Question

    Our school was having a swimming competition. It wasn’t a(n) _______ race, just a fun activity between classes.

Each class has four swimmers to compete. After a discussion, our class _______ three competitors. The last one was difficult as not everyone could swim the required style. Then, Jackie said, “I could be the fourth one, because I learned to swim in a river.”

It didn’t _______, as long as he could swim. The 4×100m swim relay (接力赛) would begin. As the teacher said. “Ready, go!” Six competitors jumped into the pool. Our team wasn’t good and we soon _______ the others. Finally, Jackie, our last swimmer, jumped in. We didn’t _______ much from him. The last leg (回合) was the backstroke (仰泳) and the leading team was ahead of us. Their swimmer swam so quickly that he had already touched the wall of the swimming pool and was heading towards the finishing line.

At the halfway point, he met Jackie, who was swimming in the other _______. Jackie didn’t swim like the others. He just kept his face up and used his two legs to push _______ forward. And he had no sense of direction.

When the two got close, Jackie swam into the other’s lane (泳道). The two accidentally exchanged lanes! A few seconds later, the swimmer from the best team reached the finishing line, _______ he finished in our lane. Our team won!

1.A.awful B.difficult C.serious

2.A.chose B.praised C.discovered

3.A.succeed B.matter C.begin

4.A.waited for B.fell behind C.believed in

5.A.receive B.prevent C.expect

6.A.class B.lane C.team

7.A.myself B.herself C.himself

8.A.if B.but C.unless

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.B

【解析】

文章主要讲述了学校组织了4×100米游泳比赛，作者所在的班级一开始就落后，但由于最后一位选手的游泳方式与其他人不同，导致与领先选手相撞，最后作者的班级获胜的事情。

1.句意：这不是一场严肃的比赛，只是课间有趣的活动。

awful糟糕的；difficult困难的；serious严肃的；根据句意理解及后句 just a fun activity between classes.可知，这里表达的是“不是一场严肃的比赛”，故选C。

2.句意：我们班选出了三名参赛者。

chose选择；praised表扬；discovered发现；根据句意理解可知，这里指的是“挑选参赛者”，故选A。

3.句意：没关系，只要他会游泳。

succeed成功；matter要紧；begin开始；根据后句as long as he could swim.只要他会游泳。可知这里表达的是“没关系，不要紧”，故选B。

4.句意：很快就落后于其他队了。

waited for等待；fell behind落后；believed in相信；根据句意理解及前句Our team wasn’t good可知，这里表达的是“落后于”，故选B。

5.句意：我们对他期望不高。

receive接受；prevent阻止；expect期望；根据句意理解及前文Jackie said, “I could be the fourth one, because I learned to swim in a river.”及It didn’t ___3___, as long as he could swim.可知，这里表达的是“期望”，故选C。

6.句意：他遇到了正在另一条泳道游泳的杰基。

class班级；lane泳道；team团队；根据句意理解及后句Jackie swam into the other’s lane (泳道).可知，这里表达的是“泳道”，故选B。

7.句意：他只是仰着脸，用两条腿把自己往前推。

myself我自己；herself她自己；himself他自己；根据句意理解可知，这里指代的是Jackie本人，Jackie是男性，所以应该用“他自己”，故选C。

8.句意：几秒钟后，最好的游泳队的运动员到达终点线，但他在我们的泳道上完成了比赛。

if如果；but但是；unless除非；根据句意理解，he swimmer from the best team reached the finishing line与he finished in our lane.之间是转折关系，所以应该用转折关系的连词，故选B。