You might think having to dial 911 in an emergency would be scary, but really it was OK because I knew what to do. One __1__ I was sitting on a rock watching my mom __2__ a horse. The next second, she went __3__ backward when the horse kicked her. She landed on the ground, __4__， got up on her knees, and held her face in her hands. The horse ran off.
I was in a bit of __5__. I yelled at my mom and __6__ if she was all right. She didn't answer. __7__， she ran inside the house. I was scared, but I knew my mom would want me to make sure the horse was __8__. I led him back to the barn. He was not __9__ or scary or anything—sometimes accidents __10__ happen.
Once I put him in the barn, I ran __11__ the house. My mom did not look OK. I called 911 and told the __12__ what had happened. The ambulance came and drove us a short distance to where a helicopter was waiting to __13__ my mom to the hospital. In the ambulance, I called my mom's friend, who came and took me to the __14__， too.
I was crying and so __15__ and shaking. Would my mom be OK? After a(n) __16__ and five days in the hospital, she came home. I was so __17__ to have her back. She was training __18__ again after about six weeks.
Later on, I couldn't believe it when the government gave me an award for how I __19__ the emergency and helped my mom. One thing's for sure: She can always __20__ me.
作者的妈妈在驯马时，不小心被马踢伤。作者把马牵回了畜棚，之后作者拨打了911，把妈妈送到医院，妈妈得到了及时的救治。作者也因能处理紧急情况和帮助妈妈而得到了政府的奖励。
1．A.while B．line
C．zone D．second
答案：D
解析：根据下文中的“The next second”(下一秒)可推知，此处表示这一秒我坐在石头上看妈妈驯马。故选D。
2．A.push B．train
C．beat D．feed
答案：B
解析：根据倒数第二段尾句“She was training __18__ again after about six weeks”可知，此空应填train“训练”。
3．A.approaching B．fighting
C．flying D．crashing
答案：C
解析：根据本句中的“the horse kicked her”可知，马把妈妈踢飞了。故选C。
4．A.rolled over B．stepped forward
C．slipped away D．spread out
答案：A
解析：根据上文妈妈被马踢飞以及空处所在句的一连串动作可知，此处表示妈妈落地，翻滚，屈膝起来，用手捂脸。roll over意为“翻身”，故选A。step forward“向前走”；slip away“溜走”；spread out“散开”。
5．A.shock B．sadness
C．disappointment D．amusement
答案：A
解析：联系上文可知，突如其来的意外事故令我震惊。amusement“娱乐”。
6．A.responded B．asked
C．explored D．comforted
答案：B
解析：根据下文中的“answer”可知，此处应是我询问妈妈，故选B。
7．A.Thus B．Unfortunately
C．Instead D．Actually
答案：C
解析：根据语境可知，妈妈没有回答反而跑进屋里。故选C。
8．A.dead B．wild
C．heavy D．safe
答案：D
解析：根据语境及空后的“I led him back to the barn”可知，此处表示我知道妈妈想让我确保马是安全的。故选D。
9．A.mean B．mild
C．lovely D．special
答案：A
解析：根据空后的“or scary”并结合语境可知，空处应与scary为同一感情色彩的词。mean意为“凶狠的”，故A项符合语境。mild“温和的”。
10．A.just B．already
C．rarely D．rather
答案：A
解析：该句前半部分表述这匹马并不凶狠或吓人，由此可知此处表示有时候意外就是恰巧发生了。故选A。
11．A.outside B．away
C．inside D．off
答案：C
解析：根据第二段中的“she ran inside the house”可知，此时我应该也是跑进屋里看妈妈。故选C。
12．A.operator B．waiter
C．doctor D．director
答案：A
解析：作者拨打了911，接电话的应是接线员(operator)。
13．A.sacrifice B．bring
C．hold D．take
答案：D
解析：根据下文妈妈在医院住了5天可知，直升机正等着带妈妈去医院。take sb. to someplace意为“把某人带到某地”。
14．A.helicopter B．hospital
C．ambulance D．barn
答案：B
解析：根据空后的“too”可知，妈妈的朋友把我也带到了医院。故选B。
15．A.discouraged B．frightened
C．confused D．frozen
答案：B
解析：根据上文妈妈受了很重的伤和该句中的“crying”“shaking”可知，此处表示我很害怕。故B项符合语境。
16．A.connection B．recovery
C．operation D．adventure
答案：C
解析：根据上文妈妈受了很重的伤可知，此处表示妈妈手术之后在医院待了5天。recovery“恢复”；operation“手术”。
17．A.upset B．cross
C．happy D．calm
答案：C
解析：根据语境并结合常识可知，此处表示妈妈回来我很开心。故选C。cross“恼怒的”。
18．A.legs B．knees
C．bikes D．horses
答案：D
解析：根据上文“watching my mom __2__ a horse”可知，妈妈好了之后又开始驯马。故选D。
19．A.handled B．survived
C．instructed D．claimed
答案：A
解析：根据上下文内容可知，政府因我处理紧急情况的方式和帮助了妈妈而奖励了我。故选A。claim“宣称”。
20．A.care about B．count on
C．get hold of D．look up to
答案：B
解析：根据上文我处理紧急情况，帮助了妈妈可知，有一点可以肯定的是，她可以一直依靠我。care about“关心”；count on“依靠”；get hold of“抓住”；look up to“钦佩”。
