On a cold winter evening, Ted was walking home when
suddenly came screams from behind some trees.1,he slowed down to listen, and realized a boy was
being robbed (抢劫) not far from where he stood.
“Should I go to help him?”Ted thought. He was worried about his own2, and regretted having
decided to take a new way home that night.“What if I’ m hurt too? Shouldn’t I just rush to the nearest phone and
call the police?”But already the boy’s cries were growing3. He knew it was time for him to act fast.
Ted was not a4man, but once he had finally determined to help the boy, he became suddenly
changed. Ted ran behind the trees and5the robber off the boy. Struggling, both of them fell to the
ground, where they fought for a few minutes until the man jumped up and6.
7heavily, Ted stood up and came up to the boy, who was still crying. In the darkness, he could not see him clearly, but he could certainly feel the boy’s shock. Not wanting to frighten him any further, Ted spoke to
him from a8.
“It’s OK,”Ted said9. “The man ran away. You’re safe.” There was a long stop and then he heard the
words, said in both wonder and10,“Dad, is that you?“ And then, from behind the trees, stepped out
Ted’s youngest son, Tommy!
1.A.FrightenedB.ExcitedC.EncouragedD.Disappointed
2.A.secretB.futureC.safetyD.family
3.A.deeperB.weakerC.calmerD.farther
4.A.kindB.strictC.meanD.brave
5.A.pulledB.droppedC.turnedD.cleared
6.A.escapedB.foughtC.succeededD.rested
7.A.WalkingB.PressingC.SufferingD.Breathing
8.A.treeB.cornerC.distanceD.store
9.A.brieflyB.firmlyC.softlyD.happily
10.A.peace B.surpriseC.painD.anger
【参考答案】
1.A 2.C3.B4.D5.A6.A7.D8.C9.C10.B
【参考解析】
本篇文章属于记叙文。叙述了 Ted 在一个夜晚独自回家时,听到有个男孩被袭击时发出的求救声。Ted 本想离开去报警,但又担心男孩受到伤害,便鼓起勇气去救男孩。最后发现,原来被救的竟然是自己
的亲生儿子。
1.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:他吓坏了,放慢脚步听着,发现离他站的地方不远有一个男孩被抢了。A. Frightened 害怕的;B. Excited 激动的;C. Encouraged 受鼓励的;D. Disappointed 失望的。根据前文“On
a cold winter evening, Ted was walking home when suddenly came screams from behind some trees.”和常理可知,
在夜晚突然听到尖叫声,会被吓一跳,感到害怕的。故选 A 项。
2.考查名词词义辨析。句意:他担心自己的安全,后悔那天晚上决定走一条新的路回家。A. secret 秘密;B. future 未来;C. safety 安全;D. family 家庭。根据后文“What if I’ m hurt too?”可知,Ted 是在担心自己的
安全。故选 C 项。
3.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:但男孩的哭声已经越来越弱了。A. deeper 更深的;B. weaker 虚弱的;C. calmer 镇静的;D. farther 更远的。根据后文“He knew it was time for him to act fast.”可知,因为男孩的哭
声已经越来越弱了,所以他知道是时候迅速采取行动了。故选 B 项。
4.考查形容词词义辨析。句意:Ted 并不是个勇敢的人,但一旦他最终决定帮助那个男孩,他就变了一
个人。A. kind 友善的;B. strict 严格的;C. mean 小气的;D. brave 勇敢的。根据前文“He was worried about
his own 2 , and regretted having decided to take a new way home that night.”可知,Ted 并不是
一个勇敢的人。故选 D 项。
5.考查动词词义辨析。句意:Ted 跑到树后,把强盗从男孩身上拉开。A. pulled 拉;B. dropped 落下;C. turned 转动;D. cleared 清除。根据后文“Struggling, both of them fell to the ground, where they fought for a
few minutes”可知,Ted 和强盗扭打在一起,所以他是把强盗从男孩身上拉开。故选 A 项。
6.考查动词词义辨析。句意:两人挣扎着倒在地上,搏斗了几分钟,最后那个男人跳起来逃跑了。A. escaped逃跑;B. fought 战斗;C. succeeded 成功;D. rested 休息。根据后文“ 7 heavily, Ted stood up
and came up to the boy, who was still crying.”可知,Ted 走到还在哭的男孩面前,可推知,强盗逃跑了,Ted才能这么做。故选 A 项。
7.考查动词词义辨析。句意:Ted 喘着粗气站起来,走到还在哭的男孩面前。A. Walking 行走;B. Pressing压,挤;C. Suffering 受苦;D. Breathing 呼吸。根据前文“Struggling, both of them fell to the ground, where they
fought for a few minutes”可知,Ted 和强盗搏斗了几分钟,所以是喘着粗气站起来。故选 D 项。
8.考查名词词义辨析。句意:Ted 不想再吓他,就远远地跟他说话。A. tree 树;B. corner 角落;C. distance距离;D. store 商店。根据前文“Not wanting to frighten him any further”可推知,Ted 为了不吓到小男孩,所
以是在远处和他说话。故选 C 项。
9.考查副词词义辨析。句意:“没关系,”特德轻声说。A. briefly 短暂地;B. firmly 坚决地;C. softly 轻
轻地;D. happily 快乐地。根据前文“Not wanting to frighten him any further”可知,,Ted 为了不吓到小男孩,
所以是轻声说。故选 C 项。
10.考查名词词义辨析。句意:停了很长一段时间,然后他听到了这句话,小男孩惊讶地说:“爸爸,是
你吗?”A. peace 和平;B. surprise 惊讶;C. pain 疼痛;D. anger 愤怒。根据前文“said in both wonder and”可
知,空处应该和 wonder 并列,结合选项,应是 B 项“surprise 惊讶”符合句意。故选 B 项。