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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(tīng)說(shuō)了在一個(gè)聚會(huì)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(yǔ)境。
2.A.investigate B.find
C.ask D.join
答案：A 當(dāng)他跑過(guò)去“調(diào)查”時(shí)，他發(fā)現(xiàn)是一場(chǎng)誤會(huì)：兩個(gè)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(wèn)”;join“參加”。
3.A.sands B.rain
C.waves D.sun
答案：C 見(jiàn)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(guò)去“找回”一個(gè)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(dá)了平靜的水面，安在船上的“傘”遇到了風(fēng)，使船駛?cè)肓碎_(kāi)闊的水面。umbrella“傘”符合語(yǔ)境。此處與10空后的umbrella照應(yīng)。
6.A.match B.strength
C.power D.force
答案：A 他們?cè)囍蚧貏潱撬麄儭暗植贿^(guò)”風(fēng)力，在原地打轉(zhuǎn)。no match for“抵不過(guò)，不是……的對(duì)手，比不過(guò)”。
7.A.ball B.dot
C.line D.light
答案：B 尼克沖到了陸地最遠(yuǎn)的地方，海中的船此時(shí)已經(jīng)變成了一個(gè)黑“點(diǎn)”。dot“點(diǎn)”符合語(yǔ)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(huì)遇上海里的2級(jí)巨浪。delicate“纖弱的，易損的”符合語(yǔ)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(lái)看看自己的“位置”。bitterly cold“刺骨地寒冷”符合語(yǔ)境。
10.A.progress B.weather
C.strength D.energy
答案：A 見(jiàn)上題解析。progress“進(jìn)步，前進(jìn)”符合語(yǔ)境。
11.A.threw B.opened
C.closed D.freed
答案：D 最后他終于松開(kāi)了繩子放下了傘。free“釋放，使自由”符合語(yǔ)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(kāi)始下沉。尼克“意識(shí)到”要盡快將他們托回岸邊。decide“斷定，決定”符合語(yǔ)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(yǔ)境。
14.A.hopefully B.cautiously
C.continuously D.desperately
答案：D 見(jiàn)上題解析。desperately“絕望地，拼命地”符合語(yǔ)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(wèn)�！笆堑摹蹦峥瞬煌５亍鞍矒帷彼麄�。comfort“安慰，安撫”符合語(yǔ)境。
16.A.food B.pleasure
C.warmth D.help
答案：C 從冷得發(fā)抖的水中出來(lái)后，當(dāng)然要靠近“溫暖”。warmth“溫暖，暖和”符合語(yǔ)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(guò)去。
18.A.warm B.generous
C.proud D.brave
答案：D 當(dāng)被問(wèn)到是什么趨使他做出這種“英勇的”舉動(dòng)時(shí)，他回答道：遇到這種事，從安全舒適的地方站出來(lái)(不作旁觀者)是很“難”的舉動(dòng)。
19.A.easy B.tough
C.interesting D.dull
答案：B 見(jiàn)上題解析。tough“艱難的”符合語(yǔ)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(yīng)該陷入其中(成為一名旁觀者)。而應(yīng)該站出來(lái)、站起來(lái)。此處one指代前面的a cautious existence。
