Lying in the sun on a rock, the cougar （美洲狮）saw Jeb and his son, Tom, before they saw it．Jeb put his bag down quickly and pulled his jacket open with both hands, making himself look big to the cougar．It worked．The cougar hesitated, ready to attack Jeb, but ready to forget the whole thing, too．

    Jeb let go of his jacket, grasped Tom and held him across his body, making a cross．Now the cougar’s enemy looked even bigger, and it rose up, ready to move away, but unfortunately Tom got scared and struggled free of Jeb．

    “Tom, no!” shouted his father．

       But Tom broke and ran and that’s the last thing you do with a cougar．The second Tom broke free, Jeb threw himself on the cougar, just as it jumped from the rock．They hit each other in mid-air and both fell．The cougar was on Jeb in a flash, forgetting about Tom, which was what Jeb wanted．

       Cougars are not as big as most people think and a determined man stands a chance, even with just his fists．As the cougar’s claws（爪子）got into his left shoulder, Jeb swung his fist at its eyes and hit, hard．The animal howled（吼叫）and put its head back．Jeb followed up with his other fist．Then out of the comer of his eye, Jeb saw Tom．The boy was running back to help his father．

      “Knife, Tom,” shouted Jeb．

       The boy ran to his father’s bag, while Jeb started shouting as well as hitting, to keep the cougar’s attention away from Tom．Tom got the knife and ran over to Jeb．The cougar was moving its head in and out, trying to find a way through the wall Jeb was making out of his arms．Tom swung with the knife, into the cougar’s back．It howled horribly and ran off into the mountains．

        The whole fight had taken about thirty seconds．

16．Why did Jeb pull his jacket open when he saw the cougar?

       A．To get ready to fight．    B．To frighten it away．     

       C．To protect the boy．       D．To cool down．

17．What do we know about cougars?

       A．They are afraid of noises．     B．They hesitate before they hit．

       C．They are bigger than we think．    D．They like to attack running people．

18．How did Jeb try to hold the cougar’s attention?

       A．By keeping shouting and hitting． B．By making a wall out of his arms．

       C．By throwing himself on the cougar．    D．By swinging his fists at the cougar’s eyes．

19．Which of the following happened first?

       A．The cougar jumped from the rock．      B．Tom struggled free of his father．

       C．Jeb asked Tom to get the knife．   D．Jeb held Tom across his body．

    Lying in the sun on a rock, the cougar （美洲狮） saw Jeb and his son, Tom, before they saw it．Jeb put his bag down quickly and pulled his jacket open with both hands, making himself look big to the cougar．It worked．The cougar hesitated, ready to attack Jeb, but ready to forget the whole thing, too．

    Jeb let go of his jacket, grasped Tom and held him across his body, making a cross．Now the cougar’s enemy looked even bigger, and it rose up, ready to move away, but unfortunately Tom got scared and struggled free of Jeb．

    “Tom, no!” shouted his father．

     But Tom broke and ran and that’s the last thing you do with a cougar．The second Tom broke free, Jeb threw himself on the cougar, just as it jumped from the rock．They hit each other in mid-air and both fell．The cougar was on Jeb in a flash, forgetting about Tom, which was what Jeb wanted．

      Cougars are not as big as most people think and a determined man stands a chance, even with just his fists．As the cougar’s claws（爪子）got into his left shoulder, Jeb swung his fist at its eyes and hit, hard．The animal howled（吼叫）and put its head back．Jeb followed up with his other fist．Then out of the comer of his eye, Jeb saw Tom．The boy was running back to help his father．

      “Knife, Tom,” shouted Jeb．

      The boy ran to his father’s bag, while Jeb started shouting as well as hitting, to keep the cougar’s attention away from Tom．Tom got the knife and ran over to Jeb．The cougar was moving its head in and out, trying to find a way through the wall Jeb was making out of his arms．Tom swung with the knife, into the cougar’s back．It howled horribly and ran off into the mountains．

     The whole fight had taken about thirty seconds．

1．Why did Jeb pull his jacket open when he saw the cougar?

A．To get ready to fight．           B．To frighten it away．     

C．To protect the boy．              D．To cool down．

2．What do we know about cougars?

A．They are afraid of noises．     B．They hesitate before they hit．

C．They are bigger than we think．    D．They like to attack running people．

3．How did Jeb try to hold the cougar’s attention?

A．By keeping shouting and hitting． B．By making a wall out of his arms．

C．By throwing himself on the cougar．    D．By swinging his fists at the cougar’s eyes．

4．Which of the following happened first?

A．The cougar jumped from the rock．      B．Tom struggled free of his father．

C．Jeb asked Tom to get the knife．    D．Jeb held Tom across his body．

阅读理解

　　It was a high cliff (悬崖). Tom had been climbing for a long time. He was getting tired. Suddenly a piece of rock broke off his fingers. He almost fell.

　　He looked down and again almost fell. The ground was far below him. He looked up. It was still a long way to the top. He let his foot feel around below, but there was nothing there. He couldn't find the rock where his foot had been.“I'm going to fall,”he said aloud. His voice sounded frightened. Behind and below him ,quite near , a girl's voice spoke.

　　“Hold on hold on and I'll help you ,”she said.

　　Tom was afraid to look down again.

　　“Where did you come from?”he asked.

　　“I saw you were in trouble , so I came to help” she answered.

　　Her voice was closer. She must be just below me , Tom thought.

　　“If I fall, I'll hit you,”he said, “and you will fall too. You'd better go back. There is no way down from here. ”

　　“I know,”the girl said,“you have to keep going up. See that crack(裂缝) in the rock a long arm's reach? Take your time , but reach for it”.

Tom reached and found the crack. His fingers gripped it.

　　“Now move your right foot up,”the girl said.“you will feel a place for your toes. Don't look back just keep going up. ”

　　Tom moved up slowly , carefully.

　　“Now reach for those tree roots that are coming through above you,” the girl said. Tom reached and gripped them. And slowly, with the girl telling him where to put his hands and feet, Tom climbed. At last he made it. One strong pull , and he was over the top. He fell facedown on the grass , his eyes shut , too tired to move.

　　“Thank you , ”he said. “You saved me. This is a dangerous climb. I shouldn't have tried it. A girl fell from here last year. She was killed.”

　　“Yes,”the girl's voice said, “I was killed.” It sounded far away.

　　Tom jumped to his feet , suddenly cold , his eyes wide.

　　There was no one there no one at all.

1．What problem did Tom face?

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A．He had to climb to the top of the cliff without falling.

B．He had to climb down the cliff.

C．He had to find out who the girl was.

D．He had to help the girl.

2．How was the problem solved?

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A．Tom made it all by himself.

B．Someone threw Tom a rope.

C．Someone told Tom where to put his feet and hands.

D．The girl pulled him up.

3．According to the passage , the girl

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A．is a close friend of Tom

B．is a good climber

C．always helps those who are in trouble

D．None of the above.

4．What happened in the end?

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A．The girl told Tom to hold on.

B．Tom said he was going to fall.

C．The girl was dead.

D．Tom climbed to the top.

　　Jane raced onto the train platform and asked a porter,“Is this the train to Rochester?”

　　“Yes,” said the porter, “but only the… Hey! Wait.” He was too 1 . Jane had raced off 2 he had finished speaking.

　　She had just 3 herself in a seat when the train 4 out of the station. Jane got out her 5 and settled down to read. After about an hour or so, she looked up and glanced out of the 6 .

　　“That's strange,” she thought, “the landscape (景色) doesn't look familiar, I've 7 this route so many times,” She was getting increa singly 8 when the burly (粗壮的), red faced conductor walked up and asked for her 9 .

　　One glance was enough. He 10 his head in friendly reproach (责备) and said,“Now, young lady, what did you do a fool thing like that for? This is the wrong ticket. You 11 have sat at the back of the train. The Rochester-bound section was 12 at the last station.”

　　Jane's face grew 13 . “I'm sorry,” she said, “I guess I was in too much of a 14 to find out… ”

　　“Well,” said the conductor, “don't 15 . You shouldn't have been in such a hurry, but I dare say we can find you a train going in the right 16 at Syracuse. You will be a couple of hours late 17 , though.”

　　When Jane 18 stepped onto the Rochester platform, her mother 19 up to her, “Oh, Jane, we have been so worried, what on earth 20 ?”

　　“Well, Mother,” said Jane, “It's a long story.”

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