13．Mr．a(chǎn)nd Mrs．Gordon were sitting on the sand，reading their magazines．Mr．Gordon was too stingy （吝嗇） to rent （租） a chair．Their twelve-year-old daughter．Sandra，was playing at the water's edge．Suddenly a huge wave lifted Sandra up and carried her out to sea．Luckily，a lifeguard（救生員） was on duty and he saw the wave carry Sandra away．He ran along the beach and dived into the sea．He swam quickly to where the girl，with her head only just above the water，was shouting for help．She was very frightened．When the lifeguard reached her，she struggled （斗爭(zhēng)） with him，as drowning （快淹死） people often do．However，he was a skillful lifeguard and quickly took hold of her and swam with her back to the beach．By the time he reached it，Mr．a(chǎn)nd Mrs．Gordon had realized what had happened．They had run down to the water's edge，neither of them could swim．They just stood in the shallow water，and worried about their daughter．Had the lifeguard reached her in time？Luckily，he had．"That was quick work，young man，"Mr．Gordon said．He turned to his wife，"Give the lifeguard a dollar．""A dollar!"Sandra cried，"dad，how can you give him a dollar!He saved my life．I was half dead．""Quite right，girl"Mr．Gordon said，pleased by his daughter's awareness （意識(shí)） of the value of money．He turned to his wife again and said，"She's right．She was only half dead．Give him fifty cents．"
46．What happened to Sandra？B
A．She ran into the sea．
B．Her life was saved by a lifeguard．
C．She was drowned．
D．She died．
47．What did Mr．a(chǎn)nd Mrs．Gordon do when Sandra was carried out to sea by the wave？C
A．They shouted to the lifeguard．
B．They dived into the water．
C．Perhaps they were reading magazines．
D．They offered the lifeguard money to save Sandra．
48．Why was Sandra angry with her father？C
A．He didn't give the lifeguard any money．
B．He didn't swim out to save her．
C．He didn't show the lifeguard hearty thankfulness．
D．He gave the lifeguard too much money．
49．Why was Mr．Gordon pleased with her daughter．C
A．She was safe again．
B．She was polite to the lifeguard．
C．He thought she did not want him to give the lifeguard too much money．
D．She gave the lifeguard fifty cents．
50．The underlined word dived in the fifth line probably meansD．
A．hidden
B．dared
C．climbed
D．dashed．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了桑德拉被大海的波浪帶走被救生員拯救的故事．
解答 46．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章A dollar！"Sandra cried．和"Dad，how can you give him a dollar！He saved my life． I was half dead．"可知救生員救了她的命；故選B．
47．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題． 根據(jù)文章Mr．a(chǎn)nd Mrs．Gordon were sitting on the sand，reading their magazines．和By the time he reached it，Mr．a(chǎn)nd Mrs．Gordon had realized what had happened．可知桑德拉被大海的波浪帶走時(shí)戈登夫婦他們?cè)诳措s志；故選C．
48．C．推理判斷題． 結(jié)合全文He turned to his wife，"Give the lifeguard a dollar．""A dollar!"Sandra cried可知lifeguard救了Sandra的命而Sandra的父親只給lifeguard一美元，Sandra為此感到生氣；故選C．
49．C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章He turned to his wife again and said，"She's right．She was only half dead．Give him fifty cents可知因?yàn)榕畠篠andra的話他又省了一半的錢；故選C．
50．D．詞義猜測(cè)題．根據(jù)文章He ran along the beach and dived into the sea．He swam quickly to where the girl可知他沿著海灘跑和跳入海中．他迅速游的地方的女孩；意為跳水；故選D．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
