题目内容
The sea was calm and _____.
- A.quite
- B.quiet
- C.yet
- D.rough
根据and的使用特点:前后结构对称,词义色彩一致,因此判断B((平静的和)安静的)是答案。rough adj.粗糙的,粗略的,大致的,粗暴的,汹涌澎湃的。该句的含义是“大海安静而又平静”。
阅读理解(共20小题; 每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
I felt encouraged by his words and began to swim more calmly.But my clothes stuck to me like a heavy weight.I could hardly stay above the surface.
Counsel saw this.“Shall I cut them?”he asked.
With a knife he cut my clothes from top to bottom and took them of quickly while I swam for both of us.
Then I did the same for Counsel,and we continued to swim near each other.
But we were in serious trouble.The crew(船员)might not have noticed our disappearance.
And if they had,they could not return because the rudder(舵)had broken.Counsel thought of all this,and calmly made his plans.We decided to wait for the ship as long as possible,because we had no other hope of safety.I suggested that we save our strength so that both of us would not be tired out at the same time.This was how we did it:While one of us lay on his back,quite still,with arms crossed and legs stretched out(伸直),the other would swim and push him along.We changed every ten minutes or so.In this way we could swim for hours,perhaps till daylight.The crash(破裂声)of the ship and the whale(鲸)had appeared at about eleven o’clock.We had about eight hours to swim before daylight.This seemed possible,if the sea remained calm.
【小题1】What happened to the man who told the story?
| A.He and his companion got into the water to test their strength. |
| B.He jumped into the water to save the broken rudder. |
| C.He was knocked into the water by his enemy. |
| D.He was thrown into the sea when the ship struck a whale. |
| A.Because no people helped them to take off their clothes. |
| B.Because they couldn’t take off their clothes on the sea. |
| C.Because they wanted to get rid of their clothes quickly. |
| D.Because they wanted to lifebuoys(救生圈)with their clothes. |
| A.not moving | B.even | C.yet | D.however |
| A.one of them pushed the other while swimming and then they changed |
| B.they both swam calmly |
| C.they crossed their arms and stretched their legs on the water |
| D.they lay on their backs instead of swimming |
| A.Neither of the two men was good swimmers. |
| B.The sea was calm before eleven o’clock that night. |
| C.The story took place at night. |
| D.The two men had to swim eight hours to catch up with the ship. |
For hundreds of years, Japan has been hit, from time to time, by tsunamis(海啸), which are caused by earthquakes or underwater volcanoes. The story of the boy Yuuki is the story of such a disaster.
Yuuki lived with his family in a seaside village, below a small mountain. One day, as he played on top of the mountain, Yuuki felt a small earthquake but it was not strong enough to frighten anybody. Soon after, however, Yuuki noticed the sea darken and begin running away from the shore very fast, leaving behind wide areas of beach that had never been seen before.
Yuuki remembered reading that just before a terrible tsunami, the sea suddenly and quickly rolls backward. He ran to the beach, warning the villagers who had gathered to admire the new beach land.
But no one listened. They laughed at him and continued playing in the new sand.
Desperate, Yuuki could think of only one thing to do. He lit a tree branch, raced to the rice fields and began burning the harvested rice. Then he called out, “Fire! Fire! Everyone run to the mountain! Now!”
When everyone reached the mountain top, a villager cried out, “Yuuki is mad! I saw him set the fire.” Yuuki hung his head in shame, but said nothing as the villagers screamed at him.
Just then, someone shouted, “Look!”
In the distance a huge dark wave of water was speeding towards the shore. When it hit the shore, it destroyed everything.
On the mountain everyone stared at the village ruins in terror.
“I'm sorry I burned the fields,” said Yuuki, his voice trembling.
“Yuuki,” the village chief answered. “You saved us all.”
The villagers cheered and raised Yuuki into the air. “We were going to celebrate our rice harvest tonight,” said one, “but now we’ll celebrate that we’re all still alive!”
1. Where was Yuuki when the earthquake struck?
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A.On the beach. |
B.On the mountain. |
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C.In the rice fields. |
D.At home. |
2.In what order did the following events take place?
a.Yuuki ran to the rice fields.
b.The villagers paid no attention to Yuuki’s word.
c.Yuuki went to warn the villagers.
d.The village was in ruins.
e.The people were screaming at Yuuki.
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A.c, b, d, a, e |
B.a, c, d, b, e |
C.c, b, a, e, d |
D.a, c, d, e, b |
3.How did Yuuki save the villagers from the disaster?
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A.He told them about the earthquake. |
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B.He explained why the sea was flowing out. |
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C.He told the village chief to warn the people. |
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D.He set fire to the rice field. |
4.What were the people planning to do before the tsunami struck their village?
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A.Burn the rice crop. |
B.Play on the beach. |
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C.Climb the mountain. |
D.Celebrate the rice harvest. |