新泰二中高三第二次阶段性检测（英语） 第Ⅰ卷 听力 (共20个小题，每小题1.5分，总分30分) 第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分50分) 第一节（共16小题：每小题2.5分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A 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 make it through the day, I realized the real thing in my son． The teens are stubborn and self-centred, 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,1 was reminded that still water often runs deep． 21．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 there's danger． 22．The underlined part "who tends to play his cards close to his vest" probably means A． Anton is a boy fond of swimming with other kids B． Anton is unwilling to tell others what he thinks C． Anton always has a desire to help others D． Anton seldom changes his mind 23．In the mother's eyes, what her son did was A． dangerous but interesting B． meaningful but difficult C． unexpected and courageous D． awful and absurd 24． What might be the best title for the passage? A． My Son, My Hero B． Anton, A Silent Boy C． A Good Deed D．A Proud Mother B Maybe you don’t think animals have certain mental powers which human beings do not have. But the truth is that some of them have instincts, and besides this, I am sure they can feel certain things we humans cannot. A personal experience showed me this. Some ... ...
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