Question

    Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming lake behind his house.

In a hurry to____into the cool water, he ran out the back door, ____ behind his shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator (鳄鱼) was swimming toward the ______.

His mother in the house was looking out the _____ and saw the two as they got closer and closer. In _____ fear, she ran toward the water, ______ to her son as loudly as she could. 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 alligator reached him.

From the dock (码头)，the mother grabbed her little boy by the _____ just as the alligator snatched (夺取) his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-water (拔河). The alligator was much stronger ____ the mother, but the mother was much too ______. A farmer happened to drive by, took aim and shot the alligator.

After weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy ______. The newspaper reporter asked if he would show him his scars. The boy ______ his legs, then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, “but look at my arms. I have great ________on my arms, too. I have them ______ my mum wouldn’t let go. ”

Some scars have caused us deep regret, but some scars are because of love.

1.A.brought B.dive C.made D.grew

2.A.leaving B.patting C.touching D.striking

3.A.counter B.shelf C.door D.shore

4.A.wall B.door C.window D.sea

5.A.curious B.anxious C.friendly D.extreme

6.A.yelling B.talking C.calling D.crying

7.A.surprised B.shocked C.alarmed D.confused

8.A.late B.similar C.grateful D.familiar

9.A.legs B.fingers C.arms D.shoulders

10.A.while B.when C.than D.because

11.A.hardworking B.passionate C.painful D.strict

12.A.suffered B.lived C.attacked D.survived

13.A.lifted B.felt C.returned D.turned

14.A.scars B.holes C.note D.letter

15.A.once B.because C.if D.unless

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.A

15.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一个夏天，男孩决定去家后面的湖里游泳，没有看到正有一只鳄鱼向他游过来，母亲看到了，跑过来尽她所能朝着儿子大喊，但是已经晚了。鳄鱼咬住了男孩的胳膊，母亲使劲拽着男孩的胳膊，最终男孩得救，却在两个胳膊上都留下了伤疤。我们每个人都有着痛苦的伤疤，但是一些伤疤，是在挣扎中朋友或家人紧紧抱着你形成的。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他急急忙忙地跳进清凉的水里，从后门跑了出去，把鞋子、袜子和衬衫都留在了那里。A. brought带来；B. dive潜水；C. made制作；D. grew成长。这里用dive与后面的into the cool water搭配，意思是潜入了水中，所以此处选用dive。故选B。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他急急忙忙地跳进清凉的水里，从后门跑了出去，把鞋子、袜子和衬衫都留在了那里。A. leaving留下，离开；B. patting轻拍；C. touching触碰；D. striking打击。这里用leaving与后面的behind his shoes搭配，短语leave behind表示“留下”，所以此处选用leaving。故选A。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他飞进水里，没有意识到当他游向湖心的时候，一只短吻鳄正向岸边游来。A. counter柜台；B. shelf架子；C. door门；D. shore岸边。结合前文可知小男孩在湖边游泳，所以鳄鱼游到了岸边。故选D。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的母亲在房子里看着窗外，看到他们两个越来越近。A. wall墙壁；B. door门；C. window窗户；D. sea海洋。根据上文His mother in the house was looking out the可知，妈妈当时在房子里，透过窗户看到这一切。故选C。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在极度的恐惧中，她跑向水面，尽可能大声地对她的儿子大喊大叫。A. curious好奇的；B. anxious焦急的；C. friendly友好的；D. extreme极度的。由下文得知，妈妈看到鳄鱼游到了孩子身边，害怕极了。extreme“极度的”符合语境。故选D。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在极度的恐惧中，她跑向水面，尽可能大声地对她的儿子大喊大叫。A. yelling叫喊；B. talking谈话；C. calling呼叫；D. crying哭泣。由下文中as loudly as she could可知，应该是妈妈大喊大叫，yell符合题意。故选A。

7.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：听到她的声音，小男孩警惕起来，掉头向妈妈游去。A. surprised惊讶的；B. shocked震惊的；C. alarmed警惕的，惊恐的；D. confused困惑的。由下文made a U-turn to swim to his mother.可知，小男孩听到妈妈的呼喊警觉了，于是掉头往回游。alarmed“警惕的”符合语境。故选C。

8.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一切都太迟了。A. late迟的；B. similar相似的；C. grateful感谢的；D. familiar熟悉的。由下文Just as he reached her, the alligator reached him.可知，男孩往回游得太迟了，鳄鱼赶上他了。故选A。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：在码头上，母亲一把抓住小男孩的胳膊，就像短吻鳄一把咬住他的腿一样。A. legs腿；B. fingers手指；C. arms胳膊；D. shoulders肩膀。由下文but look at my arms.可知，此处是妈妈拉住孩子的胳膊。故选C。

10.考查连接词辨析。句意：短吻鳄比母亲强壮得多，但妈妈却是更加充满力量的。A. while在……期间；B. when当……时候；C. than比；D. because因为。本句意为：鳄鱼比妈妈强壮多了。此处为比较状语从句应用than。故选C。

11.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：短吻鳄比母亲强壮得多，但妈妈却是更加充满力量的。A. hardworking努力工作的；B. passionate激昂的，充满热情的；C. painful痛苦的；D. strict严格的。passionate本意是“激情的”，此处贴切的描绘出妈妈为了拯救孩子不要命的那股力量的爆发。故选B。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：在医院住了好几个星期后，小男孩活了下来。A. suffered遭受；B. lived居住；C. attacked攻击；D. survived幸存。结合后文采访男孩可知，小男孩经过医院的救治，活了下来，survive从灾难中活过来。故选D。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：男孩抬起他的腿，然后，带着明显的骄傲，他对记者说，“但是看看我的手臂。我的胳膊上也有很大的伤疤。”A. lifted抬起，举起；B. felt感觉；C. returned返回；D. turned转弯。这里用lift与后面的his legs搭配，意思是小男孩抬起了腿。故选A。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：男孩抬起他的腿，然后，带着明显的骄傲，他对记者说，“但是看看我的手臂。我的胳膊上也有很大的伤疤。”A. scars伤疤；B. holes洞；C. note笔记；D. letter信。根据上文信息，小男孩腿上有鳄鱼留下的疤痕，但是胳膊上也有妈妈拉他时留下的疤痕。故选A。

15.考查连接词辨析。句意：我胳膊上有疤，因为我妈妈不肯放弃牢牢抓住的我的胳膊。A. once一旦；B. because因为；C. if如果；D. unless除非。此处为原因状语从句，表示“因为”。故选B。