Question

On a sunny day last August, Tim heard some shouting. Looking out to the sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.

Two 12?year?old boys, Christian and Jack, rowed out a boat to search for a football.Once they'd rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water.The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore.But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.

Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves.

“Everything went quiet in my head，” Tim recalls(回憶)．“I was trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line.”

Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water.Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress.“At one point, I considered turning back，” he says.“I wondered if I was putting my life at risk.” After 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to yell to the boys, “Take down the umbrella！”

Christian made much effort to take down the umbrella.Then Tim was able to catch up and climb aboard the boat.He took over rowing, but the waves were almost too strong for him.

“Let's aim for the pier(碼頭)，” Jack said.Tim turned the boat toward it.Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink.“Can you guys swim？” he cried.“A little bit，” the boys said.

Once they were in the water, Tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier.Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs.Tim swam toward land as water washed over the boys' faces.

“Are we almost there？” they asked again and again.“Yes，” Tim told them each time.

After 30 minutes, they reached the pier.

1.Why did the two boys go to the sea?

A．To go boat rowing.

B．To get back their football.

C．To swim in the open water.

D．To test the umbrella as a sail.

2.What does “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．The beach. B．The water.

C．The boat. D．The wind.

3.Why did Tim raise his head regularly?

A．To take in enough fresh air.

B．To consider turning back or not.

C．To check his distance from the boys.

D．To ask the boys to take down the umbrella.

4.How did the two boys finally reach the pier?

A．They were dragged to the pier by Tim.

B．They swam to the pier all by themselves.

C．They were washed to the pier by the waves.

D．They were carried to the pier by Tim on his back.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】本文為記敘文，題材為日常活動。本文講述了兩個孩子為了找一個足球駕船出海而遇到危險，最終被Tim成功救回的故事。

1.答案：B　細節理解題。根據文章第二段第一句Two 12?year?old boys，Christian and Jack，rowed out a boat to search for a football.可知應選B項。

2.2】答案：D　詞義猜測題。句意：但是他們沒有能力和風抗衡，于是船失控了。所以it指風。

3.3】答案：C　細節理解題。根據文章第五段第二句Every 500 yards or so，he raised his head to judge his progress.可知他常抬起頭來看看自己的進展，即距離兩個孩子的距離，故選C項。

4.4】答案：A　細節理解題。根據文章倒數第三段可知兩個孩子是被Tim拖到碼頭的，故選A項。

疑難詞匯解讀

1．panic (panicked，panicking) vt./vi.(使)恐慌

When you are in a tight situation，don't panic.形勢危急時，不要驚慌。

n．恐慌，驚慌

get into a panic陷入恐慌

I got into a panic when I saw smoke coming out of the kitchen.看到廚房冒煙，我驚慌失措。

2．risk vt.冒險

You risked your life to save the children.

你冒著生命危險去救那些孩子。

run/take a risk冒險

He felt he had to decide on every step instead of taking risks.他覺得他必須考慮好每一步，而不能冒險。