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(一)

During all this time I never stopped thinking about escape. When I traveled across to the other side of the island， 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 in it. It was hard work， but about six months later， I had a very fine canoe[獨木舟]. 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 at both my houses， and also wild goats. 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

5． What is the best word to describe the writer?

A. excited

B. brave

C. adventurous

D. hard-working

(二)

My problems started after I went to a boar ding school. I was only 14， and at first I missed my family a lot. I often called them and cried on the phone. But after two weeks， I found I enjoyed being with my classmates at school.

I had many friends who were boys. I thought of them as my best friends-but only friends. I never guessed my friendships with boys would become a problem.

Then， three months later， my friends told me that some teachers and girls said I was hanging out with boys all day long in order to get attention from them. Seven months after that， the head teacher Mr. Wang asked the class to choose some students to join the Student Union. I thought I could win for I was doing well in school. I’d already won prizes for the best math and English exams. A week later， the list came out and it didn’t include me. I was sad.

Mr. Wang came to me and said， “Don’t be sad. I know you’re excellent! Maybe you’re a little distant from the girls in our class. They don’t know much about you， so some of them didn’t choose you. It doesn’t matter. Do your best to get along well with everyone and I think you’ll make it next time.”

1. What was the writer’s problem when she first entered the boarding school?

A. She didn’t like her new school.

B. She didn’t get along well with her classmates.

C. She missed her family very m uch.

D.She didn’t like her new teacher.

2. Many of the writer’s friends in her new school were _______.

A. teachers

B. boys

C. girls

D. women

3. Why did the writer fail to join the Student Union?

A. Her teachers didn’t like her.

B. She was a poor student.

C. Some girls didn’t choose her.

D. She likes showing off herself.

4. The underlined word “distant” means “______” in English.

A. estranged

B. aggressive

C. warm-hearted

D.rude

5. Which of the following is NOT true， according to the passage?

A . The writer won prizes for the best science and English exams.

B . The writer didn’t realize that her friendships with boys would cause prob lems.

C.The writer was sad because she failed to join the Student Union.

D.The teacher thought she was an excellent student.

閱讀理解答案

(一)1.A 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.C (二)1.C 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.A