Question

Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the lake behind his house. He ran out of the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks and shirt as he went.

He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator (鳄鱼) was getting close. The mother in the house was looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In great fear, she ran toward the water, shouting to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the alligator reached him. The mother caught her little boy by the arms just as the alligator pulled his legs. That began an unbelievable tug-of-war (拔河赛) between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the mother, but the mother did her best not to let her son go. A farmer happened to drive by, heard their screams (尖叫), rushed from his truck and helped them.

Luckily, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His legs were seriously scarred (疤痕) by the terrible attack of the animal. And on his arms, were deep scars where his mother’s finger nails (指甲) dug into his arms in her effort to pull the son she loved.

The newspaper reporter, who interviewed the boy, asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted the legs. And then, he said to the reporter, “Look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mum wouldn’t let me go.”

1.________ was in the middle of the lake.

A.An alligator B.The boy C.Mother D.Father

2.The underlined part “the two” in the second paragraph refers to ________

A.the son and the alligator B.the mother and the son

C.the driver and the alligator D.the mother and the alligator

3.According to the passage, which is the right order?

a. The mother saw the alligator getting close to her son.

b. With the help of the farmer, the boy was saved.

c. The mother tried not to let go.

d. The mother shouted to her son.

e. The boy swam back to his mother.

f. The boy ran out to swim.

A.f→a→d→e→c→b B.f→a→c→b→e→d

C.a→d→f→e→c-→b D.d→b→a→c→e→f

4.From the passage we can infer (推断) _______.

A.the son was proud of his scars on his legs B.the son was proud of his scars on his arms

C.the mother was unwilling to let the alligator go D.the mother was stronger than the alligator in fact

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A.A Terrible Attack B.The Scars on the Legs

C.The Scars of Love D.An Unforgettable Tug-of-war

Answer 1