Question

When the weather turns warm, everyone wants to be in or around the water. Hanging out at the pool the beach on a hot day is a great way to beat the heat.

Most people don’t think much about water -but they should. For people between the ages of 5 and 24, drowning is the second cause of accidental death.

It doesn’t have to be that way, .By knowing how to stay safe and following a few simple guidelines, most water related accidents can be .

It’s a good idea to swim only in places that are watched over by a lifeguard. can predict changing ocean currents, sudden storms, or other dangers. In the event that something does go wrong, lifeguards are trained in techniques.

Swimming in an body of water(like a river, lake, or ocean) is different from swimming in a pool. You need more to handle the currents and other changing conditions in the open water.

If you do find yourself in a current, don’t panic and don’t fight the current. Try to swim parallel(平行) to the shore until you are able to the current, which is usually a narrow channel of water. try to make your way back to shore as you do so. If you’re to swim away from the current, stay calm and with the current. The current will usually ,then you can swim to shore.

a very good swimmer who tries to swim against a strong current will get worn out. If you’re going to in open water, better take lessons that provide you with tips on unexpected dangers.

Some areas with extremely strong currents are limits when it comes to swimming. Do your research so you know not to swim, and pay attention to any warning signs posted in the area.

1.A. pollution B. safety C. supply D. shortage

2.A. changing B. reasonable C. unknown D. leading

3.A. though B. besides C. therefore D. otherwise

4.A. ignored B. determined C. avoided D. delayed

5.A. Nobody B. Everybody C. Anybody D. Some body

6.A. hidden B. immediate C. obvious D. increased

7.A. medical B. teaching C. rescue D. managing

8.A. active B. attractive C. open D. empty

9.A. time B. energy C. money D. skill

10.A. flooded B. injured C. impressed D. caught

11.A. catch up withB. get out of C. take hold of D. keep away from

12.A. Eventually B. immediately C. Frequently D. Gradually

13.A. unwilling B. unable C. unlikely D. unfortunate

14.A. fight B. bargain C. compete D. float

15.A. set off B. slow down C. break out D. roll over

16.A. Yes B. So C. Also D. Even

17.A. swim B. surf C. dive D. relax

18.A. handling B. foreseeing C. reducing D. identifying

19.A. within B. above C. beyond D. below

20.A. why B. when C. where D. how

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.B

12.D

13.B

14.D

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.A

19.C

20.C

【解析】

試題分析：作者主要敘述如何避免水上危險(xiǎn)，以及在開放的水流中如何去自救。

1.考查名詞辨析。A污染；B安全；C供應(yīng)；D短處，不足。由“drowning is the second cause of accidental death.”可知，溺水是第二大引起意外死亡的……，故講的是水上安全。故選B。

2.考查形容詞辨析。A正在變化的；B負(fù)責(zé)任的；C未知的；D主要的。這句話是說溺水是第二大主要引起意外死亡的因素。故選D。

3.考查連詞辨析。A盡管；B而且；C因此；D否則。根據(jù)“It doesn't have to be that way”可知，本義是它不應(yīng)該是這樣的，這里指盡管存在上面的事實(shí)，因此是轉(zhuǎn)正關(guān)系。故選A。

4.考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A忽視；B決定；C避免；D耽誤。根據(jù)“By knowing how to stay safe and following a few simple guidelines”可知，知道如何保持安全和遵循一些簡單的規(guī)則，就能夠避免水上事故。故選C。

5.考查代詞辨析。A沒人；B每個(gè)人；C任何人；D一些人。根據(jù)“ can predict changing ocean currents, sudden storms”可知，沒人能夠預(yù)測(cè)海洋的變化，突然的風(fēng)暴。故選A。

6.考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A隱藏的；B利基點(diǎn)；C明顯的；D增加的。根據(jù)“ocean currents, sudden storms”可知，與它們選擇并列的是其他隱藏的危險(xiǎn)。故選A。

7.考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A醫(yī)學(xué)的；B教學(xué)；C拯救，挽救；D解決，應(yīng)付。根據(jù)“In the event that something does go wrong, lifeguards are trained in techniques.”可知，萬一出了問題，救生員在救援技術(shù)方面訓(xùn)練有素。故選C。

8.考查形容詞辨析。A積極地，主動(dòng)地；B吸引人的；C開著的。開放的；D空的。根據(jù)“body of water(like a river, lake, or ocean) is different from swimming in a pool”可知，開放的河、湖、海洋不同于封閉的游泳池。故選C。

9.考查名詞辨析。A時(shí)間；B精力；C錢；D技能。根據(jù)“handle the currents and other changing conditions in the open water”可知，在開放的有水的環(huán)境，處理水流和其它條件的變化需要更多的精力。故選B。

10. 考查動(dòng)詞辨析。 A發(fā)洪水；B受傷；C留下……印象；D抓住。根據(jù)“If you do find yourself in a current”可知，如果你陷入到開放的水流條件中。故選D。

11.考查詞組辨析。A趕上；B擺脫，逃避；C抓�。籇不接近，避開。根據(jù)“Try to swim parallel(平行) to the shore until you are able to the current”可知，試圖平行游到岸邊直到你能夠擺脫開放的水流環(huán)境中。故選B。

12.考查副詞辨析。A最終；B立即，馬上；C頻繁地；D逐漸地。根據(jù)“try to make your way back to shore as you do so.”可知，這樣做是慢慢地讓自己回到岸邊。故選D。

13.考查形容詞辨析。A 不情愿的；B 不能夠的；C 不可能的；D 不幸的。根據(jù)“If you’re to swim away from the current”可知，如果你不能夠從當(dāng)下水流的環(huán)境中游開的話。故選B。

14.考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A 戰(zhàn)斗；B 討價(jià)還價(jià)；C 競(jìng)爭(zhēng)；D 浮動(dòng)。根據(jù)“stay calm and with the current”可知，保持冷靜而且隨波逐流。故選D。

15.考查詞組辨析。A 出發(fā)；B 慢下來；C 打破；D 滾下來。The current will usually 可知，水流通常會(huì)緩慢下來。故選B。

16.6】考查副詞辨析。A 是；B 所以；C 也；D 即使。由“56 a very good swimmer who tries to swim against a strong current will get worn out.”可知，甚至一位非常好的游泳者，試圖游來對(duì)抗強(qiáng)大的水流都會(huì)筋疲力盡的。故選D。

17.7】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A 游泳；B 沖浪；C 潛水；D 放松。由“better take lessons that provide you with tips”可知，如果想在開放的水中去游泳的話該如何去做。故選A。

18.8】考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A 處理；B 預(yù)見；C 減少；D 識(shí)別。“on unexpected dangers.”指在處理突發(fā)的危險(xiǎn)。故選A。

19.9】考查介詞辨析。A 在內(nèi)；B 以上C 超過；D 以下。由“Some areas with extremely strong currents are limits when it comes to swimming.”可知，一些特別湍急的水流區(qū)域超過了游泳的極限。故選C。

20.20】考查副詞辨析。A 為什么；B 什么時(shí)候；C 在哪；D 怎么用。這里指知道哪里不能游泳，指代的地點(diǎn)，用where。故選C。

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