阅读下面短文,然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

  Fred, a close friend of mine, lives with six hundred wild animals on a small island.Ever since he left school, where I first knew him, he has traveled all over Africa collecting animals for his zoo.He hoped to collect at least two animals of each kind on his island, like Noah before the Great Flood.But the flood that my friend was afraid of was a flood not of water, but of people.I expect you have heard of my friend; he writes books about his travels, and about the wild and wonderful animals that he collects.The money from the books helps to pay for all the food that those animals eat.

  Fred told me that when he was out looking for water last week(there is not enough water on the island, though there is plenty all around it), he found oil.He needs money for his travel, and for his zoo, and a little oil will buy enough water for a lifetime; but he knows that if he tells anybody else about it, it will be the end of his zoo and his life's work.

(1)

The writer got to know Fred when ________.

[  ]

A.

Fred was at school

B.

Fred began to write books

C.

Fred told him the secret

D.

Fred began to collect animals

(2)

Fred is afraid of ________.

[  ]

A.

flood

B.

people

C.

the writer

D.

the animals

(3)

Fred pays for the food the animals eat by ________.

[  ]

A.

selling a little oil on his island

B.

traveling all over Africa

C.

telling people about the secret

D.

writing books about his travels and animals

(4)

Fred was out looking for water because ________.

[  ]

A.

there isn't water on the island

B.

he needs a lot of water

C.

there isn't enough water on the island

D.

he knows where to find water

(5)

The name of the story should be ________.

[  ]

A.

An oil finder

B.

A man on an island

C.

Animals or oil

D.

An animal collector

从方框中选择适当的选项填入短文中,使短文通顺、完整.选项中有两个选项是多余选项。
A. life     B. agreed    C. but    D. sadly    E. wish   F. from
G.visited   H. ourselves  I. kind   J.happily   K. feeling L.and
     Long ago a kind farmer with the name of Fred lived in a small old house happily together with his
gentle wife, Doris, who could not see anything at the age of five.
      One cold winter night,  the Luck Fairy  (仙女)  1.______them while they were eating some bread
in the dim  (昏暗的)  light
      "Fred, you are so 2._______. I would like to give you a wish.  It is my pleasure to satisfy you," said
the Luck Fairy.  "A wish?" Fred and Doris asked, standing hand in hand and smiling at each other.  Then
Fred answered,  "Thanks, Luck Fairy.  We are living a happy 3._______. " "We are no longer young,
but we still work in the field from morning to night every day.  We enjoy 4.______," said Doris.
      "You work very hard 5.  _you make so little money.  Would you like some gold coins to buy a
comfortable house?" asked the luck Fairy.   "Oh, no, my dear Luck Fairy.  We love our small old
house.  We have lived here for a long time," answered Fred, without a moment's hesitation (犹豫).  "
We are happy to work and live together all the time.  That is enough. " Doris 6._______.
      Fred and Doris were quite different 7._____ other people the Luck Fairy had ever met, she liked
them very much.  She disappeared, saying,  "I 8.______ you a happy life forever. " Many years later,
Fred and Doris lived 9._______ as usual.  It seemed to others that they were the happiest in the world.
      Satisfaction(满足) is a kind of 10.  _______ that needs to be experienced from inside.It is very
important to be pleased with what you've got.  If you enjoy the pleasure of the simple life, good luck will
follow you.
阅读理解。
     It was a great day for a picnic and a picnic was a great day to start the summer holiday. Fred brought his
classmates John and Betty to a wonderful picnic place. After lunch, John said they should play football. When
the ball came to Fred, he locked it into some long grass. "I'll get it." he said and hurried off to find the ball.
Moments later there was a shout and out came Fred holding his leg,"I've bitten by a snake!"   
     As the others rushed over to help. Fred began laughing. "Ha! I'm not really hurt." But Betty didn't laugh, "I
can't believe you did that, Fred. I was really frightened for you."   
     The friends then decided to go for a swim. John and Betty jumped into the water. Fred was standing on a
long rock by the riverbank and said, "Watch me jump." They shouted excitedly as he went under the water, but
as the seconds passed he didn't come back to the top. The friends became worried. Suddenly they heard Fred's
laugh, "Won't you ever learn? I swam behind this tree when I jumped."   
     "Very funny, Fred?" said John angrily. "Anyway, I'm feeling tired and I'm going for a sleep." Betty joined
him.   
     Fred, however, moved to a narrow part of the river and jumped in. Although he was a good swimmer, the
water there was moving much faster and Fred found himself dragged away. He managed to catch hold of a tree,
but he was very tired now and with the water still moving very fast, couldn't pull himself out.   
     Back at the picnic place, as Betty and John were preparing to sleep, they heard Fred's cries for help, John
looked at Betty and said, "Does he really think we're so foolish? Wake me up in an hour. It'll be time to go back
home then."
1. What happened when Fred went to get the football?
A. He was bitten by a snake.
B. He fell and cut himself.
C. He called for the others to help him.
D. He let out a frightening shout.
2. At the end of the story, why didn't John and Betty go to help Fred?
A. They didn't believe that Fred was really in trouble.
B. They thought Fred was a good swimmer.
C. They couldn't hear his cries for help.
D. They were too tired and needed to rest.
3. The underlined word "dragged" means "_____".
A. pulled
B. held
C. guided
D. gave
4. What can you learn from this story?
A. It is important for a person to tell the truth.
B. You should know how to swim if toy want to play in the river.
C. You must watch out for snakes in the countryside.
D. Picnics can often be dangerous for children.

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