Question

【题目】Under Water

June was sitting by the swimming pool in her new swimsuit. Feeling really hot, she dived into the water. _____ else was in the pool. It was so good to have the whole pool to herself. The fresh water cooled her body immediately. She _____ on swimming around the pool.

Not having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of shape, June grew _____ easily. “Ah, no pain, no gain,” she thought to herself. June continued to swim, realizing that her head was hurting and her breathing became _____. Then she saw the lifeguard and some others around the pool. No sense in embarrassing (使尴尬) herself or bothering anyone, she _____ on.

Then June found herself in the middle of the pool. Deciding not to make a _____, she continued on. Finally she made it to the other side of the pool. Tiredness and weakness made it difficult for June to get out of the pool. As she stood, her body swayed (摇摆) back and forth, losing her _____.

Realizing she needed help but unable to even say anything, she leaned against the pool side. Several minutes later she had enough _____ to pull her body up out of the pool. Sitting at the side of the pool, she felt that someone was staring at her. It was the lifeguard. June was only able to wave her hand, telling him that she was okay.

Have you ever found yourself in such a situation and you don’t ask for help? Maybe you’re afraid you’ll be made a laughing stock ( 笑 柄 ). We’ve all been there. There is nothing wrong in asking for help. _____ has many ups and downs. When you find yourself unable to “keep your head above water,” stop, look around and ask for help before you find yourself “_____”. The journey of life will be happier and more satisfying.

【1】A.EveryoneB.SomeoneC.AnybodyD.Nobody

【2】A.keptB.livedC.agreedD.came

【3】A.surprisedB.tiredC.excitedD.calm

【4】A.hotB.difficultC.freeD.quiet

【5】A.walkedB.rodeC.swamD.ran

【6】A.markB.faceC.pointD.scene

【7】A.sightB.wayC.balanceD.courage

【8】A.energyB.roomC.patienceD.reason

【9】A.EmotionB.WorkC.LifeD.Time

【10】A.fallingB.drowning (溺死)C.hesitating(犹豫)D.screaming

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】C

【6】D

【7】C

【8】A

【9】C

【10】B

【解析】

本文为一篇夹叙夹议的文章。记叙了琼去游泳陷入困境，害怕自己成为笑柄而不寻求帮助的故事，告诉我们该寻求帮助的时候也需要向他人寻求帮助。

【1】

考查不定代词词义辨析。句意：游泳池里没有其他人。A. Everyone每个人；B. Someone某人；C. Anybody任何人；D. Nobody没有人。结合后文It was so good to have the whole pool to herself. 能独享整个游泳池真是太好了。可知，泳池里只有琼一个人，没有其他人。故选D项。

【2】

考查动词词义辨析。句意：她不停地绕着游泳池游泳。A. kept保持，持续；B. lived生活；C. agreed同意；D. came来。结合语境可知，泳池里没有人，她不停地游泳。故选A项。

【3】

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：由于在过去的几年里没有游泳，而且身体有些走形，琼很容易就累了。A. surprised惊讶的；B. tired疲惫的；C. excited兴奋的；D. calm平静的。结合前文Not having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of shape由于在过去的几年里没有游泳，而且身体有些走形，推测琼很容易就累了。故选B项。

【4】

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：琼继续游泳，意识到自己头疼，呼吸困难。A. hot炎热的；B. difficult困难的；C. free自由的；D. quiet安静的。结合前文realizing that her head was hurting意识到头疼，推测此处琼呼吸也变得困难。故选B项。

【5】

考查动词词义辨析。句意：没必要让自己难堪或打扰别人，她继续游着。A. walked走；B. rode骑；C. swam游；D. ran跑。结合前文No sense in embarrassing (使尴尬) herself or bothering anyone没必要让自己难堪或打扰别人，因此，即使琼呼吸困难，她也继续游泳。故选C项。

【6】

考查名词词义辨析。句意：她决定不出丑，继续游下去。A. mark标记；B. face脸；C. point点；D. scene场景。make a scene为固定搭配，意为“出丑”。故选D项。

【7】

考查名词词义辨析。句意：她站着的时候，身体前后摇晃，失去了平衡。A. sight视线；B. way道路；C. balance平衡；D. courage勇气。lose one’s balance为固定搭配，意为“失去平衡”。故选C项。

【8】

考查名词词义辨析。句意：几分钟后，她有了足够的体力把身体从水池里拉出来。A. energy能量，体力；B. room空间；C. patience耐心；D. reason原因。结合前文琼累得站不住，失去了平衡，因此她也没有体力将自己从水池里拉出来。故选A项。

【9】

考查名词词义辨析。句意：人生有许多起起落落。A. Emotion情感；B. Work工作；C. Life生活；D. Time时间。结合语境，人生有许多起起落落。故选C项。

【10】

考查动词词义辨析。句意：当你发现自己无法“把头伸出水面”时，停下来，环顾四周，在你发现自己“溺水”之前寻求帮助。A. falling坠落；B. drowning 溺死；C. hesitating犹豫；D. screaming尖叫。结合前文When you find yourself unable to “keep your head above water,” 当你发现自己无法“把头伸出水面”时，此时很有可能溺水。故选B项。