Diane Ray was completely self-centered and very spoilt. Her parents gave her
36 she wanted, knowing that she would throw a temper tantrum(耍小孩脾气)if they did not. She would scream and kick and
37 on the floor drumming her heels. Her parents always
38 .
That was why she was alone on the
39 , wearing an expensive swimsuit. It has taken a massive tantrum to
40 her parents to buy it. They were back at the beach-house,
41 from the tantrum she had thrown when they told her that it was too dangerous to go diving
42 . “Dangerous?” she had said. “You just don’t want me to have
43 . I’m going and if you try to stop me, I’ll scream.”
“What are you doing ?” a voice asked. Diane jumped. She did not know that the man was there
44 he spoke .
“I’m going diving, ” she answered.
“You shouldn’t swim that day, ” the man
45 . “There is a storm coming up.”
“You should mind your own
46 !” Diane replied and walked into the gentle waves.
“If you go out there you’ll be
47 ,” the man called after her. She did not bother to reply.
Diane slipped into the water and dived
48 until white caps began rolling in and it became harder to
49 against the current (水流). Saltwater hit against her face, making it
50 to breathe. Oh, why had she not listened to advice.
Panicking, she began to
51 . Then, just as it seemed as if she would slip beneath the surface, she heard a
52 voice. “Hold on ! I’m coming.” With
53 , she saw the old man rowing an ancient-looking boat towards her. “I hope you’ve learned a lesson. You put us both in
54 , ” he shouted angrily, as he dragged her over the side of the
55 . Gratefully, Diane thanked him and ran towards the beach-house.
| 小题1: | | A．either | B．neither | C．nothing | D．everything |
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| 小题3: | | A．set out | B．set in | C．gave in | D．gave out |
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| 小题4: | | A．beach | B．bed | C．floor | D．ship |
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| 小题5: | | A．allow | B．warn | C．get | D．prefer |
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| 小题6: | | A．changing | B．recovering | C．appearing | D．traveling |
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| 小题7: | | A．alone | B．away | C．again | D．aside |
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| 小题9: | | A．when | B．until | C．after | D．once |
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| 小题10: | | A．decided | B．intended | C．advised | D．repeated |
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| 小题11: | | A．business | B．swimsuit | C．friends | D．parents |
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| 小题12: | | A．angry | B．sorry | C．confused | D．excited |
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| 小题13: | | A．nervously | B．sadly | C．shyly | D．happily |
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| 小题15: | | A．difficult | B．easy | C．comfortable | D．suitable |
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| 小题16: | | A．speak | B．sing | C．sniff | D．scream |
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| 小题17: | | A．calm | B．frightening | C．beautiful | D．disgusting |
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| 小题18: | | A．regret | B．relief | C．interest | D．ease |
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| 小题19: | | A．power | B．safety | C．danger | D．thought |
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| 小题20: | | A．house | B．wave | C．beach | D．boat |
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