The boy was in the water and his canoe was_______ away.

   A. running             B. floating.           C. flowing             D. pulling

It was a cold winter’s afternoon, Robert stopped for a moment as he crossed the bridge and looked down at the river below. There were hardly any ___1___ on the river. ___2___ the bridge, however, almost directly below, ___3___ was a small canoe(独木舟), with a boy in it. He was ___4___ wearing many clothes, Robert ___5___. He shivered(打了个寒颤) and walked on.

___6___ he heard a cry. “Help! Help!” The cry ___7___ from the river. Robert looked down. The boy was ___8___ the water and his canoe was ___9___ away, “Help! Help!” he called again.

Robert was a good ___10___. Taking off his clothes, he ___11___ into the river. The ___12___ water made him tremble all over, ___13___ in a few seconds he reached the ___14___. “Don’t be afraid,” he said and started to swim towards the river bank, ___15___ the boy with him. But at that ___16___ he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the boat, all___17___in his direction. Robert ___18___ to swim towards the boat.

“Give me a hand,” he shouted ___19___ he got near the boat. He ___20___ up into a row of faces. “It’s funny,” he thought. “They look so ___21___.” Silently they helped the boy into the boat and ___22___ him in a blanket. But they did not move to ___23___ Robert.

“Aren’t you going to pull me ___24___ too?” Robert asked.

“You!” said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing next to a large ___25___. “You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled(破坏) a whole afternoon’s work! You can stay in the water.”

1. A. fish B. boats   C. waves D. sounds

2. A. From     B. Towards     C. Near   D. Beyond

3. A. there      B. it C. where D. that

4. A. then       B. also    C. only    D. not

5. A. noticed   B. saw     C. guessed      D. said

6. A. Till then B. Just then    C. Far away    D. From there

7. A. happened       B. went   C. arrived       D. came

8. A. on  B. within C. in       D. under

9. A. running  B. floating      C. flowing      D. pulling

10. A. swimmer     B. guard  C. soldier       D. sportsman

11. A. threw   B. looked       C. dived  D. turned

12. A. deep     B. cool    C. dirty   D. cold

13. A. but       B. so       C. and     D. or

14. A. canoe   B. bank   C. boy     D. bridge

15. A. pushing       B. dragging    C. holding      D. catching

16. A. place    B. period C. second       D. moment

17. A. seeing  B. smiling      C. looking      D. shouting

18. A. decided       B. went   C. agreed D. promised

19. A. while   B. till      C. for      D. as

20. A. turned  B. looked       C. hurried       D. stood

21. A. nervous       B. afraid  C. excited       D. angry

22. A. wrapped      B. left     C. placed D. threw

23. A. save     B. thank  C. help    D. wrap

24. A. on B. out     C. away   D. off

25. A. boat     B. blanket       C. camera       D. screen

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案。

　　     It was a cold winter's afternoon. Robert stopped for a moment as he crossed the bridge and looked down at the river below. There were hardly any 1 on the river. 　　 2 the bridge, however, almost directly below, 3 was a small canoe(独木舟), with a boy in it. He was wearing many clothes, Robert 　　 5 . He shivered(打了个寒战)and walked on. 6 he heard a cry."Help! Help!" The cry 7 from the river. Robert looked down. The boy was 8 the water and his canoe was 9 away."Help! Help!" he called again.

　　 　　　　    Robert was a good 10. Taking off his clothes, he 11 into the river. The 12 water made him tremble all over, 13 in a few seconds he reached the 14 ." Don't be afraid," he said and started to swim towards the river bank, 　　 15 the boy with him. But at that 16 he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the boat, all 　　 17 in his direction. Robert 18 to swim towards the boat." Give me a hand," he shouted 19 he got near the　　 boat. He 20 up into a row of faces."It's funny," he thought."They　　 look so 21" Silently they helped the boy into the boat and 　　 22 him in a blanket. But they did not move to 23 Robert."Aren't you going to pull me 24 too?" Robert asked.　　 "You!" said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing next to a large 25 ."You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled　　 (破坏)a whole afternoon's work! You can stay in the water!"

(1) A. fish　　B. boats　　C. waves　　D. sounds

［    ］

(2) A. From　　B. Towards  C. Near　　 D. Beyond

［    ］

(3) A. there   B. it　　   C. where　　D. that

［    ］

(4) A. then　　B. also　　 C. only　　 D. not

［    ］

(5) A. noticed B. saw　　  C. guessed  D. said

［    ］

(6) A. Till then　　 B. Just then 　　C. Far away　　 D From there

［    ］  

(7) A. happened  B. went    C. arrived   D. came

［    ］

(8) A. on　　  B. within   C. in　　   D. under

［    ］

(9) A. running B. floating C. flowing  D. pulling

［    ］

(10) A. swimmer B. guard　　C. soldier  D. sportsman

［    ］

(11)  A. threw   B. looked   C. dived　　D. turned

［    ］

(12) A. deep　　B. cool　　 C. dirty　　D. cold

［    ］

(13) A. but　　 B. so　　   C. and　　  D. or

［    ］

(14) A. canoe   B. bank　　 C. boy　　  D. bridge

［    ］

(15) A. pushing B. dragging C. holding  D. catching

［    ］

(16) A. place   B. period   C. second   D. moment

［    ］

(17) A. seeing  B. smiling  C. looking  D. shouting

［    ］

(18) A. decided B. went　　 C. agreed   D. promised

［    ］

(19) A. while   B. till　　 C. for　　  D. as

［    ］

(20) A. turned  B. looked   C. hurried  D. stood

［    ］

(21) A. nervous B. afraid   C. excited  D. angry

［    ］

(22) A. wrapped B. left　　 C. placed   D. threw

［    ］

(23) A. save　　B. thank　　C. help　　 D. wrap

［    ］

(24) A. on　　  B. out　　  C. away　　 D. off

［    ］

(25) A. boat　　B. blanket  C. camera   D. screen

［    ］

It’s dark and rainy outside. I hate it when the weather is like this;  1  when Mom and Dan are yelling（叫喊）at each other about me. I hate   2   when they do that; it makes me feel so guilty（内疚）,  3   it’s all my fault. But, it isn’t this time. This time I don’t think it’s anybody’s fault. It’s so easy to get  4   and when the weather is like this.

       I don’t even know  5  they are yelling about any more. And I don’t care,  6  . I’m leaving. I will just  7   my things and go out of the window. I don’t care that it’s   8  . I don’t care. I’ll leave and go somewhere  9  it never rains and nobody ever yells. Oh, whom am I kidding?  10   I’m old enough to know that there is no such place. People always yell, especially at kids. I’ll just go live by  11  , in the woods. In that case I’d better bring a flashlight（手电筒）. It feels like I’m in a shower. The rain is  12  down my face and into my eyes. It feels like someone who is in  13  of rain is washing away all the badness from the yelling and  14  me to start again. I’m tired, but I can’t stop running. If I do, my dad will  15  me and take me back to the yelling again, I think that I’ve gone far  16  . They’ll never find me here.

       Now what do I do? There’s  17   here to eat and I’m cold. Oh, well, I might as well just go home. I knew this would happen in the end. Well, I’m back. I hope that nobody  18  I was gone. It’s morning now but I don’t think that anyone’s awake yet. I’ll just sneak in（偷偷进入）through the window. I’ll  19   out of my wet clothes and into my pajamas（睡衣）. Now, into bed.

       Maybe tomorrow will be an  20  day.

1．A．however               B．especially             C．of course            D．therefore

2．A．it                          B．that                     C．so                       D．this

3．A．as long as              B．even if                 C．now that             D．as if

4．A．interesting             B．sad                     C．angry                  D．peaceful

5．A．that                      B．what                   C．which                 D．how

6．A．neither                  B．though                C．also                    D．either

7．A．gather up              B．throw away         C．put away             D．pick up

8．A．snowing                B．blowing               C．raining                D．freezing

9．A．why                     B．where                 C．when                  D．there

11．A．myself                 B．itself                   C．yourself              D．themselves

12．A．pulling                 B．floating                C．pouring               D．flowing

13．A．store                   B．charge                 C．favor                  D．place

14．A．keeping               B．allowing              C．preventing           D．helping

15．A．punish                 B．beat                    C．scold                  D．find

16．A．enough                B．away                   C．further                D．more

17．A．everything           B．nothing                C．something           D．anything

18．A．cared                  B．hated                   C．noticed                D．said

19．A．change                B．wash                   C．hide                    D．escape

20．A．worse             B．troublesome      C．ordinary          D．better

It was a cold winter’s afternoon. Robert stopped for a moment as he crossed the bridge and looked down at the river below. There were hardly a 1  on the river. Near the bridge, however, almost directly below,   2   was a small canoe(独木舟),with a boy in it. He was  3  wearing many clothes, Robert   4  .He shivered(打了个寒战) and walked on.

Just then he heard a cry. “Help! Help!”The cry   5   from the river. Robert looked down. The boy was   6   the water and his canoe was   7   away. “Help! Help!”he called again.

Robert was a good   8  .Taking off his clothes, he   9   into the river. The cold water made him tremble all over,  10   in a few seconds he reached the   11  .“Don’t be afraid,” he said and started to swim towards the river bank,  12   the boy with him. But at that   13  he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the boat, all looking in his direction. Robert   14  to swim towards the boat.

“Give me a hand,”he shouted as he got near the boat. He   15   up into a row of faces.“It’s funny,”he thought.“They look so   16  .”Silently they helped the boy into the boat and   17   him in a blanket. But they did not move to   18   Robert.

“Aren’t you going to pull me   19   too?”Robert asked. 

“You!”said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing next to a large   20  ,“You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled(破坏) a whole afternoon’s work! You can stay in the water!”

1. A. fish　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. boats

C. waves　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. sounds

2. A. there　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. it

C. where　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. that

3. A. then　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. also

C. only　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. not

4. A. noticed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. saw

C. guessed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. said

5. A. happened　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. went

C. arrived　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        D. came

6. A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. within

C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. under

7. A. running　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. floating

C. flowing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pulling

8. A. swimmer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. guard

C. soldier　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. sportsman

9. A. threw　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. looked

C. dived　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turned

10. A. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. so

C. and　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. or

11. A. canoe　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. bank

C. boy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. bridge

12. A. pushing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. dragging

C. holding　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. catching

13. A. place　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. period

C. second　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. moment

14. A. decided　　　　　　　　　　   　　　　　　  B. went

C. agreed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. promised

15. A. turned　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. looked

C. hurried　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. stood

16. A. nervous　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. afraid

C. excited　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. angry

17. A. wrapped　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. left

C. placed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. threw

18. A. save　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. thank

C. help　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. wrap

19. A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. out

C. away　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. off

20. A. boat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. blanket

C. camera　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. screen