Question

   Some years ago，on a hot summer day in south Florida，a little boy decided to go for a swim in the river in front of his house.

  In a (1) to dive into the cool river，he ran out through the back door，leaving (2) his shoes and shirt as he went. He dived into the water, not (3) that as he swam toward the middle of the river, an alligator(短吻If) was swimming (4) him. Inside the house, his mother was looking out by the window. She saw the two as they got closer and closer. In great fear，she rushed out of the house and (5) toward the water， (6) to her son as loudly as she could.

  Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a (7) to swim to his mother. It was too    (8) Just as the mother reached her son, so did the alligator.

  From the bank，the mother caught the boy by the (9) while the alligator snatched his leg. Then began an unbelievable tug-of-war(拔河比赛)between the two. The alligator was much (10) than the mother, but the mother wouldn't give up.

  A farmer (11) to drive by. He heard the cry,raced from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator.

After weeks and weeks in hospital, the little boy was in good (12) again. But on his legs there were scars(伤疱) (13) by the animal and,on his arms,there were also scars left by his mother in her effort to hold on to the son she loved.

  A newspaper reporter asked the boy (14) he would show his scars. The boy lifted his legs. And then,with clear(15)，he said to the reporter, "But look at my arms,I have great scars on my arms,too. I have them because my mother wouldn't let go."
(   ) 1. A. hurry    B. dream    C. hungry    D. time

(   ) 2. A. for    B. over      C. behind    D. out

(   ) 3. A. hearing    B. understanding    C. feeling    D. realizing

(   ) 4. A. backward    B. downward     C. toward    D. upward

(   ) 5. A. ran        B. walked       C. jumped    D. moved

(   ) 6. A. smiling    B. shouting    C. talking    D. nodding

(   ) 7. A. change    B. mistake    C. face    D. turn

(   ) 8. A. dangerous    B. close    C. late    D. early

(   ) 9. A. legs       B. arms      C. hands    D. feet

(   ) 10. A. faster    B. taller    C. bigger    D. stronger

(   ) 11. A. happened    B. came    C. noticed    D. stopped

(   ) 12. A. shape    B. health     C. look    D. build

(   ) 13. A. followed    B. written    C. left    D. broken

(   ) 14. A. where         B. how      C. when    D. whether

(   ) 15. A. sadness    B. pride     C.purpose  D. service

Answer 1

1.A  hurry意为"匆忙";dream意为"梦想";hungry意为"饥饿的";time意为"时间"。由下文中的 leaving his shoes and shirt as he went可知，他匆匆忙忙潜入河中。in a hurry意为"匆忙"，符合文意，故选A。

2. C 由下文中的He dived into the water可知，他边跑边脱下鞋子和衬衫。leave behind意为"把留在

后面"，符合文意，故选C。

3. D hear意为"听见";understand意为"理解";feel意为"感觉";realize意为"意识到"。当他向河中央游的时候，没有意识到一条鳄鱼在游向他,故选D。

4. C 一条鳄鱼在游向他。toward意为"向，朝"，符合文意，故选C。

5. A run意为"跑";walk意为"走";jump意为"跳";move意为"移动"。由上文中的she rushed out of the house可知，妈妈向河边跑去，故选A。

6. B smile意为"微笑";shout意为"喊叫";talk意为"谈论";nod意为"点头"。由下文中Hearing her voice可知，她尽可能地大声向儿子喊叫，故选B。

7. D change意为"变化";mistake意为"错误";face意为"脸";turn意为"（线路或方向的）改变"。由上文的swam toward the middle of the river和下文to swim to his mother可知，他改变了方向，故选D。

8. C dangerous意为"危险的";close意为"靠近的";late意为"晚的";early意为"早的"。由下文Just as the mother reached her son,so did the alligator.可知，这一切者P太晚了，故选C.

9. B  由下文中的on his arms,there were also scars left by his mother可知，妈妈抓住了男孩的胳膊，故选B₀

10. D faster意为"更快的";taller意为"^高的";bigger意为"更大的";stronger意为"更强壮的"。由下文but the mother would't give up可知，这里是说鳄鱼比妈妈更强壮，故选D。

11. A happen意为"碰巧;发生";come意为"来";notice意为"注意";stop意为"停止"。句意为：一位农民碰巧驾车路过，故选A。

12. B shape意为"形状";health意为"健康";look意为"外貌"，build意为"体形"。句意为：在医院数周之后，小男孩又恢复了健康。故选B。

13. C follow意为"跟随";write意为"写";leave意为"留下";break意为"打破"。在他的腿上有鳄鱼留下的伤疤。故选C.

14. D句意为：报社的记者问男孩是否可以展示一下他的伤疤。whether意为"是否"，符合文意，故选D.

15. B sadness意为"悲伤";pride意为"骄傲";purpose意为"目的";service意为"服务"。由下文中的I have them because my mother wouldn't let go.可知，此处指他非常肖豪地对记者说。