Question

【题目】Bill McIntosh and Royce Wedding had been the best friends for 30 years. Now, living alone 12 miles east of the town, Bill earned his living by hunting foxes and rabbits.

"Coming to the football match this afternoon?" Bill McIntosh asked 54-year-old Royce Wedding as they drank beer at the Eureka Hotel. Royce shook his head, "I promised Mom I’d burn off the weeds in one of our fields." “I’ll give you a hand," Bill said.

Driving slowly from the southern edge of the field, they worked their way upwind, leaving a line of burning weeds in their wake. Suddenly the fire was on them. Bill pushed open his door only to find himself thrown through the air, the gasoline tank exploded and the car jumped three feet off the ground. When it crashed back down Royce found himself unable to move. Bill lay where he fell. “Royce!" he cried, struggling to his feet and heading for the car. Pulling open the door, he seized Royce’s arms through the smoke. "I’m stuck," Royce said. “Get yourself away!" The fire bit at Bill’s arms, face and legs, but he said, "I'm not leaving you here.” Now Bill pulled as hard as he could. Suddenly he fell backward. Royce was free and out of the car.

"What's the matter with that dog?" said Vicky Wedding, Royce’s mom. Shocked by noise behind her, she turned to see Bill leaning against the door.

Six months after the fire, when Royce went out of hospital, he walked into the Eureka Hotel and bought Bill a beer.

【1】Bill and Royce became the best friends when _______.

A. Bill was in his thirties.

B. Bill was in his sixties

C. Royce was a teenager

D. Royce was in his twenties

【2】The explosion of the gasoline tank _______.

A. threw Royce from the car

B. brought Bill to his senses

C. left Royce trapped

D. blew open the car doors

【3】Why did Royce tell Bill to leave?

A. It was dangerous for Bill to save Royce.

B. Royce was injured badly.

C. Royce hated Bill.

D. Royce asked Bill to find rescuers.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【解析】

试题分析：本文属于记叙文，主要叙述了一对老朋友Royce和Bill在遇见火灾时不离不弃，最终脱险的故事。

【1】D 数字计算题。根据第一段第一句Bill McIntosh and Royce Wedding had been the best friends for 30 years.和第二段第二句Bill McIntosh asked 54-year-old Royce Wedding as they drank beer at the Eureka Hotel.可知Royce Wedding已经54岁了，而他和Bill McIntosh已经是30多年的朋友了。那么他是在20多岁的时候，认识Bill McIntosh的。故D正确。

【2】C 推理判断题。根据第三段第三句When it crashed back down Royce found himself unable to move.说明Royce无法动弹。在根据本段倒数第五句"I’m stuck," Royce said.可知Royce被卡住了。故C正确。

【3】A 推理判断题。根据本段倒数第三句The fire bit at Bill’s arms, face and legs, but he said, "I'm not leaving you here.”可知当时火势很大，非常危险。Royce担心Bill也受伤，所以才让Bill离开。故A正确。