Question

    It's a hot summer afternoon. You're cooking up the catch of the day over a campfire. Suddenly, a few raindrops fall on your arms, and before you know it, the sky is opened up. Then you hear what sounds like thunder in the distance. What should you do? Your tent is close by and would offer shelter from the pouring rain. There's a campsite picnic shelter a few minutes down the path. And then you remember that your car is parked down the road. What's your safest choice to make sure you and your families are safe?

It's a common question for many hikers and campers, especially when they're camping during summer months. Heading to your car is almost always the safest choice. Your tent and a picnic shelter will keep you dry. but they offer little or no protection against lightning. Your car, on the other hand, will keep you dry and protect you from lightning strikes. Protecting yourself against possible lightning strikes is very important; lightning kills an average of 62 people in the US each year. If you keep all of the windows and doors closed in your car, you'll be able to return to your campsite safely.

Of course, if you're backpacking, not car camping, and you're deep in the woods, your car won't be a good choice. So, what should you do if your car is far away and there's no other safe shelter nearby? First, you'll have to make sure that tree limbs（枝）or other objects don't fall on you or your campsite. Then you'll have to get in a safe position to avoid lightning, or flash flood conditions. What else should you do?

1.The passage aims to tell us__________.

A.what's camping

B.how to camp safely

C.how to survive a storm when camping

D.car camping is the safest

2.To avoid lightning in a storm, you'd better__________.

A.go into your tent quickly

B.cook up the catch of the day over a campfire

C.run into a campsite picnic shelter at once

D.get into your car and return to your campsite

3.From the last paragraph we can infer___________.

A.people should not go camping alone

B.people should never camp deep in the woods

C.backpacking is not a good choice for campers

D.when camping learning to protect oneself is very important

4.What does the underlined word "campsite" mean?

A.A place where people who are on holiday can stay in tents.

B.A place where people can buy all kinds of traveling goods.

C.A place where people can see the pouring rain.

D.A place where people can cook food.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.A

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。在森林中旅游、露营时遭遇暴风雨该怎么办, 如何在室外保证安全, 这些问题文中都做出了解答。

1.推理判断题。通读全文根据第一段的What's your safest choice to make sure you and your families are safe?第二段的 Heading to your car is almost always the safest choice.第三段的 First, you'll have to make sure that tree limbs（枝）or other objects don't fall on you or your campsite. Then you'll have to get in a safe position to avoid lightning, or flash flood conditions.可推测作者写这篇文章的目的是告诉我们露营遭遇暴风雨时的安全躲避的方法。C. how to survive a storm when camping（野营时如何在暴风雨中活下来）符合以上推测，故选C项。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中的Heading to your car is almost always the safest choice. 和Your car, on the other hand, will keep you dry and protect you from lightning strikes. 以及If you keep all of the windows and doors closed in your car, you'll be able to return to your campsite safely可知你的车既能让你不淋湿, 又能让你避免被闪电击中，如果车的门窗关好了，就可以安全回到营地。D. get into your car and return to your campsite（上车然后回到营地）符合以上说法，故选D项。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段的So, what should you do if your car is far away and there's no other safe shelter nearby? First, you'll have to make sure that tree limbs（枝）or other objects don't fall on you or your campsite. Then you'll have to get in a safe position to avoid lightning, or flash flood conditions.可知作者提供了一些特殊情况下的安全躲避措施，故推断在野学会保证自身的安全是非常重要的。D. when camping learning to protect oneself is very important（野营时学会保护自身安全很重要）符合以上推测，故选D项。

4.词义猜测题。根据前文Your tent is close by and would offer shelter from the pouring rain.中的tent（帐篷），和下文picnic shelter a few minutes down the path.中的picnic（野餐）这两个关键词，可以判断出campsite是“营地”的意思。故选A项。