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Book 2 Unit 3 Computers
语言知识·精准练
Ⅰ.完形填空(建议用时16′)
(2021·山东济南质检)
It’s often recommended to befriend the enemy,but high school freshman Xavier Staubs did more than that.He saved his life.
At a swim meet,the 15-year-old boy rescued a 1 who was struggling under water.It 2 as a regular swim meet.Xavier had just completed his relay. 3 he was resting,he suddenly 4 a boy in an adjoining lane was 5 .“I hear people screaming,and I see him underneath.” Without 6 ,Xavier dived back into the pool and 7 the boy out to safety. 8 ,the boy started breathing on his own.
His 9 actions got the attention of Representative John Moolenaar,who 10 Xavier with a tribute (赞颂) in the Congressional Record.
At lunchtime,Xavier learned the congressman was coming to meet him.Moolenaar wanted to 11 him with a recognition that would be kept in the Library of Congress.
“We heard the story about what he had done.The more I learned about it,the more I thought we really wanted to 12 what he did,” the Congressman told CNN.
“Usually,you heard bad outcomes and 13 situations,” Moolenaar said.“This was such a powerful 14 of one student helping another 15 the two boys were competitors.”
16 ,Xavier’s mother,Jillian Staubs,said she was not 17 .
She arrived at the meet five minutes after the rescue happened.Something in her mind told her that her son was somehow 18 .
Staubs said she tried to 19 her children like what her grandmother did.And Xavier performing such a 20 act was something she’s used to hearing about.
Xavier is not only a great swimmer but also a dancer,band member and a straight-A student.And now,a hero.
语篇解读 本文是记叙文,介绍了15岁的男孩Xavier Staubs挽救溺水对手的英勇事迹。
1.A.classmate B.competitor
C.volunteer D.stranger
答案 B
解析 根据第一段讲到“befriend an enemy”和后文中的“the two boys were competitors”可知,这个15岁的男孩挽救了“对手”的生命。
2.A.took off B.put off
C.moved off D.started off
答案 D
解析 根据后文他完成比赛可知,比赛正常“开始”。
3.A.For B.As
C.Since D.Because
答案 B
解析 根据前文他已经