Ray Travers sat back at the large desk, and looked
around his plush(豪華的)office. He was tired
Ray's eyes stopped at a painting on the wall. It
was a gift given by an old friend,Bull,as a farewell gift when he left his hometown He
recalled the life spent in that small town; pleasant times. The many
hours he spent talking to his good friend, and the tales he was told about
hunting in the Africa of old.
Memories flowed back more than ten years; he
remembered how he enjoyed hearing about the wonderful hunting,and how he wished he could have shared those times.
Ray opened his desk drawer and brought out a wooden
box. He opened the lid and exposed a work of art,a
hand-made hunting knife. This was a gift from Bull,given to Ray more than 20 years ago. It was one
of the first knives Bull had made, and Ray had called it "Zambezi",the river where Bull had been so many times.
He closed the box and sat upright at his desk;he was driving himself hard, and deserved a break.
Things were going well with the business,everything
running smoothly. He could afford a week off!
He went back home. A week in the hometown would
be like going back in history. "Man, it's going to be good,”Ray said aloud,as he turned onto the highway and watched the city
lights fast disappearing,as he looked in the rearview
mirror. The powerful car going its way through the
night, headlights piercing(穿透)the
darkness. Memories danced through the man's mind. Memories of good
times,when he knew what it was to relax, to talk,and to really visit.
Slowly entering town he looked around. Ray sat
in his car, looking at the old building,smiling.
Inside it was almost as though it was the same people as 15 years ago.
1.We learn from the text that __________.
A. Ray's old
friend, Bull, is a painting artist
B. Ray visited
Africa together with Bull many times
C. Ray and Bull
often went hunting together
D. Ray left his
hometown more than ten years ago
2.Which of the following words can best describe
Ray's feeling about going back home?
A. Worried B. Excited C. Calm D. Nervous
3.It can be inferred from the text that________.
A. Ray was a
successful businessman
B. Ray had a
hard time in the hometown
C. Ray's
hometown was a small remote mountain village
D. Ray was the
first promising young man in the hometown
4.What may the author talk about in the paragraph that
follows the text?
A. Ray's
childhood spent in his hometown.
B. Why Ray left
his hometown alone.
C. The
situation in Ray's hometown.
D. How Ray went
into business.