Some boys join the Navy(海军) when they are quite young, and are then given a course of training as sailors. It is a long course, both on land and at sea.During it, the boys study things like mathematics and science as well as learning to tie knots(系鞋带), fire guns and to 11 other practical things.
One of the important things they are 12 is, of course, how to swim. In the old days, many sailors were unable to swim, 13 nowadays it is rare to find one that cannot.
At one school for sailors, the swimming instructor was very good.He had never failed to teach anybody to swim by the time the course ended.One year, however, 14 was one particular boy on the training course 15 seemed quite unable to learn to swim.The instructor tried giving him extra lessons, but he had 16 success at all, whatever he did.In the end, as the time drew near for the course to end, he had to admit defeat.
One day, he called the boy aside after the swimming lesson and said 17 him “ John, I have tried very hard to teach you to swim,but I have failed 18 the first time in my life.Now, I want to give you a piece of 19 . Listen carefully.”“Yes, sir,” answered the boy. “Well,”the instructor went on, “if you are ever in a ship and it sinks, just jump over the side into the sea, go right down to the bottom and run to the shore as 20 as you can. That is the only way you will save your life.”
11. A.do
B.teach
C.finish
D.watch
答案：A
[解析]根据上下文前面说到孩子们学习数学和科学以及学习怎样系鞋带，因此后面应该是填do, 做其它的一些实践活动。
12.A. learned
B.studied
C.done
D.taught
答案：D
[解析]根据上下文判断，这句话的意思是：其中最重要的是教给孩子怎样游泳。
13.A. since
B.but
C.when
D.because
答案：B
[解析]本题是上下文逻辑关系题，根据上下文可以判断出是转折的关系，所以选But。
14.A.this
B.that
C.there
D.what
答案：C
[解析] there be 句型。
15.A. whom
B.which
C.who
D.what
答案：C
[解析]本题是逻辑关系题，考查定语从句，这个句子中boy 是先行词，因此用who来引导，who在定语从句中做主语。
16.A. some
B.no
C.any
D.none
答案：B
[解析]根据上下文可以判断出选no
17.A.with
B.to
C.in
D.for
答案：B
[解析]根据上下文可以判断出选to, speak to 和….说话
18.A. as
B.on
C.for
D.of
答案：C
[解析]本题考点是词组：for the first time第一次
19.A.news
B.advice
C.idea
D.word
答案：B
[解析]a piece of advice 一条建议
20.A.slow
B.much
C.possible
D.fast |
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