阅读下面短文，掌握其大意， 然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at . As for me, I both before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.
The last time Dad and I set sail together is really . It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the lake. Dad hadn’t sailed for years, but everything well with the tiller（舵柄）in his hands.
When we were in the middle of the lake, a wind came all of a sudden. The boat was hit . Dad was always at his best in any , but at this moment he .
“John! !” he shouted in a trembling voice, with the tiller still in his hands.
In my memory he could fix any . He was the one I always for strength and security. Before I could respond, a of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller it was too late. Another huge wall of water the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely of him.
I swam to Dad and assisted him in climbing onto the hull（船壳）of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was a little awkward about his flash of . “It’s all right, Dad. We are safe now,” I comforted him.
That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency. More importantly, I found it was my turn to start for my father.
小题1: | A．boating | B．running | C．swimming | D．teaching |
小题2: | A．enjoyed | B．desired | C．hated | D．learned |
小题3: | A．unforgivable | B．unforgettable | C．cheerful | D．regretful |
小题4: | A．sent | B．ordered | C．invited | D．allowed |
小题5: | A．calm | B．icy | C．stormy | D．thundery |
小题6: | A．finished | B．went | C．seemed | D．sounded |
小题7: | A．strong | B．gentle | C．cold | D．hot |
小题8: | A．repeatedly | B．lightly | C．hardly | D．violently |
小题9: | A．danger | B．place | C．sport | D．job |
小题10: | A．suffered | B．fell | C．froze | D．withdrew |
小题11: 小题12: | A．problem | B．relationship | C．machine | D．boat |
小题13: | A．turned to | B．lived with | C．argued with | D．objected to |
小题14: | A．fountain | B．stream | C．shower | D．wave |
小题15: 小题16: | A．got through | B．poured into | C．turned over | D．lifted up |
小题17: | A．ashamed | B．protective | C．tired | D．afraid |
小题18: | A．hopelessly | B．quickly | C．slowly | D．helplessly |
小题19: | A．pain | B．anger | C．fear | D．shame |
小题20: | A．making up | B．getting ready | C．paying off | D．looking out |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:D
小题16:C
小题17:B
小题18:B
小题19:C
小题20:D |
试题分析：在作者的记忆力爸爸无所不能。可是一次难忘的航行却让作者有了新的发现—原来父亲也需要别人的帮助！
小题1:考查动词词义辨析：A. boating划船，B. running跑，C. swimming游泳，D. teaching教，根据第5段I swam to Dad可以确定是C(swimming)，父亲精通航海术，却不会游泳。所以选C。
小题2:考查动词词义辨析：A. enjoyed享受，B. desired渴望，C. hated讨厌，D. learned学会，根据下文，作者陪父亲一同去航海，而且还救了落水的父亲，可知作者在很小的时候就学会了(learned)航海和游泳。选D。
小题3:考查副词辨析：A. unforgivable 不能原谅的，B. unforgettable难忘的， C. cheerful高兴的，D. regretful后悔的，上次作者跟他父亲一起去航海，但却遇到了意外，作者好不容易才救起了落水的父亲，当然是十分难忘(unforgettable)。选B。
小题4:考查动词词义辨析：A. sent送，派遣，B. ordered 预定，命令，C. invited 邀请，D. allowed允许，下文叙述了作者跟其父亲一起去航海的经历。根据Dad hadn’t sailed for years,可知作者在大学毕业回家后，邀请(invited)父亲一同前往，去航海。选C。
小题5:考查副词辨析：A. calm冷静的，平静的，B. icy 冰冷刺骨的，C. stormy 有风暴的，D. thundery有雷的，根据下文When we were in the middle of the lake, a 42 wind came all of a sudden.可知，作者他们到了湖心，突然起风。自然出发的时候应该是风平浪静(calm)，也才能够去航海。选A。
小题6:考查动词词义辨析：A. finished完成，B. went去，C. seemed 似乎，D. sounded听起来，尽管父亲多年没有航海，但在父亲的掌控中，一切都进展顺利(go well)。选B。
小题7:考查副词辨析：A. strong强大的，B. gentle 温柔的，C. cold冷的，D. hot热的，根据下文，他们的船随风颠簸，到处乱撞(violently)，而且父亲还被卷落水中，可知一定是狂风大作(strong)。选A。
小题8:考查副词词义辨析：A. repeatedly 重复地，B. lightly轻地，C. hardly几乎不，D. violently暴力地，根据上文狂风大作，可知他们的船随风颠簸，到处乱撞(violently)，选D。
小题9:考查名词辨析：A. danger 危险，B. place地方，C. sport 运动，D. job工作，想想当时，肯定他们是遇险了，在作者记忆中，父亲应该是能处理好一切的险情(danger)，但这一次，却害怕了。选A。
小题10:考查动词词义辨析：A. suffered 遭受，B. fell跌倒，C. froze冷冻，呆住了，D. withdrew取款，脱离，根据he shouted in a trembling voice，可知父亲是害怕了，手也不听使唤了，颤抖的声音在那向作者求救。但是此时此刻，作者的爸爸“吓呆”了，不知如何是好。此处freeze表示“惊呆；吓呆”。选C。
小题11:考查动词词义辨析：A. look看B. Help帮助，C. Run跑，D. Jump跳，根据本句中的“he shouted in a trembling voice”可知作者的爸爸很害怕，大喊“救命”。选B。
小题12:考查名词辨析：A. problem问题， B. relationship关系，C. machine 机器，D. boat船，在作者的记忆中，爸爸可以解决任何“问题”。fix表示“解决（问题）”。选A。
小题13:考查词组辨析：A. turned to求助于，B. lived with和…生活，C. argued with和…争论，D. objected to反对，因为作者相信爸爸能够解决任何问题，所以总是向他寻求力量和庇护。 tum to表示“求教于；求助于”。后三项分别表示“与……生活在一起；忍受”“与……争论””反对”，都不符合语境。选A。
小题14:考查名词辨析：A. fountain喷泉，B. stream溪流， C. shower淋浴；阵雨，D. wave浪，作者还没有来得及回答，一个水“浪”就打到了小船上。前三项均与语境不符。选D。
小题15:考查连词辨析：A. if如果，B. for 为了，C. after在…后面，D. but但是，根据下文中的“We were thrown into the water…”可知尽管作者冲向舵柄，”但是“已经太迟了。选D。
小题16:考查词组辨析：A. got through耗尽；顺利通过（考试等），B. poured into不断涌向， C. turned over打翻， D. lifted up举起，下一句提到作者和爸爸被抛进了水中，由此可知巨大的水墙“打翻”了小船。选C。
小题17:考查形容词辨析：A. ashamed羞愧的，B. protective 保护的，C. tired 厌倦的，D. afraid害怕的，上一句提到作者的爸爸在水中漫无目的地挣扎，下文讲到作者如何帮父亲摆脱险境，由此可知作者在那一刻强烈地感觉到要“保护”他。选B。
小题18:考查副词辨析：A. hopelessly无望地，B. quickly快地，C. slowly 慢地，D. helplessly无助的，作者“快速地”游到爸爸身边，帮他爬上了船壳。选B。
小题19:考查名词辨析：A. pain疼痛，B. anger愤怒，C. fear 害怕，D. shame羞愧，第四段提到作者的爸爸用颤抖的声音向作者求救，由此可知此时他为自己当时表现出来的“恐惧”感到尴尬。选C。
小题20:考查词组辨析：A. making up组成，弥补，合好，化妆，B. getting ready准备，C. paying off还清，没有白费， D. looking out当心，留意，更重要的是，作者发现轮到自己去“照看”父亲了。look out for sb.表示“关照”。选D。 |
核心考点
试题【阅读下面短文，掌握其大意， 然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。My father brought home a sailboat when I was 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
“A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right” says Mollie Hunter. Born and brought up near Edinburgh，Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. She firmly believes that there is and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main market is. In Mollie’s opinion it is necessary to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story，which is what every writer should be doing. “If you aren’t telling a story, you’re a very dead writer indeed.” She says. With the chief function of a writer being to entertain，Mollie is indeed an entertainer. “I have this great love of not only the meaning of language but of the music of language,” she says. “This love goes back to early childhood. I had a school teacher who used to ask us what we would like to be when we grew up and，because my family always had dogs，and I was very good at handling them，I said I wanted to work with dogs，and the teacher always said ‘Nonsense，Mollie；dear，you’ll be a writer.’ So finally I thought that this woman must have something，since she was a good teacher and I decided when I was nine that I would be a writer.”
This childhood intention is described in her novel，A Sound of Chariots，which although written in the third person is clearly autobiographical (自传体的) and gives a picture both of Mollie’s ambition and her struggle towards its achievement. Thoughts of her childhood inevitably (不可避免地) brought thoughts of the time when her home was still a village with buttercup meadows and strawberry fields—sadly now covered with modern houses. “I was once taken back to see it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood. I’ll never go back，”she said “Never. When I set one of my books in Scotland” she said “I can recall my romantic feelings as a child playing in those fields，or watching the village blacksmith at work. And that’s important because children now know so much so early that romance can’t exist for them, as it did for us.”
小题1:What does Mollie Hunter feel about the nature of a good book?| A．It should not aim at a narrow audience. | | B．It should be attractive to young readers. | | C．It should be based on original ideas. | | D．It should not include too much conversation. |
小题2:In Mollie Hunter’s opinion，which of the following is one sign of a poor writer?| A．Being poor in life experience. | | B．Being short of writing skills. | | C．The weakness of description. | | D．The absence of a story. |
小题3:What do we learn about Mollie Hunter as a young child?| A．She didn’t expect to become a writer. | | B．She didn’t enjoy writing stories. | | C．She didn’t have any particular ambitions. | | D．She didn’t respect her teacher’s views. |
小题4:What’s the writer’s purpose in this text?| A．To share her enjoyment of Mollie Hunter’s books. | | B．To introduce Mollie Hunter’s work to a wider audience. | | C．To provide information for Mollie Hunter’s existing readers. | | D．To describe Mollie Hunter’s most successful books. |
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My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at __. As for me, I __ both well before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.
The last time Dad and I set sail together is really __ . It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and __ Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the __ __ lake. Dad hadn’t sailed for years, but everything well with the tiller（舵柄）in his hands.
When we were in the middle of the lake, a wind came all of a sudden. The boat was _ _ violently(猛烈地). Dad was always at his best in any __, but at this moment he __ .
“John! __ !” he shouted in a trembling(颤抖的) voice, with the tiller still in his hands.
In my memory he could fix any __. He was the one I always __ __ for strength and security. Before I could respond, a _ of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller it was too late. Anther huge wall of water the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely of him.
I swam to Dad and assisted him in climbing onto the hull（船壳）of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was still a little frightened. “It’s all right, Dad. We are __ __ now,” I comforted him.
That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency(紧急情况). More importantly, I found it was my turn to start __ of my father.
| 小题1: | | A．boating | B．running | C．swimming | D．teaching |
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| 小题2: | | A．enjoyed | B．desired | C．hated | D．learned |
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| 小题3: | | A．unforgivable | B．unforgettable | C．cheerful | D．regretful |
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| 小题4: | | A．sent | B．ordered | C．invited | D．allowed |
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| 小题5: | | A．calm | B．icy | C．stormy | D．thundery |
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| 小题6: | | A．finished | B．went | C．seemed | D．sounded |
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| 小题7: | | A．strong | B．gentle | C．cold | D．hot |
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| 小题8: | | A．pulled | B．broken | C．sailed | D．hit |
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| 小题9: | | A．danger | B．place | C．sport | D．job |
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| 小题10: | | A．suffered | B．fell | C．froze | D．forgot |
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| 小题12: | | A．problem | B．relationship | C．machine | D．boat |
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| 小题13: | | A．turned to | B．lived with | C．argued with | D．objected to |
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| 小题14: | | A．fountain | B．stream | C．shower | D．wave |
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| 小题16: | | A．turned on | B．turned into | C．turned over | D．turned up |
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| 小题17: | | A．ashamed | B．protective | C．tired | D．afraid |
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| 小题18: | | A．hopelessly | B．quickly | C．slowly | D．helplessly |
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| 小题19: | | A．painful | B．dangerous | C．safe | D．tired |
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| 小题20: | | A．catching sight | B．getting fond | C．getting tired | D．taking care |
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When Pat Jones finished college, she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could while she was young. Pat wanted to visit Latin America first, so she got a job as an English teacher in a school in Bolivia. Pat spoke a little Spanish, so she was able to communicate with her students even when they didn’t know much English.
Once, A sentence she had read somewhere struck her mind: if you dream in a foreign language, you have really mastered it. Pat repeated this sentence to her students and hoped that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in English.
One day, one of her worst students came up and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework. He had gone to bed early and had slept badly.
“What does this have to do with your homework?” Pat asked.
“I dreamed all night, Miss Jones. And my dream was in English.”
“In English?” Pat was very surprised, since he was such a bad student. She was even secretly jealous (嫉妒的). Her dream was still not in Spanish. But she encouraged her young student, “Well, tell me about your dream.”
“All the people in my dream spoke English. All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English.”
“But that’s wonderful,” said Pat. “What did all the people say to you?”
“I am sorry, Miss Jones. That’s why I slept so badly. I didn’t understand a word they said. It was a nightmare (噩梦)”.
小题1:Pat believed that ______. | A．people can learn foreign languages in their dreams | | B．she already dreamed in Spanish so she has mastered Spanish | | C．one of her worst students had already mastered English | | D．dreaming in a foreign language means a good command of it |
小题2:Pat’s student didn’t finish his home work because______. | A．the home work was too difficult | | B．the student dreamed in English | | C．the student didn’t sleep well | | D．the student didn’t know much English |
小题3:The writer wrote this story ______. | A．to show us how to learn a foreign language | | B．to show us how to teach a foreign language | | C．to amuse us with an interesting story | | D．to encourage us to travel to foreign countries |
小题4:From the passage we can infer that ______. | A．in Bolivia, people speak Spanish | | B．Pat’s student who dreamed in English was actually good at English | | C．Pat has already learned much Spanish | | D．in Latin America, the newspapers and magazines are in English |
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On a flight from Johannesburg, a middle-aged rich white South African lady had found herself sitting next to a black man. She called the cabin crew attendant over to complain(抱怨) about her seat. “What seems to be the problem, Madam?” asked the attendant.
“Can’t you see?” She said, “You have seated me next to a black person! I can’t possibly sit next to this kind of person. Find me another seat!”
“Please calm down, Madam,” the stewardess replied. “The flight is very full today, but I will tell you what I will do---- I will go and check to see if we have any seats available(可利用的) in club or first class.”
The woman glanced at the angry black man beside her. A few minutes later, the stewardess returned with the good news, which she delivered to the lady.
“Madam, unfortunately, as I expected, economy is full. I have spoken to the cabin services director, and club is also full. However, we do have one seat in first class.”
Before the lady had a chance to answer, the stewardess continued, “It is most extraordinary to make this kind of upgrade, however, and I have had to get special permission from the captain. But, learning this condition, the captain felt that it was shocking that someone should be forced to sit next to such a tiring person.”
Having said that, the stewardess turned to the black man sitting next to the lady, and said, “So if you’d like to get you things, sir, I have your seat ready for you…”
At this point, obviously the surrounding passengers stood and gave an applause while the black man walked up to the front of the plane.
小题1:Why did the lady complain about her seating?| A．Because she didn’t want to sit in economy. | | B．Because she would like a seat in first class. | | C．Because she didn’t want to sit next to a black man. | | D．Because she didn’t want to sit in club. |
小题2:What was the good news for the lady?| A．The black man would have to change for another seat. | | B．The captain understood her situation. | | C．The cabin director was sparing no effort to help her. | | D．They have one seat in first class. |
小题3:What was the other passengers’ attitude towards the lady?| A．They liked her very much because she was a rich lady. | | B．They disliked her because she looked down upon the black man. | | C．They applauded for her when she moved to another seat. | | D．They disliked her because she was not polite to the stewardess. |
小题4:What was unexpected to the lady?| A．The plane was so full that day. | | B．They found a seat for her in club. | | C．The captain himself was concerned about her problem. | | D．They found another seat for the black man. |
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Bowen was grown-up, and for his birthday that year his father gave him a without any pictures in it!
Bowen’s father found he was not about it, and told him, “Son, this isn’t just any book; it’s a magic (有魔力的) book. But to discover its magic you’ll have to it.”
Well, that was better. Bowen liked to do with magic. He started reading it, he wasn’t very willing to.
The next morning, his asked him, “Have you found the magic ?”
So… there was a key to find! Bowen flicked through (快速翻阅) the book, but there was no of the key.
And then his father him, “You won’t find it like that. You have to read the book. ”
Bowen didn’t have much patience (耐心) , thinking his father just told a .A little later, his little sister, Rainer, asked him the book. After several days, she shouted, “I’ve found the key! ” And she wouldn’t stop all the places she had visited using the magic key.
This made Bowen read the book again. At first it was a ; there wasn’t even one single in the book. But, gradually, Bowen became the adventurous (冒险的) prince’s life. Then, suddenly, he was there.
The book was the key!
It was true that every time he it, he felt going to its valleys and seas, and he lived the adventures of the prince.
From then on, with every new book, Bowen never being attracted by the letters and words inside.
| 小题2: | | A．sad | B．surprised | C．happy | D．angry |
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| 小题3: | | A．ordinary | B．special | C．new | D．famous |
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| 小题4: | | A．keep | B．take | C．read | D．value |
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| 小题5: | | A．somebody | B．everything | C．nothing | D．anybody |
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| 小题7: | | A．uncle | B．father | C．mother | D．aunt |
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| 小题9: | | A．mark | B．signal | C．sign | D．way |
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| 小题10: | | A．asked | B．praised | C．told | D．followed |
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| 小题13: | | A．badly | B．happily | C．slowly | D．quickly |
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| 小题14: | | A．working out | B．turning down | C．talking about | D．looking for |
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| 小题15: | | A．pity | B．pleasure | C．success | D．pain |
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| 小题16: | | A．note | B．picture | C．text | D．title |
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| 小题17: | | A．interested in | B．busy with | C．tired of | D．good at |
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| 小题18: | | A．it | B．yourself | C．itself | D．himself |
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| 小题19: | | A．put | B．opened | C．threw | D．covered |
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| 小题20: | | A．stopped | B．tried | C．felt | D．began |
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