Question

    A 3-year-old boy who was lost in the woods for two days is now safe at home with his family. But Casey Hathaway told his rescuers that he was not alone in the rainy, freezing cold woods. He said he was with a friend–a bear.

The child went missing on January 22 while playing with friends at his grandmother's house in the southern state of North Carolina. When the other children returned to the house and Casey did not, the family searched the area for almost an hour before calling the police.

Police formed a search and rescue team to look for the young boy in the nearby woods. But two days went by and still-no Casey. Two days later, someone called the police saying they heard a child crying in the woods. Police followed up on the information and found Casey at about 9:30 that night. They pulled him out of some wild bush. He was in good health. Casey told the rescuers that he had hung out with a black bear for two days, a bear he called his "friend."

The police officer Chip Hughes spoke with reporters from several news agencies. He said Casey did not say how he was able to survive in the woods for three days in the cold, rainy weather. "However," the police officer said, "he did say he had a friend in the woods that was a bear that was with him." Hundreds of people helped in the search and rescue efforts, including some 600 volunteers, federal police and members of the military. Officer Hughes told reporters that at no point did he think Casey had been kidnapped.

Doctors at Carolina East Medical Center treated Casey for minor injuries. He was then released to his family on January 25. His mother Brittany Hathaway was on cloud nine and talked with reporters from a local news agency and thanked everyone who joined the search for her son. "We just want to tell everybody that we're very thankful that you took the time out to come search for Casey and prayed for him, and he's good," said his mother. "He is good, he is up and talking. He's already asked to watch Netflix. So, he's good."

1.What did Casey's family do on finding he went missing?

A.They rang up the police at once.

B.They got into a panic and at a loss as to what to do.

C.They didn't call up the police until nearly an hour later.

D.They gathered together and discussed what they should do next.

2.How was Casey when he was found?

A.He was almost frozen to death. B.He simply got some slight injuries.

C.He was badly injured by the bear. D.He was all right as he usually was.

3.Who helped a lot in the process of the rescue work according to the text?

A.The reporters. B.Casey's friends.

C.A bear staying with Casey. D.Some person passing by the woods.

4.What does the underlined phrase "on cloud nine" probably mean in the last paragraph?

A.extremely excited B.terribly frightened

C.mentally troubled D.unusually annoyed

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述一个3岁名叫凯西的小孩子失踪多时后，警方终于找到了他，并将其救出，孩子安然无恙。

1.

细节理解题。根据文章第二段When the other children returned to the house and Casey did not, the family searched the area for almost an hour before calling the police（当其他孩子回到家里，而凯西没有回来时，这家人在附近搜索了近一个小时才报警）可知，他们在孩子失踪后一个小时才打电话报警。故选C项。

2.

细节理解题。根据最后一段Doctors at Carolina East Medical Center treated Casey for minor injuries（卡罗莱纳东部医疗中心的医生对凯西的轻伤进行了治疗）可知，Casey只是受了点轻伤。故选B项。

3.

推理判断题。根据第二段Police formed a search and rescue team to look for the young boy in the nearby woods. But two days went by and still-no Casey. Two days later, someone called the police saying they heard a child crying in the woods. Police followed up on the information and found Casey at about 9:30 that night（警察组成了一个搜救队在附近的树林里寻找那个小男孩。但是两天过去了，凯西还是没有。两天后，有人报了警，说他们听到一个小孩在树林里哭。警方跟踪了这一信息，并在当晚9:30左右发现了凯西）可知，警方找了很久都没有找到，后根据有人报警说听到了一个小孩子在树林里哭的信息最终找到了走失的小男孩。由此判断出那个报警的人起很大的作用。故选D项。

4.

词义猜测题。前句提到Doctors at Carolina East Medical Center treated Casey for minor injuries. He was then released to his family on January 25（卡罗莱纳东部医疗中心的医生对凯西的轻伤进行了治疗。1月25日，他已经回到家了）可知，Casey失踪多天后被找到，经过医生检查他只是受了轻伤并且已经回到了家。由此可以推测他的妈妈很高兴。A. extremely excited 十分兴奋；B. terribly frightened 十分害怕；C. mentally troubled精神有问题；D. unusually annoyed异常恼火。故选A项。