Question

I’ve often puzzled over something that happened to me one winter when I was eight. Over the years I had been wondering if my   31   was nothing more than a kid’s imagination.

   There was a   32   near our house. In winter it was the greatest   33   place in the world. One   34   all I wanted to do was go skating. I had been waiting for weeks   35   the water was frozen solid. Mom had one rule: “Never ice-skate alone.” But I couldn’t   36   any longer that afternoon. So I   37   my skates under my coat and ran to the pond. Several people were skating near the shore, and some kids were playing hockey. I was not really  38  .

The hockey game had attracted   39   audience, so I skated in the other direction until their cheering   40  . But another noise came soon. The ice was cracking beneath me. Freezing water   41   my body, and I sank like a rock.  My feet   42   the bottom. Just when I thought I wouldn’t last another   43  , I felt a tap on my shoulder. “Don’t worry,” someone said. I swung my   44   around. I couldn’t see anybody. But I heard the voice again，“Push your feet into the bottom and you’ll shoot straight up to the surface.” I did as I was told and   45  . I crawled to the shore and lay down,   46  . The next thing I knew was people were   47   around me, covering me with coats.

When I awoke, I was home in my own bed. Mom sat next to me,   48   my hand. “I saw nobody there. It must be an angel that came to my  49  .” I said. Mom smiled, “I just thank God you’re safe.”

    For a long time I thought I would   50   a more realistic explanation if I just thought hard, but I never did.

1.A. attention      B. behavior                C. explanation       D. reason

2.A. river              B. pond                           C. lake                              D. dam

3.A. skating            B. fishing                           C. swimming                     D. skiing

4.A. afternoon      B. morning                    C. evening                     D. night

5.A. after              B. until                              C. as                          D. if

6.A. go            B. run                  C. sit                            D. wait

7.A. found            B. threw                        C. took                        D. hid

8.A. lonely             B. single                            C. alone                       D. afraid

9.A. noisy              B. happy                     C. small                         D. young

10.A. changed        B. disappeared                 C. increased       D. stopped

11.A. filled         B. controlled              C. covered          D. loaded

12.A. hit          B. dragged                 C. set                            D. tapped

13.A. day          B. hour                          C. minute                       D. second

14.A. head      B. hand                     C. arm                         D. leg

15.A. left                  B. succeeded           C. tried             D. survived

16.A. worried       B. surprised                   C. excited             D. exhausted

17.A. lying         B. standing                       C. laughing           D. crawling

18.A. raising            B. shaking                     C. holding                     D. washing

19.A. place                   B. mind                     C. defense                      D. rescue

20.A. take up         B. make up with      C. bring up                   D. come up with

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.D

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲的是作者小时候去滑冰，掉进了池塘里，正觉得自己活不了的时候，有一个声音告诉他如何活命。可作者没见到人，只听到了声音。作者一直认为是天使救了他，却又一直觉得或许有一个更现实的解释，但作者一直没想到。

1.考查名词辨析。这么多年以来，我一直怀疑我的解释是否只是一个小孩的想象。explanation解释；attention注意；behavior行为；reason理由。根据最后一句话For a long time I thought I would       a more realistic explanation if I just thought hard, but I never did可知。故选C。

2.考查名词及上下文的呼应。根据第二段So I        my skates under my coat and ran to the pond.说明作者家那里有个池塘。pond池塘；river小河；lake湖dam堤坝。故选B。

3.考查动词辨析。在冬天，这是世界上最大的滑冰场。skate滑冰；fish钓鱼； swim游泳；ski滑雪。根据后一句One       all I wanted to do was go skating.可知，这是滑冰场。故选A.

4.考查名词辨析。根据But I couldn’t       any longer that afternoon.，说明整个下午我想做的就是去滑冰。故选A。

5.考查连词辨析。我等了好几个星期才等到水凝固了。not...until...直到...才... ；after在....之后；as当...时候；if如果。故选B.

6.考查动词辨析。根据下一句So I       my skates under my coat and ran to the pond，说明我再也等不下去了，wait等待；go去;run跑; sit坐。故选D。

7.考查动词辨析。根据Mom had one rule: “Never ice-skate alone.”可知，为了不让妈妈发现我独自去滑冰，我把滑板鞋藏到了大衣下面。然后跑去池塘。hid是hide的过去式，意思是“隐藏，躲藏”；find发现；throw扔掉；take拿来。故选D。

8.考查形容词辨析。根据Several people were skating near the shore, and some kids were playing hockey有人在岸边滑冰，还有一些孩子在玩曲棍球，说明我并不是真正的独自的。alone独自的；lonely孤独的；single单身的afraid害怕的。再根据前面妈妈说的Never ice-skate alone也说明要用alone。故选C。

9.考查形容词辨析。The hockey game had attracted        audience, so I skated in the other direction until their cheering      .曲棍球比赛吸引了很多热闹的人群，所以我朝着另一个方向滑去，直到他们的欢呼声消失了。cheering欢呼，当然是热闹的。noisy热闹的；happy快乐的；small小的；young年轻的。故选A。

10.考查动词辨析。我朝另一个方向滑去，就因为太吵了，要让欢呼声消失。disappear消失；change改变；increase增加stop停止。故选B.

11.考查动词辨析。根据The ice was cracking beneath me我身下的冰在破裂，可知冰冷的水开始覆盖我的身体。cover覆盖；fill 充满；control控制；load装载。故选C。

12.考查动词辨析。I sank like a rock.  My feet       the bottom.我像快石头一样沉下去，我的脚碰到了底部。hit打，碰撞；set安置；drag拖曳；tap开发。故选A。

13.考查名词辨析。根据前文我象石头一样下沉，已经碰到底了。作者觉得自己活不过下一秒。second秒；day天；hour小时；minute分钟。故选D。

14.考查动词辨析。I felt a tap on my shoulder. “Don’t worry,” someone said. I swung my      around. I couldn’t see anybody.我感觉我的肩膀被轻拍了一下，有人说：“别担心。”我转动脑袋，没看见一个人。head 脑袋； hand手； arm手臂；leg腿。故选A。

15.考查动词辨析。根据后一句I crawled to the shore and lay down,我爬到岸上躺了下来，可知我成功了。succeed成功；leave离开；try尝试；survive幸存。故选B.

16.考查形容词辨析。根据下文The next thing I knew was people were       around me, covering me with coats. When I awoke, I was home in my own bed.接下来我只知道人们站在我周围用大衣给我盖上。当我醒来时，我躺在了家中的床上，可知作者精疲力尽了。exhausted精疲力尽的；worried担心的；surprised奇怪的；excited幸福的。故选D。

17.考查动词辨析。人们站在我的旁边给我盖上大衣。stand站立；lie躺；laugh笑crawl爬。故选B。

18.考查动词辨析。当我醒来是，我躺在家中的床上。妈妈坐在我的旁边，握住我的手。hold握住；raise举起；shake摇晃； wash洗。故选C。

19.考查名词辨析。我没看见一个人，肯定是天使来救我。rescue营救；. place地方mind思想   defense 防卫。故选D。

20.有很长时间我认为，我可以想出一个更现实的解释，但我没有。come up with提出，想出； take up占领，从事； make up with与...和解；bring up抚养。故选D。

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