During all this time I never stopped thinking about escape(逃亡)．When I traveled across to the other side of the island(岛屿), I could see the other islands, and I said to myself, “Perhaps I can get there with a boat．Perhaps I can get back to England one day．”
So I decided to make myself a boat．I cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole(洞)in it．It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe(独木舟)．Next, I had to get it down to the sea．How silly I was!Why didn't I think before I began work?Of course, the canoe was too heavy．I couldn't move it!I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didn't move．I was very unhappy for a long time after that．
That happened in my fourth year on the island．In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it．The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea．The island was my home now, not my prison, and I was just happy to be alive．A year or two later, I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island．I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes．
My life was still busy from morning to night．There were always things to do or to make．I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals．They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain．
I kept food and tools(工具)at both my houses, and also wild goats(山羊)．There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in．They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goats' milk to drink every day．I also worked hard in my corn(玉米)fields．And so many years went by．
(1)
The purpose of making a canoe on the island was to ________．
[ ]
A．
escape in it
B．
get to the other side of the island
C．
use it for food
D．
go around the island
(2)
To survive, the writer did the following EXCEPT ________．
[ ]
A．
keeping goats for milk
B．
making clothes from animal skins
C．
working in the cornfields
D．
going fishing in the sea
(3)
Why didn't the writer use his first canoe?
[ ]
A．
Because it was too small for a long journey．
B．
Because it was too heavy to get down to the sea．
C．
Because there was something wrong with it．
D．
Because the writer was busy building a second house．
(4)
From the story, we can learn that ________．
[ ]
A．
the writer tried to make his stay comfortable on the island
B．
the writer had nothing to do on the wild island
C．
the writer tried to escape in the second canoe, but failed
D．
the writer was in prison on the island, losing his freedom
A cactus(仙人掌) stood all alone in the desert, wondering why it was stuck in the middle of nowhere．"I do nothing but stand here all day," it sighed．"What use am I? I'm the ugliest plant in the desert．My spines (脊骨) are thick and prickly (多刺), my leaves are rubbery and tough, I can't offer shade or juicy fruit to any passing traveler．I don't see that I'm any use at all．" All it did was stand in the sun day after day, growing taller and fatter．Its spines grew longer and its leaves tougher．．．It truly was strange-looking．
"I wish I could do something useful," it sighed．By day, hawks (老鹰)circled high overhead．"What can I do with my life?" the cactus called．Whether they heard or not, the hawks sailed away．At night, the moon floated into the sky and cast its pale glow on the desert floor．"What good can 1 do with my life?" the cactus Called：The moon only stared coldly as it goes on its way．A lizard crawled by, leaving a little trail in the sand with its tail．"What worthy thing can I do?" the cactus called．"You?" the lizard laughed, pausing a moment．"Worthy deed? Why, you can't do anything! The hawks circle ways overhead, tracing delicate patterns for us all to admire．The moon hangs high like a lantern at night, so we can see our way home．Even I, the lowly lizard can decorate the sands with these beautiful brush-drawings as I pull my tail
along．But you do nothing but get uglier every day．"
And so it went on year after year．At last the cactus grew old, and it knew its time was short．"Oh, God" it cried out, "I've wondered so long, and I've tried so hard．Forgive me if I've failed to find something worthy to do．" But just then the cactus felt a strange stirring and unfolding．At its very tip, like a sudden crown, a glorious flower suddenly opened in bloom．
Never had the desert known such a blossom．Its fragrance perfumed the air far and wide and brought happiness to all passing by．
The butterflies paused to admire its beauty, and even the moon smiled when it rose to find such a treasure．The cactus heard a voice．"You have waited long," the God said．"the heart that seeks to do good reflects My glory, and will always bring something worthwhile to the world, something in which all can rejoice (得到喜悦) －even if for only a moment．"
(1)
What does the underlined word "sailed" in the second paragraph mean?
[ ]
A．
surfed on the water
B．
flew in the sky
C．
moved on a ship
D．
dived into the water．
(2)
Whose attitude to the cactus is the worst?
[ ]
A．
The hawks'．
B．
The moon's．
C．
The lizard's．
D．
The butterflies'．
(3)
In which paragraph can you find the theme of this passage?
[ ]
A．
The first．
B．
The second．
C．
The third．
D．
The fourth．
(4)
What attitude should lonely ordinary people have in our life?
[ ]
A．
Aiming high and do admirable things like hawks．
B．
Learning from the cactus to be worried and ashamed of itself．
C．
Acting as the lizard to be proud of itself and look down upon others．
D．
Having a heart that seeks to do good and never gives up．
A cactus(仙人掌)stood all alone in the desert, wondering why it was stuck in the middle of nowhere．“I do nothing but stand here all day,” it sighed．“What use am I? I'm the ugliest plant in the desert．My spines(脊骨)are thick and prickly(多刺), my leaves are rubbery and tough, I can't offer shade or juicy fruit to any passing traveler．I don't see that I'm any use at all．”All it did was stand in the sun day after day, growing taller and fatter．Its spines grew longer and its leaves tougher…It truly was strange-looking．
“I wish I could do something useful,” it sighed．By day, hawks circled high overhead．“What can I do with my life?” the cactus called．Whether they heard or not, the hawks sailed away．At night, the moon floated into the sky and cast its pale glow on the desert floor．“What good can I do with my life?” the cactus called．The moon only stared coldly as it goes on its way．A lizard crawled by, leaving a little trail in the sand with its tail．“What worthy thing can I do?” the cactus called．“You?” the lizard laughed, pausing a moment．“Worthy deed? Why, you can't do anything! The hawks circle ways overhead, tracing delicate patterns for us all to admire．The moon hangs high like a lantern at night, so we can see our way home．Even I, the lowly lizard can decorate the sands with these beautiful brush-drawings as I pull my tail along．But you do nothing but get uglier every day．”
And so it went on year after year．At last the cactus grew old, and it knew its time was short．“Oh, God” it cried out, “I've wondered so long, and I've tried so hard．Forgive me if I've failed to find something worthy to do．”But just then the cactus felt a strange stirring and unfolding．At its very tip, like a sudden crown, a glorious flower suddenly opened in bloom．Never had the desert known such a blossom? Its fragrance(香气)perfumed the air far and wide and brought happiness to all passing by．
The butterflies paused to admire its beauty, and even the moon smiled when it rose to find such a treasure．The cactus heard a voice．“You have waited long,” the God said．“the heart that seeks to do good reflects My glory, and will always bring something worthwhile to the world, something in which all can rejoice(得到喜悦)－even if for only a moment．”
(1)
What does the underlined word “sailed” in the second paragraph mean?
[ ]
A．
surfed on the water
B．
flew in the sky
C．
moved on a ship
D．
dived into the water
(2)
Whose attitude to the cactus is the worst?
[ ]
A．
The hawks'．
B．
The moon's．
C．
The lizard's．
D．
The butterflies'．
(3)
In which paragraph can you find the topic sentence of this passage?
[ ]
A．
The first．
B．
The second．
C．
The third．
D．
The fourth．
(4)
What attitude should lonely ordinary people have in order to build harmonious society?
[ ]
A．
Aiming high and do admirable things like hawks．
B．
Learning from the cactus to be worried and ashamed of itself．
C．
Acting as the lizard to be proud of itself and look down upon others．
D．
Having a heart that seeks to do good and never gives up．
Some boys join the Navy when they are young．They are then given a 1 of training as sailors．It is a long course, both on land and at sea．During it, the boys study things 2 mathematics and science, learning to tie the knots(打结), fire guns and to 3 other practical things．
One of the important things they are taught is, of course, how to swim．In the old days, many sailors were unable to swim．
At one school for sailors, the swimming instructor was very good．He had 4 had a boy whom he had failed to teach to swim by the time the course was 5 ．One year, however, there was one 6 boy on the training course who seemed quite unable to learn to 7 ．The instructor tried giving him extra lessons, but he had no 8 at all, whatever he did．In the end, 9 the time drew near for the 10 to end, he had to admit failure．
One day, he called the boy to him after the swimming lesson and said to him,“John, I have tried very hard to teach you to swim, but I have failed for the first time in my life．Now I want to give you a(n) 11 ．Listen carefully．”
“Yes, sir,”answered the boy．“Well,”the instructor 12 ,“if you are ever in a ship and it 13 , just jump over the side into the sea, go right down to the bottom and 14 to the shore as fast as you can．That is the only 15 you will save your life．”
