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【题目】Mike and Dick work in the same office. They don’t like the cold weather. One day they decided to take their holiday in Australia. Their plane arrived in Sydney at nine in the morning. They had a good rest in a hotel. The next morning they rented(租) a car in the city and began their trip. A few hours later the sun was shining in the sky and there were no shade trees beside the road. It was so hot that they could hardly(几乎不) go on driving. They had to stop to look around. Mike found a river was about half a kilometer away from them. They were both very happy and drove the car quickly. Soon they got to the river. Before they jumped into the river, Dick saw a boy playing under a big tree. He asked the boy, “Are there any sharks(鲨鱼)in the river? ” “No,” answered the boy, “There aren’t any. ”

So they began to swim in the river. After a while, Dick felt something hit(敲打) against his leg. He told Mike about it. They were very afraid and stopped swimming. Dick asked the boy loudly, “Is it true that there are not any sharks in the river? ” “Yes, sir. There are a lot of crocodiles(鳄鱼)in the water. The sharks have all swum away.”

【1】Mike and Dick went to Australia _____.

A. by car B. by air C. by ship D. we don’t know

【2】The two young men went to Australia to _____.

A. swim in the river B. study to drive

C. go on a holiday D. find some work

【3】Mike and Dick couldn’t drive any more because _____.

A. the sun was shining in the sky B. there were no shade trees beside the road

C. the weather was very hot D. they were too tired

【4】Dick became afraid because _____.

A. he saw a shark in the water

B. he thought it might be a shark that hit his leg

C. he saw the boy laughing at them under the big tree

D. he had been told there were some sharks in the river

【5】When the two young men heard（听到） the boy, they began to _____.

A. catch the crocodiles in the water B. look for the crocodiles there

C. run to beat the Australian boy D. come out of the river at once(立刻).

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】本文介绍了迈克和迪克乘去澳大利亚旅行的情况。他们到了那里，因为天气太热了他们不再开车。他们看见一条河，问一个小男孩，河里是否有鲨鱼，小男孩回答说没有。他们跳进河里以后，迪克大声地问那个男孩河里是否真的没有鲨鱼。这个小男孩告诉他，因为河里有很多鳄鱼，把鲨鱼赶走了。

【1】B

推理判断题。根据One day they decided to take their holiday in Australia. Their plane arrived in Sydney at nine in the morning.可知迈克和迪克乘坐飞机去的澳大利亚，故选B。

【2】C

细节理解题。根据One day they decided to take their holiday in Australia. 可知这两个年轻人去澳大利亚度假，故选C。

【3】C

细节理解题。根据It was so hot that they could hardly(几乎不) go on driving.可知迈克和迪克不再开车，因为天气太热了。故选C。

【4】B

推理判断题。根据After a while, Dick felt something hit(敲打) against his leg. He told Mike about it. They were very afraid and stopped swimming. Dick asked the boy loudly, “Is it true that there are not any sharks in the river? ” “Yes, sir. There are a lot of crocodiles(鳄鱼)in the water. The sharks have all swum away.” 可知迪克害怕，是因为他认为鲨鱼可能会袭击他的腿，故选B。

【5】D

推理判断题。根据“Yes, sir. There are a lot of crocodiles(鳄鱼)in the water. The sharks have all swum away.”可知当这两个年轻人听说水里有很多鳄鱼，他们会立刻从水里出来，故选D。