Question

My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at ___36___. As for me, I ___37___ both before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.

The last time Dad and I set sail together is really ___ 38___. It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and ___39___Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the ___40___lake. Dad hadn’t sailed for years, but everything ___41___well with the tiller（舵柄）in his hands.

When we were in the middle of the lake, a ___ 42___ wind came all of a sudden. The boat was hit ___43___. Dad was always at his best in any___44___, but at this moment he___45___.

"John!___46___!" he shouted in a trembling voice, with the tiller still in his hands.

In my memory he could fix any___ 47___. He was the one I always___48___for strength and security. Before I could respond, a___ 49___ of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller ___50___it was too late. Another huge wall of water ___ 51___the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely ___52___of him.

I swam to Dad ___ 53___and assisted him in climbing onto the hull（船壳）of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was a little awkward about his flash of ___ 54___. "It's all right, Dad. We are safe now," I comforted him.

That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency. More importantly, I found it was my turn to start___55___for my father.

1.	A．boating B．running C．swimming D．teaching

2.	A．enjoyed B．desired C．hated D．learned

3.	A．unforgivable B．unforgettable C．cheerful D．regretful

4.	A．sent B．ordered C．invited D．allowed

5.	A．calm B．icy C．stormy D．thundery

6.	A．finished B．went C．seemed D．sounded

7.	A．strong B．gentle C．cold D．hot

8.	A．respeatedly B．lightly C．hardly D．violently

9.	A．danger B．place C．sport D．job

10.	A．suffered B．fell C．froze D．withdrew

11.	A．look B．Help C．Run D．jump

12.	A．problem B．relationship C．machine D．boat

13.	A．turned to B．lived with C．argued with D．objected to

14.	A．fountain B．stream C．shower D．wave

15.	A．if B．for C．after D．but

16.	A．got through B．poured into C．turned over D．lifted up

17.	A．ashamed B．protective C．tired D．afraid

18.	A．hopelessly B．quickly C．slowly D．helplessly

19.	A．pain B．anger C．fear D．shame

20.	A．making up B．getting ready C．paying off D．looking out

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.A

14.D

15.D

16.C

17.B

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】在作者的记忆力爸爸无所不能。可是一次难忘的航行却让作者有了新的发现—原来父亲也需要别人的帮助！

1.根据第5段I swam to Dad可以确定是C(swimming)，父亲精通航海术，却不会游泳。

2.根据下文，作者陪父亲一同去航海，而且还救了落水的父亲，可知作者在很小的时

候就学会了(learned)航海和游泳。

3.上次作者跟他父亲一起去航海，但却遇到了意外，作者好不容易才救起了落水的父

亲，当然是十分难忘(unforgettable)。

4.下文叙述了作者跟其父亲一起去航海的经历。根据Dad hadn’t sailed for years,可知作者在大学毕业回家后，邀请(invited)父亲一同前往，去航海。

5.根据下文When we were in the middle of the lake, a  42  wind came all of a sudden.可知，作者他们到了湖心，突然起风。自然出发的时候应该是风平浪静(calm)，也才能够去航

海。

6.尽管父亲多年没有航海，但在父亲的掌控中，一切都进展顺利(go well)。

7.根据下文，他们的船随风颠簸，到处乱撞(violently)，而且父亲还被卷落水中，可知

一定是狂风大作(strong)。

8.参考上一题。

9.想想当时，肯定他们是遇险了，在作者记忆中，父亲应该是能处理好一切的险情(danger)，但这一次，却害怕了。(也许是老了吧，呵呵。)

10.根据he shouted in a trembling voice，可知父亲是害怕了，手也不听使唤了，颤抖的声音在那向作者求救。但是此时此刻，作者的爸爸“吓呆”了，不知如何是好。此处freeze表示“惊呆；吓呆”。

11.根据本句中的“he shouted in a trembling voice”可知作者的爸爸很害怕，大喊“救命”。

12.在作者的记忆中，爸爸可以解决任何“问题”。fix表示“解决（问题）”。

13.因为作者相信爸爸能够解决任何问题，所以总是向他寻求力量和庇护。 tum to表示“求教于；求助于”。后三项分别表示“与……生活在一起；忍受”“与……争论””反对”，都不符合语境。

14.作者还没有来得及回答，一个水“浪”就打到了小船上。前三项分别表示“喷泉”“溪流”“淋浴；阵雨”，均与语境不符。

15.根据下文中的“We were thrown into the water…”可知尽管作者冲向舵柄，”但是“已经太迟了。

16.下一句提到作者和爸爸被抛进了水中，由此可知巨大的水墙“打翻”了小船。A项“耗尽；顺利通过（考试等）”，B项“不断涌向”，D项“举起”，均不符合语境。

17.上一句提到作者的爸爸在水中漫无目的地挣扎，下文讲到作者如何帮父亲摆脱险境，由此可知作者在那一刻强烈地感觉到要“保护”他。

18.作者“快速地”游到爸爸身边，帮他爬上了船壳。

19.第四段提到作者的爸爸用颤抖的声音向作者求救，由此可知此时他为自己当时表现出来的“恐惧”感到尴尬。

20.更重要的是，作者发现轮到自己去“照看”父亲了。look out for sb.表示“关照”。