1. Why did Ella think something was wrong?

A. She didn't see Jerry come out of water. 　

B. She had not seen Jerry lose control before.

C. She saw Jerry's board high into the air.

D. She noticed Jerry held his breath longer.

【答案】　A　细节理解题。根据句子but she hadn't seen him surface可知Ella没有看到Jerry露出水面，她觉得有不好的事情发生了。故选A。

2. What does the underlined part "positively incredible" probably mean?

A. Terribly excited. 　　 B. Extremely good.

C. Relatively young. 　 D. Hardly talented.

【答案】　B　词义猜测题。根据其后面的句子moving over the face of big waves like there wasn't even a slightest bit of efforts involved in. 可以猜测出positively incredible为"非常好"之意。故选B。

3. For Ella，the scar represents ________.

A. her skill at saving lives　　

B. her discovery of self－value

C. her envy of her brother　

D. her love for swimming career

【答案】　B　推理判断题。根据句子She had learned something about who she was，about what she could achieve可知这个疤痕让Ella发现了自我价值。故选B。

4. What can be inferred from the text?

A. Ella was as outstanding an athlete as Jerry. 　

B. Jerry learned how to surf all by himself.

C. Ella was grateful for this terrible experience.

D. Jerry had his leg injured in the surfing accident.

【答案】　C　主旨大意题。短文虽然讲了Ella受伤了，但是她从中也学到了一些东西，因此她对这次可怕的经历是感恩的，故选C。