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I knew I was all right now. Nobody else would come a­hunting after me. I got my traps out of the canoe and made me a nice camp in the thick woods. I made a tent out of my blankets to put my things under so the rain couldn't get at them. I caught a catfish and towards sundown I started my camp fire and had supper.

  When it was dark I sat by my camp fire, feeling pretty satisfied; but by and by it got sort of lonesome, so I went and sat on the bank and listened to the current crashing along, and counted the stars and drift logs and rafts that came down, and then went to bed; there was no better way to put in time when you are lonesome; you can't stay so, and you soon get it over.

  And so for three days and nights. No difference—just the same thing. But the next day I went exploring around the island. I was boss of it; it all belonged to me, and I wanted to know all about it; but mainly I wanted to spend the time. I found plenty of strawberries and green summer grapes; and the green blackberries were just beginning to show.

  Well, I went fooling along in the deep woods till I judged I wasn't far from the foot of the island. I had my gun along, but I had shot nothing; it was for protection. About this time I almost stepped on a good­sized snake, and it moved quietly and smoothly through the grass and flowers, and I was after it, trying to get a shot at it. I clipped along, and all of a sudden I bounded right on to the ashes of a camp fire that was still smoking.

  My heart jumped up among my lungs. I never waited to look further, but unlocked my gun and went sneaking back on my tiptoes as fast as I could. Every now and then I stopped a second among the thick leaves and listened, but my breath came so hard that I couldn't hear anything else. I moved quietly along another piece further, then listened again; and so on. If I saw a stump(树桩), I took it for a man; if I stepped on a stick and broke it, it made me feel that a person had cut one of my breaths in two and I only got half, and the short half, too.

1.The underlined part “put in time” in the second paragraph probably means _____.

A. take the time  　　B. kill the time

C. employ the time　　  D. waste the time

2.Why did the boy always carry his gun with him wherever he went?

A. To show off his gun.          

B. To protect himself.

C. To hunt some animals for food.      

D. To play with it for fun.

3.How did the boy feel when he saw the ashes of a camp fire that was still smoking?

A. Surprised. B. Excited.C. Frightened.   D. Puzzled.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The boy felt a bit lonely on the island.

B. The boy brought with himself a tent.

C. The boy was surely the only person on the island at that time.

D. The boy might be bitten by some animal when the story happened.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述的是作者在一个荒岛上的经历。作者用毯子做了一个帐篷来存放东西，在荒岛上，作者感到无聊，就用数星星来打发时间。作者原以为整个岛都属于自己，于是决定去探险。当他发现另外一对篝火时，他变得非常害怕。

1.so I went and sat on the bank and listened to the current crashing along, and counted the stars and drift logs and rafts that came down”可知，作者听海浪的声音，数星星都是在打发时间，故选B。

2.I had my gun along, but I had shot nothing; it was for protection.”可知，作者带着枪是为了保护自己，故选B。

3.My heart jumped up among my lungs... If I saw a stump(树桩), I took it for a man; if I stepped on a stick and broke it, it made me feel that a person had cut one of my breaths in two”可知，作者发现烧完的篝火时，心里非常害怕，担心自己会碰上坏人。故选C。

4.“When it was dark I sat by my camp fire, feeling pretty satisfied; but by and by it got sort of lonesome,”可知，作者在荒岛上感到有点孤独。故选A。

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