Question

    A quick walk onto a frozen pond could have been a disaster for these two boys.

Cruz Genet, 11, and Anthony Skopick, 10, couldn’t agree. Were the birds out on the ice ducks or geese? There was only one way to find out. So on a cold January evening last year, the two friends walked onto the frozen pond near their homes to get a better look.

First, they threw a rock onto the ice to test it. Convinced the ice would hold their weight, Anthony took a few steps, and then he crashed through the seemingly frozen surface. “There was no sound, no crack,” he told the reporter. “I just fell through instantly.”

Cruz rushed to help his frightened friend. And the pond swallowed him, too. Cruz managed to lift himself out of the water and onto a more solid section. He then cautiously worked his way toward Anthony, but he fell in the pond again. This time, he couldn’t get out.

The boys were in icy cold water and quickly losing feeling in their limbs （四肢）. Cruz was sure that he was going to die.

Anthony’s older sister had seen the boys fall through the ice and started screaming for help. John Lavin, a neighbor driving nearby on his way to the store, heard her. He quickly pulled over. Seeing the boys, he grabbed a nearby buoy（浮标）, kicked off his shoes, and ran into the water. Lavin made his way to Cruz and Anthony and dragged them back to land. They were taken to hospital, where doctors discovered that their five-minute stay in the water had lowered their body temperature nearly ten degrees.

Fortunately, the boys have fully recovered, though they are still a little awestruck (敬畏的) by their fearless neighbor. “Just to think,” says Cruz, “if he hadn’t been there, I could have died.”

1.Why did the boys go to the frozen pond?

A.They were curious about whether the ice could hold their weight.

B.They wanted to have a better look at the pond.

C.They wanted to know what kind of birds were on the ice.

D.They wanted to go skating on the ice.

2.Before the boys walked onto the ice, ______.

A.they argued over who should be the first to go

B.they threw a rock to test whether the ice was strong enough

C.they asked Anthony’s older sister to stay nearby to protect them

D.they grabbed a nearby buoy and kicked off their shoes

3.What did Cruz do when Anthony fell into the pond?

A.He went to help his friend.

B.He went to ask for his sister’s help.

C.He went to ask for his neighbor’s help.

D.He went to find a buoy nearby.

4.From this passage, we can infer that _____.

A.Anthony’s older sister went to the pond with the two boys

B.a strange passer-by saved the two boys

C.Cruz fell into the pond with Anthony at the same time

D.the two boys were very grateful to their neighbor

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述两个小男孩为了观看冰上的鸟，在结冰的池塘上行走，结果掉入水中，被无畏的邻居及时救起的故事。

1.推理判断题。根据文章第二段的“Cruz Genet, 11, and Anthony Skopick, 10, couldn’t agree. Were the birds out on the ice ducks or geese? There was only one way to find out. So on a cold January evening last year, the two friends walked onto the frozen pond near their homes to get a better look.” 11岁的Cruz Genet和10岁的Anthony Skopick没能达成一致。在冰上的鸟是鸭子还是鹅?只有一个办法可以知道。因此，在去年1月一个寒冷的晚上，这两个朋友走到他们家附近结冰的池塘上，想看得更清楚一些。因此可知这两个男孩想知道冰上的鸟是鸭子还是鹅，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第三段的“First, they threw a rock onto the ice to test it. Convinced the ice would hold their weight, Anthony took a few steps, and then he crashed through the seemingly frozen surface.” 首先，他们把一块石头扔到冰上测试。确信冰面能承受他们的重量，Anthony走了几步，然后就在冰面上摔了下去。因此可知这两个男孩在走上冰面之前，扔石头测试冰面是否足够结实，故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第四段的“Cruz rushed to help his frightened friend.” Cruz冲过去帮助他受惊的朋友，故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Fortunately, the boys have fully recovered, though they are still a little awestruck (敬畏的) by their fearless neighbor. “Just to think,” says Cruz, “if he hadn’t been there, I could have died.” 幸运的是，男孩们已经完全康复了，尽管他们仍然对他们无畏的邻居有点敬畏。“想想看，”Cruz说，“如果他不在那里，我就会死。”因此可以推断这两个男孩很感激他们的邻居，故选D。