Question

Mike and Dick work in the same office. They don’t like the cold weather. 1. Their plane arrived in Sydney at nine in the morning.They had a good rest in a hotel.  2.  A few hours later the sun was shining in the sky and there was no shade (阴) from trees beside the road. 3. They had to stop to look around. Mike found a river about half a kilometer away from them. They were both very happy and drove the car quickly.  4. Before they jumped into the water，Dick saw a boy playing under a big tree. He asked,“Are there any sharks（鲨鱼） in the river，please?”

“No，there aren’t” answered the boy.

So they began to swim in the river. 5. He told Mike about it.They were afraid and decided to stop swimming. Dick asked loudly，“Is it true that there aren’t any sharks in the river?”

“Yes，sir，”said the boy. “But there’re a lot of crocodiles（鳄鱼）in the water.”

分别找出下列选项在文中的相应位置。

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.E

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了迈克和迪克两人到澳大利亚度假的经历：由于天气炎热，他们决定下河洗澡。在确定河里没有鲨鱼后，他们下了河，但去遇上了鳄鱼。

1.Their plane arrived in Sydney at nine in the morning的描述可知,他们到澳大利亚度假了。故选B。

2.They had a good rest in a hotel，以及They were both very happy and drove the car quickly的描述可知，他们第二天租车去游玩了。故选A。

3.A few hours later the sun was shining in the sky and there was no shade (阴) from trees beside the road.和下文They had to stop to look around可知，天气热得他们几乎不能继续开车。故选D。

4.They were both very happy and drove the car quickly的描述可知，他们车开得很快，不久就到了河边。故选C。

5.They were afraid and decided to stop swimming. 的描述可知，他们害怕并停止游泳是因为有东西袭击迪克的腿。故选E。

考点：人生百味类短文阅读。