Her little son fell off the boat into the water due to her carelessness. The mother couldn’t help _____because she couldn’t help _____ her son out of the danger.

   A. crying; to save   B. crying; saving       C. to cry; to save      D. cry; saving

Sunday, October 5

Clear, 69°F

My wife, Eleanor , and I took the train from Paris to Strasbourg, where we were met by our driver and guide. And the minibus which goes along with the boat. We stopped off in Barn for an hour on the way. Then we were taken to Nancy where the boat was kept.

After the other passengers arrived, we had our first dinner on the boat. After dinner we walked into downtown Nancy, a village with a large square and wooden houses.

Monday, October 6

Rained last night, cloudy in the morning, 69°F

We spent about two hours in Nancy, then sailed on the Canal de la Marne au Rhine. Kind of a lazy day. Eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner, after dinner we watched a tape on Baccarat. Where we will visit tomorrow. It was pleasant to sit out on deck （甲板）and watch the scenery go by at about 3 mph.

Tuesday, October 7

Light rain, 64°F

This morning we drove over to Baccarat and toured its museum and the church, which has this unbelievable lamp that is going on a world tour the next day. We did lost of shopping , then walked across the bridge to see a very , very modern Catholic church with special Baccarat windows.

We drove to the top of the Voges Mountains and started down the eastern side. Later we drove to Sorrenbourg to see the 13th century church at the Cordeliers. It contains the largest window by Mar.

Wednesday, Ocrober8

Cloudy, 65 °F

Today we sailed from Schneckenbush to Saverne. We went though two caves, an extremely unusual part of the journey. This river scenery is very different. We were in a mountain valley with grassland on one side and a forest beginning to show some color on the other.

Thursday, Ocrober 9

Cloudy, 66°F

Our dependable minibus was waiting to load the luggage and take us to the hotel where everyone went their separate ways. Our boating days are over until next time.

1.Where did the author get off the train?

A．Paris             B．Strasbourg         C．Nancy            D．Barn

2.On which days did the tourists spend most of their time on the boat?

A．Monday and Tuesday                    B．Tuesday and Wednesday

C．Sunday and Wednesday                  D．Monday and Wednesday

3.What does the author think of the tour?

A．Tiring            B．Expensive         C．Enjoyable         D．Quick

On a sunny day last August, Tim heard some shouting. Looking out to the sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.

Two 12-year-old boys, Christian and Jack, rowed out a boat to search for a football. Once they'd rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water. The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.

Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves.

         "Everything went quiet in my head," Tim recalls (回忆). "I was trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line."

Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. "At one point, I considered turning back," he says. "I wondered if I was putting my life at risk." After 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to yell to the boys, "Take down the umbrella!"

        Christian made much effort to take down the umbrella. Then Tim was able to catch up and climb aboard the boat. He took over rowing, but the waves were almost too strong for him.

"Let's aim for the pier (码头)," Jack said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink. "Can you guys swim?" he cried. "A little bit," the boys said.

         Once they were in the water, Tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swam toward land as water washed over the boys' faces.

“Are we almost there?" they asked again and again. "Yes," Tim told them each time.

         After 30minutes, they reached the pier.

1.Why did the two boys go to the sea?

A. To go boat rowing.                                               B. To swim in the open water.

C. To get back their football.                                  D. To test the umbrella as a sail.

2.What does "it" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. The beach.                                                         B. The wind.                        

C. The boat.                                                             D. The water.

3.Why did Tim raise his head regularly?

A.To check his distance from the boys.      

B.To consider turning back or not.

C.To take in enough fresh air.    

D.To ask the boys to take down the umbrella.

4.How did the two boys finally reach the pier?

A. They were carried to the pier by Tim on his back.

B. They swam to the pier all by themselves.

C. They were washed to the pier by the waves.

D. They were dragged to the pier by Tim. 

根据课文内容填空（共5小题，每空1分，满分5分）

1 每次我沮丧的时候，爸爸总是想尽办法来鼓励我。

  ___________________ I feel depressed, my father will try his best to encourage me.

2 我发现花大量的时间去照顾宠物是值得的。

  I find ___________________ taking a lot of time to look after my pets.

3 接受他们，鼓励他们和你一样过一种丰富多彩，充实的生活。

  Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live _____________________ as you do.

4 在星期一的下午，我正要回家，王Sir打电话让我完成一项任务。

  On the afternoon of Monday, I ________________ go home when Mr. Wang called me and asked me to finish a task.

5站在船头的人把鱼叉瞄准了那头鲸，正好射中要害，鲸受伤很严重，不久就死了。

  The man in bow of the boat aimed harpoon at the whale and it hit the spot. _____________, the whale soon died.

When dawn came, they realized that the boat was blocked in ice. The captain had 1_____ asleep but the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him. He took a small axe(斧), and 2_____great care, so as to 3_____ a hole in the ice on the deck（甲板）, he began to knock. From time to time a wave burst over the boat and swept over him but he kept working for ten minutes 4_____ the others looked on 5_____. By this time he was 6______ cold that he could no longer trust what he was doing.

Each member of the crew took it in 7_____ to cut the ice away as long as he could 8_____it.

First, they had to knock off enough ice to get down on their 9_____. Standing on that rolling deck meant 10_____, because a man who had fallen into the sea could not have been rescued.

Then the captain discovered that ice was forming inside the cabin(船舱). He called 11_____ one of the crew and together they managed to get the stove alight, hoping that it would 12 _____enough heat to warm the cabin above 13_____ point. Unless the ice in the bottom could be melted enough so that the 14_____ could be raised, they were in 15_____.

It took an hour’s 16_____ before the boat began to float better. But by this time they had succeeded in 17_____ most of the ice.

Throughout the afternoon, the coating of ice began to build up again 18_____ their work. In the face of this danger, Captain Slater 19______ the crew to clear the ice so that the boat would 20_____ until the next morning. Then they settled down to wait for anther day.

1. A.gone           B. fallen           C. become         D. grown

2. A.at              B. for             C. with            D. by

3.A.make           B. drill            C. dig             D. fill

4.A.until            B. before          C. after            D. while

5.A.excitedly        B. anxiously        C. happily          D. strangely

6.A.too             B. so              C. as              D. very

7.A.surprise         B. time             C. trouble          D. turn

8.A.support         B. help             C. bear             D. put up

9.A.knees           B. legs             C. feet             D. arms

10.A.life            B. pain             C. damage         D. death

11.A.to             B. on               C. up             D. at

12.A.get out         B. give off           C. get over        D. give in

13.A.boiling         B. marking          C. freezing         D. melting

14.A.boat           B. deck             C. sail             D. back

15.A.ruins          B. excitement         C. danger         D. surprise

16.A.delay          B. work             C. break           D. play

17.A.piling          B. getting            C. freezing        D. removing

18.A.whichever       B. though           C. as long as        D. in spite of

19.A.demanded       B. made            C. ordered          D. agreed

20.A.sink           B. live              C. float             D. flow