Question

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