题目内容
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。
Alex felt restless. Along with his sister Rosita and his friend Hugo. Alex had been waiting in the cave for nearly three hours expecting either an attack from the returning robbers or the arrival of a rescue party, but nothing had happened. He and Rosita had had some food and a sleep, and now it was Hugo's turn to sleep after his meal. Rosita was lying in the entrance to the cave keeping watch on the valley below. Alex threw himself down beside her.
“I do hope Ruark is all right,” she said, her eyes on the view outside.“I keep hoping I will see him somewhere.”
“I'm sure he's okay,”answered Alex “I'm pretty certain the enemy thought it was a ground attack. Anyway, they were too busy rushing to get away in their landrover to waste time firing at a condor. I'm not worried about him. What I am worrying about, though, are the words on that tape that was attached to Ruark's leg. I keep saying the words to myself:
What about the cave? There's a two-metre hole at the back of it. No one will find it. There are so many caves…
The money they stole is hidden somewhere out there and I should hate them to come back and take it from under our noses.”
“Well,” replied his sister,“you heard what the man said. There are so many caves. At a guess, I can see about two hundred of them dotted about. It could take a week to look in them all.”
“Yes. It's a clever hiding place, but I think we have one clue that might help us. Ruark was perched somewhere near enough for the tape to pick up their voices. He was probably situated just above the entrance. Condors are not exactly tiny birds so he may have been on a shelf or an overhanging rock large enough to take his big feet and body.”He half closed his eyes against the strong light outside and tried to examine the opposite side of the valley.
1.The people who had been waiting in the cave were ________.
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A.Alex, Ruark and Hugo
B.Rosita, Ruark and hugo
C.Ruark, Hugo and Alex
D.Hugo, Alex and Rosita
2.The characters were waiting in the cave because ________.
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A.they were tired
B.it was night-time
C.the cave was where Ruark lived
D.they were hoping to be rescued
3.Alex says that he thinks the robbers ________.
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A.are likely to come back to retrieve the money
B.will not be able to find the cave where the money is hidden
C.were angry at being attacked by a condor
D.may have injured Ruark during the attack
4.In the third paragraph, Alex says that he feels ________.
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A.doubtful that Ruark will return
B.confident that Ruark is safe
C.disappointed that Ruark has abandoned them
D.certain that Ruark will locate the robbers
5.What does Alex say will help them locate the cave where the money is hidden?
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A.following Ruark when he comes back
B.watching the robbers when they return to the area
C.finding a large shelf or overhanging rock above a cave's entrance
D.searching for a cave where a condor is likely to nest
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