Question

My 16-year-old son, Anton, had gone to the local swimming hole． Most of the kids swim there, and there are plenty of rocks for them to use as safe harbors, so I had no fears for his safety．

Still, the firefighter's first words "You need to come up here to the Stillwater River" made me catch my breath, and his follow-up words gave me relief: “Your son is OK．”

When I got to the river, I immediately saw the firetruck, ambulance and Anton, wrapped with a towel about his shoulders, sitting quietly on a low platform of the fire engine．

I hurried over to him． "You OK?"I asked．

“Yeah,” was all he said． But my eyes begged for an explanation, I didn't get it from my son, however, who tends to play his cards close to his vest．

The story was this: A woman was being swept under water． Hearing the cries, Anton and his friend Tyler, without hesitation, swam out to her, and brought her safely to shore.

In an age in which the word "hero" is broadcast with abandon and seemingly applied to anyone who makes it through the day, I realized the real thing in my son. The teens are stubborn and self-centered, but that didn't mean they have no desire to do good.

Still shocked by my son's daring, I drove him home. Along the way, I tried to dig out some more information from him but he had precious little to say. The only words he said were, “What's for supper?”

I spent some time alone that evening, thinking about the tragedy that might have been. The next morning, when Anton got up, I half expected him to tell me the story. But all he did was toast some bread, pull himself together, and head for the door to start a new day. Watching from the window, I was reminded that still water often runs deep.

1.Why did the mother allow her son to swim there？

A．He was an excellent swimmer.

B．The water of the river is shallow.

C．The rocks can be of help if there's danger.

D．He was old enough to swim.

2.The underlined part "who tends to play his cards close to his vest" probably means ________.

A．Anton is unwilling to tell others what he thinks

B．Anton is a boy fond of swimming with other kids

C．Anton always has a desire to help others

D．Anton seldom changes his mind

3.In the mother's eyes, what her son did was ________.

A．dangerous but interesting

B．unexpected and courageous

C．meaningful but difficult

D．awful and absurd

4.What might be the best title for the passage?

A．A Proud MotherB．Anton, A Silent Boy

C．A Good DeedD．My Son, My Hero

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了作者儿子——一个16岁的少年，在游泳时勇救落水女子。作者为自己儿子的勇敢行为感到自豪，她认为现在的年轻人也有做好事的意愿。

1. 细节理解题。根据第一段最后“and there are plenty of rocks for them to use as safe harbors, so I had no fears for his safety”可知，那里有很多岩石，可以用作安全的港湾，因此作者不担心孩子在那里游泳时的安全问题，故选C。

2. 推理判断题。根据“Yeah,” was all he said...I didn't get it from my son”可知，作者儿子的回答很简短，仅有一个词“Yeah”，说明他不愿告诉作者详情。划线句的意思是把牌捂在胸口，这样做是防止他人偷看自己的牌，在此意译为不愿他人窥视自己的内心，故选A。

3. 推理判断题。根据倒数第三段“I realized the real thing in my son...but that didn't mean they have no desire to do good.”可知，作者认为儿子做了一件了不起的事；根据倒数第二段“Still shocked by my son's daring”可知，作者为儿子救人的行为感到震惊，故选B。

4. 主旨大意题。文章主要讲述的是作者儿子勇救落水女子的英雄行为，并未重点讲其儿子是一个沉默的男孩，文章也没有着重介绍一位骄傲的母亲，排除B、D；根据倒数第三段可知，作者认为，现在的年轻人愿意做好事，作者把儿子的救人行为视为英雄所为，故选D。

【名师点睛】

选择标题在英语阅读理解题中属主旨大意题，是深层理解题，它要求考生在通读全文的基础上，认真分析主人公的特定心态、文章大意及作者的写作意图。通常情况下，标题具有概括性、针对性、醒目性的特点。所谓概括性，就是指标题应在最大程度上覆盖全文，囊括文章的主要内容，体现文章的主题。针对性是对标题外延的一种界定，标题要直接指向文章的主要特点。而醒目性是为了吸引读者的注意力，唤起读者对文章阅读的兴趣。常见的命题形式有：The best title for the text would be... / What can be the best title for this text? / Which of the following can be the best title for the text? 等。以下是此类题目的基本解题思路。

1、确定最佳标题的方法

在阅读文章时，要注意文章中反复出现或强调的信息，寻找与文章大多数内容相关的信息，找出覆盖全文的核心词汇，看选项内容是否切中文章的中心论题，也就是要看选项内容与作者的写作目的是否一致。

2、寻找文章的主题句

了解文章主要论题的关键是找到全文的主题句。主题句通常在文章首段，但是也可能在文章的末段、在文章的某一段落，或者分散在文章的各个段落中。如果每个段落都有主题句，那么把各段落的主题句的中心思想集中起来，即为全文的主题句．

3、概括文章的主题

要把握文章主旨，就必须根据具体的语言环境、陈述内容的逻辑关系（文章的结构）、上下文的连贯意思及文中有关暗示来理解文章的深层含义。

4、逆向思维法

针对这类题型，考生不妨思考一下，“如果我是作者，遇到这样的标题，文章应该怎样写？”

5、整体把握文章，不被细节迷惑

标题实际上是文章主题的一种确认方式。要准确地把握文章的主题思想，就要十分留意文章的开头和结尾，要抓住文中具有概括性的信息，从上下文连贯的意思来理解全文。好些文章的主题句并不明显，需要我们仔细体会字里行间的意思，了解文章的背景知识、文章结构，推断作者意图或态度，从整体上把握文章的主旨。从全局的角度归纳概括出文章的标题。要防止本末倒置，主次不分，要排除干扰项的干扰，选出正确的答案。有些干扰项，从局部看也许不算错，但从全局看却又片面。这类干扰项与正确答案之差，其实是局部与全局之差。考生在做题时不要为局部现象（即细节）迷惑，而忽略了文章的整体思想。有的文章一开始就亮出主题，全文随着主题而展开。

考点：故事类短文阅读