The back door of the ambulance(救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into his seat, and started the engine. Inside were the  36 parents, Mr and Mrs Green, the mother holding their baby daughter Ally. The little girl had  37 food stuck in her throat and could hardly breathe.

The driver, Mr white, 38  his siren (报警器) and flashing light, and started speeding towards the nearest hospital, fighting against _39 _. The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way as he drove through the  40.  From the back of the 41 the parents were shouting at him to 42 , since Ally had almost stopped  43 . In front of him he saw some traffic lights, with the red “STOP” light shining. Mr White knew that he had no time to 44 , so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking  45  his left and right as he did so.

Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The driver had the windows  46 , since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not  47  the ambulance. The lights were green, so he drove straight  48  into the path of the ambulance.

Mr White tried to stop his ambulance but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everybody was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr White looked to see  49 little Ally was. He was astonished to see relief (宽慰) instead of  50  on the faces of the parents.

“Look!” cried Mrs Green. “She is  51  again.”

“It must have been the  52 .” said her husband. “It  53  the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning to normal, and she was crying in a loud but healthy  54 .

They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the accident, the taxi, and the lines of 55  all around them.

It was a cold winter afternoon. Robert stopped for a moment as he crossed the bridge and looked down at the river below. There were hardly any   36   on the river. Near the bridge, however, almost direct below,   37   was a small canoe (独木舟), with a boy in it. The boy was wearing  38   and shivering (颤抖) with cold, Robert noticed.  Just then he heard a cry, “Help! Help!” The cry   39   from the river. Robert looked down. The boy was   40   the water and his canoe was floating away. “Help! Help!” he called again.

Robert was a good   41  . Taking off his clothes, he  42   into the river. The   43   water made him tremble all over,   44   in a few seconds he reached the boy. “Don’t be afraid,” he said and started to swim towards the river bank,  45   the boy with him. But at that   46   he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the boat, all   47   in his direction. Robert   48   to swim towards the boat.

“Give me a hand,” he shouted   49   he got near the boat. He   50   up into a row of faces. “It’s funny,” he thought. “They look so   51  .” Silently they helped the boy into the boat and   52   him in a blanket (毯子). But they did not move to   53   Robert.

“Aren’t you going to pull me   54  , too?”

“You!” said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing next to a large   55  . “You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled (破坏) a whole afternoon’s work! You can stay in the water!”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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