On a sunny day last August, Tim heard some shouting. Looking out to the sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.
Two 12-year-old boys, Christian and Jack, rowed out a boat to search for a football. Once they'd rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water. The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.
Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves. "Everything went quiet in my head," Tim recalls(回憶). "I was trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line."
Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. "At one point, I considered turning back," he says. "I wondered if I was putting my life at risk." After 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to yell to the boys, "Take down the umbrella!" Christian made much effort to take down the umbrella. Then Tim was able to catch up and climb aboard the boat. He took over rowing, but the waves were almost too strong for him.
"Let's aim for the pier(碼頭)," Jack said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink. "Can you guys swim?" he cried. "A little bit," the boys said. Once they were in the water, Tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swan toward land as water washed over the boys' faces.
“Are we almost there?” they asked again and again. "Yes," Tim told them each time. After 30minutes, they reached the pier.
小題1:Why did the two boys go to the sea?
A．To go boat rowing.
B．To get back their football.
C．To swim in the open water.
D．To test the umbrella as a sail.
小題2:What does "it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A．The beach.B．The water.
C．The boat.D．The wind.
小題3:Why did Tim raise his head regularly?
A．To take in enough fresh air.
B．To consider turning back or not.
C．To check his distance from the boys.
D．To ask the boys to take down the umbrella.
小題4:How did the two boys finally reach the pier?
A．They were dragged to the pier by Tim.
B．They swam to the pier all by themselves.
C．They were washed to the pier by the waves.
D．They were carried to the pier by Tim on his back.

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:A

【文章大意】：兩個12歲的男孩為了撈取掉在水里的足球，劃船去取，由于船上系著一把沙灘傘，大風把船刮到了開闊水域，但是這兩個小孩無能為力；這時Tim看見了，就游泳到船只，然后帶著兩個小孩成功游回到岸邊。
小題1:根據(jù)文章第二段第一句Two 12-year-old boys, Christian and Jack, rowed out a boat to search for a football.可以得出本題答案為B。
小題2:根據(jù)文章第二段第二句Once they'd rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water.以及代詞就近向上的原則可以得出it 指代的是wind。
小題3:根據(jù)文章第四段第二句Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress.可以得出本題答案。
小題4:根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段Tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier.以及最后一段“Are we almost there?” they asked again and again. "Yes," Tim told them each time. After 30minutes, they reached the pier.可以得出本題答案。
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A．She wanted to enjoy a different Christmas.
B．She wanted to make more money.
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D．She hoped to present herself with a surprise.
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A．be grateful to what they have gained
B．keep up with fashion
C．stick to something interesting
D．know more information about craft
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A．Making Christmas presents can only convey a bit of your love.
B．People can find their artistic talent in making Christmas presents.
C．A cup of hot cocoa can inspire you to make a creative present.
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B．left her mother first but returned two years later
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C．missed Father though he had passed away
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A．Mother died the day before the anniversary of Father’s death
B．Mother died in the garden as Father did ten years ago
C．Mother died because she fell to the ground accidentally
D．Mother died on the same date when Father did ten years ago
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A．She wanted us to stay at home.B．Mother missed us very much.
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Grandfather had always said the Christmas  37 was the most important. So we set to work assembling（組裝）the beautiful  38 tree that was stored in grandfather’s closet（儲藏室）. After we finished, we stepped back to  39 our work. It looked wonderful. But something was  40 .
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The next morning, my sisters and I  49 early to see what Santa had left under the tree. After breakfast, the family sat together to  50 presents. “The last gift is to Grandmother from Grandfather.” Father said, in a puzzled voice.
“From who?” There was  51  in my grandmother’s voice.
“I found that  52 in the closet when we got the tree down,” Mother explained.
My grandmother opened it. Her face lit up when she pulled out a(n)  53  golden star. There was a note attached. Her voice trembled（顫抖）as she read it:
Don’t be  54  with me, dear. I broke your star while putting away the tree. Thought it was time for a new one, I hope it brings you as much  55  as the first one. Merry Christmas.
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A．emptyB．coldC．slowD．a(chǎn)bsent
小題2:
A．wishB．treeC．spiritD．work
小題3:
A．uniqueB．a(chǎn)rtificialC．widespreadD．a(chǎn)live
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A．followB．showC．judgeD．a(chǎn)dmire
小題5:
A．losingB．happeningC．missingD．falling
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A．doubtB．rewardC．honourD．treasure
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A．filledB．coveredC．putD．removed
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A．themB．itC．herD．him
小題9:
A．stopB．moveC．startD．stay
小題10:
A．hidB．searchedC．layD．found
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)sB．untilC．becauseD．though
小題12:
A．disappointedB．a(chǎn)mazedC．excitedD．shocked
小題13:
A．snowingB．rainingC．blowingD．darkening
小題14:
A．cheered upB．picked upC．woke upD．took up
小題15:
A．packB．openC．pickD．exchange
小題16:
A．happinessB．frightC．surpriseD．hope
小題17:
A．giftB．bookC．noteD．letter
小題18:
A．bigB．oldC．shiningD．broken
小題19:
A．generousB．a(chǎn)ngryC．strictD．important
小題20:
A．sadnessB．concernC．peaceD．joy

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