题目内容

One warm May day, two eighteen – year – old students from San Francisco State College decided to cool off with a swim at Bakers’ Beach. The two students were named Robert Kogler and Shirley O’Neill. They headed out to sea for a distance of 50 metres. Robert was in front.

         “Suddenly, I heard him scream,” Shirley recalls. “I looked round and saw this great grey thing going up in the air. The water seemed to be alive.”Robert screamed again. “It’s a shark! Get out of here!”

         An eye – witness, Army Sergeant Leo P. Day was on guard at the nearby army post. He saw exactly what happened next. “I could see this boy struggling with the shark in the water,” he said. “The sea was red with blood. He was shouting and signalling someone to go back, go back. Then I saw the girl. She was swimming towards him. She completely ignored his warning.”Shirley reached Robert, and tried to take his hand.“When I pulled, all I could see was his arm, handing by a thread,” she said.

         So she put her arm about Robert’s back, and started to swim towards the shore. She kept praying “Don't’ let it attack again!” That journey to the shore seemed to last for hours. At last, as they neared the shore, a fisherman threw them a line, and pulled them both the rest of the way.The young man had lost a lot of blood, and died two and a half hours later, From the teeth marks, experts identified the attacker as a Great White Shark.For what Sergeant Day called “the greatest exhibition of bravery I have ever seen,” the President of the US gave Shirley a medal for bravery.

1.When Albert was attacked by a shark Shirley        

         A.was swimming in the sea

    B.was watching him on the shore

         C.was on guard at the nearby army post

         D.was shouting and struggling with a shark, too

2.Choose the right time order of the following events in the story.

         a. Army Sergeant saw the girl swimming to the boy.

b. Shirley saw a great grey thing.

         c. They headed out to sea.

d. Robert died.

e. A fisherman threw them a line.

         f. He saw a boy struggling with a shark.

         A.b,c,e,d,f,a                    B.c,a,f,d,e,b                    C.b,c,f,a,d,e                    D.c,b,f,a,e, d

3.We can learn from the passage that         

         A.the two students were brave and considerate

         B.the fisherman was adventurous and helpful

         C.the experts didn’t do much research on sharks

         D.the Sergeant cared too much about his own life

 

【答案】

 

1.A

2.D

3.A

【解析】

试题分析:文章讲的是两个孩子在海里游泳,遇到鲨鱼袭击,其中一个孩子勇敢的表现。

1.A 推理题。从第一段的句子They headed out to sea for a distance of 50 metres. Robert was in front.说明两人都在海里游泳。选A

2.D 排序题。根据故事发展的顺序可知选D。

3.A 归纳总结题。这篇文章主要说Shirley的勇敢,根据文章二段“It’s a shark! Get out of here!”可知Robert很考虑周到。,故A正确。

考点:日常故事类短文阅读

点评: 本文对细节和推理能力要求很高,要求考生阅读时抓住文章的中心和细节,还要注意主人翁的对话。

 

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B.In 1908.

C.In 1914.

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A.Anna Jarvis.

B.Public officials.

C.Woodrow Wilson.

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1.When the writer saw the gun pointing against the car window________.

Ashe felt very annoyed

Bshe lost consciousness

Cshe felt very much nervous

Dshe lost the power of thinking

2.What most possibly drove the two gunmen away?

AJeremy's fighting.

BThe author's screaming.

CTheir neighbour's brave action.

DThe police's arrival.

3.When the author called for help, the neighbors didn't come out immediately because________.

Athey were much too frightened

Bthey were busy preparing dinners

Cthey needed time to find baseball bats

Dthey thought someone was playing a trick

4.What the author wants to tell us is that________.

Aneighbors are not helpful in moments of difficulty

Bthe police are not reliable when one is in trouble

Csecurity is impossible as long as people can have guns

Dpreventing robbers entering your house is the best choice

 

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Just as I was about    the search, I heard the garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice    from the inside. “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an     look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked,    a small square shape.

It was nearly 3 a. m. by the time I got into bed. I    get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my wallet back. I    had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place    people were willing to help each other.

1.A. exercise            B. work             C. practice                          D. training

2.A. still                     B. already                  C. yet                                   D. only

3.A. to deal with      B. to handle with     C. handling with                D. dealing with

4.A. of                        B. about                     C. over                                D. out

5.A. City life              B. Country life          C. School life            D. Modern life

6.A. busy                            B. crowded               C. noisy                      D. empty 

7.A. proud                B. confident              C. small                      D. excited

8.A. fast                              B. immediately         C. rapidly                            D. quickly

9.A. All which                    B. All                          C. That                                 D. Which

10.A. Therefore                B. Still                         C. Consequently                D. Subsequently

11.A. Suddenly                  B. Gradually     C. Absolutely            D. Exactly

12.A. which              B. that                        C. where                             D. what

13.A. Even if             B. Although               C. As if                       D. As though

14.A. to give in                  B. giving in                C. to give up             D. giving up

15.A. called              B. calling                    C. was called             D. to call

16.A. amusing                    B. amazing      C. amazed                           D. amused

17.A. to hold up                B. holding up  C. to hold on                     D. holding on

18.A. couldn’t                    B. wouldn’t               C. didn’t                              D. shouldn’t

19.A. still                            B. already                  C. also                                 D. certainly

20.A. as far as                    B. as well as     C. as soon as             D. as long as

 

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