13.Mr.and Mrs.Gordon were sitting on the sand,reading their magazines.Mr.Gordon was too stingy (吝啬) to rent (租) a chair.Their twelve-year-old daughter.Sandra,was playing at the water's edge.Suddenly a huge wave lifted Sandra up and carried her out to sea.Luckily,a lifeguard(救生员) was on duty and he saw the wave carry Sandra away.He ran along the beach and dived into the sea.He swam quickly to where the girl,with her head only just above the water,was shouting for help.She was very frightened.When the lifeguard reached her,she struggled (斗争) with him,as drowning (快淹死) people often do.However,he was a skillful lifeguard and quickly took hold of her and swam with her back to the beach.By the time he reached it,Mr.and Mrs.Gordon had realized what had happened.They had run down to the water's edge,neither of them could swim.They just stood in the shallow water,and worried about their daughter.Had the lifeguard reached her in time?Luckily,he had."That was quick work,young man,"Mr.Gordon said.He turned to his wife,"Give the lifeguard a dollar.""A dollar!"Sandra cried,"dad,how can you give him a dollar!He saved my life.I was half dead.""Quite right,girl"Mr.Gordon said,pleased by his daughter's awareness (意识) of the value of money.He turned to his wife again and said,"She's right.She was only half dead.Give him fifty cents."
46.What happened to Sandra?B
A.She ran into the sea.
B.Her life was saved by a lifeguard.
C.She was drowned.
D.She died.
47.What did Mr.and Mrs.Gordon do when Sandra was carried out to sea by the wave?C
A.They shouted to the lifeguard.
B.They dived into the water.
C.Perhaps they were reading magazines.
D.They offered the lifeguard money to save Sandra.
48.Why was Sandra angry with her father?C
A.He didn't give the lifeguard any money.
B.He didn't swim out to save her.
C.He didn't show the lifeguard hearty thankfulness.
D.He gave the lifeguard too much money.
49.Why was Mr.Gordon pleased with her daughter.C
A.She was safe again.
B.She was polite to the lifeguard.
C.He thought she did not want him to give the lifeguard too much money.
D.She gave the lifeguard fifty cents.
50.The underlined word dived in the fifth line probably meansD.
A.hidden
B.dared
C.climbed
D.dashed.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了桑德拉被大海的波浪带走被救生员拯救的故事.
解答 46.B.细节理解题.根据文章A dollar!"Sandra cried.和"Dad,how can you give him a dollar!He saved my life. I was half dead."可知救生员救了她的命;故选B.
47.C.细节理解题. 根据文章Mr.and Mrs.Gordon were sitting on the sand,reading their magazines.和By the time he reached it,Mr.and Mrs.Gordon had realized what had happened.可知桑德拉被大海的波浪带走时戈登夫妇他们在看杂志;故选C.
48.C.推理判断题. 结合全文He turned to his wife,"Give the lifeguard a dollar.""A dollar!"Sandra cried可知lifeguard救了Sandra的命而Sandra的父亲只给lifeguard一美元,Sandra为此感到生气;故选C.
49.C.推理判断题.根据文章He turned to his wife again and said,"She's right.She was only half dead.Give him fifty cents可知因为女儿Sandra的话他又省了一半的钱;故选C.
50.D.词义猜测题.根据文章He ran along the beach and dived into the sea.He swam quickly to where the girl可知他沿着海滩跑和跳入海中.他迅速游的地方的女孩;意为跳水;故选D.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.