Question

【题目】Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）

AMAZING RESCUE

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Two teenagers capsized（倾覆）in the ocean off the east coast of the U．S．and called the west Coast on a cell phone to ask for help．

Brother and sister Ray and Susan Rivera were on a sailing vacation near Newport，Rhode Island．But because of huge w【1】 of the sea，their boat capsized，and they were thrown into the ocean．

Ray，17，and Susan，16，spent 30minutes trying to right the capsized boat，but without success．They couldn't get back into the boat，and they couldn't a【2】 the attention of passing ships．After they had been in the water for about 40minutes，the situation was getting s【3】，and they felt very cold．Then Susan remembered her cell phone in its watertight container in her pocket，and reached for it．

But she didn't think of dialing 911，the emergency number．I 【4】，she called their father，who was 2500miles away in Scattle，Washington on a business trip．Susan explained："I thought it would be q【5】 to call someone I knew and tell them our position．I dialed Dad's number and he contacted the Coast Guard．"

About ten minutes later，after they had held on to the boat for nearly an hour，they heard a helicopter．Next，everything happened very fast，and Ray and Susan were picked up and carried to s【6】．

Afterward．The Coast Guard said that the teenagers were lucky to be alive and very，very lucky that the cell phone had worked．"Anyone in trouble should contact the Coast Guard d【7】 by calling 911．"he added．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】waves

【2】attract

【3】serious

【4】Instead

【5】quick

【6】shore

【7】directly

【解析】

文章主要讲述的是有关于遇难的两个孩子的故事，他们两个出海，船翻了，之后找到了自己的电话，然后给父亲打了电话，告诉了他们所在的方位，父亲叫来了警察，救了他们。

【1】考查名词辨析，their boat capsized船翻了，由此可知是被海浪掀翻的，用复数，填写waves。

【2】考查动词辨析，the attention of passing ships过往船只的注意，由此可知是获取过往船只的注意，attract the attention of获得…的注意，情态动词之后用动词原形，填写attract。

【3】考查形容词辨析，After they had been in the water for about 40minutes在水里呆了近40分钟，随着时间的延长，应该是情况越来越糟糕，填写serious。

【4】考查副词辨析，But she didn't think of dialing 911，the emergency number没有拨打紧急求助电话911，后文提到给自己的父亲打电话，句意发生转折，填写Instead。

【5】考查形容词辨析，call someone I knew and tell them our position给认识的人打电话，告诉他们自己的方位，由此可知是快速的求救，be之后用形容词，填写quick。

【6】考查名词辨析， Ray and Susan were picked up and carried to一辆直升飞机接上了两个人，带到了…这是救援飞机，所以是接到了岸上，填写shore。

【7】考查副词辨析， calling 911拨打911，由此可知是遇到危险要直接拨打911，修饰动词用副词，填写directly。