One sunny day last September, Tim heard some shouting. Looking out to the sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.
Two 12-year-old boys, Christian and Jack, rowed out a boat to search for a football. Once they'd rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water. The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.
Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves. Everything went quiet in my head, Tim recalls(回忆). I was trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line.
Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. At one point, I considered turning back, he says. I wondered if I was putting my life at risk. After 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to yell to the boys, Take down the umbrella!
Christian made much effort to take down the umbrella. Then Tim was able to catch up and climb aboard the boat. He took over rowing, but the waves were almost too strong for him.
Let's aim for the pier(码头), Jack said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink. Can you guys swim? he cried. A little bit, the boys said.
Once the were in the water, Tim decided it would he safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swan toward land as water washed over the boys' faces.
“Are we almost there? they asked again and again. Yes, Tim told them each time.
After 30minutes, they reached the pier.
【小题1】what does “it” in paragraph 2 refer to ?A．The beachB．the waterC．the windD．the boat【小题2】why did Tim raise his head regularly?A．to take in enough fresh airB．To consider turning back to not.C．To check his distance from the boysD．To ask the boys to take down the umbrella【小题3】How did the two boys finally reach the pier?A．They swam to the pier all by themselves.B．They were washed to the pier by the wave.C．They were carried to the pier by Tim on his back.D．They were dragged to the pier by Tim.C
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(答案→)C
解析：
试题分析 本文是在讲两个小孩划船去捡海上的皮球，途中遇险，Tim奋力救下两个孩子的故事。
【小题1】C 细节题。根据第二段The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.两个孩子试着往回划船，但他们抵挡不住风，船失去控制，故选择C项。
【小题2】C 细节题。根据第三段I was trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line. Tim 抬头的目的是看看弄明白到孩子的直线距离。故选C项。
【小题3】D 细节题。根据最后一段Tim decided it would he safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier.，拖着两个孩子到了岸边，故选 D项。
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