Question

My cousin Roger was big and strong. He was three years older than me and he always wanted to bully_______.

Near our farm, there was a beautiful_______, where kids nearby often swam in summer. Over it was a bridge. When we were in the river, Roger always tried to_______me and hold me under. I would dive down before he could reach me. When I came up to the surface miles away, he was till there, _______me.

Other kids would shout, "Hey, he's a fish!"

Roger said, "No, he's a shrimp!"

I replied, "Better than a_______whale!"

One day, we were about to leave after swimming when a truck unexpectedly rushed out of the bridge and fell onto the water.

Eyes wide open, all of us were too_______to say a word. Then someone cried, "Oh, no! The driver..."

Roger shouted to the other kids, "Go and get_______." Then he turned to me, "Jack, you're the underwater swimmer! Let's try to pull the_______out." With these words, he jumped into the water. I couldn't_______ that it was Roger, a bully in my eyes. I took a breath and followed him.

The truck lay on one side. We tried to open the door, but________. Roger lifted a rock and broke the windscreen. ________the broken windscreen, I got into the truck and opened the door.

Roger caught hold of the driver. With all his strength, Roger________ pulled him out and swam towards the surface.

I tried to follow, ________the water was turning black in front of me. I was falling. I thought I was going to________, just at that moment, a strong arm reached down and held me. I tried hard to kick.

Back to the bank, Roger looked at me, "You OK?" I managed to nod. "Not bad for a shrimp." he joked.

I was to answer back, but from my mouth came "Not bad for a________whale."

It was then that I realized Roger was not "a fat whale" at all.

1.A.me B.us C.him D.them

2.A.farm B.river C.bridge D.beach

3.A.call B.save C.teach D.catch

4.A.caring about B.laughing at C.looking for D.worrying about

5.A.fat B.small C.quiet D.serious

6.A.sad B.angry C.excited D.surprised

7.A.help B.advice C.attention D.information

8.A.door B.truck C.driver D.swimmer

9.A.forget B.believe C.explain D.understand

10.A.left B.failed C.passed D.missed

11.A.Inside B.Across C.Behind D.Through

12.A.proudly B.secretly C.confidently D.successfully

13.A.or B.so C.but D.because

14.A.win B.lose C.die D.survive

15.A.brave B.polite C.creative D.humorous

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.B

11.D

12.D

13.C

14.C

15.A

【解析】

罗杰总是欺负我，但是有一天他们合力救了落水的司机，罗杰又救了我的经历，让作者对他有了改观。

1.

句意：他比我大三岁，总是想欺负我。

me我；us我们；him他；them他们。根据后文“Roger always tried to___3___me and hold me under.”可知，罗杰想要欺负我。故选A。

2.

句意：在我们农场附近，有一条美丽的小河，夏天附近的孩子们经常在那里游泳。

farm农场；river河流；bridge桥；beach沙滩。根据后半句“where kids nearby often swam in summer.”可知，孩子们经常游泳，所以此处应表示“有一条河”。故选B。

3.

句意：我们在河里时，罗杰总想抓住我，把我压在水下面。

call打电话；save救，节约，储存；teach教；catch抓住。根据后文“I would dive down before he could reach me.”可知，罗杰是想要抓我。故选D。

4.

句意：当我在几英里外浮出水面时，他还在那里找我。

caring about关心；laughing at嘲笑；looking for寻找；worrying about担心。分析上下文可知，我在他抓到我之前潜水游走了，但是罗杰还在原地找我。其他三项不符合语境，故选C。

5.

句意：比一条肥鲸好！

fat胖的；small小的；quiet安静的；serious严肃的，严重的。根据后文“It was then that I realized Roger was not "a fat whale" at all.”可知，此处我称罗杰为“肥鲸”。故选A。

6.

句意：我们睁大眼睛，惊讶得一句话也说不出来。

sad悲伤的；angry生气的；excited激动的；surprised惊讶的。根据后文“One day, we were about to leave after swimming when a truck unexpectedly rushed out of the bridge and fell onto the water.”可知，一辆卡车意外地冲出桥，掉在水里，所以我们都惊讶地说不出话来。故选D。

7.

句意：罗杰对其他孩子喊道：“去找人帮忙。”

help帮助；advice建议；attention关注；information信息。根据上下文可知，孩子们救了落水的司机，此处构成get help短语，表示“找人帮忙”。故选A。

8.

句意：我们试着把司机拉出来。

door门；truck卡车；driver司机；swimmer游泳者。根据后文内容“Roger caught hold of the driver. With all his strength, Roger___12___pulled him out and swam towards the surface.”可知，他们是要试着把落水的司机拉出来。故选C。

9.

句意：我不敢相信那是罗杰，他在我眼里是个恶霸。

forget忘记；believe相信；explain解释；understand理解。分析句子可知，平时罗杰是个恶霸，经常欺负我，但这一刻他居然在救别人，做了好人，所以我不敢相信这是罗杰。故选B。

10.

句意：我们试图开门，但没能打开。

left离开；failed失败；passed传递；missed错过。根据下句“Roger lifted a rock and broke the windscreen.”可知，因为我们尝试打开门失败了，所以罗杰才拿石头砸破了风挡玻璃。故选B。

11.

句意：透过破碎的挡风玻璃，我钻进卡车，打开车门。

Inside在……里面；Across穿过（平面）；Behind在……后面；Through穿过（内部）。分析句子可知，罗杰砸破了挡风玻璃，出现了一个洞，此处指穿过风挡玻璃，指内部的穿过。故选D。

12.

句意：罗杰用尽全力，成功地把他拉了出来，游向水面。

proudly自豪地；secretly秘密地；confidently自信地；successfully成功地。根据上下文可知，我们成功地将落水的司机救上了岸。故选D。

13.

句意：我试图跟上，但我面前的水变黑了（往下沉了）。

or或者，否则；so所以；but但是；because因为。根据后句“I was falling.”可知，我没能跟上他们，此处表示转折含义，故选C。

14.

句意：我以为我要死了，就在那一刻，一只强壮的手臂伸了下来，抱住了我。

win赢；lose丢失；die死；survive幸存。根据前句“I tried to follow, ___13___the water was turning black in front of me. I was falling.”可知，我眼前的水发黑，我在下沉，那一刻我觉得自己要死了。其他三项不符合句意。故选C。

15.

句意：我正要回嘴，但从我嘴里脱口而出：“对一条勇敢的鲸鱼来说，这还不赖。”

brave勇敢的；polite礼貌的；creative有创造力的；humorous幽默的。分析上下文可知，我对罗杰有了改观，他的行为向我证明了他是条勇敢的“鲸鱼”。故选A。