Peggy Cardona parked her blue Nissan at a supermarket one day in February 1997. “I’ll come and open the door for you,” she told her four-year-old grandson, Ryan Eshleman, in the back seat.
Before Cardona could even 41 her door, the car moved ahead. “Nana, the car is 42 !” Ryan cried. Cardona jumped into the driver’s 43 and reached for the handbrake(手闸), her left leg stepping outside, trying to stop the car. She couldn’t find the brake, and she 44 the car as it moved down the steep slope(陡坡) toward a pond 20 feet way. 45 Ryan cried “Nana!” as the car fell into the pond and the water began pouring in.
“Help!” Cardona cried as the car moved 46 the bank. “My grandson is inside!”
A supermarket clerk, Clint Fountain, 24, had just stepped outside for a break when he saw a
47 gathering by the pond. He jumped down the slope and dived into the cold water.
Reaching the car, Fountain saw Ryan’s terrified face just inches(英寸) 48 the water. “Unlock the door!” Fountain shouted. The boy’s fingers fumbled(未触到) with the lock.
Fountain hit on the back 49 , but the glass wouldn’t break. Another man Dick McClung dived in and handed him a hammer(锤子). Grabbing it, Fountain told the boy to move aside, and broke the glass. His hands went 50 the broken window in the black water and pulled the boy
51 . At that moment the last flash of the blue car 52 under the water.
“Climb onto my back,” Fountain said. Ryan did so, but the 53 man couldn’t swim back. McClung, 54 beside them in the water, picked up Ryan and swam to the bank. 55 , doctors found Ryan had got only a little hypothermia(体温过低).
“They risked their lives to save Ryan,” Cardona said of the men. “I thank God every day for them.”
41. A. close B. open C. touch D. wash
42. A. driving B. missing C. moving D. stopping
43. A. chair B. seat C. place D. room
44. A. got out of B. got into C. pulled D. drove
45. A. Excited B. Tired C. surprised D. Frightened
46. A. to B. from C. with D. of
47. A. woman B. pond C. crowd D. car
48. A. below B. under C. around D. above
49. A. window B. door C. car D. seat
50. A. across B. through C. into D. from
51. A. out of B. away C. out D. safe
52. A. seemed B. happened C. disappeared D. appeared
53. A. busy B. tired C. cold D. worried
54. A. still B. yet C. always D. never
55. A. After B. Last C. Soon D. Later
答案：
41—45 ACBAD 46—50 BCDAB 51—55 CCBAD