9．The Boy Made It!
One Sunday，Nicholas，a teenager，went skiing at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine．In the early afternoon，when he was planning to go home，a fierce snowstorm swept into the area．Unable to see far，he accidentally turned off the path．Before he knew it，Nicholas was lost，all alone!He didn't have food，water，a phone，or other supplies．He was getting colder by the minute．
Nicholas had no idea where he was．He tried not to panic．He thought about all the survival shows he had watched on TV．It was time to put the tips he had learned to use．
He decided to stop skiing．There was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed put．The first thing he did was to find shelter form the freezing wind and snow．If he didn't，his bodytemperature would get very low，which could quickly kill him．Using his skis，Nicholas built a snow cave．He gathered a hugemass of snow and dug out a hole in the middle．Then he piledbranches on top of himself，like a blanket，to stay as warm as hecould．
By that evening，Nicholas was really hungry．He ate snow and drank water from a nearby stream so that his body wouldn't lose toomuch water．Not knowing how much longer he could last，Nicholasdid the only thing he could-he huddled （蜷缩） in his cave and slept．
The next day，Nicholas went out to look for help，but he couldn'tfind anyone．He followed his tracks and returned to the snow cave，because without shelter，he could die that night．On Tuesday，Nicholas went out again to find help．He had walked for about a milewhen a volunteer searcher found him．After two days stuck in thesnow，Nicholas was saved．
Nicholas might not have survived this snowstorm had it not been for TV．He had often watched Grylls'survival show Man vs．Wild．That's where he learned the tips that saved his life．In each episode（一期节目） of Man vs．Wild，Grylls is abandoned in a wild area andhas to find his way out．When Grylls heard about Nicholas'amazing deeds，he was super impressed that Nicholas had made it since he knew better than anyone how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive．
56．What happened to Nicholas one Sunday afternoon？A
A．He got lost．
B．He broke his skis．
C．He hurt his eyes．
D．He caught a cold．
57．How did Nicholas keep himself warm？D
A．He found a shelter．
B．He lighted some branches．
C．He kept on skiing．
D．He built a snow cave．
58．On Tuesday，NicholasB．
A．returned to his shelter safely．
B．was saved by a searcher．
C．got stuck in the snow
D．stayed where he was
59．Nicholas left Grylls a very deep impression because heA．
A．did the right things in the dangerous situation．
B．watched Grylls'TV program regularly
C．created some tips for survival
D．was very hard-working．
分析 本文讲的是一个小男孩在暴风雪中迷路，他不畏艰难，利用在电视中学到的野外生存知识逃脱困境的故事．
解答 56．A 细节理解题．根据第一段中"Before he knew it，Nicholas was lost，all alone!"可知Nicholas迷路了．故选A．
57．D 细节理解题．根据文章第二段以及第四段第一行，Nicholas built a snow cave以及to stay as warm as he could可知，Nicholas保持温暖的方式是建了一个雪洞．故选D
58．B 细节理解题．根据第六段，He had walked for about a mile when a volunteer searcher found him．可知，星期二的时候，Nicholas被一名志愿搜索者救了．故选B．
59．A 推理判断题．根据文章最后一段中的"he was super impressed that Nicholas had made it since he knew better than anyone how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive"可知Grylls这个人想表达，一个小男孩能在如此困难的情况下成功的逃生是难能可贵的，只有A项可以表达此意．故选A．
点评 这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件．命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力．
