The house was quiet at 5 am and Tim’s mother was asleep. Only the sound of the b

The house was quiet at 5 am andTim’s mother was asleep. Only the sound of thebig freezer broke the quiet. He’d dreamt of the cave last night.The purring（轻微颤动声）of the freezer had been the sea .

      Tim pulled on a sweater and putsome apples into his schoolbag. It was too early for breakfast. He’d eat after he’d been through the cave, sittingon the rocks and staring at the sea.

      He wished he had a proper pack.His schoolbag would have to do. What else? Sandwiches—buthis mother might wake up if he started pulling out bread for sandwiches, she’d want to know why he had to leave so early. He settled forsome biscuits, and left a note stuck to the table:

Gone to Michael’s. Back tonight. Tim.

      The sky was high and soft andlight outside, though the sun still wasn’tup. Even the highway up the hill was quiet as he made his way down the street.The wind from the sea was fresh and sweet.

      The sandhills still breathedheat from yesterday’s sun, though the top of the sandwas cool. He ran down to the beach impatiently, but there was no one, just drysand dancing in the early wind and seabirds marching up and down watching thewaves.

      The light changed suddenly. Thefirst rays of sunlight stretched（延伸）across the sea . The sun was pushing its way over the edge of theworld.

      Over the first rocks, along tothe point. Tim glanced back. The beach was still empty. The sun sailed higherin the sky. 

     He couldsee the cave now, even darker in the morning light. The sand turned silver thendark gold as the water flowed away from it. He had to force himself to gocloser. Why was it so much more mysterious now ? But it would be silly to goback now after so much trouble. He needn’tgo in all the way …

1. “ He settled for some biscuits ”（in Paragraph 3）means that Tim_______.

    A. had to leave the biscuits on the table   

    B. liked biscuits better than sandwiches

    C. had to take biscuits instead ofsandwiches 

    D. could only find some biscuits in thekitchen

2.What made it possible for Tim to see theentry to the cave?

    A. The height of the first rocks.     

    B. The ups and downs of the waves.

    C. The change in the position of the sun.   

D.The vast stretch of the sunlit beach.

3.Which of the following statements is TRUEaccording to the story?

    A. The sea looked like a piece of gold.   

    B. Seabirds flew away when Tim arrived.

    C. Tim was the only person on the beach.   

    D. The sky got dark as Tim reached thecave.

4.In the story , Tim’s mood changed from_______..

    A. loneliness to craziness          B. anxiousness to excitement

    C. helplessness to happiness     D. eagerness to nervousness

试题答案

【答案】

1.C

2.C

3.C

4.D

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