Question

True Manliness

Fred Liscom was a twelve-year-old boy. His mother was very _____ but his father was away from home. Fred was the person to take care of his mother.

One day, Tom Barton, one of Fred’s classmates, saw him with a _____ in his hand, cleaning the table. He _____ this at school, and Fred received the greeting “Girl boy!”

“Fire! fire!” The _____ spread out one night, and the fire bells began to ring. Fred   was _____ by the alarm and he saw the red light streaming into his room. He _____ himself in a moment, and tapped at the door of his mother’s bedroom.

“It is Mr. Barton’s house, Mum. Do let me _____.” he said in eager, excited tones.   Mrs. Liscom thought for a moment. He was young, but she could _____ him. “Yes, you may go.” she answered: “But be careful. Don’t do _____ things.” Fred promised to follow her advice, and _____ to the fire.

Mr. and Mrs. Barton were not at home. The house had been left in charge of the servants. The fire _____ with fearful speed, for there was a high wind, and it was found impossible  to save the house. The servants ran about, screaming but doing nothing to any purpose.

Fred found Tom Barton outside. “Where is Katy?” he asked. Tom, trembling with _____, seemed to have had no thought. He said, “Katy is in the house!” “In what room?” asked Fred. “In that one,” said Tom, pointing to a window in the upper story.

It was no time for words, but for _____. The staircase was already on fire; there was  but one way to reach Katy which was full of _____. The second floor might fall at any  moment, and Fred knew it. But he _____ sought help and guidance.

A ladder was quickly brought, and placed against the _____. Fred climbed it, followed by the hired man, dashed in the window, and pushed his way into the room where he found Katy with some _____. The poor girl lay nearly suffocated（ 窒 息 ）with _____. Fred managed to carry her to the window as quickly as possible, and placed her upon the sill (窗台). She was immediately grasped, and _____ down the ladder, Fred following as fast as possible. They had scarcely reached the ground before a crash of falling timbers told them that they had barely escaped with their lives.

Fred showed us true _____ is in harmony with gentleness, kindness, and selflessness.

1.A.beautiful B.kind C.strict D.sick

2.A.textbook B.dishcloth C.toothbrush D.newspaper

3.A.reported B.followed C.controlled D.criticized

4.A.whistle B.secret C.cry D.fire

5.A.wakened B.saved C.disturbed D.challenged

6.A.dressed B.seated C.absented D.enjoyed

7.A.apologize B.explain C.know D.go

8.A.persuade B.trust C.remind D.respect

9.A.boring B.childish C.useless D.silly

10.A.hesitated B.struggled C.hurried D.prepared

11.A.burned B.spread C.moved D.disappeared

12.A.terror B.anger C.relief D.anxiety

13.A.confusion B.thanks C.regret D.action

14.A.turns B.danger C.plants D.furniture

15.A.suddenly B.excitedly C.slowly D.calmly

16.A.staircase B.window C.wall D.door

17.A.difficulty B.uncertainty C.curiosity D.patience

18.A.water B.illness C.smoke D.poison

19.A.rolled B.carried C.pushed D.sent

20.A.friendliness B.nobleness C.manliness D.effectiveness

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.D

16.C

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了12岁的小男孩Fred尽管受到同学Tom的侮辱，却仍然在某一天夜里，Tom家着火时，义无反顾地奔赴火场，救出了Tom的家人。文章向读者展现了一个善良、勇敢、聪明的小男子汉形象。

1.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他母亲病得很重，但他父亲离家在外。A. beautiful美丽的；B. kind善良的；C. strict严厉的；D. sick生病的。从下文Fred要照顾母亲来看，她应该是生病了。故选D项。

2.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：看到他手里拿着一块抹布，正在擦桌子。A. textbook教科书；B. dishcloth抹布，茶巾；C. toothbrush牙刷；D. newspaper报纸。这里的动作是擦桌子，按照常理推断要用抹布。故选B项。

3.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他在学校里宣告了这件事。A. reported报告，报道；B. followed跟随；C. controlled控制；D. criticized批评。这里指的是Tom目睹了Fred用抹布擦桌子（比较精致、比较秀气的行为），然后在学校里大肆宣扬，导致Fred被大家叫作“Girl boy”。故选A项。

4.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：一天晚上，叫喊声传了出来，火警铃也响了起来。A. whistle口哨；B. secret秘密；C. cry叫喊，叫声；D. fire火。前句中的“Fire！Fire！”显然是人们发现着火后的呼救声。故选C项。

5.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：Fred被警铃吵醒，看到红色的光芒照进了他的房间。A. wakened苏醒，叫醒；B. saved保存，节约；C. disturbed打扰；D. challenged挑战。事情发生在晚上，这里的被动语态应该指Fred被报警声吵醒。故选A项。

6.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他立刻穿好衣服，然后去拍母亲卧室的门。A. dressed给……穿衣；B. seated使坐下；C. absented使缺席；D. enjoyed享受。同样结合晚上睡觉的情境，Fred应该是先穿好了衣服。故选A项。

7.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：请让我去吧。A. apologize道歉；B. explain解释；C. know知道，了解；D. go去往。从下文Fred母亲给出的允许“Yes，you may go”可知，Fred在征求母亲的许可去救火。故选D项。

8.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他还很小，但她信任他。A. persuade劝服；B. trust相信，信任；C. remind使想起；D. respect尊重。联系上下文，既然允许12岁的Fred去救火，母亲应该是相信他、放心他的。故选B项。

9.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是要小心。别做傻事。A. boring无聊的；B. childish幼稚的；C. useless无用的；D. silly愚蠢的。站在母亲的角度，当然希望孩子救火时量力而行，不要一时冲动做傻事。故选D项。

10.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：Fred承诺他会听话，然后赶忙去了火场。A. hesitated犹豫；B. struggled挣扎；C. hurried匆忙进行；D. prepared准备。下文转而描述着火的情况，这里应该指Fred告别母亲后，立刻赶赴火场了。故选C项。

11.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：火势以可怕的速度蔓延。A. burned燃烧；B. spread传播；C. moved移动；D. disappeared消失。结合空白后面的with fearful speed可知，这里要表达火势蔓延得很快。故选B项。

12.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：Tom，恐慌得浑身颤抖，似乎已经大脑一片空白了。A. terror恐慌；B. anger愤怒；C. relief减轻，解除；D. anxiety焦虑。着火的正是Tom的家，发抖的原因应该是感到害怕和恐慌。故选A项。

13.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：没时间多说什么了，该行动了。A. confusion困惑；B. thanks感谢；C. regret后悔；D. action动作，行动。这里空白处与前句words形成对照，指的是情势紧急，必须赶紧行动救人。故选D项。

14.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：只有一条路能到Katy那里，但却充满了危险。A. turns转弯，圈数；B. danger危险；C. plants植物；D. furniture家具。从后句描述的第二层楼随时可能垮塌来看，要去救人的路是十分危险的。故选B项。

15.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：但他冷静地寻求帮助和指导。A. suddenly突然；B. excitedly兴奋地；C. slowly缓慢地；D. calmly冷静地。从下文的施救过程来看，Fred并没有一时冲动地直接去救人，而是经过了冷静的思考。故选D项。

16.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：一架梯子很快被拿了过来，并靠在墙上。A. staircase楼梯；B. window窗户；C. wall墙；D. door门。后文中Katy是在窗台上从梯子下去的，这里就指梯子是靠在墙上直达二楼的。故选C项。

17.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：开辟了一条通往房间的路，在那里他找到了身陷困境之中的Katy。A. difficulty困难；B. uncertainty不确定；C. curiosity好奇；D. patience耐心。从下句描述来看，Katy的处境是比较危险的，也就是遇到了困难、麻烦。故选A项。

18.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个可怜的女孩几乎被烟熏得要窒息了。A. water水；B. illness疾病；C. smoke烟；D. poison毒药。联系火灾现场的情况，应该是被浓烟呛到窒息。故选C项。

19.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：她马上就被抓住了，并顺着梯子运送了下去。A. rolled滚动；B. carried拿，携带；C. pushed推动；D. sent送，寄。这里的两个动作都是在救生人员的帮助下完成的，carry down意为“搬下，拖下”，符合语境。故选B项。

20.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：Fred向我们展示了什么叫真正的男子汉，以及他的善良、温和和无私。A. friendliness友谊，亲密；B. nobleness高贵，高尚；C. manliness男子气概，刚毅；D. effectiveness效力。从这个故事中，能看到的就是Fred的勇敢、有担当，即他的男子气概。故选C项。