Question

    On a hot summer day in America, a little boy decided to swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. He ______ into the cool water, not realizing that as he swam towards the middle of the lake, a ______ was swimming towards him.

His ______ in the house was looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer. In great ______, she ran out, shouting to her son as ______ as possible. Hearing her voice, the little boy became ______ and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too ______. Just as he reached her, the crocodile reached him. From the shore, the mother ______ her little boy by the arms as the crocodile snatched his legs. That began a(an) ______ tug-of-war ( 拔河比赛) between the two. The crocodile was much _____ than the mother, but the mother was too committed to ______. A farmer happened to drive by, heard the screams, raced from his truck, took ______ and shot the crocodile.

______, after weeks in the hospital, the little boy _____. His legs were extremely scarred by the attack of the animal. And, on his ______ were deep scratches where his mother’s fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to _____the son she loved.

The newspaper reporter, who interviewed the boy, asked if he would show his ______. The boy ______his legs. And then, with obvious ______, he said to the reporter, “ But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my Mum wouldn’t let go.”

Never ______ another person’s scars, because you don’t know how they were made.

1.A.dived B.walked C.dropped D.dashed

2.A.snake B.crocodile C.fish D.whale

3.A.friend B.father C.mother D.coach

4.A.surprise B.shock C.anger D.terror

5.A.quickly B.confidently C.anxiously D.loudly

6.A.guilty B.eager C.alarmed D.awkward

7.A.early B.late C.fast D.dangerous

8.A.pulled B.inserted C.transformed D.tied

9.A.hopeless B.unbelievable C.final D.absurd

10.A.hungrier B.bigger C.stronger D.crueler

11.A.let go B.let alone C.let off D.let out

12.A.arrow B.bow C.claw D.aim

13.A.Originally B.Exactly C.Remarkably D.Cautiously

14.A.survived B.awoke C.yelled D.expanded

15.A.legs B.arms C.head D.feet

16.A.make room for B.have power over C.get hold of D.hang on to

17.A.scars B.marks C.symbols D.signs

18.A.confirmed B.operated C.lifted D.measured

19.A.appreciation B.apology C.mercy D.pride

20.A.pretend B.judge C.blame D.forgive

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.C

19.D

20.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲了一个男孩在游泳时遭遇了鳄鱼的袭击，幸得母亲不放弃把他救了下来，但男孩在腿上和手臂上留下了伤疤，手臂上的伤疤是母亲为救他而留下的，是爱的伤疤，男孩儿因此感到非常自豪。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他一头潜进冰冷的水里，没有意识到当他游到湖中央时，一条鳄鱼正向他游来。A. dived潜水；B. walked走；C. dropped掉落；D. dashed猛冲。根据空前的a little boy decided to swim in the old swimming hole可知，小男孩要在老旧的泳池里游泳，一头潜进（dive）了水里，其他选项与题意不符，故选A。

2.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他一头扎进冰冷的水里，没有意识到当他游到湖中央时，一条鳄鱼正向他游来。A. snake蛇；B. crocodile鳄鱼；C. fish鱼；D. whale鲸鱼。根据第二段的the crocodile reached him.可知，此处是一条鳄鱼（crocodile）正向他游过来，故选B。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：房子里的母亲从窗户往外看，看到男孩和鳄鱼越来越近。A. friend朋友；B. father父亲；C. mother母亲；D. coach教练。根据下文的to swim to his mother可知，此时小男孩的母亲从窗户往外看，故选C。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：她惊恐万分，跑了出去，尽可能大声地对儿子喊叫。A. surprise惊讶；B. shock震惊；C. anger生气；D. terror恐怖。根据空前内容His ___3___ in the house was looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer. 可知，母亲看到男孩和鳄鱼越来越近，惊恐（terror）万分，故选D。

5.考查副词词义辨析。句意：她惊恐万分，跑了出去，尽可能大声地对儿子喊叫。A. quickly快地；B. confidently自信地；C. anxiously焦虑地；D. loudly大声地。根据空处所在的句子可知，母亲惊恐万分，尽可能大声地（loudly）对儿子喊叫，故选D。

6.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：听到她的声音，小男孩吓了一跳，掉头向妈妈游去。A. guilty有罪的；B. eager渴望的；C. alarmed受惊的；D. awkward可怕的。根据空处所在句子可知，小男孩听到了母亲的声音，受到了惊吓（alarmed），掉头向妈妈游去。故选C。

7.考查形容词和副词词义辨析。句意：一切都太迟了。男孩刚够到母亲，鳄鱼就来了。A. early早地；B. late迟；C. fast快地；D. dangerous危险的。根据空后内容Just as he reached her, the crocodile reached him.可知，男孩刚够到母亲，鳄鱼就来了，母亲还是晚了（late）一步，故选B。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：当鳄鱼咬住小男孩的腿时，母亲从岸边拉住了男孩的腿。A. pulled拉；B. inserted插入；C. transformed转移；D. tied系。根据空所在的句子可知，当鳄鱼咬住小男孩的腿时，母亲把男孩从岸边拉了（pull）上来，故选A。

9.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这引发了一场难以置信的拉锯战。A. hopeless无望的；B. unbelievable难以置信的；C. final最后的；D. absurd荒谬的。根据上文内容可知，当鳄鱼咬住小男孩的腿时，母亲从岸边拉住了男孩的腿，这样母亲和鳄鱼的一场难以置信的（unbelievable）拔河比赛就开始了，故选B。

10.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：鳄鱼比母亲强壮得多，但母亲却不肯放手。A. hungrier饥饿的；B. bigger大的；C. stronger强壮的；D. crueler残忍的。根据空所在的句子和常识可知，鳄鱼比母亲强壮得多，故选C。

11.考查词组辨析。句意：鳄鱼比母亲强壮得多，但母亲却不肯放手。A. let go放开；B. let alone不打扰；C. let off放出；D. let out放出。根据倒数第二段的But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my Mum wouldn’t let go.”可知，是母亲死死抓住了男孩儿，不肯放手（let go），故选A。

12.考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个农民碰巧开车经过，听到了尖叫声，从卡车上跑了下来，瞄准鳄鱼开了枪。A. arrow箭；B. bow弓；C. claw爪；D. aim目标。根据空所在的句子可知，take aim意为“瞄准”，与题意相符，故选D。

13.考查副词词义辨析。句意：值得注意的是，在医院住了几周后，小男孩活了下来。A. Originally最初地；B. Exactly准确地；C. Remarkably显著地；D. Cautiously慎重地。根据下文的His legs were extremely scarred by the attack of the animal.（他的腿被野兽的攻击弄得伤痕累累。）可知，虽然男孩儿受了很重的伤，值得注意的是（remarkably），在医院住了几周后，小男孩活了下来，故选C。

14.考查动词词义辨析。句意：值得注意的是，在医院住了几周后，小男孩活了下来。A. survived幸存；B. awoke唤醒；C. yelled叫喊；D. expanded扩张。根据下文内容可知，小男孩儿虽然受了很重的伤，在医院住了几周后，小男孩活了下来（survive），故选A。

15.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的手臂上有深深的抓痕，那是他母亲为了留住她深爱的儿子而用指甲抠进他的肉里的痕迹。A. legs腿；B. arms手臂；C. head头；D. feet脚。根据前文的the mother ___8___ her little boy by the arms可知，母亲抓住了男孩的手臂（arms），再手臂上留下了深深的抓痕，故选B。

16.考查词组辨析。句意：他的手臂上有深深的抓痕，那是他母亲为了留住她深爱的儿子而用指甲抠进他的肉里的痕迹。A. make room for给……腾出空位；B. have power over控制、支配；C. get hold of把握；D. hang on to紧紧抓住。根据前文的the mother ___8___ her little boy by the arms以及but the mother was too committed to ___11___.可知，母亲紧紧抓住了男孩的手臂绝不让松手，故此处说母亲紧紧抓住了（hang on to）男孩儿的手臂，故选D。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意：采访男孩的报社记者问他是否愿意展示他的伤疤。A. scars伤疤；B. marks标志；C. symbols象征；D. signs标志。根据前文的His legs were extremely scarred by the attack of the animal.可知，男孩的腿受了伤留下了疤痕，记者问他是否愿意展示他的伤疤（scars），故选A。

18.考查动词词义辨析。句意：男孩抬起腿。A. confirmed确认；B. operated运作；C. lifted举起；D. measured测量。根据下文内容可知，男孩抬起（lift）腿向记者展示了自己的伤疤，故选C。

19.考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后，带着明显的自豪，他对记者说:“但是看看我的胳膊。我的胳膊上也有很大的伤疤。我有它们是因为我妈妈不肯放手。”A. appreciation欣赏；B. apology道歉；C. mercy仁慈；D. pride骄傲。根据下文的I have them because my Mum wouldn’t let go.可知，男孩又给记者展示了手臂上的伤疤，说这是母亲不肯放手而留下的伤疤，让男孩倍感自豪（pride），故选D。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意：永远不要评判别人的伤疤，因为你不知道它们是怎么形成的。A. pretend假装；B. judge判断；C. blame责备；D. forgive原谅。根据下文的because you don’t know how they were made.可知，无法知道别人的伤疤是怎么形成的，就不要去评判（judge）别人的伤疤，故选B。