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was much   ________ for their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam around ________ . At last, the largest fish returned to the ________ by jumping over the lowest part of the boat. The second largest fish also succeeded in ________ his elder brother in the other side of water. But the youngest one didn't follow them and still swam joyfully.

Two hours later, when the________ rose up, the water in the small shallow corner dried up. The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lack(缺乏)of water.

1.A. listen to   B. look after    C. talk with    D. worry about

2.A. dared (敢)  B. hate         C. refused      D. stopped

3.A. allowed     B. given        C. invited      D. taken

4.A. in safety   B. in doubt     C. in danger    D. in peace

5.A. agreed      B. talked       C. compared    D. discussed

6.A. time        B. food        C. water        D. air

7.A. slowly      B. sadly       C. luckily      D. happily

8.A. sea         B. river        C. lake         D. pond

9.A. catching    B. joining      C. taking       D. telling

10.A. storm      B. stars        C. moon        D. sun

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.D

【解析】

1.1】考查语境理解及短语辨析。listen to，听；look after，照顾；talk with谈论；worry about，担心。联系前一句描述，可知他们不得不彼此照顾。故选B。

2.2】考查语境理解及动词辨析。dared (敢)，敢；hate，恨，讨厌；refused，拒绝；stopped，停止。句意：最后他们长大了，并且敢去更深更远的地方去游泳了。故选A。

3.3】考查语境理解及动词辨析。Allowed，允许；given，给；invited，邀请。taken，拿，取，带走。句意：一天上午，这三条鱼被一个大浪带到浅水区。故选D。

4.4】考查语境理解及短语辨析。in safety，安全地，平安的；in doubt，可怀疑的；in danger，危险的；in peace，和平的，安静。联系前一句描述，可知这三条鱼处于危险当中。故选C。

5.5】考查语境理解及动词辨析。Agreed，同意；talked，谈论；compared，比较；discussed，讨论。结合语境可知老二同意老大的意见。故选A。

6.6】考查语境理解及名词辨析。Time，时间；food，食物，食品；water，水；air，空气。根据常识可知，鱼是在水中活动。故选C.

7.7】考查语境理解及副词辨析。Slowly，缓慢地；sadly，伤心地；luckily，幸运地；happily，高兴地。联系下文still swam joyfully.可知此处指的是老小仍旧高兴的玩。故选D。

8.8】考查语境理解及名词词义辨析。Sea，海洋；river，河流；lake湖泊；pond，池塘。联系前文Three small fish lived in the sea描述，可知老大通过越过船的最低的部分，返回了大海。故选A。

9.9】考查语境理解及动词辨析。Catching，抓住；joining，加入；taking，拿，取，带走；telling，告诉，讲述。结合语境可知老二在另一边加入了他哥哥的行动。故选B.

10.10】考查语境理解及名词词义辨析。Storm，暴风雨；stars，星星；moon，月亮；sun，太阳。联系后一句描述，可知此处指的是，当太阳升起了。故选D。

考点：故事类短文