Question

   Some years ago，on a hot summer day in south Florida，a little boy decided to go for a swim in the river in front of his house.

  In a (1) to dive into the cool river，he ran out through the back door，leaving (2) his shoes and shirt as he went. He dived into the water, not (3) that as he swam toward the middle of the river, an alligator(短吻If) was swimming (4) him. Inside the house, his mother was looking out by the window. She saw the two as they got closer and closer. In great fear，she rushed out of the house and (5) toward the water， (6) to her son as loudly as she could.

  Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a (7) to swim to his mother. It was too    (8) Just as the mother reached her son, so did the alligator.

  From the bank，the mother caught the boy by the (9) while the alligator snatched his leg. Then began an unbelievable tug-of-war(拔河比賽)between the two. The alligator was much (10) than the mother, but the mother wouldn't give up.

  A farmer (11) to drive by. He heard the cry,raced from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator.

After weeks and weeks in hospital, the little boy was in good (12) again. But on his legs there were scars(傷皰) (13) by the animal and,on his arms,there were also scars left by his mother in her effort to hold on to the son she loved.

  A newspaper reporter asked the boy (14) he would show his scars. The boy lifted his legs. And then,with clear(15)，he said to the reporter, "But look at my arms,I have great scars on my arms,too. I have them because my mother wouldn't let go."
(   ) 1. A. hurry    B. dream    C. hungry    D. time

(   ) 2. A. for    B. over      C. behind    D. out

(   ) 3. A. hearing    B. understanding    C. feeling    D. realizing

(   ) 4. A. backward    B. downward     C. toward    D. upward

(   ) 5. A. ran        B. walked       C. jumped    D. moved

(   ) 6. A. smiling    B. shouting    C. talking    D. nodding

(   ) 7. A. change    B. mistake    C. face    D. turn

(   ) 8. A. dangerous    B. close    C. late    D. early

(   ) 9. A. legs       B. arms      C. hands    D. feet

(   ) 10. A. faster    B. taller    C. bigger    D. stronger

(   ) 11. A. happened    B. came    C. noticed    D. stopped

(   ) 12. A. shape    B. health     C. look    D. build

(   ) 13. A. followed    B. written    C. left    D. broken

(   ) 14. A. where         B. how      C. when    D. whether

(   ) 15. A. sadness    B. pride     C.purpose  D. service

Answer 1

1.A  hurry意為"匆忙";dream意為"夢想";hungry意為"饑餓的";time意為"時間"。由下文中的 leaving his shoes and shirt as he went可知，他匆匆忙忙潛入河中。in a hurry意為"匆忙"，符合文意，故選A。

2. C 由下文中的He dived into the water可知，他邊跑邊脫下鞋子和襯衫。leave behind意為"把留在

后面"，符合文意，故選C。

3. D hear意為"聽見";understand意為"理解";feel意為"感覺";realize意為"意識到"。當(dāng)他向河中央游的時候，沒有意識到一條鱷魚在游向他,故選D。

4. C 一條鱷魚在游向他。toward意為"向，朝"，符合文意，故選C。

5. A run意為"跑";walk意為"走";jump意為"跳";move意為"移動"。由上文中的she rushed out of the house可知，媽媽向河邊跑去，故選A。

6. B smile意為"微笑";shout意為"喊叫";talk意為"談?wù)?;nod意為"點頭"。由下文中Hearing her voice可知，她盡可能地大聲向兒子喊叫，故選B。

7. D change意為"變化";mistake意為"錯誤";face意為"臉";turn意為"（線路或方向的）改變"。由上文的swam toward the middle of the river和下文to swim to his mother可知，他改變了方向，故選D。

8. C dangerous意為"危險的";close意為"靠近的";late意為"晚的";early意為"早的"。由下文Just as the mother reached her son,so did the alligator.可知，這一切者P太晚了，故選C.

9. B  由下文中的on his arms,there were also scars left by his mother可知，媽媽抓住了男孩的胳膊，故選B₀

10. D faster意為"更快的";taller意為"^高的";bigger意為"更大的";stronger意為"更強壯的"。由下文but the mother would't give up可知，這里是說鱷魚比媽媽更強壯，故選D。

11. A happen意為"碰巧;發(fā)生";come意為"來";notice意為"注意";stop意為"停止"。句意為：一位農(nóng)民碰巧駕車路過，故選A。

12. B shape意為"形狀";health意為"健康";look意為"外貌"，build意為"體形"。句意為：在醫(yī)院數(shù)周之后，小男孩又恢復(fù)了健康。故選B。

13. C follow意為"跟隨";write意為"寫";leave意為"留下";break意為"打破"。在他的腿上有鱷魚留下的傷疤。故選C.

14. D句意為：報社的記者問男孩是否可以展示一下他的傷疤。whether意為"是否"，符合文意，故選D.

15. B sadness意為"悲傷";pride意為"驕傲";purpose意為"目的";service意為"服務(wù)"。由下文中的I have them because my mother wouldn't let go.可知，此處指他非常肖豪地對記者說。