Question

【題目】Born to Swim

Molly sat in the backseat of the car nervously. Her mom and Uncle Connor were talking about the days when they competed in school sports.

"Your mom was a great_________, Molly," said Uncle Connor. "She wasn't as fast as you are, but she was so graceful（優(yōu)雅的）in the water. As soon as your mom_________the water, she was a fish. I'm sure you got your talent from her."

Molly smiled and thought about her mom swimming as easily and gracefully as a fish. For a moment, she even _________that they were on the way to her first swim competition of the season. "What about you, Uncle Connor?" she asked.

Uncle Connor laughed. "Your uncle sinks（下沉）like a rock，" said Molly's mom，"He knows how to swim, because I taught him myself, but it isn't_________ to watch."

Before Molly knew it, they were arriving at the school. Her mom gave her a quick kiss. "We'll see you after the _________, Miss Molly," Uncle Connor said, " Just do your best."

Molly took a deep breath as she headed over to her coach（教練）and teammates. When she was_________, she talked to herself. You can do it. Just stay calm and stay focused.

Finally, Molly heard the sound of the whistle（哨子）.She pushed off the starting block and moved through the pool with strong, sure strokes（劃水）. Molly_______ she could hear the voices of her mom and uncle in the crowd.

She increased the speed of her strokes and_________ felt her hand touch the blue tile（瓷磚）on the wall.

Molly pulled herself from water. Number one! Molly's hard work during the summer had paid off!

【1】A.swimmerB.driverC.teacherD.runner

【2】A.gotB.hitC.foundD.used

【3】A.hopedB.realizedC.worriedD.forgot

【4】A.boringB.easyC.prettyD.special

【5】A.lessonB.competitionC.practiceD.show

【6】A.swimmingB.playingC.writingD.waiting

【7】A.agreedB.fearedC.complainedD.thought

【8】A.probablyB.nearlyC.finallyD.continuously

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【5】B

【6】D

【7】D

【8】C

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。文章講述莫莉在去參加游泳比賽的路上，聽到她媽媽和叔叔講述他們在學(xué)校運(yùn)動比賽的事情，她通過和她媽媽及叔叔的對話了解到她媽媽游泳很棒，他們期望她也遺傳了她媽媽的天賦。最后在游泳比賽上莫莉成功地游到了第一名的好成績。

【1】句意：莫莉，你媽媽是一個很棒的游泳健將。

swimmer游泳者；driver司機(jī)；teacher司機(jī)；runner跑步者。根據(jù)下文“she was so graceful （優(yōu)雅的）in the water”表達(dá)她媽媽在水中很優(yōu)雅，推斷應(yīng)該是游泳者，故選A。

【2】句意：你媽媽只要一入水，就像一條魚一樣靈活。

got得到；hit撞擊，碰上；found發(fā)現(xiàn)；used使用。根據(jù)“…the water, she was a fish”

可知此處指的是她媽媽入水，碰上水就像魚一樣。故選B。

【3】句意：有那么一會兒，莫莉甚至忘記了他們在去她參加第一次游泳比賽的路上。

hoped希望；realized意識到；worried擔(dān)憂；forgot忘記。根據(jù)上一句“thought about her mom swimming as easily and gracefully as a fish”可知此處莫莉在想象她媽媽游泳的樣子，忘記了她自己在去參加比賽的路上這件事。故選D。

【4】句意：他知道怎么游泳，我親自教他，但是他游泳看上去不美觀。

boring令人厭倦的；easy容易的；pretty漂亮的；special特別的。根據(jù)“Your uncle sinks（下沉）like a rock”,可知莫莉的叔叔游泳像石頭一樣下沉，看上去不漂亮。故選C。

【5】句意：康納叔叔說：“莫莉小姐，比賽之后再見。盡你最大的努力做到最好就行。”

lesson課程;competition比賽；practice練習(xí)；根據(jù)第三段的“her first swim competition”可知此處指的是她媽媽和她叔叔應(yīng)該是比賽之后再見莫莉。故選B。

【6】句意：當(dāng)她等待的時(shí)候，她自言自語。

swimming游泳；playing玩耍；writing寫；waiting等待。根據(jù)前面的“competition” “coach and her teammates”以及下一段的“sound of the whistle”可知此處是莫莉在等待比賽開始的時(shí)候她自言自語給自己打氣。故選D。

【7】句意：莫莉想她能聽到人群中她媽媽和她叔叔的聲音。

agreed同意；feared害怕；complained抱怨；thought想；認(rèn)為。根據(jù)前文她在劃水以及“she could hear the voices of her mom and uncle in the crowd”此處表達(dá)她在水中游泳，認(rèn)為能聽到她媽媽和叔叔的聲音。故選D。

【8】句意：她加速她劃水的速度，最后她感覺到她的手碰到墻上的藍(lán)色瓷磚。

probably可能；nearly幾乎；finally最終；continuously 持續(xù)地，接連不斷地。根據(jù)“felt her hand touch the blue tile on the wall”可知她的手觸摸到墻上的藍(lán)色瓷磚說明她游到了終點(diǎn)，此處用副詞表達(dá)“最后”。故選C。