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Two weeks earlier, my son, Ben, had got in touch. He’d moved to England with his mum when he was three and it had been 13 years since I’d (41)______seen him. So imagine my (42)______when he emailed me saying he wanted to come to visit me.
I was (43)______! I arrived early at Byron Bay where we were supposed to (44)______. The bay was (45)______in sunshine, and there was a group of kayakers around 150m off the shore. Getting a little (46)______, I realized one kayak（皮划艇）was in (47)______. “Something’s not (48)______!” I took off my T-shirt and (49)______into the water. I saw there were two instructors on board and a man lying across the middle. He was (50)______violently. Linking arms with one of the instructors, I helped (51)______the young man out of the water. He was unconscious and as I looked at his face, something (52)______to me. Those brown eyes were very (53)______. “What’s his name?” I asked the instructor. “Ben,” he replied, and immediately I (54)______. That stranger was my son!
The instructors called for an ambulance. (55)______, after a brief stay in hospital, Ben was well enough to be allowed to (56)______and later the family met up for dinner. We chatted about everything and then Ben (57)______to me. “I just want to say thank you,” he said. “You (58)______my life!”
I still can’t believe what a (59)______it was. I’m just so glad I was there (60)______to help my son.
41. A. also
B. often
C. even
D. last
42. A. delight
B. relief
C. anger
D. worry
43. A. scared
B. shocked
C. thrilled
D. ashamed
44. A. talk
B. stay
C. meet
D. settle
45. A. bathed
B. clean
C. deep
D. formed
46. A. faster
B. closer
C. heavier
D. wiser
47. A. trouble
B. advance
C. question
D. battle
48. A. real
B. right
C. fair
D. fit
49. A. stared
B. sank
C. dived
D. fell
50. A. arguing
B. fighting
C. shouting
D. shaking
51. A. lead
B. persuade
C. carry
D. keep
52. A. happened
B. occurred
C. applied
D. appealed
53. A. sharp
B. pleasant
C. attractive
D. familiar
54. A. agreed
B. hesitated
C. doubted
D. knew
55. A. Fortunately
B. Frankly
C. Sadly
D. Suddenly
56. A. return
B. relax
C. speak
D. leave
57. A. joked
B. turned
C. listened
D. pointed
58. A. created
B. honored
C. saved
D. guided
59. A. coincidence
B. change
C. pity
D. pain
60. A. on board
B. in time
C. for sure
D. on purpose
1. delight n. 高兴
2. relief n. 宽慰
3. scared adj. 害怕的
4. thrilled adj. 激动的
5. ashamed adj. 惭愧的
6. settle v. 解决
7. bathe ★ v. 使沐浴（在光线里）
例： [2013湖南] The sun began to rise in the sky, bathing the mountain in golden light. 太阳开始在空中升起，这座山沐浴在金色的阳光中。
8. battle n. 斗争
9. fair adj. 合理的
10. stare v. 凝视
11. sink v. 下沉
12. dive v. 跳水
13. instructor n. 教练
14. violently adv. 剧烈地
15. persuade v. 劝服
16. unconscious adj. 昏迷的
17. sharp ★ adj. （人或人的头脑、眼睛等）敏锐的，灵敏的
例： He has sharp eyes to see everything clearly. 他有敏锐的眼睛，可以洞察一切。
18. familiar adj. 熟悉的
19. reply v. 回复
20. immediately adv. 立即
21. hesitate v. 犹豫
22. frankly adv. 坦率地
23. brief ★ adj. 短暂的
例： He once made a brief appea-rance on television. 他曾经在电视上短暂露面。
24. coincidence n. 巧合
1. get in touch (with)（与…）取得联系
例： [2016北京] To make it easier to get in touch with us, you’d better keep this card at hand. 为了更方便地联系到我们，你最好随身带着这张卡片。
2. be supposed to 本应，本该
例： [2015湖南] The inspections were supposed to be a surprise, but keeper sometimes had advance notice. 检查本应出其不意，但看守者有时会提前得到通知。
3. in trouble 遇到麻烦，陷入困境
例： [2013天津] If you are in trouble , Mike is always willing to lend a hand. 如果你有麻烦，迈克总是愿意伸出援助之手。
4. in advance 提前；事先
例： [2014陕西] I’d appreciate it if you could let me know in advance whether or not you will come. 如果您能提前告诉我你是否会来，我将不胜感激。
5. sth. occurs to sb. 某人突然想起某事
例： A good idea occurred to him when he was asked to solve this conflict. 当他被要求解决这个矛盾时，他突然想到一个好主意。
6. appeal to 对…有吸引力
例： [2015浙江] We tend to have a better memory for things that excite our senses or appeal to our emotions than for straight facts. 比起直截了当的事实，我们往往对那些能刺激我们的感官或吸引我们情感的事物有更美好的记忆。
7. meet up (with sb.)（和某人）见面，会面
例： Herry was back in his office and met up with all of his staff. 亨利回到了办公室和他所有的员工见了面。
8. turn to (sb.) 转身面向某人；（向某人）求助
例： [2009全国3] We are at your service. Don’t hesitate to turn to us if you have any further problems. 我们随时为您服务。如果您有任何其他问题，请不要犹豫，（赶快）求助于我们。
9. in time 及时
例： [2017北京] The first magazine with your gift message will arrive in time for the special day. 第一本带有您礼品信息的杂志将在那个特殊的日子及时到达。
10. on purpose 故意地
例： [2008全国2] He didn’t say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose . 他没有说任何假话，但故意漏掉了重要的信息。
He was unconscious and as I looked at his face, something (52) occurred to me. Those brown eyes were very (53) familiar .
困惑： 易错题（52题）
分析： 52题的易错选项是D项，属于“词汇理解有误”的错误类型。同学们在看到这一道题目时，很容易用中式思维把这句话理解为：他已经毫无意识，当我看他的脸时，一些东西吸引了我。那双棕色的眼睛很熟悉。朗文词典中对于appeal给出了这样的英文释义：if someone or something appeals to you, they seem attractive and interesting。言下之意，如果作者被本的眼睛所吸引，那么原因是本的眼睛可能很迷人或者很有趣，但这与后面一句话“那双棕色的眼睛很熟悉”是不相符的。后文作者提到了本棕色的眼睛带给他一种熟悉感，这种熟悉感让作者想起了一些事。occur to sb.并不是“发生”，而是表示“（想法、主意在某人脑海中）突然出现”，因此正确答案为B项。
两周前，我儿子本和我联系了。他三岁的时候和妈妈一起搬到了英国，自从我 (41) 上一次 见到他已经过去13年了。所以，想象一下当他给我发邮件说他想来看望我时我的 (42) 喜悦 吧。
我很 (43) 激动 ！我很早就到了计划 (44) 见面 的拜伦湾。海湾 (45) 沐浴 在阳光下，离岸约150米处有一群皮艇运动员。(46) 更靠近 一点，我发现有一艘皮划艇遇到了 (47) 麻烦 。“有些事 (48) 不 对劲 ！我脱下T恤，(49) 跳 入水中。我看见船上有两个教练，一个人躺在船中间。他剧烈地 (50) 发抖 。我和其中一个教练挽着胳膊，帮忙把那个年轻人从水里 (51) 抬 了出来。他不省人事，当我看着他的脸时，我 (52) 突然想起 一些事情。那双棕色的眼睛很 (53) 熟悉 。“他叫什么名字？”我问教练。他回答：“本。”我立刻 (54) 知道 了。这个陌生人是我儿子！
教练叫了救护车。(55) 幸运的是 ，经过短暂的住院治疗，本的身体已经康复了，可以 (56) 离开 （医院），后来家人们聚在一起吃晚饭。我们聊了所有事情，然后本 (57) 转向 我。他说：“我只是想说谢谢你，你 (58) 救 了我的命！”
我还是不敢相信这是件多么 (59) 巧合 的事情。我只是很高兴能 (60) 及 时 赶到那里帮助我的儿子。
