Question

    A 3-year-old boy who was lost in the woods 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.

Then on January 24, 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 briar. 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”. Sheriff 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 sheriff said, “He did say he had a friend with him in the woods that was a bear.”

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.

1.Which statement is right?

A.Little Casey was taken away by a bear.

B.He played with his grandparents before getting lost.

C.The family called the police in no time.

D.The little boy was lost for more than two days.

2.What can we infer from Para.3?

A.Nobody knew how Casey could survive. B.Casey was in poor health when found.

C.Casey went into the woods to find a bear. D.Police found the boy without help.

3.Many people helped in the research except_______________.

A.many volunteers B.federal police C.his playmates D.some soldiers

4.How do you think people feel after reading the news?

A.Disappointed and tired. B.Relieved and curious.

C.Amused and excited. D.Frightened and sad.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇新闻报道。报道了一名3岁男孩Casey在树林里失踪了两天后，安全地回到了家人身边。男孩在1月22日北卡罗来纳州南部的祖母家失踪，1月24日当晚9:30左右，人们发现了Casey，他说他和一只黑熊待在一起两天了，没有人知道他是如何活下来的。

1.

细节理解题。根据第二段中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.可知这名小男孩1月22日在北卡罗来纳州南部的祖母家失踪，当时他正和朋友们玩耍。当其他孩子回到家里，而Casey没有回来时，这家人在附近搜索了近一个小时才报警。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，还是没有找到Casey。由此可知，D选项“这个小男孩迷路了两天多”正确。故选D。

2.

推理判断题。根据第三段中He said Casey did not say how he was able to survive in the woods for three days in the cold, rainy weather.可知他说，Casey没有说他是如何在寒冷的雨天在树林里生存了三天的。由此可推知，没人知道Casey怎么活下来的。故选A。

3.

细节理解题。根据最后一段中Hundreds of people helped in the search and rescue efforts, including some 600 volunteers, federal police and members of the military.可知数百人参与了搜救工作，其中包括约600名志愿者、联邦警察和军队成员。由此可知，许多志愿者、联邦警察和一些士兵都在帮助搜索，除了C选项“他的玩伴”文章中没有提及。故选C。

4.

推理判断题。根据第一段中A 3-year-old boy who was lost in the woods is now safe at home with his family.( 一名在树林里迷路的3岁男孩现在和家人安全地呆在家里)以及第三段中Casey told the rescuers that he had hung out with a black bear for two days, a bear he called his “friend”. Sheriff 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 sheriff said, “He did say he had a friend with him in the woods that was a bear.” Casey告诉救援人员，他已经和一只黑熊在一起两天了，他称这只熊为他的“朋友”。警长Chip Hughes接受了几家新闻机构的记者采访。他说，Casey没有说他是如何在寒冷的雨天在树林里生存了三天的。然而，警长说，“他确实说过他有一个朋友和他一起在树林里，朋友是一只熊”)由此可推知，人们看完新闻后，得知小男孩Casey获救，并且健康状况良好会感觉如释重负，同时对他声称的和一只熊待在了一起三天，且和它成为了朋友，而感到好奇。故选B。