I knew I was all right now. Nobody else would come a­hunting after me. I got my traps out of the canoe and made me a nice camp in the thick woods. I made a tent out of my blankets to put my things under so the rain couldn't get at them. I caught a catfish and towards sundown I started my camp fire and had supper.
When it was dark I sat by my camp fire, feeling pretty satisfied; but by and by it got sort of lonesome, so I went and sat on the bank and listened to the current crashing along, and counted the stars and drift logs and rafts that came down, and then went to bed; there was no better way to put in time when you are lonesome; you can't stay so, and you soon get it over.
And so for three days and nights. No difference—just the same thing. But the next day I went exploring around the island. I was boss of it; it all belonged to me, and I wanted to know all about it; but mainly I wanted to spend the time. I found plenty of strawberries and green summer grapes; and the green blackberries were just beginning to show.
Well, I went fooling along in the deep woods till I judged I wasn't far from the foot of the island. I had my gun along, but I had shot nothing; it was for protection. About this time I almost stepped on a good­sized snake, and it moved quietly and smoothly through the grass and flowers, and I was after it, trying to get a shot at it. I clipped along, and all of a sudden I bounded right on to the ashes of a camp fire that was still smoking.
My heart jumped up among my lungs. I never waited to look further, but unlocked my gun and went sneaking back on my tiptoes as fast as I could. Every now and then I stopped a second among the thick leaves and listened, but my breath came so hard that I couldn't hear anything else. I moved quietly along another piece further, then listened again; and so on. If I saw a stump(樹樁), I took it for a man; if I stepped on a stick and broke it, it made me feel that a person had cut one of my breaths in two and I only got half, and the short half, too.
【小題1】The underlined part “put in time” in the second paragraph probably means _____.

A．take the time　　 B．kill the time
C．employ the time　　 D．waste the time
【小題2】Why did the boy always carry his gun with him wherever he went?
A．To show off his gun.
B．To protect himself.
C．To hunt some animals for food.
D．To play with it for fun.
【小題3】How did the boy feel when he saw the ashes of a camp fire that was still smoking?
A．Surprised. B．Excited. C．Frightened. D．Puzzled.
【小題4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The boy felt a bit lonely on the island.
B．The boy brought with himself a tent.
C．The boy was surely the only person on the island at that time.
D．The boy might be bitten by some animal when the story happened.


【小題1】B
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】A

解析試題分析：文章講述的是作者在一個(gè)荒島上的經(jīng)歷。作者用毯子做了一個(gè)帳篷來存放東西，在荒島上，作者感到無聊，就用數(shù)星星來打發(fā)時(shí)間。作者原以為整個(gè)島都屬于自己，于是決定去探險(xiǎn)。當(dāng)他發(fā)現(xiàn)另外一對(duì)篝火時(shí)，他變得非常害怕。
【小題1】根據(jù)第二段“so I went and sat on the bank and listened to the current crashing along, and counted the stars and drift logs and rafts that came down”可知，作者聽海浪的聲音，數(shù)星星都是在打發(fā)時(shí)間，故選B。
【小題2】根據(jù)第四段“I had my gun along, but I had shot nothing; it was for protection.”可知，作者帶著槍是為了保護(hù)自己，故選B。
【小題3】根據(jù)最后一段“My heart jumped up among my lungs... If I saw a stump(樹樁), I took it for a man; if I stepped on a stick and broke it, it made me feel that a person had cut one of my breaths in two”可知，作者發(fā)現(xiàn)燒完的篝火時(shí)，心里非常害怕，擔(dān)心自己會(huì)碰上壞人。故選C。
【小題4】根據(jù)第二段“When it was dark I sat by my camp fire, feeling pretty satisfied; but by and by it got sort of lonesome,”可知，作者在荒島上感到有點(diǎn)孤獨(dú)。故選A。
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