Question

An Adventure in Africa

It was late last night, but Kevin could not sleep. His bed was inside a camping tent, and just outside the tent were the fields of Africa, filled with wild animals. His parents slept soundly in another bed across from him. He wondered how they could be so clam. What if a lion came into their tent? He was very frightened. It took a long time before Kevin finally fell asleep.

When the son came up, he felt his mother’s hand on his head. “Morning, Kevin!” she said, “time to wake up and go on the safari.” Before they left America, his parents had explained to him that a safari was a long drive through nature, usually in Africa. During a safari you can see lions and zebras living free, instead of cooped up(限制) in a zoo.

“What if we get close to a lion?” Kevin asked.

“Oh, daring,” she said “nothing will happen to us if we listen to our guide.”

Kevin got dressed slowly, listened to the bird singing outside and began to feel less afraid. After a brief breakfast, he got into a jeep with his parents. The driver, Jim, a kind –looking man, was also their guide.

The jeep took off a dirt road. After a little while Kevin and his parents waited in the tall grass while Jim walked ahead of them and looked around. After a minute Jim raised his hands in the air. “Shhh,” he said in a low voice. “It’s nothing dangerous but don’t speak loudly.” Kevin and his parents walked up to where Jim stood, and soon Kevin saw a beautiful golden creature with dark brown spots(斑点) and a very ,very long neck–a giraffe.

“Wow,” said Kevin, He could not believe how close he was to the giraffe. All his fears disappeared and he began to get excited about the day to come.

1.Kevin couldn’t sleep that night because_____.

A. a lion came into his tent    B. he was frightened

C. his parents slept soundly    D. the tent was comfortable

2.According to Kevin’s parents, during a safari, they can ___

A. drive through African cities

B. fly over African fields

C. give food to lions and zebras

D. see wild animals living free

3.What made Kevin surprised?

A. Waiting in the tall grass

B. Listening to birds singing

C. Getting so close to a giraffe

D. Driving a jeep with his parents

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文主要讲述了Kevin和父母在非洲的一次冒险活动，Kevin最初很担心，害怕，随着父母和导游的解释安慰，Kevin最终战胜了恐惧，享受与长颈鹿接触的快乐。

1.B细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“What if a lion came into their tent? He was very frightened.”可知，他非常恐惧。故答案为B。

2.D 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“During a safari you can see lions and zebras living free, instead of cooped up(限制) in a zoo.”可知，在旅途随处可见动物在外面自由活动。答案为D。

3.C细节推理题。根据短文最后两段可以得出Kevin在途中看见了长颈鹿，而且对他能够近距离的接触长颈鹿感到非常的惊奇。答案为C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。