阅读理解

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　John began to be nervous (紧张) and he tried to remember what the radio had said earlier about a robbery (抢劫). Even though he had stopped smoking three months before, John felt like having a cigarette (香烟). He asked the man for one. But he was so nervous that he couldn't stop shaking (颤抖) to light it. At the next small town John stopped the car and said,“I just can't seem to stay awake (清醒). I think I'll try and find a hotel (旅馆) and spend the night here.”He apologized (道歉) nervously to the man for not being able to drive him to Woodsville.

　　The young man slowly reached into his pocket.“This is it!”thought John.“I'm a dead man.”At that very moment he thought of shouting for help, but instead of a gun or a knife, the man pulled out some money and handed it to John.“Oh, no. I don't want your money. Just get out, OK?”

　　The young man looked puzzled (迷惑不解的) , but insisted on (坚持) giving John the money－$500. “My father is John Baresford, the oil millionaire (百万富翁), you see,”he said.“Thank you for taking me this far.”

　　John waited until the young man had gone away, then he drove out of town. He was looking forward (盼望) to getting home.

1．John felt afraid and ________.

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A．he called for help

B．he felt like smoking

C．he begged the robber not to rob his money

D．he kept talking to the young man

2．John stopped the car at the next small town, because ________.

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A．he couldn't keep awake, and wanted to find a hotel and spend the night here

B．his home was at the small town

C．his car was broken at that moment

D．he wanted to leave the young man there

3.“This is it”maybe means ________.

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A．it's time for me to shout for help

B．it just serves me right

C．this is the end of my life

D．he's now taking out a gun or a knife to kill me

4．At last John found ________.

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A．the young man was the one wanted by the police

B．he was the son of a poor oil owner

C．he lived the small town

D．he was not a robber

5．From the story we know ________.

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A．John never smoked before

B．John was clever and brave (勇敢)

C．John didn't get any money from the young man

D．John wanted to get home as soon as possible

　　Daniel Boone was born in the United States in 1734. He didn't go to school an __1__ read, but he learned all about the forest and many other things around him. He loved to live __2__ in the forest because nothing would trouble him there. When he grew up, he tried to live __3___ a farm. But he wasn't very __4___, and a year later he __5___ to go into some unknown western lands. When he returned after two years, he became ___6__ for his long journey. He brought back many useful things and told stories about the Indians.

　　After this he kept ___7__ to unknown places. Once he was taken away in a battle（战斗）by the Indians. But the Indians liked him and became his ___8__. Daniel Boone __9___ at the age of 86. He lived an interesting life and is remembered __10__ an explorer（探索者）and a pioneer（先驱）.