Question

Johnny the Explorer

Johnny was three when he ran away from home for the first time. Somebody left the garden gate open. Johnny wandered out, crossed some fields and, two hours later, arrived in the next village. He was just able to give his name and address.

By the time he was seven, Johnny used to disappear from home two to three times a year. Sometimes he covered quite long distances on foot. Sometimes he got on a bus or even a train, and simply sat there until someone asked for his ticket. Generally the police brought him home. “Why do you do it?” they used to ask. “I just like seeing places,” Johnny told them.

Johnny continued to “see places” although everyone tried to stop him. His parents used to watch him closely, and so did his teachers; but sooner or later Johnny managed to slip away. As he grew older, his favorite trick was to hide on a long distance truck. Sometimes he travelled hundreds of miles before anyone discovered him.

It is hardly surprising that eventually Johnny managed to board a plane. He was twelve at the time. It was a cargo plane and, a few hours later, Johnny found himself in Cairo. How did he get on board? No one knows! According to Johnny himself, it was easy: he just went into the airport, walked along some passages and got on board the nearest plane.

In spite of all this, Johnny did well at school. He enjoyed mathematics and languages and, perhaps not surprisingly, he was especially good at geography. “What do you want to be when you grow up?” his teachers asked him. “An explorer!” he answered. “But it’s difficult to become an explorer in this modern age,” they tried to tell him. But it was no use: Johnny knew what he wanted!

Just before he left school, Johnny saw a notice in a daily paper. A long journey was about to go to Brazil to travel up the Amazon River. There were jobs for three young people “willing to work hard and with a sense of adventure”. Johnny applied, and two months later, he was on his way to Brazil.

1.At what age did Johnny board a plane for the first time?

A. Three B. Seven C. Twelve D. Not mentioned

2.Johnny frequently left home because ______.

A. he preferred to stay alone

B. he enjoyed seeing new places

C. he couldn’t do well at school

D. he didn’t get along well with his parents

3.People around Johnny ______.

A. tried to stop him from slipping away

B. kept following him to get him back

C. booked tickets for him if necessary

D. were clear about how he travelled abroad

4.From the passage, we can learn that ______.

A. Johnny worked for a daily paper

B. Johnny lacked a sense of adventure

C. Johnny went exploring along the Amazon River

D. Johnny went to Brazil two months after he finished school

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

試題分析: 本文介紹到一個(gè)小男孩從小喜歡新奇的事物，不顧周?chē)�人的反�?duì)去探索。

1. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段提到It is hardly surprising that eventually Johnny managed to board a plane. He was twelve at the time.這是令人吃驚的是，在十二歲時(shí)成功的駕駛飛機(jī)，故選C項(xiàng)。

2. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段提到By the time he was seven, Johnny used to disappear from home two to three times a year. Sometimes he covered quite long distances on foot. Sometimes he got on a bus or even a train, and simply sat there until someone asked for his ticket. Generally the police brought him home. “Why do you do it?” they used to ask. “I just like seeing places,” Johnny told them他頻繁的離家是他喜歡去新地方，故選B項(xiàng)。

3. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段提到Johnny continued to “see places” although everyone tried to stop him.他繼續(xù)去看新地方，雖然每個(gè)人都試圖阻止他，故選A項(xiàng)。

4. 推斷題。根據(jù)最后一段提到A long journey was about to go to Brazil to travel up the Amazon River. There were jobs for three young people “willing to work hard and with a sense of adventure”. Johnny applied, and two months later, he was on his way to Brazil可知他去巴西探索亞馬遜河了，故選C項(xiàng)。

考點(diǎn)：人物類(lèi)閱讀。