Question

I had been in the city for some time and was coming home. I missed my boat and decided to travel on an old ship. I knew that it would not be a comfortable journey but I had no time to wait for another boat.

Hardly had we left the port when I saw the dog Gulliver, the captain’s favourite dog, for the first time. What a big dog it was! I had never seen one that could frighten me so much!

On the third day the ship caught fire. Nobody tried to put it out. The ship began sinking and all the men rushed to the life-boats. I saw no chance of getting away in a boat. Suddenly I remembered there was a life-raft on the ship. I had no time to lose, so I immediately rushed towards the raft and pushed it overboard.

In jumping down onto the raft I hurt myself badly and was unconscious for some time. When I came to, I found there was no sign of a life-boat. Every man who had been on board the ship must have gone down with her. I was the only one who was saved.

The I saw Gulliver was coming fast towards the raft. He struggled a long time before he managed to get onto it. I wanted to push him back into the water but did not dare to move. The dog shook himself, went to the other end of the raft and lay down. I didn’t dare to sleep that night. I must watch him. In the moonlight I could see his eyes were open. He was watching, too.

1.In what situation did the author first meet the dog?

A. Upon leaving the port

B. While travelling in the city.

C. While waiting for the boat.

D. Upon getting onto the ship.

2.What did the author manage to do when the ship was going down?

A. Put out the fire

B. Board a life boat.

C. Jump into the water.

D. Get away with a raft.

3.What is implied about the dog in the last Paragraph?

A. It was unfriendly

B. It had a good sleep.

C. It feared the author

D. It enjoyed the moon.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Rescuing a Dog

B. Caught in a Fire

C. A Sleepless Night

D. A Narrow Escape

Answer

Hardly had we left the port when I saw the dog（Hardly…when…一……就……）☞A选项Upon leaving the port（upon doing 一……就……）句意：一离开港口。Hardly…when…一……就……=Upon doing …(一……就…) .因此A是符合题意。

1.D

推理判断题。根据第二段和第三段可知，当船要沉时，作者立即冲向木筏跳到筏子上，从而得救了。故D符合题意，故选D。

2.C3

推理判断题。根据最后一段 “I wanted to push him back into the water but did not dare to move. …I didn’t dare to sleep that night. I must watch him. In the moonlight I could see his eyes were open. He was watching, too.”由此可知当狗爬上木筏我想把他推回到水中，但不敢动。狗走到筏的另一端躺下。那天晚上我不敢睡觉，我必须看着他。在月光下，我可以看到他的眼睛睁开了。他也在看。由句意可知我非常害怕那只狗，狗也在怕我。故选C。

3.D

主旨大意。根据全文可知作者坐了一艘旧船回家，在航行的第三天船着火时坐着木筏逃生，最终得救了。因此可以说是九死一生，通过分析可知A Narrow Escape .死里逃生，符合题意。

【解析】作者错过了回家的船，只好坐了一艘旧船，在离开港口时看见了一只吓人的狗。在航行的第三天船着火时坐着木筏逃生，最终得救了。因此可以说是九死一生，

1.A。

【名师点睛】细节的理解

文章细节的理解可以细化为：（1）一一对应型。答案与题目在表达形式和意义上直接吻合，一一对应，一目了然 （2）语言转述型。这是一类间接事实细节题，答案与题目在意义上从分运用了词义之间的转述关系，即正确选项是原文有关词语和句子的另一种表达。 （3）语意理解型。这是一类深层事实细节理解题，答案与题目之间存在着一定的逻辑联系，这种联系需要建立在事实的基础上通过上、下文来进行判断、分析、归纳和整合，才能得出正确答案。属于较高难度的事实细节题。（4）是非辨别型。这是一类综合事实细节题，出题形式常常是“三正一误” 或“三误一正” （5）事实排序型。这是一类运用多项事实进行排序的事实细节题，要求根据动作发生的先后顺序、时间顺序或者句子之间的逻辑关系，找出时间发生，发展的正确顺序。

【解题剖析】此题属于细节理解中的语言转述型。这是一类间接事实细节题，答案与题目在意义上从分运用了词义之间的转述关系，即正确选项是原文有关词语和句子的另一种表达。【答案定位】根据。根据第一段“Hardly had we left the port when I saw the dog Gulliver, the captain’s favourite dog, for the first time.” 我们刚离开港口时，我第一次看到狗。

【推理关系】题干In what situation did the author first meet the dog?☞文章内容Hardly had we left the port when I saw the dog