10．At just six years old，Joey Kilpatrick is Australia's unofficial hide-and-seek（捉迷藏）champion after he hid in a bedroom cupboard for eight hours while playing his favorite game，causing a big rescue operation．
The determined little boy's disappearing act led to a careful search，including nice police officers，five State Emergency Service volunteers，tracker dogs and almost all of the people of the town of Goombungee．
His mother，Chris，says she called the police when Joey disappeared one afternoon after telling his older brother，Lachlan，14，that he was off to play hide-and-seek．
"I called the two boys for dinner，"Chris says．"After about 20 minutes I started to worry，I was shouting to Joey，‘OK，we can't find you，time to come out!'"
But there was no sign of her little boy．Within minutes of Chris calling the police，the policemen started one of the biggest ground searches in the town's history．
"I was really frightened．I rang my husband，Kris，who works out of town，and he immediately hit the road，calling me every 10 minutes．"Chris recalls．"They searched the house from top to bottom； everyone was out looking for him．When a neighbor asked if I'd checked the water tank，that's when reality hit．I was afraid．"
After hours of searching the town，confused（困惑的）police decided to search the house one more time．
"I just sat there waiting，"Chris says，"Then a strange feeling came over me，and I rushed into the bedroom and put my hand on a pile of blankets in the cupboard．As I pulled then out，there he was---asleep and completely not realizing what was going on!I've never held him in my arms so hard．"
Senior officer，Chris Brameld，from Goombungee police，says he is glad that Joey's game had a happy ending："When we realized he was safe，we agreed that it didn't get much better than that!"
And young Joey promises that next time he won't be so intent（专注于） on finding the best hiding place．"I want to say sorry to the policemen and to Mummy for scaring them，"he says，"I promise next time I'll hide where they can find me and I won't fall asleep!"
55．Why did the boy hide in a bedroom cupboard？C
A．He thought it was a good place to sleep
B．He wanted to start a big rescue operation
C．He didn't think he could be easily found there
D．He is Australia's unofficial hide-and-seek champion．
56．What did the boy's mother do when she couldn't find her son？B
A．She checked the water tank．
B．She called the police and her husband．
C．She turned to her neighbor for help．
D．She searched the town from top to bottom．
57．What can we learn from the passage？D
A．The boy felt very cold when he was found．
B．The boy knew clearly what was going on．
C．The mother usually hugged her boy very hard．
D．The mother was very grateful to find her boy．
58．How did the boy feel after he found out what had happened？D
A．Pitiful
B．Funny
C．Frightened
D．Sorry．
分析 澳大利亚一个6岁的小男孩玩捉迷藏，吃晚饭时妈妈因不到他着急并报警．一个捉迷藏游戏演变成一场大的救援行动．在自家卧室的橱柜中待了8个小时后，小男孩被找到．
解答 55．C细节理解题．And young Joey promises that next time he won't be so intent（专注于） on finding the best hiding place．"小乔伊保证，下次绝对不在专注于寻找躲藏的最好地点．由此可知，他躲在卧室橱柜的原因是认为不容易被找到，故选C．
56．B细节理解题．"Within minutes of Chris calling the police，the policemen started one of the biggest ground searches in the town's history．"接到Chris电话几分钟后，警察开始了地面搜索，是小镇历史上最大规模的地面搜索之一．"I was really frightened．I rang my husband．"Chris很害怕，打给了自己的丈夫．男孩的妈妈找不到孩子时，报了警并告诉了自己的丈夫，故选B．
57．D细节理解题．"As I pulled then out，there he was---asleep and completely not realizing what was going on!I've never held him in my arms so hard．"小男孩被找到时，他睡着了，完全不知道发生了什么．小男孩的妈妈紧紧地抱着他．A未提到，B不正确，C也不正确，妈妈因为高兴所以抱得前所未有的紧，选D．
58．D细节理解题．"I want to say sorry to the policemen and to Mummy for scaring them．"小男孩对吓到了警察和妈妈感到抱歉，故选D．
点评 本文讲述了澳大利亚一个6岁的小男孩玩捉迷藏，吃晚饭时妈妈因不到他着急并报警的一个故事，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
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