Question

Jacob Newland kept his eyes forward as the water over his bright yellow surfboard. The 14-year-old got up on his knees to ride the ________.

Jacob and about 25 other kids with disabilities learned to surf(冲浪) at a camp in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The yearly surf camp has been held for nine years. Each kid got a 30-minute lesson with the help of a swim coach and a few ________.

Being in the water wasn’t ________ to Jack Wenrich, He had been through swim lessons. It was his fourth time at the camp. His mom, Jennifer, said he has no fear. “Once he knew how to swim, he________ jumped right into the deep end,” she said. 

Jack has autism(自闭症). But surfing gives him a sense of freedom Jennifer said. “it’s something they can do, something they can be________,”she said. Not everyone wanted to try surfing. Some just like being in the water and ________ on the board.

Karen Morgan-Hill, an organizer helped the surfers. All the students who went out on a board came back with smiles. Morgan-Hill said the water makes people open up more and builds trust.

1.A. storm    B. waves    C. wind    D. clouds

2.A. volunteers    B. organizers    C. students    D. swimmers

3.A. familiar    B. practical    C. helpful    D. new

4.A. ever    B. also    C. just    D. generally

5.A. full of    B. afraid of    C. thankful to    D. proud of

6.A. crossing    B. lying    C. surfing    D. jumping

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.D

6.B

【解析】本文介绍了Jacob和其他25个残疾的孩子来维吉尼亚滩的营地学习冲浪。组织者Karen Morgan-Hill帮助冲浪者。她说水能使人们更加开放，建立信任。

1.B

考查名词及语境的理解。A. storm 暴风雪； B. waves 波浪； C. wind 风； D. clouds云。句意：14岁的他跪起来，骑上波浪。根据前文的Jacob Newland kept his eyes forward as the water over his bright yellow surfboard.可知此处指的是在冲浪板上，在水上，因此要骑上波浪，故选B。

2.A

考查名词及语境的理解。A. volunteers 志愿者； B. organizers 组织者； C. students 学生；D. swimmers游泳者。句意：每一个孩子在有游泳教练和一些志愿者的帮助下有30分钟的课。此处帮助孩子冲浪的，除了教练，应是志愿者，故选A。

3.D

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. familiar 熟悉的； B. practical 实用的； C. helpful 有帮助的； D. new新的。句意：待在水里对于9岁的Jack Wenrich来说并不是新鲜的。根据后文的He had been through swim lessons. It was his fourth time at the camp.可知他上过游泳课，这是第四次来这个营地，故对他来说，在水里不是新鲜事。故选D。

4.C

考查副词及语境的理解。A. ever 曾经； B. also 也； C. just 仅仅，只是； D. generally一般地；句意：一旦他知道如何游泳，他只是直接跳到深处就行。故选C。

5.D

考查形容词短语及语境的理解。A. full of充满； B. afraid of 害怕； C. thankful to 感谢； D. proud of以……为骄傲；句意：这是他们能做的事，他们会感到骄傲的。根据it’s something they can do,可知他们会做某事，他们会为此而感到骄傲。故选D。

6.B

考查动词及语境的理解。A. crossing穿过； B. lying 躺； C. surfing 冲浪； D. jumping跳；句意：有些人只是喜欢待在水里，躺在冲浪板上。根据前文的Not everyone wanted to try surfing.可知他们不喜欢冲浪，因此他们只是待在水里，躺在冲浪板上。故选B。

点睛：根据前后文的语境，结合时态，语态，词性，短语，句型，词义辨析和主谓一致，选出正确的选项。例如小题3，句意：待在水里对于9岁的Jack Wenrich来说并不是新鲜的。根据后文的He had been through swim lessons. It was his fourth time at the camp.可知他上过游泳课，这是第四次来这个营地，故对他来说，在水里不是新鲜事。故选D。