【正文】 onsidered D． threw答案：A　結(jié)合上一題句意分析判斷。delay“延誤，推遲”。18． B． While C．Because D． If答案：B　while“盡管”。句意：盡管“我”當(dāng)時沒有意識到這一點(diǎn)，但現(xiàn)在“我”相信，如果沒有這兩位好心的女士，“我”不會從這場災(zāi)難中幸存。19． B． experiencedC．survived D． suffered答案：C　結(jié)合上一題句意邏輯分析判斷。survive“幸存；存活”。20． B． accepting C．giving D． begging答案：B　根據(jù)下文的“because it not only...of life”并結(jié)合全文可知，此處表示接受幫助比拒絕幫助好。Ⅱ.閱讀理解(建議用時16′)A[2017福州質(zhì)檢]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 firefighter39。s first words “You need to e 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 fire truck, 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 didn39。t get it from my son, however, who_tended_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 make it through the day, I realized the real thing in my son. The teens are stubborn and self－centred, but that doesn39。t mean they have no desire to do good.Still shocked by my son39。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 “What39。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 wanted 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.篇章導(dǎo)讀：本文講述的是作者的兒子救了一位落水婦女的故事。作者一直想知道事情發(fā)生的經(jīng)過，但未得到兒子的回答，從而使作者想到“靜水流深”的道理。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．He was old enough to swim.D．The rocks can be of help if there39。s danger.答案：D　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中第二句“Most of the kids swim there, and there are plenty of rocks for them to use as safe harbors, ...”可知，答案為D。2．The underlined part “who tended to play his cards close to his vest” probably means ________.A．Anton is a boy fond of swimming with other kidsB．Anton is unwilling to tell others what he thinksC．Anton always has a desire to help othersD．Anton seldom changes his mind答案：B　詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線句子前半句以及過渡詞however可以推斷，作者的兒子安東不愿意講述他的感受。3．In the mother39。s eyes, what her son did was ________.A．dangerous but interestingB．meaningful but difficultC．unexpected and courageousD．a(chǎn)wful and absurd答案：C　推理判斷題。綜合全文信息，這位母親不斷問及事情發(fā)生的經(jīng)過可知，母親很擔(dān)心兒子出危險(xiǎn)，另外，從兒子的作為也可以看出兒子的英勇。故選C。4．What might be the best title for the passage?A．My Son, My Hero B． Anton, A Silent BoyC．A Good Deed D． A Proud Mother答案：A　主旨大意題。結(jié)合全文可知，這位母親為自己有這樣的兒子感到自豪。故選A。1．relief n. 減輕；安慰 vt. 包裹；纏繞3．explanation n. 解釋 v. 廣播；播放5．precious adj. 寶貴的1．without hesitation 毫不猶豫地 out 挖掘BThe story of how coffee growing and drinking spread around the world is one of the greatest and most romantic in history. It starts in the Horn of Africa, in Ethiopia, where the coffee tree probably originated in the province of Kaffa (喀法). There are various fanciful but unlikely stories surrounding the discovery of coffee beans. One story has it that an Ethiopian goatherd (牧羊人) was amazed at the lively behavior of his goats after they chewed red coffee berries. What we know with more certainty is that the succulent (多汁的) outer cherry flesh was eaten by slaves taken from present day Sudan into Yemen and Arabia, through the great port of its day, Mocha, now synonymous (同義的) with coffee. Coffee was certainly being cultivated in Yemen by the 15th century and probably much earlier than that.Mocha was also the main port for the one sea route to Mecca, and was the busiest place in the world at the time. But the Arabs had a strict policy not to export any fertile beans, so that coffee could not be cultivated anywhere else. The coffee bean is the seed of the coffee tree, but when stripped of its outer layers it bees infertile. The race to make off with (奪走) some live coffee trees or beans was eventually won by the Dutch in 1616.Initially， the authorities in Yemen actively encouraged coffee drinking as it was considered preferable to the extreme side effects of Kat (the Arabic tea), a shrub whose buds and leaves were chewed as a stimulant (提神物). The first coffeehouses were opened in Mecca and were called “kaveh kanes”. They quickly spread throughout the Arab world and became successful places where chess was played, gossip was exchanged, and singing, dancing and music were enjoyed. They were luxuriously decorated and each had an individual character. Nothing quite like the coffee－h(huán)ouse had existed before: a place where society and business could be conducted in fortable surroundings and where anyone could go, for the price of coffee.The Arabian coffeehouses soon became centres of political activity and were suppressed. Coffee and coffeehouses were subsequently banned several times over the next few decades， but they kept reappearing. Eventually a solution was found when coffeehouses and coffee were taxed.Nowadays, this new found “coffee culture” has started to spread to the rest of the world. To those countries with great coffee traditions of their own， such as Italy, Germany, and Scandinavia, new converts were introduced to the pleasures of good coffee. Today it is possible to find good coff