Question

“Save the whales!” That's what the picture on Jake Smith's bedroom wall said. Jake liked having a picture that said something important that showed he cared. He just never expected to get a chance to save a real whale, one right in his own neighbourhood.

It was a Saturday morning when the newspaper first reported the whales' coming. A group of the animals were swimming close to the beach in Jake's hometown. All the local people rushed out to the beach to see them. They were expecting a beautiful show, better than a movie, but nothing they'd have to do anything about.

Then one whale swam in the direction, directly towards land. It came in with the waves, and when the waves receded, it stayed. Its huge body rested on the sand. Suddenly, Jake and his family and all the others were no longer sightseers. They had to become rescuers. A few people ran towards the animal. They pushed and tried to force the whale back into the water, but it was no use.

An animal rescue service team soon arrived in a truck with heavy lifting machinery, to help move the animal. Jake and his family couldn't do much on the beach, so they went back to their house and made sandwiches and hot tea for the rescuers. At least, Jake thought, they could help in some way.

Back at the beach, they offered the food to the rescuers and were happy to see that it was needed. It was getting dark. Some people lined up their cars along the beach and shined the headlights on the sand. The rescuers would not give up. After trying many times they were finally able to lift the whale into the water. Everyone cheered when it headed out to sea. It swam out about a mile and then disappeared for a moment under the sea. Then, in what looked like a jump for joy, it rose high above the water—a thank-you to those who had worked so hard to save its life.

1.What does the picture on Jake's wall tell us about him?

A.He lived near the ocean.

B.He cared about the environment.

C.He worked as an animal rescuer.

D.He thought whales were the most beautiful animals.

2.Why did the local people go down to the beach that morning?

A.To swim with the whales.

B.To help rescue the whales.

C.To see the whales swimming.

D.To watch a movie about whales.

3.The underlined word “receded” in Paragraph 3 means      .

A.didn't move B.went back out

C.washed over D.got up

4.How did Jake and his family help save the whale?

A.By calling the rescue service.

B.By asking their neighbours for help.

C.By giving the rescuers food and drink.

D.By controlling the people on the beach.

5.In what order did the events of the whale rescue take place?

a.The whale disappeared under the sea.

b.People turned on the lights of their cars.

c.Rescuers lifted the whale into the water.

d.Animal rescue service brought its truck.

e.People pushed the whale towards the sea.

A.e-d-b-c-a B.e-b-c-d-a

C.d-b-e-a-c D.a-e-b-d-c

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

本文是篇记叙文，主要讲述了人们齐心协力帮助一头鲸鱼重回大海的故事。Jake Smith喜欢把自己关心的事情贴在墙上。他的墙上贴了一张拯救鲸鱼的图片。报纸第一次报道鲸鱼来了的消息时，那是一个星期六的早上。一些动物游经Jake Smith家乡的海岸线。人们都去观看。一只鲸鱼被海浪带上了岸。人们由观光客变为了救援人员，帮忙鲸鱼再次回到海水里。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的第二句话“Jake liked having a picture that said something important: that showed he cared.”可知Jake贴的画就是他所关心的内容。拯救鲸鱼是和环境有关的。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中“they were expecting a beautiful show, better than a movie”可知人们期待鲸鱼的表演，也就是它的泳姿。故选C。

3.词意猜测题。从第三段的“It came in with the wave”以及“its huge body rested on the sand”可知此处指浪潮退去，鲸鱼留在了沙滩上。故选B。

4.细节理解题。从第四段的“Jack and his family couldn’t do much on the beach, so they went back to their house and made sandwiches and hot tea for the rescuers.”可知Jake和家人给救援人员做了吃喝的东西。故选C。

5.排序题。由句子It swam out about a mile and then disappeared for a moment under the sea. 它游了大约一英里，然后在海底消失了一会儿。可知，鲸鱼最终获救游回大海，故a位于末尾，排除C和D，根据句子An animal rescue service team soon arrived in a truck with heavy lifting machinery, to help move the animal. 一个动物救援队很快来到一辆装有重型起重机械的卡车上，帮助移动动物。和句子Some people lined up their cars along the beach and shined the headlights on the sand. 有些人把车排成一排沿着海滩行驶，把车灯照在沙滩上。可知，救援人员到了之后，人们打开车灯给救援人员照明，故d在b之前。故选A。