"I Got Him!"
It was the homecoming parade in Rockwall, Texas, and cheerleader Tyra Winters in heruniform, was riding atop one of the school's floats(花车). As it slowly made its way down thestreet, the 17-year-old enthusiastically 1______ at the crowd, all the while soaking in the music,laughter, and applause.
All of a sudden, a horrible 2______ came. Looking down, Winters saw a two-year-old on thesidewalk gasping for air, his mother 3______ for help in panic. The boy had been sucking on apiece of candy when it4______ down the back of his mouth, lodging in his throat and blocking hiswindpipe.
"There was no coughing; there was no 5______ ,"his mother, Nicole cried. No one seemedto know how to help.
Except for Winters. With dreams of becoming a surgeon, she had learned the Heimlichmaneuver(海姆立克氏急救法). Knowing that every second 6 ______ , she leaped off the moving float and ran to the child.
By the time she got to the boy, his face had turned purple."I got him!" she yelled to Nicoleas she 7______ the boy from her. Winters positioned him against her and gave a good three backslaps.
Soon, the boy coughed up the piece of 8______ , gasped, and began breathing again. Withoutanother word, Winters handed the boy back to his mother and hurried back to her float before itcould leave her behind.
It all happened so 9______ , Nicole never had time to thank the teen. Winters' heroic actionsleft Nicole 10 ______ ."I don't really have any words," she said,"'thank you'doesn't seem goodenough.”
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考查动词及语境理解。laughed意为“笑”;waved意为“挥手”;shouted意为“喊”;stared意为“凝视”。句意：当花车在街道上缓缓行进时，这个17岁的女孩热情地朝人群挥手。故选B。
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考查名词及语境理解。noise意为“噪音”;ring意为"戒指；铃声";whistle意为“口哨”;scream意为“尖叫”。根据下文Looking down,Winters saw a two-year-old on the sidewalkgasping for air(低头往下看，Winters看到一个两岁的孩子在人行道上喘着气)和in panic(慌乱中)可知传来一声可怕的尖叫。故选D。
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考查固定短语及语境理解。beg for意为“乞求";apply for意为“申请”;wait for意为“等待”;prepare for意为“为……做准备”。根据上文小男孩喘不过气来可知，他的妈妈在乞求别人的帮助。故选A.
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考查动词及语境理解。ran意为“跑”;slid意为“滑”;fell意为“落下”;jumped意为“跳”。根据The boy had been sucking on a piece of candy(那个男孩一直在吮吸一块糖果)可推知，糖果从嘴里滑下去，卡在了喉咙里，堵住了气管。故选B。
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考查动词及语境理解。gasping意为“喘气”;crying意为“哭泣”;breathing意为“呼吸”;speaking意为“说话”。根据上文lodging in histhroat and blocking his windpipe(卡在了喉咙里，堵住了气管)可推知几乎没有呼吸了。故选C。
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考查动词及语境理解。faded意为“逐渐消逝”;continued意为“继续”;approached意为“接近”;counted意为“重要”。根据下一句sheleaped off the moving float and ran to the child可知Winters知道情况紧急，每一秒都很重要。故选D。
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考查动词及语境理解。grabbed意为“抓住”;moved意为“移动”;drew意为“画；拉”;separated意为"分离"。根据下文Winterspositioned him against her and gave a good threeback slaps(Winters让他背对着她，在他后背狠狠地拍了三下)可知，此处Winters抓住了那个男孩。故选A。
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考查名词及语境理解。nut意为“坚果”;blood意为“血液”;candy意为“糖果”;biscuit意为“饼干”。根据上文The boy had been sucking on a piece of candy可知，男孩把那块糖果咳了出来。故选C。
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考查副词及语境理解。quickly意为“迅速地";quietly意为“安静地”;gradually意为“逐渐地";obviously意为“明显地”。根据Nicolenever had time to thank the teen(Nicole没有时间去感谢这个青少年)可知，一切发生得太快了。故选A。
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考查形容词及语境理解。hopeless意为“无望的";speechless意为"一时语塞的";helpless意为“无助的”;emotionless意为“没有情感的”。根据下文I don't really have any words可知，Winters的英勇行为让Nicole感激得无以言表。