4.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 be 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 trayelled 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.
56.Johnny frequently left home becauseB
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
57.People around JohnnyA
A.tried to stop him froIli 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
58.From the passage,we can learn thatC
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.
分析 本文介绍了一个从小喜欢新奇的事物的小男孩,频繁离家去探索新地方,后来不顾周围人的反对仍然去看新的地方的故事.
解答 56.B细节理解题,根据第二段提到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,"可知,他频繁的离家是他喜欢去新地方,故选B.
57.A细节理解题,根据第三段提到Johnny continued to"see places"although everyone tried to stop him.可知他继续去看新地方,虽然每个人都试图阻止他,故选A.
58.C推理判断题,根据最后一段提到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.可知他去巴西探索亚马逊河了,故选C.
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