Question

    I’m from California, where I have the honor of serving as an ocean lifeguard. The ocean is _______ for its massive currents. If you want to _______ lives, that’s where you work.

One day, I was working in _______ Fifteen. Mike, working in Seventeen, _______ me over the phone and said, “Hey, I got a couple kids and got to give them a(n) _______. Keep an eye on us.” _______ you get out of your tower, you should let somebody else know, _______ a situation develops. As soon as he grasped his buoy (救生圈), a current was snapped under these two kids, and they were getting _______ into the currents. Mike saw it before it happened, and he ran toward the ocean. I _______ the water with my binoculars (双筒望远镜). ________, the mother of the kids had realized what was happening. She was on her ________ and screamed. Mike told me later that he got the boy first, and when he turned to the girl, he had to ________ down into the water and catch her by the hair to ________ her back. When I reached their mother, Mike was in waist-deep water. These kids were so exhausted, so Mike got one under each arm.

I saw the ________ start to drain out of the kids’ mother. Then she got her first look at Mike, I saw a new kind of panic ________ over her as though there was some new, equally dangerous ________ to her kids’ lives. She rushed up to Mike, ________ her kids and left the beach without a thank you.

Mike had a rough upbringing, and his shaved head showed the ________ he got from a broken bear bottle. Although he lacks something, he ________ it with lifesaving ability. As I jogged back, I promised I’d never let my own fear or ________ prevent me recognizing a hero when I see one.

1.A.mysterious B.known C.endless D.sacred

2.A.save B.enrich C.find D.cultivate

3.A.tower B.house C.office D.place

4.A.addressed B.emailed C.faxed D.called

5.A.explanation B.caption C.warning D.notice

6.A.Anytime B.Unless C.Anywhere D.While

7.A.as if B.in case C.even though D.or else

8.A.drowned B.pressed C.sucked D.wrapped

9.A.identified B.noticed C.detected D.scanned

10.A.On occasion B.At present C.Until then D.By now

11.A.legs B.feet C.shoes D.back

12.A.bend B.lay C.fall D.reach

13.A.pull B.push C.hug D.scratch

14.A.excitement B.terror C.calmness D.pain

15.A.get B.knock C.wash D.turn

16.A.threat B.challenge C.suffering D.struggle

17.A.protected B.scolded C.comforted D.grasped

18.A.stain B.scar C.wound D.injury

19.A.makes up for B.stands up for C.catches up with D.puts up with

20.A.conservation B.injustice C.prejudice D.definition

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.D

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.D

18.B

19.A

20.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者的同事Mike英勇下水救起两个小孩子。却又因为外貌引起孩子母亲的偏见以至于的得不到孩子母亲的感谢。

1.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：海洋以其巨大的洋流而闻名。A. mysterious 神秘的；B. known 已知的；C. endless 无止境的；D. sacred神圣的。 固定词组：be known for“因为……而闻名”。故选B。

2.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果你想拯救生命，那就是你工作的地方。A. save 挽救；B. enrich 丰富；C. find 找到；D. cultivate培养。 根据第2空后的lives, that’s where you work.可知，此处指“挽救”生命。故选A。

3.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：有一天，我在十五楼工作。A. tower高楼，塔；B. house 房子；C. office 办公室；D. place地方。 此处指15“楼”。故选A。

4.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：迈克在17楼工作，给我打电话说:“嘿，我这有几个孩子，要给他们一个警告。请密切注视我们。”A. addressed 在……上写地址，解决，处理；B. emailed 给……发电子邮件；C. faxed 传真；D. called打电话。 根据句中的Fifteen和Mike, working in Seventeen可知，此处指“打电话”。故选D。

5.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：迈克在17楼工作，给我打电话说:“嘿，我这有几个孩子，要给他们一个警告。请密切注视我们。” A. explanation解释；B. caption 标题，字幕；C. warning预兆，警告；D. notice通知。 根据下文的Keep an eye on us.可知此处指给这几个孩子一个“警告”。故选C。

6.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：任何时候你离开你的楼，你应该让其他人知道，以防情况发展。A. Anytime 任何时候；B. Unless 除非；C. Anywhere 任何地方；D. While 尽管。根据第6空后的you get out of your tower, you should let somebody else know,可知，此处指“任何时候”离开楼。故选A。

7.

考查状语从句。句意：任何时候你离开你的塔，你应该让其他人知道，以防情况发展。A. as if 好像；B. in case 万一；C. even though 即使；D. or else 否则，要不然的话。根据第7空前后的内容you should let somebody else know, 和a situation develops.可知，此处指“万一”有情况发生。故选B。

8.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他抓住救生圈的时候，一股水流从这两个孩子的身下袭来，他们被卷入了水流中。A. drowned 淹死；B. pressed 挤，推；C. sucked吸，吞没；D. wrapped包裹，覆盖。根据第8空前后的a current was snapped under these two kids, and they were getting 和 into the currents. 可知，两个孩子被水流“吞没”。故选C。

9.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我用双筒望远镜观察海水。A. identified 鉴定；B. noticed 注意到；C. detected 发现，识别；D. scanned扫描，浏览。 根据第9空后的the water with my binoculars (双筒望远镜).可知，此处指用望远镜“扫描”。故选D。

10.

考查词组。句意：这时，孩子们的母亲已经意识到发生了什么。A. On occasion 有时，偶尔；B. At present 目前，现在；C. Until then 直到……那时；D. By now直到……现在。根据第10空后的the mother of the kids had realized what was happening.可知，此处指“直到那时”母亲才意识到。故选D。

11.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：她站起来尖叫。A. legs 腿；B. feet 脚；C. shoes 鞋；D. back 背部。固定搭配“on one’s feet”站起来。结合句意，故选B。

12.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：迈克后来告诉我，他先抓住了男孩，当他转向女孩时，他不得不把手伸到水里抓住她的头发把她往后拉。A. bend 使弯曲；B. lay放置；C. fall 落下，跌倒；D. reach到达。 根据第12空后的down into the water and catch her by the hair可知，此处指把手伸到水里。故选D。

13.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：迈克后来告诉我，他先抓住了男孩，当他转向女孩时，他不得不把手伸到水里抓住她的头发把她往后拉。A. pull 拉；B. push 推；C. hug拥抱；D. scratch抓，刮。 根据第13空前后的catch her by the hair to 和 her back.可知，此处指往后“拉”。故选A。

14.

考查名词词义辨析。 句意：我看到孩子们的母亲开始害怕起来。A. excitement 兴奋；B. terror 恐惧，恐怖；C. calmness 冷静；D. pain疼痛。 根据上段最后一句When I reached their mother, Mike was in waist-deep water. These kids were so exhausted, so Mike got one under each arm.可知，此处指母亲“害怕”起来。故选B。

15.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她第一眼看到迈克时，我看到一种新的恐慌笼罩着她，好像有什么新的，同样危险的东西在威胁着她孩子的生命。A. get 得到；B. knock 敲，敲打；C. wash洗涤，冲走；D. turn转动。 根据第15空前后的a new kind of panic 和 over her as though there was some new, equally dangerous可知，此处指新的恐惧“笼罩着”她。故选C。

16.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：当她第一眼看到迈克时，我看到一种新的恐慌笼罩着她，好像有什么新的，同样危险的东西在威胁着她孩子的生命。A. threat 威胁，恐吓；B. challenge 挑战；C. suffering 痛苦；D. struggle挣扎，奋斗。根据第16空前后的内容as though there was some new, equally dangerous 和 to her kids’ lives可知，新的危险“威胁”着她的孩子。故选A。

17.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：她冲到迈克跟前，抓住她的孩子，没说一声谢谢就离开了海滩。A. protected 保护；B. scolded 责备；C. comforted使舒适；D. grasped抓住。根据第17空前后的内容She rushed up to Mike, 和her kids and left the beach without a thank you.可知，此处指她“抓住”她的孩子，离开了。故选D。

18.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：迈克的成长经历很艰苦，他剃过的光头上有一块破熊皮瓶子留下的伤疤。A. stain 玷污；B. scar 伤痕；C. wound 伤口；D. injury伤害。根据第18空后的he got from a broken bear bottle.可知，他头上有一块“伤疤”。故选B。

19.

考查动词词组。句意：虽然他缺少一些东西，但他以救生能力来弥补。A. makes up for 弥补；B. stands up for 支持，拥护；C. catches up with 赶上；D. puts up with忍受。 根据第19前后的内容Although he lacks something, he 和 it with lifesaving ability.可知，此处指“弥补”自己的缺陷。故选A。

20.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：在我慢跑回去的时候，我承诺，当我看到一个英雄时，我不会让自己的恐惧或偏见阻止我认出他。A. conservation 谈话；B. injustice 不公正；C. prejudice 偏见；D. definition定义。根据第20空前后的内容I promised I’d never let my own fear or 和 prevent me recognizing a hero when I see one.可知，此处指恐惧或“偏见”。故选C。