“Mum says that we should not swim in that deep pool!” said Jim.
“Oh, don’t be such a baby,” said Ray with a laughter. On this hot June afternoon, the water was so cool and comfortable that the boys couldn’t wait to jump into the pool for a quick swim.
“Come on, Julian!” shouted Ray. “Let’s compete!” ___33___
Shaking his head in disapproval ( 不赞成 ), Jim walked to the nearby food corner to have a bite. Ray swam ahead like a fish. Julian had just begun his swimming lessons last week. ___34___ Suddenly, Julian felt a pull in his right leg muscle ( 肌肉 ).
“Help!” cried Julian. “It hurts!”
___35___ Hearing the cry, Jim turned around and was shocked to see his brother struggling ( 挣扎 ) in the water.
“Oh dear! What should I do?” shouted the scared Jim.
Luckily, there was a lifeguard on duty who heard the cries for help. ___36___ Julian was unconscious ( 无意识的 ) and the lifeguard gave first aid ( 急救 ) on him. Julian was soon awake. Having a deep breath, Jim and Ray thanked the lifeguard for saving Julian.
The three brothers went home and Jim reported the matter to their mother. Their mother scolded ( 训斥 ) Ray and Julian strictly and the boys promised not to do it again. Jim was glad that he was spared the scolding.
A ． He tried to catch up but he knew he could never win Ray.
B ． Jim swam back quickly to save him.
C ． He jumped into the pool and pulled Julian out at once.
D ． Julian and Ray jumped into the pool and swam happily.
E ． Ray was too far away to hear his cry for help.
D 34 ． A 35 ． E 36 ． C
【导语】本文主要讲述了 Ray 和 Julian 在不顾 Jim 的阻止下，跳进游泳池里比赛游泳， Julian 的右腿肌肉被拉了一下，幸运的是救生员救出了 Julian ，回到家后 Ray 和 Julian 都被妈妈严厉地批评了，而 Jim 庆幸自己没有受到责骂。
33 ．根据 “‘Come on, Julian!’ shouted Ray. ‘Let’s compete!’ ” 可知， Ray 和 Julian 一起跳进去游泳了， D 选项 “Julian 和 Ray 跳进游泳池，高兴地游着 ” 符合，故选 D 。
34 ．根据 “Ray swam ahead like a fish. Julian had just begun his swimming lessons last week” 可知， Julian 上周才开始学习游泳，所以无法超过 Ray ， A 选项 “ 他想追上 Ray ，但他知道他永远也赢不了 Ray” 符合，故选 A 。
35 ．根据 “Hearing the cry” 可知，此处提到了求助的哭声， E 选项 “Ray 太远了，听不到他的呼救声 ” 符合，故选 E 。
36 ．根据 “Luckily, there was a lifeguard on duty who heard the cries for help” 可知，救生员跳进去救出了 Julian ， C 选项 “ 他跳进水池，马上把 Julian 拉了出来 ” 符合，故选 C 。