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Last spring, Ann fell in love with kiteboarding, an adventure sport that combines surfing and sailing. She got a kiteboard, took some 1 and a few months later drove out to the Banana River. There she met John, who offered to help her 2 her skills.
One day, John 3 Ann while his wife, Nancy, stayed behind on a Jet Ski(摩托艇) 4 Ann got into trouble. After John gave her a few 5 ，he took off. He'd sailed about a mile down the river when he felt the wind 6 . He knew that the stronger the wind grew, the more 7 it would be for Ann to control her board. 8 ，he turned and started sailing back towards the two women.
Ann had already decided to 9 for shore. The wind was too strong for her to handle the kite. She prepared to land her 10 by releasing one of the four lines that kept the sail in the air. 11 she didn't have a chance. She was thrown over the water, still 12 to the kite. Seconds later, a huge wind sent the kite upward. Even more dangerous, the sail's lines started to twist (扭)together, round and round. Ann 13 to free from the kite. But she failed.
Nancy was several hundred feet away on the Jet Ski and couldn't get to her 14 enough to help. By then, John had closed in and Ann felt John 15 her out of the water. As she held his arm, he tried to pull the handle but couldn't 16 it. Then suddenly, John let go. At that point, Ann was sure she would die without him holding 17 to her. But John had seen Nancy approaching and 18 that he'd have a better chance of helping Ann. He jumped onto the Jet Ski. As the kite dived down, with all his 19 ，he jumped from the Jet Ski onto the kite and dragged it to the water. Finally Ann was saved.
This experience hasn't kept Ann from loving kiteboarding.“Life is fragile(脆弱的), but it's meant to be 20 ，”she says.
本文是一篇记叙文。Ann喜爱风筝冲浪，在一次风筝冲浪时她经历了突发事故，最后被她的朋友John所救。尽管有这次经历，Ann仍然很喜欢风筝冲浪。
1．A.lectures B．lessons
C．skills D．measures
答案：B
解析：根据首句中的“Ann fell in love with kiteboarding”可知Ann喜欢风筝冲浪，又根据上文She got a kiteboard可知，Ann对这个爱好有了一些投入，据此可以推断Ann参加了风筝冲浪的课程，故选B。
2．A.improve B．discover
C．require D．show
答案：A
解析：根据前文“offered to help”可知John提供帮助，据此可以推断其目的是要帮助Ann提高她的技巧，故选A。
3．A.expected B．instructed
C．controlled D．saved
答案：B
解析：根据上文“There she met John, who offered to help her improve her skills”可以推断John会指导Ann冲浪。instruct意为“指导；教授”。
4．A.until B．in order that
C．since D．in case
答案：D
解析：Nancy守候在Ann后方的摩托艇上，以防Ann陷入麻烦。由语境可知选D。
5．A.sails B．chances
C．tips D．handles
答案：C
解析：根据本段首句中的One day, John instructed Ann利用同义转述法可知John会给她一些指点，故选C。
6．A.break out B．fade away
C．pick up D．die down
答案：C
解析：根据下文He knew that the stronger the wind grew可知，风速在增加(pick up)。break out“(战争、疾病等)爆发”；fade away“(声音、记忆、影响力等)逐渐减弱、逐渐消失”；die down“(风力、火等)逐渐变弱、平息”，均不符合文意。
7．A.challenging B．exciting
C．unusual D．frightening
答案：A
解析：句意：他知道风越大，对Ann来说要想控制她的滑板就越具有挑战性(challenging)，故选A。
8．A.Delighted B．Shocked
C．Discouraged D．Worried
答案：D
解析：根据上文He knew that the stronger the wind grew, the more challenging it would be for Ann to control her board.可知，John有些担心，故选D。
9．A.head B．look
C．swim D．row
答案：A
解析：因为风越来越大，所以Ann也会想返回到岸上。head for...“朝……前进”。
10．A.feet B．kite
C．boat D．line
答案：B
解析：根据下文Seconds later, a huge wind sent the kite upward.利用关键词复现法可知，Ann准备放开控制风筝(kite)的一根绳子，故选B。
11．A.So B．And
C．Or D．But
答案：D
解析：上文She prepared to land her kite与下文she didn't have a chance构成转折关系。故选D。
12．A.applied B．appealed
C．attached D．added
答案：C
解析：根据上文releasing one of the four lines及But she didn't have a chance可知Ann想放开控制风筝的一根绳子，但是失败了，所以仍然和风筝捆在一起(attached to)。故选C。
13．A.managed B．attempted
C．demanded D．advised
答案：B
解析：由下文But she failed可知， Ann尝试(attempted)摆脱风筝，却失败了，manage to do sth.“设法做成了某事”；demand“要求，需要”；advise“建议”，均不符合文意。故选B。
14．A.quickly B．nearly
C．slowly D．bravely
答案：A
解析：根据上文Nancy was several hundred feet away on the Jet Ski可知Nancy离Ann有几百英尺远，她不能快速地靠近Ann。故选A。
15．A.fetch B．bring
C．lift D．put
答案：C
解析：根据上文She was thrown over the water可知，Ann已经落水，据此可知lift符合John的行为。故选C。
16．A.reach B．sense
C．remove D．feel
答案：A
解析：句意：当她抓住他的胳膊时，John尝试拉动风筝的控制杆(handle)，但他却够不到。故选A。
17．A.down B．out
C．back D．on
答案：D
解析：根据上句John let go可知John松开了手不再抓住Ann，hold on to“抓住”。故选D。
18．A.doubted B．figured
C．insisted D．pretended
答案：B
解析：句意：但是John已经看到Nancy正在靠近，认为(figured)他有更好的方法帮助Ann了。doubt“怀疑”；insist“坚持”；pretend“假装”，均不符合文意。故选B。
19．A.heart B．technique
C．strength D．consideration
答案：C
解析：由下文“he jumped from the Jet Ski onto the kite and dragged it to the water”可知，John使出所有的力量(strength)从摩托艇跳上风筝，然后用力将它拽入水中，故选C。
20．A.enjoyed B．pleased
C．pushed D．spent
答案：A
解析：本句是整篇文章的点睛之句，Ann在这次危险的经历后，觉得生命虽然很脆弱，但是是令人愉快的(enjoyed)，故选A。
