(2021·山东烟台高三适应性考试)
About 50 feet from shore, two brothers were fighting for their 1 . They had been swept out to sea in a rapid current, their mouths 2 able to stay above the water.
3 , four surfers in wet suits were nearby. Weibel, Stratton, and York, all 16, along with Ortiz-Beck, 15, were on their surfboards when they heard the 4 . “We looked at each other and knew these guys were about to 5 ,” Weibel told The Washington Post. York headed to the 6 to find someone to call 911 while the others paddled their boards towards the 7 swimmers.
As the surfers drew close, the brothers were struggling. “It was pretty 8 , but there wasn’t any time to think about it,” Ortiz-Beck says. He 9 alongside the younger brother. Grabbing him under his arms, he 10 him up onto his board. Stratton and Weibel, 11 , were trying hard to help the older brother. He was large, 250 to 300 pounds, and he was 12 . “We told him, ‘Calm down — we got you!’” says Weibel. “He feared he was going to die.” However, York arrived 13 to help get the older brother on the second board.
“When we come across an 14 like this one, it’s usually too late by the time we get there,” says Dillon Cleavenger, a rescue worker. “The four boys were willing and prepared to 15 their lives. I can’t say enough about what they did.”
1.A.freedom B.lives C.existence D.boards
2.A.finally B.exactly
C.closely D.barely
3.A.Suddenly B.Luckily
C.Obviously D.Absolutely
4.A.cries B.noises C.chaos D.weeps
5.A.float B.fall
C.drown D.sleep
6.A.shore B.sea
C.hospital D.destination
7.A.surprising B.challenging
C.conflicting D.suffering
8.A.stressful B.eventful
C.peaceful D.successful
9.A.stayed up B.pulled up
C.held up D.looked up
10.A.lifted B.called
C.hurried D.kept
11.A.otherwise B.besides
C.therefore D.meanwhile
12.A.ashamed B.amazed
C.panicked D.confused
13.A.on purpose B.in time
C.at once D.with ease
14.A.outcome B.emergency
C.instance D.adventure
15.A.take B.spend
C.risk D.apply
