Question

Our flat was on the fifth floor but you could still hear the roar of the ocean and see the stars at night. I used to take long walks along the water. The food in town was delicious and the people were very friendly. The area was very quiet and peaceful, and fairly deserted.

The last evening of our vacation, however, we all heard strange footsteps following closely behind us as we were walking up to our flat in the holiday centre. We turned around and noticed a fairly young man moving very rapidly across the beach and getting closer to us. He was tall and wore a baseball cap. We couldn’t see his face and he was approaching us very rapidly. The man’s actions made my dad very nervous. Dad warned us that we’d better try to make it to our flat as quickly as possible. I didn’t like my dad’s voice; I could hear fear in it. It was late and we were all alone. We didn’t have any cell phones on us. I never saw Dad as worried as he was then and I knew that something was terribly wrong. The sense of fear started to overwhelm Mom and me. We had had such a good time in town. Now, the night was rapidly turning into a dangerous situation.

We could hear the man’s footsteps getting closer. Dad’s face was almost pale. The so-called intruder (侵入者) had moved nearer and nearer when all of a sudden, the nearby vending(自动贩卖) machine started going crazy and spitting out cans of soda! The noise actually scared the intruder and he ran out of sight. My parents were shaking, but we all turned around to see who had put money into the vending machine downstairs, and actually saved us, but no one was around at all. Not a soul.

It’s one vacation I will never forget.

1.Where did the writer spend her vacation?

A. Near a river.B. In a city.

C. In a mountain.D. At the seaside.

2.What does the underlined word “overwhelm” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. move.B. impress.C. control.D. excite.

3.What helped them get rid of the trouble?

A. Their quick action.

B. Other people’s kind help.

C. The noise from the vending machine.

D. The young man’s warning.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了令作者难忘的一次度假之旅。

1. 细节理解题。根据第一段Our flat was on the fifth floor but you could still hear the roar of the ocean and see the stars at night.可知，我们住在五楼但是仍然可以听到大海的怒吼以及夜晚的星星，故选D。

2. 词义猜测题。根据第二段The sense of fear started to overwhelm Mom and me可知，母亲和我正在被恐惧感所控制、征服，故选C。

3. 细节理解题。根据第三段the nearby vending machine started going crazy and spitting out cans of soda! The noise actually scared the intruder and he ran out of sight.（旁边的自动贩卖机好像抽疯了一样不断吐出一罐一罐的苏打水。这样的动静吓坏了入侵者，然后他就跑了），故选C。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。