Question

My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at     __. As for me, I __     both well before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.

The last time Dad and I set sail together is really    __ . It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and __    Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the __   __ lake. Dad hadn’t sailed for years, but everything      well with the tiller（舵柄）in his hands.

When we were in the middle of the lake, a       wind came all of a sudden. The boat was  _  _  violently(猛烈地). Dad was always at his best in any   __, but at this moment he __   .

“John!    __ !” he shouted in a trembling(颤抖的) voice, with the tiller still in his hands.

In my memory he could fix any     __. He was the one I always __   __ for strength and security. Before I could respond, a     _ of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller      it was too late. Anther huge wall of water      the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely     of him.

I swam to Dad      and assisted him in climbing onto the hull（船壳）of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was still a little frightened. “It’s all right, Dad. We are __ __ now,” I comforted him.

That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency(紧急情况). More importantly, I found it was my turn to start __     of my father.

1.A. boating                 B. running             C. swimming           D. teaching

2.A. enjoyed       B. desired              C. hated               D. learned

3.A. unforgivable   B. unforgettable      C. cheerful           D. regretful

4.A. sent            B. ordered           C. invited             D. allowed

5.A. calm            B. icy                 C. stormy              D. thundery

6.A. finished                B. went               C. seemed            D. sounded

7.A. strong                  B. gentle              C. cold               D. hot

8.A. pulled         B. broken             C. sailed               D. hit

9.A. danger          B. place              C. sport               D. job

10.A. suffered                 B. fell           C. froze           D. forgot

11.A. Look           B. Help                C. Run                 D. Jump

12.A. problem       B. relationship        C. machine            D. boat

13.A. turned to      B. lived with           C. argued with         D. objected to

14.A. fountain               B. stream             C. shower              D. wave

15.A. before          B. or               C. after               D. but

16.A. turned on             B. turned into           C. turned over        D. turned up

17.A. ashamed             B. protective           C. tired               D. afraid

18.A. hopelessly            B. quickly              C. slowly               D. helplessly

19.A. painful               B. dangerous         C. safe                D. tired

20.A. catching sight          B. getting fond         C. getting tired       D. taking care

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.A

14.D

15.D

16.C

17.B

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：这是一个发人深思的故事。父亲一直都是孩子的伟岸的形象，但是一次外出活动中，“我”突然发现父亲也有害怕的时候，在帮助了父亲的同时，感到自己长大了应该回报父亲照顾父亲了。体现了浓浓的父子之情，感人至深。

1.考查动名词辨析和对语境的理解。由倒数第三段倒数第二句We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly.以及倒数第二段第一句I swam to Dad可以看出，父亲虽然擅长划船，但是不会游泳，故选C。A. boating划船；B. running跑；C. swimming游泳；D. teaching教书。故选C。

2.考查动词辨析和对语境的理解。A. enjoyed喜欢；B. desired渴望；C. hated不喜欢；D. learned学习。虽然父亲不擅长游泳，但是我住在安大略湖湖边，因此十二岁之前我就学会了划船和游泳，故选D。

3.考查形容词辨析和对语境的理解。 A. unforgivable不可原谅的；B. unforgettable难忘的；C. cheerful       令人振奋的；D. regretful后悔的。由下文描述的那次非凡的划船经历可以看出，经历是难以忘怀的，故选B。

4.考查动词辨析和对语境的理解。A. sent派遣；B. ordered命令；C. invited邀请；D. allowed允许。我毕业回家后邀请父亲去划船，其余选项不符合对父亲的态度，故选C。

5.考查形容词辨析和对语境的理解。A. calm平静的；B. icy结冰的；C. stormy暴风雨的；猛烈的；D. thundery将要打雷似的。由下一段描述突遭风暴可以看出，刚开始在湖上划船时是风平浪静的，故选A。

6.考查动词辨析和对语境的理解。 A. finished结束；B. went走，进展；C. seemed似乎；D. sounded听起来。虽然父亲好几年没有划船了，但是他对舵柄还是掌控自如。Everything goes well一切进展顺利， 故选B。

7.考查形容词辨析和对语境的理解。A. strong强壮的；B. gentle温和的；C. cold冷的；D. hot热的。后面讲述了我们的船被掀翻了，可以看出来风力很大，故选A。

8.考查动词辨析和对语境的理解。A. pulled拉；B. broken坏；C. sailed航行；D. hit击打，袭击。风暴突袭，剧烈地碰撞着小船，故选D。

9.考查名词辨析和对语境的理解。A. danger危险；B. place地方；C. sport运动；D. job工作。父亲以前在任何危境中总能处在最佳状态，应对自如，故选A。

10.考查动词辨析和对语境的理解。A. suffered遭受；B. fell落下；C. froze冻住，呆住了，手足无措；D. forgot忘记。但是这一次他却手足无措了，故选C。

11.考查动词辨析和对语境的理解。 A. Look看；B. Help帮助；C. Run跑；D. Jump跳。父亲手里拿着舵柄却不知如何是好，因此向我呼救，由后面颤抖着声音对我大喊可以看出选B。

12.考查名词辨析和对语境的理解。 A. problem问题；B. relationship关系；C. machine机器； D. boat船。在我记忆中，父亲能解决任何问题，故选A。

13.考查动词短语辨析和对语境的理解。 A. turned to转向；B. lived with和……一起生活；C. argued with争论；D. objected to反对。他是一个我可以去寻求力量与安全感的人，turn to sb. for...向某人寻求……，故选A。

14.考查名词辨析和对语境的理解。 A. fountain喷泉；B. stream小溪；C. shower淋浴；D. wave海浪。我还没来得及回答，一股水浪冲进了小船。故选D。

15.考查连词辨析和对语境的理解。 A. before在……之前；B. or或者；C. after在……之后；D. but 但是。我冲过去拿舵柄，但是已经太晚了来不及了。表示转折意义，故选D。

16.考查动词短语辨析和对语境的理解。 A. turned on打开；B. turned into变成；C. turned over翻转；   D. turned up打开，调大。由后一句“我们被打落进水中”，可以看出前一句为“又一堵巨大的水墙把小船打翻了”。故选C。

17.考查形容词辨析和对语境的理解。A. ashamed感觉羞耻的；B. protective给予保护的；C. tired感觉劳累的；D. afraid害怕的。看到父亲在水中无助的挣扎，我感觉要给予保护了。故选B。

18.考查副词辨析和对语境的理解。 A. hopelessly无助地；B. quickly很快地；C. slowly慢慢地； D. helplessly无助地。我迅速游到父亲身边并帮他爬到船壳上去，故选B。

19.考查形容词辨析和对语境的理解。A. painful痛苦的；B. dangerous危险的；C. safe安全的；；D. tired累的。 我安慰父亲“我们现在安全了。”，故选C。

20.考查动词短语辨析和对语境的理解。A. catching sight of看见；B. getting fond of喜欢；C. getting tired of疲倦；D. taking care of照料。更重要的是，我发觉该轮到我来照料父亲了。故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。