Question

  Germany's mystery English-speaking "forest boy" is said to be having trouble adjusting to normal life. Sources close to the case claim he is having difficulty sleeping in a proper bed and wants to return to the wild. Other creature comforts, such as soap,hot showers, and running water, are also " unsettling" the youngster.

  Known only as Ray and believed to be around 17 ，the boy is thought to have spent at least five years sleeping rough in woods south of the German capital. Ray is in good physical shape and had no signs of abuse apart from a small scar that was at least three years old.

  He handed himself in to officials on September 5 ，and was carrying a rucksack，tent and sleeping bag. He told police his father had recently died after a fail and he had buried him in a shallow grave. He then walked north for a fortnight for help until he got to the German capital. The boy claimed that his father―identified only as Ryan―had taken him into the woods south of Berlin after his mother, Doreen, died in a car crash.

  Now detectives have begun a search for the grave, or any other place where Ryan's body might be lying. The boy is unable to tell them exactly where he buried his father，but claimed he "followed his compass northwards".

  In the meantime, they are trying to make Ray a ward of court(受法院监护的人) ，so that an official can be appointed to make important decisions on his behalf. DNA，fingerprint and dental records can also then be handed over to officials so that his records can be checked against those of missing children. A police spokesman confirmed that a search had started for Ryan's grave af?ter the boy said that he was buried under stones "two weeks south of Berlin".

Officials believe the teenager could be British because he speaks English but only basic Ger?man. The British Consul(领事) is also working with police to try to solve the mystery.

(   ) 5. The underlined word in Paragraph 1 most probably means        .

A. satisfying   B. annoying   C. boring   D. amazing

(   ) 6. It can be concluded from the passage that        .

   A.The police found the boy in the woods south of the German capital

   B.From the small scar we know that he has been abused for three years

   C.The boy's father died in woods while his mother died in a car crash 5 years ago

   D.The boy possibly came from Britain because he could only speak a little German 

(   ) 7. The police are trying to make Ray a ward of court in order to        .

   A.help the boy adjust to the normal life

   B.hand over DNA.fingerprint and dental records to Interpol

   C.appoint an official to make important decisions for the boy

    D. start a search for Ryan's grave where Ryan's body might be lying

(   ) 8. The passage is probably taken from a        .

    A. newspaper report   B. travel journal

   C. science fiction   D. scientific research

Answer 1

5—8 BDCA

5.B词义猜测题。根据第一段第二句"... said to be having trouble adjusting to normal life"及本句中的"also"可以推测是一件不易的事。因此unsettling意为annoying。

6.D推理判断题。根据第三段第一句"he handed himself in to officials on September 5 ”， 可知A有误。根据第二段第二句"Ray is in good physical shape and had no signs of abuse apart from a small scar that was at least three years old"可知B有误。根据第三段最后一句"his mother, Doreen, died in a car crash"， 可知C项中的"his mother died 5 years ago" 有误。根据最后一段第一句"Officials believe the teenager could be the British because he speaks English but only basic German"，可知D 正确。

7.C细节理解题。根据第五段第一句中的"they are trying to make Ray a ward of ward， so that an official can be appointed to make im?portant decisions on his behalf"，可以知道答

案为C。

8.A推理判断题。此篇文章报道了一个森林男孩回到都市的故事，应该是一篇新闻报道。故答案选八。travel journal意为"旅游日志"。science fiction，意为"禾斗幻小说”。scientific research意为"科研报告"。