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　　(2014·皖南八校第二次聯(lián)考)

　　Last November, Nick heard a disorder at a party. A group of people had __1__ outside, pointing at something floating in the Bay. As he ran to __2__， he soon saw what was wrong: Two kids in a boat were caught in the __3__ and being pulled out to sea.

　　Tim and Jack had climbed into a boat anchored nearby and had rowed out to __4__ a football. Reaching beyond the calm waters, the __5__ fitted to the boat caught the wind and pulled it into open water. They tried to row back. But they were no __6__ for the wind and turned around in circles. Nick dashed to the farthest of land. The boat was already just a __7__ on the sea. He knew that the __8__ boat would soon be overtaken by the huge waves, and that it was 2 degrees. Nick jumped into the __9__ cold water. Every 90 yards, he raised his head to assess his __10__. At one point, he considered turning back before managing to yell to them, “Take down the umbrella!”

　　Tim battled with the ropes holding the umbrella. Finally he loosened the ropes and __11__ the umbrella. Then Nick caught up, but soon waves crashed over the boat, which began to sink. Nick __12__ it would be faster to pull them toward the nearest bank. They __13__ wore life jackets, which Nick held in one hand, swimming __14__.“Are we there?” they asked repeatedly. “Yes，” Nick __15__ them each time. It was 30 minutes before they got to the bank and stayed as close as possible for __16__. Worn out, Nick had hardly arrived when he __17__.It was an hour later when he found himself in a hospital that he came to. Asked what it took him to make the __18__ move, he replied:

　　It is __19__ to step out of the comfort zone. Being an onlooker is a cautious existence, but __20__ we should never be stuck in. Stand by or stand up.

　　文章大意：尼克英雄救人記。

　　1.A.played B.gathered

　　C.laughed D.cried

　　答案：B　去年11月，尼克聽說了在一個聚會上發(fā)生了騷亂。一群人“聚集”在外面，指著海灣中好像有什么東西在漂浮。gather“聚集”符合語境。

　　2.A.investigate B.find

　　C.ask D.join

　　答案：A　當他跑過去“調(diào)查”時，他發(fā)現(xiàn)是一場誤會：兩個孩子坐著的船隨著“浪”漂向了海里。investigate“調(diào)查”;find“找到，發(fā)現(xiàn)”;ask“問”;join“參加”。

　　3.A.sands B.rain

　　C.waves D.sun

　　答案：C　見上題解析，wave“波浪”。

　　4.A.kick B.borrow

　　C.buy D.recover

　　答案：D　提姆和杰克爬上了一艘停泊在附近的船，劃了過去“找回”一個足球。recover“找回”;kick“踢”;borrow“借”;buy“買”。

　　5.A.life jacket B.umbrella

　　C.rope D.anchor

　　答案：B　到達了平靜的水面，安在船上的“傘”遇到了風，使船駛?cè)肓碎_闊的水面。umbrella“傘”符合語境。此處與10空后的umbrella照應。

　　6.A.match B.strength

　　C.power D.force

　　答案：A　他們試著向回劃，但是他們“抵不過”風力，在原地打轉(zhuǎn)。no match for“抵不過，不是……的對手，比不過”。

　　7.A.ball B.dot

　　C.line D.light

　　答案：B　尼克沖到了陸地最遠的地方，海中的船此時已經(jīng)變成了一個黑“點”。dot“點”符合語境。

　　8.A.lost B.delicate

　　C.old D.damaged

　　答案：B　他知道這樣“纖弱的”小船很快就會遇上海里的2級巨浪。delicate“纖弱的，易損的”符合語境。

　　9.A.bitterly B.absolutely

　　C.fairly D.helplessly

　　答案：A　尼克跳入“刺骨的”海水里，每隔90碼伸出頭來看看自己的“位置”。bitterly cold“刺骨地寒冷”符合語境。

　　10.A.progress B.weather

　　C.strength D.energy

　　答案：A　見上題解析。progress“進步，前進”符合語境。

　　11.A.threw B.opened

　　C.closed D.freed

　　答案：D　最后他終于松開了繩子放下了傘。free“釋放，使自由”符合語境。

　　12.A.decided B.said

　　C.declared D.recognized

　　答案：A　隨后尼克趕到了，但隨后海浪打壞了船，船開始下沉。尼克“意識到”要盡快將他們托回岸邊。decide“斷定，決定”符合語境。

　　13.A.awkwardly B.carefully

　　C.slowly D.easily

　　答案：A　他們“笨拙地”穿上救生衣，尼克一手拉著他們，“拼命地”劃。awkwardly“笨拙地”符合語境。

　　14.A.hopefully B.cautiously

　　C.continuously D.desperately

　　答案：D　見上題解析。desperately“絕望地，拼命地”符合語境。

　　15.A.told B.comforted

　　C.discouraged D.supported

　　答案：B　“我們安全了嗎?”他們不停地問�！笆堑摹蹦峥瞬煌５亍鞍矒帷彼麄�。comfort“安慰，安撫”符合語境。

　　16.A.food B.pleasure

　　C.warmth D.help

　　答案：C　從冷得發(fā)抖的水中出來后，當然要靠近“溫暖”。warmth“溫暖，暖和”符合語境。

　　17.A.passed out B.passed away

　　C.passed off D.passed by

　　答案：A　尼克筋疲力盡幾乎昏厥過去。

　　18.A.warm B.generous

　　C.proud D.brave

　　答案：D　當被問到是什么趨使他做出這種“英勇的”舉動時，他回答道：遇到這種事，從安全舒適的地方站出來(不作旁觀者)是很“難”的舉動。

　　19.A.easy B.tough

　　C.interesting D.dull

　　答案：B　見上題解析。tough“艱難的”符合語境。

　　20.A.which B.that

　　C.one D.it

　　答案：C　作為旁觀者是小心翼翼的，但是我們不應該陷入其中(成為一名旁觀者)。而應該站出來、站起來。此處one指代前面的a cautious existence。