Question

Daniel Olin was 11 years old when his parents moved to Canada. He liked his new school and made friends there, but then things at home started to change. His mum and dad began to argue and the arguments got worse and worse until one day, Daniel's mum left. With his father working long hours, Daniel felt very lonely and very unhappy. He wanted to escape, to run away. And that's what he did.

Very early one terribly cold morning when the snow was deep on the ground, he packed a bag with some clothes, some chocolate and a map of Canada and set off to a forest. He ran and ran until he could hardly breathe. His feet were heavy with the snow but he still walked on through deep snow, not even watching where he was going.

Then, disaster struck. A rock hidden by the deep snow caught his feet and Daniel fell to the ground. He had broken the bone. He was very cold and was starting to feel tired, but he knew that if he fell asleep in the snow, he would certainly die from the cold.

A tree shook ahead. From within the branches(樹(shù)枝), a pair of yellow eyes watched Daniel. The puma had been following him. A puma is a large wild cat with claws that could tear（撕開(kāi)） Daniel into pieces. But instead of moving in for the kill, the puma walked up to Daniel and lay across his chest, arms and legs. Daniel was too frightened to move, but soon the warmth of the animal reached Daniel and he began to feel better. From time to time, the puma pressed his muzzle (口鼻) against Daniel and rocked his head gently. Clearly, the puma knew that Daniel must not fall asleep. This animal should have been a real danger to Daniel and yet the boy began to feel safe.

They remained like that for several hours until Daniel and the puma heard voices. The rescue (援救) team had found them.

1.Daniel ran away from home because ______.

A. he had a big argument with his father

B. he wanted to learn to be independent

C. he didn’t get enough care from his parents

D. his parents were always arguing at home

2.What was the ‘disaster’?

A. Daniel lost his way in the forest.

B. The heavy snow blocked the way.

C. Daniel fell down and got hurt.

D. A puma wanted to attack Daniel.

3.Why didn’t Daniel notice the rock that caused him to fall?

A. Because it was getting dark.

B. Because the rock was hidden by snow.

C. Because he was frightened by a puma.

D. Because he was too sad to notice it.

4.Where was the puma when Daniel first saw it?

A. In the tree. B. On the top of a rock.

C. Behind the rock. D. Before a cave.

5.What is the best title for the story?

A. Puma in danger B.A caring puma

C. Rescue of a boyD. A homeless boy

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.B

【解析】

試題解析：本文大意：丹尼爾.歐林11歲，他當(dāng)父母搬到加拿大時(shí)，他喜歡新學(xué)校和在那兒交朋友，但家里的事情開(kāi)始變化。他媽媽和爸爸開(kāi)始爭(zhēng)吵，越來(lái)越糟糕，直到有一天，丹尼爾的媽媽離開(kāi)，因?yàn)樗�爸爸工作時(shí)間長(zhǎng)，他感覺(jué)非常孤單不開(kāi)心。他想逃跑。一個(gè)非常寒冷的早上，地上面有深深的積雪，他用包裝了幾件衣服、幾塊巧克力、一張加拿大地圖就向森林出發(fā)了。一塊藏在深雪中的巖石絆倒丹尼爾，他倒在地，骨折了。一棵樹(shù)在前面搖晃，在樹(shù)葉中間，一雙黃色的眼睛看著丹尼爾。一只美洲獅向他走來(lái)，不是準(zhǔn)備吃掉他，而是橫躺在他的胸、胳膊和腿上，不久他的溫暖讓丹尼爾感覺(jué)好多了。美洲獅不時(shí)地用鼻子哄丹尼爾，輕輕地?fù)u晃他的頭，不讓他睡著。他們這樣幾個(gè)小時(shí)后，援救隊(duì)來(lái)找到了他們。

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