Question

A close friend of mine lives with six hundred wild animals on the Greek Island of Kyklos.Ever since he left school (where I first knew him)，he has travelled all over the world collecting animals for his very own zoo.He hoped to collect at least two examples of every sort of animal on his island before the Great Flood. But the flood that my friend was afraid of was a flood not of water, but of people. I expect you have heard of my friend: he writes books about his travels，and about the wild and wonderful animals that he collects. The money from the books helps to pay for all the food that these animals eat.

My friend told me that when he was out looking for water last week，(there is not enough water on the island，though there is plenty all round it，)he found oil.He needs money for his travels，and for his zoo，and a little oil would buy enough water for a lifetime；but he knows that if he tells anybody else about it，it will be the end of his zoo, and his life's work.

So，if I know my friend，he will not tell anybody (but you and me)about what he found—because oil and water do not mix.

1.My friend lives________.

A．on an island in the middle of great flood

B．at the school that we used to go to on Kyklos

C．on a Greek island with six hundred animals

D．all over the world；he is always travelling

2.Since he left school________.

A．he has collected books about every sort of animal

B．he has lived in zoos all over the world

C．he has lived all the time on a Greek island

D．he has travelled all over the world collecting animals

3.The flood，of which my friend was afraid, was ________.

A．a flood of too many people

B．a great flood of water

C．a flood of too many animals on his island

D．a flood of oil

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.A

【解析】

1.細節理解題。文章首句作了說明：A close friend of mine lives with six hundred wild animals on the Greek Island of Kyklos。

2.細節理解題。原文敘述作者的朋友畢業后走遍世界，為開辦動物園收集動物。

3.詞義理解題。flood本指洪水泛濫，在此引申為過多的人，其朋友盼望在人們大量來到島上之前盡可能地喂養動物，這是他的計劃和設想，但他擔心的是大批的人們來到島上會破壞他的設想和計劃。本題的選擇答案可從文中“But the flood that my friend was afraid of was a flood not of water，but of people.”一句看出。