Question

    UPS driver Ryan Arens was making his rounds near a pond in Bozeman when he heard a strange sound. It was December, and about 15 feet from the frozen bank was the _______ of that sound — a half-submerged（半淹没）wire-haired dog, _______ to cling to a thin layer of ice. An elderly man was already on the _______ determined to save her. He'd _______ the pond in a rowboat and was striking the ice with a rock to create a _______ to the dog. It was slow going, and Arens, 44, thought he stood a _______ chance.

"Animals are my weakness,^” he said, _______ why he chose to take off his overcoat, even though the temperature was in the -30s, and _______ the rescue task.

His heart beating fast, Arens _______ the dog, using the other man's rock to break the ice. He gave one __________heave（拖动）with so much force that he slipped off the boat, __________ into 16 feet of cold water. Luckily, he __________ in time to see the dog going under. He swam about five feet toward her, took __________ of her collar, and pulled her to the ice. He then lifted the dog into the __________ and slid it back to the shore, where __________ bystanders carried the dog to the home of the rowboat owner. Once in the house himself, Arens jumped into a __________ shower with the dog until they both defrosted（解冻）. A few more minutes in the pond, and the dog would have likely __________ .

The next day, Arens was back working in the __________ neighborhood when the dog's owner __________ to thank him for saving Sadie. The dog's owner opened the door to his pickup, and Sadie ran out. She went __________ towards Arens, leaping on him and bathing him in wet kisses. "That special delivery was the highlight of my UPS career." said Arens.

1.A.form B.distance C.volume D.source

2.A.failing B.struggling C.deciding D.hesitating

3.A.bank B.horizon C.scene D.road

4.A.entered B.bridged C.crossed D.swum

5.A.solution B.means C.reaction D.path

6.A.better B.smaller C.slimmer D.purer

7.A.judging B.explaining C.wondering D.asking

8.A.turned down B.took over C.brought up D.set aside

9.A.comforted B.attracted C.cornered D.neared

10.A.creative B.careful C.strong D.casual

11.A.diving B.crashing C.dashing D.bumping

12.A.breathed B.responded C.resurfaced D.disappeared

13.A.hold B.possession C.control D.advantage

14.A.boat B.air C.truck D.river

15.A.light-hearted B.tentative C.indifferent D.anxious

16.A.free B.light C.warm D.refreshing

17.A.fled B.returned C.died D.frozen

18.A.same B.urban C.cold D.vacant

19.A.ran away B.went off C.cut in D.came over

20.A.voluntarily B.directly C.abruptly D.mercifully

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.A

15.D

16.C

17.C

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了，UPS司机瑞安·阿伦斯在工作期间发现一只金毛犬半淹在水中，不顾寒冷的天气，从寒冷的水中把狗救上岸，幸运的是两个都未受伤，狗也归还主人，他认为这是自己快递生涯中最精彩地一次派送。

1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：那是12月的一天，距离冰冻的河岸大约15英尺的地方就是这种声音的来源。A. form形式；B. distance距离；C. volume音量；D. source来源。由上文的he heard a strange sound和后文的that sound — a half-submerged（半淹没）wire-haired dog，说明声音的来源是条狗。故选D项。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：一只半浸在水里的金毛犬，挣扎着要抓住一层薄薄的冰。A. failing失败；B. struggling挣扎；C. deciding决定；D. hesitating犹豫。由上文的half-submerged可知，狗在水里半淹着，所以是挣扎着抓着冰。故选B项。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：一位老人已经在现场下定决心要救她。A. bank银行；B. horizon视野；C. scene现场；D. road路。由下文可知，老人要乘船去池塘救狗，所以老人在现场。故选C项。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他坐着划艇进入池塘并正用一块石头在冰上创造一条通向狗的路。A. entered进入；B. bridged跨过；C. crossed越过；D. swum游泳。由语境可知，是坐着划艇进入池塘。故选A项。

5.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他坐着划艇进入池塘并正用一块石头在冰上创造一条通向狗的路。A. solution解决方法；B. means方法；C. reaction反应；D. path路径。由上文可知，池塘岸边冻住了，老人要救狗，就要用石头造一条通向狗的路，才能救狗。故选D项。

6.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这进展很慢，44岁的阿伦斯认为他有更好的机会。A. better更好；B. smaller更小；C. slimmer更细；D. purer更纯净。由上文可知，老人破冰救狗的方法太慢了，44岁的阿伦斯认为自己年轻一些，救狗机会更大。故选A项。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：“动物是我的弱点，”他说，解释了为什么他选择脱掉大衣。A. judging判断；B. explaining解释；C. wondering想知道；D. asking问。由上文的Animals are my weakness可知，他喜欢动物，解释了他救狗的原因。故选B项。

8.考查动词短语辨析。句意：即使温度在-30度，并接管了救援任务。A. turned down拒绝、把声音调小；B. took over接管；C. brought up抚养；D. set aside放置一边。由下文可知，阿伦斯进入水里救狗，所以他接管了救援任务。故选B项。

9.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的心跳很快，阿伦斯靠近狗，用另一个人的石头打破了冰。A. comforted安慰；B. attracted吸引；C. cornered走投无路；D. neared接近。由上文可知，阿伦斯接管了救援任务，所以要接近那只狗。故选D项。

10.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他用力猛地一投掷，从船上滑了下来，撞到了16英尺深的冷水里。A. creative有创造力的；B. careful仔细的；C. strong有力的、强劲的；D. casual随便的。由下文的with so much force可知，此处表示用力一掷。故选C项。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他用力猛地一投掷，从船上滑了下来，撞到了16英尺深的冷水里。A. diving潜水；B. crashing碰撞；C. dashing猛冲；D. bumping颠簸行进。由上文的he slipped off the boat可知，他是不小心撞进水里的。故选B项。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，他及时重新露面，看到狗沉了下去。A. breathed呼吸；B. responded回答；C. resurfaced重新露面；D. disappeared消失。由下文的see the dog going under可知，阿伦斯重新露出水面了，才能看到狗沉了下去。故选C项。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他朝她游了大约五英尺，抓住她的颈圈，把她拉到冰上。A. hold抓；B. possession拥有物；C. control控制；D. advantage优势。由下文的pulled her to the ice可知，阿伦斯抓住了狗的颈圈，所以才能把狗拉到冰上。故选A项。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后，他把狗抱到船上，把船滑回岸边，焦急的旁观者把狗抱到划艇主人家里。A. boat船；B. air空气；C. truck卡车；D. river河流。由上文可知，阿伦斯从船上进入水里的，所以是把狗抱到船上。故选A项。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后，他把狗抱到船上，把它滑回岸边，焦急的旁观者把狗抱到划艇主人家里。A. light-hearted轻松的；B. tentative犹豫的；C. indifferent冷漠的；D. anxious焦急的。由语境可知，阿伦斯在寒冷的水中救狗，旁观者看到这一幕会焦急。故选D项。

16.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一进家门，阿伦斯就和狗一起洗了个热水澡，直到它们都解冻了。A. free空闲的、免费的；B. light轻的；C. warm温暖的；D. refreshing令人耳目一新的。由下文的they both defrosted（解冻）可知，是洗了个热水澡。故选C项。

17.考查动词词义辨析。句意：再在池塘里待几分钟，狗就可能死了。A. fled逃走；B. returned返回；C. died死亡；D. frozen冻僵。由上文语境可知，狗掉进了寒冷的水中，所以再待几分钟，狗就可能会死。故选C项。

18.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：第二天，阿伦斯回到同一个社区工作时，狗的主人过来感谢他救了赛迪。A. same相同的；B. urban城市的；C. cold冷的；D. vacant空闲的。由上文可知，阿伦斯是UPS司机，在Bozeman社区救了一只狗，第二天回去工作，应该是回到同一个工作的社区了。故选A项。

19.考查动词短语辨析。句意：第二天，阿伦斯回到同一个社区工作时，狗的主人过来感谢他救了赛迪。A. ran away逃跑；B. went off对……不再喜欢；C. cut in切入；D. came over过来。由语境可知，此处指狗主人过来感谢阿伦斯。故选D项。

20.考查副词词义辨析。句意：她径直走向阿伦斯，跳到他身上，用湿吻覆盖阿伦斯。A. voluntarily自愿地；B. directly直接地；C. abruptly突然地；D. mercifully仁慈地。由语境可知，阿伦斯救了狗狗赛迪一命，狗狗看见阿伦斯很兴奋，所以直接走向阿伦斯。故选B项。