Question

  根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

                                I’ll Never Forget That Day 

  When I was 8 years old,my father took my brother and me on a picnic. On that day,I did something wrong,and I will never forget it.

  It was a sunny day;I was very happy and excited. When we arrived there,my father warned me that the river was very dangerous and made me promise not to walk up to it. I promised my father,but I did not keep my promise.

  I forget why I walked into the river. Maybe I was curious. I walked into the river,and I fell down because the river was very deep. I could not stand or touch the bottom. I cried out loudly,but nobody was there,except my younger brother.

  I remember that my younger brother was very scared and did not know what he could do because he was just one year younger than me. He jumped into the river,but that just made the situation worse because he was even shorter than me and he could not swim. Both of us cried out.

  Fortunately,there was a farmer who was working there. He found us and saved me first. At that time,I could no longer see my brother. I cried louder,and I shouted to the farmer ,“Please save my brother!” He was very shocked because it turned out he had only seen me. He asked me ,“Are you sure that your brother fell into the river?” “Of course,I am sure!” I answered. 

  Then,my father arrived and started looking for my brother in the river. Finally,they found him and took him to the hospital. Luckily my younger brother was alive,or else I could never forgive myself.

1. How many people were there on the picnic?

2. Why did the father warn the writer not to walk up to the river?

3. How old was the writer's brother when he wanted to save the writer?

4. Who saved the writer at last?

Answer 1

阅读提示:本文讲述了作者小时候去野餐时走到了河里，弟弟试图救“我”却差一点淹死的故事。

1. There were three.由第一段第一句“my father took my brother and me on a picnic. ”可知爸爸带“我”和弟弟，共三个人。

2. Because it was dangerous.由第二段第二句“When we arrived there,my father warned me that the river was very dangerous and made me promise not to walk up to it. ”可知。

3. He was seven years old.由第一段第一句“I was 8 years old ,…” 和第四段第一句中的“he was just one year younger than me. ”可知 “我”8岁，弟弟比“我”小一岁，因此推算出弟弟7岁。

4. A farmer.由倒数第二段第一、二句“Fortunately,there was a farmer who was working there. He found us and saved me first. ”可 知是农夫救了我。