Ⅲ.完形填空
(2014·皖南八校第二次联考)
Last November, Nick heard a disorder at a party. A group of people had __1__ outside, pointing at something floating in the Bay. As he ran to __2__， he soon saw what was wrong: Two kids in a boat were caught in the __3__ and being pulled out to sea.
Tim and Jack had climbed into a boat anchored nearby and had rowed out to __4__ a football. Reaching beyond the calm waters, the __5__ fitted to the boat caught the wind and pulled it into open water. They tried to row back. But they were no __6__ for the wind and turned around in circles. Nick dashed to the farthest of land. The boat was already just a __7__ on the sea. He knew that the __8__ boat would soon be overtaken by the huge waves, and that it was 2 degrees. Nick jumped into the __9__ cold water. Every 90 yards, he raised his head to assess his __10__. At one point, he considered turning back before managing to yell to them, “Take down the umbrella!”
Tim battled with the ropes holding the umbrella. Finally he loosened the ropes and __11__ the umbrella. Then Nick caught up, but soon waves crashed over the boat, which began to sink. Nick __12__ it would be faster to pull them toward the nearest bank. They __13__ wore life jackets, which Nick held in one hand, swimming __14__.“Are we there?” they asked repeatedly. “Yes，” Nick __15__ them each time. It was 30 minutes before they got to the bank and stayed as close as possible for __16__. Worn out, Nick had hardly arrived when he __17__.It was an hour later when he found himself in a hospital that he came to. Asked what it took him to make the __18__ move, he replied:
It is __19__ to step out of the comfort zone. Being an onlooker is a cautious existence, but __20__ we should never be stuck in. Stand by or stand up.
文章大意：尼克英雄救人记。
1.A.played B.gathered
C.laughed D.cried
答案：B 去年11月，尼克听说了在一个聚会上发生了骚乱。一群人“聚集”在外面，指着海湾中好像有什么东西在漂浮。gather“聚集”符合语境。
2.A.investigate B.find
C.ask D.join
答案：A 当他跑过去“调查”时，他发现是一场误会：两个孩子坐着的船随着“浪”漂向了海里。investigate“调查”;find“找到，发现”;ask“问”;join“参加”。
3.A.sands B.rain
C.waves D.sun
答案：C 见上题解析，wave“波浪”。
4.A.kick B.borrow
C.buy D.recover
答案：D 提姆和杰克爬上了一艘停泊在附近的船，划了过去“找回”一个足球。recover“找回”;kick“踢”;borrow“借”;buy“买”。
5.A.life jacket B.umbrella
C.rope D.anchor
答案：B 到达了平静的水面，安在船上的“伞”遇到了风，使船驶入了开阔的水面。umbrella“伞”符合语境。此处与10空后的umbrella照应。
6.A.match B.strength
C.power D.force
答案：A 他们试着向回划，但是他们“抵不过”风力，在原地打转。no match for“抵不过，不是……的对手，比不过”。
7.A.ball B.dot
C.line D.light
答案：B 尼克冲到了陆地最远的地方，海中的船此时已经变成了一个黑“点”。dot“点”符合语境。
8.A.lost B.delicate
C.old D.damaged
答案：B 他知道这样“纤弱的”小船很快就会遇上海里的2级巨浪。delicate“纤弱的，易损的”符合语境。
9.A.bitterly B.absolutely
C.fairly D.helplessly
答案：A 尼克跳入“刺骨的”海水里，每隔90码伸出头来看看自己的“位置”。bitterly cold“刺骨地寒冷”符合语境。
10.A.progress B.weather
C.strength D.energy
答案：A 见上题解析。progress“进步，前进”符合语境。
11.A.threw B.opened
C.closed D.freed
答案：D 最后他终于松开了绳子放下了伞。free“释放，使自由”符合语境。
12.A.decided B.said
C.declared D.recognized
答案：A 随后尼克赶到了，但随后海浪打坏了船，船开始下沉。尼克“意识到”要尽快将他们托回岸边。decide“断定，决定”符合语境。
13.A.awkwardly B.carefully
C.slowly D.easily
答案：A 他们“笨拙地”穿上救生衣，尼克一手拉着他们，“拼命地”划。awkwardly“笨拙地”符合语境。
14.A.hopefully B.cautiously
C.continuously D.desperately
答案：D 见上题解析。desperately“绝望地，拼命地”符合语境。
15.A.told B.comforted
C.discouraged D.supported
答案：B “我们安全了吗?”他们不停地问。“是的”尼克不停地“安抚”他们。comfort“安慰，安抚”符合语境。
16.A.food B.pleasure
C.warmth D.help
答案：C 从冷得发抖的水中出来后，当然要靠近“温暖”。warmth“温暖，暖和”符合语境。
17.A.passed out B.passed away
C.passed off D.passed by
答案：A 尼克筋疲力尽几乎昏厥过去。
18.A.warm B.generous
C.proud D.brave
答案：D 当被问到是什么趋使他做出这种“英勇的”举动时，他回答道：遇到这种事，从安全舒适的地方站出来(不作旁观者)是很“难”的举动。
19.A.easy B.tough
C.interesting D.dull
答案：B 见上题解析。tough“艰难的”符合语境。
20.A.which B.that
C.one D.it
答案：C 作为旁观者是小心翼翼的，但是我们不应该陷入其中(成为一名旁观者)。而应该站出来、站起来。此处one指代前面的a cautious existence。
