Question

It was an unforgettable experience. We sat in a boat waiting for Ofai. He was swimming under water. There were many beautiful shells at the bottom. If he could ever find some and bring them _____________, he would make a lot of money. It was a good and fast way to become rich. My uncle Harry was with us to take care of us. Suddenly I saw Ofai _____________ his arms. Then I could see a large shark fish _________ under the water. All at once I was ___________ and held my breath.

“A shark!” cried my uncle. An anxious expression suddenly _____________ on his face. He was thinking of how to save Ofai. We _________ at my uncle and waited for him to take_________.

The fish came near. Now we could see him better. He was of a yellow-brown color and as big as our boat. What could we do to help Ofai? He had been under water for more than an hour. So by now he must be very ___________ and it was difficult for him to swim fast enough to ___________ the trouble. Thinking that Ofai’s life was at great risk, my uncle could ____________ it no longer. Without ____________ he took his knife and jumped into the water. Down he went after the man-eating fish. The shark was ____________ straight for Ofai. Then, suddenly, the fish turned. My uncle’s strong arm had __________ the knife deep into the side of the great fish. The water turned red as blood ran from the shark.

Now Ofai had time to reach the top. At last he was safe in the boat. But the fish was __________. He turned to __________ the man who had hurt him. As he swam to my uncle, he opened his great mouth. Again the knife went forward. This time it cut deep into the shark’s nose.

For a minute the shark lay __________. Now Uncle was able to swim to the top. Ofai quickly pulled him into the boat. It wasn’t long before the shark came to __________. He hit the boat with such a hard __________ that the sides were almost pushed in. We rowed as hard as possible and finally we were safe on the seashore.

It was my uncle’s __________ and ability that saved Ofai and all of us. We learned a lesson from this experience that courage __________ everything in time of great danger. We will always keep this experience in mind.

1.A. down    B. up    C. in    D. forward

2.A. wave    B. rise    C. hold    D. extend

3.A. lying    B. crawling    C. moving    D. jumping

4.A. annoyed    B. excited    C. astonished    D. frightened

5.A. appeared    B. existed    C. reflected    D. flashed

6.A. called    B. stared    C. laughed    D. shouted

7.A. measure    B. step    C. action    D. advice

8.A. tired    B. excited    C. disappointed    D. satisfied

9.A. put up with    B. break away from    C. get along with    D. get out of

10.A. make    B. stand    C. hold    D. accept

11.A. difficulty    B. permission    C. delay    D. preparation

12.A. waiting    B. heading    C. fighting    D. looking

13.A. turned    B. passed    C. took    D. sent

14.A. sad    B. calm    C. brave    D. angry

15.A. see    B. help    C. attack    D. protect

16.A. quiet    B. frightened    C. still    D. discouraged

17.A. life    B. notice    C. mind    D. an end

18.A. movement    B. weight    C. crash    D. blow

19.A. courage    B. kindness    C. cleverness    D. enthusiasm

20.A. matters    B. means    C. suggests    D. predicts

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.D

15.C

16.C

17.A

18.D

19.A

20.B

【解析】本文讲述了作者经历的一次在海上遇到鲨鱼的难忘经历。

1.B考查副词。A. down向下；B. up向上；C. in在……里面；D. forward向前。如果他能找到并带上来一些贝壳,他就能大赚一笔。故选B。

2.A考查动词。A. wave挥动；B. rise上升；C. hold握住；D. extend延伸。wave one’s arms“挥手”。由下文可知，一条鲨鱼出现了，因此此处是Ofai挥动手臂向作者他们发出求救信号。故选A。

3.C考查动词。A. lying躺；B. crawling爬；C. moving移动；D. jumping跳跃。这时作者看见一条大鲨鱼在水下游动，故用moving。

4.D考查形容词。A. annoyed感到烦恼；B. excited感到兴奋；C. astonished感到吃惊；D. frightened感到害怕。突然我感到害怕，我吓得一下子屏住呼吸。故选D。

5.A考查动词。A. appeared出现；B. existed存在；C. reflected反射；D. flashed闪烁。突然他脸上露出担忧的表情。appear“出现，呈现”。故选A。

6.B考查动词。A. called叫喊；B. stared盯着；C. laughed大笑；D. shouted呼喊。作者他们盯着叔叔看，等待他采取行动。故选B。

7.C考查名词。A. measure测量；B. step脚步；C. action行动；D. advice建议。作者他们盯着叔叔看，等待他采取行动。take action采取行动。故选C。

8.A考查形容词。A. tired疲倦的；B. excited兴奋的；C. disappointed失望的；D. satisfied满意的。现在他一定很累，很难游得足够快以摆脱困境。故选A。

9.D考查动词词组。A. put up with忍受；B. break away from放弃；脱离；C. get along with取得进展；D. get out of逃避，避免。现在他一定很累,很难游得足够快以摆脱困境。get out of trouble“摆脱困境”，是固定搭配。故选D。

10.B考查动词。A. make制造；B. stand忍受，站立；C. hold握住；D. accept接受。想到Ofai的生命危在旦夕,叔叔再也不能忍受了。故选B。

11.C考查名词。A. difficulty困难；B. permission许可；C. delay拖延；D. preparation准备。他毫不犹豫地拿着刀跳下水。without delay“一刻也不耽搁”。

12.B考查动词。A. waiting等待；B. heading朝着；C. fighting战斗；D. looking看。鲨鱼径直朝Ofai游去。head for“朝……前进”。故选B。

13.D考查动词。A. turned转变；B. passed通过；C. took拿走；D. sent寄派，使进入。叔叔强有力的手臂已把刀深深地插入了大鲨鱼身体的一侧。send在此处表示“使进入”。故选D。

14.D考查形容词。A. sad伤心的；B. calm冷静的；C. brave勇敢的；D. angry生气的。由于受到攻击鲨鱼被激怒了。只有D项符合语境。

15.C考查动词。A. see看见；B. help帮助；C. attack攻击；D. protect保护。它转过身来，攻击伤害它的那个人。故选C。

16.C考查形容词。A. quiet安静的；B. frightened害怕的；C. still静止不动的；D. discouraged丧失信心的。有一分钟的时间，鲨鱼躺在那儿，一动不动。still表示“静止不动”符合语境。quiet表示“安静，不出声”，这里强调鲨鱼被刺后一动不动，故选C项。

17.A考查名词。A. life生命；B. notice注意，通知；C. mind理智；D. an end结束。come to life“苏醒，振作起来”，故选A。

18.D考查名词。A. movement移动；B. weight重量；C. crash坠毁；D. blow吹，打击。a hard blow“重重的一击”。鲨鱼重击船身以至于船几乎被撞翻了。故选D。

19.A考查名词。A. courage勇气；B. kindness善良；C. cleverness聪明；D. enthusiasm热情。根据文章内容以及下一空前的courage可知，答案为A。

20.B考查动词。A. matters重要；B. means意味着；C. suggests建议；D. predicts预测。从这一经历中作者他们得到启示——在危险时刻勇气意味着一切。mean“意味着”。故选B。