（三十九） (2018广州)
“Save the whales！” That's what the picture on Jake Smith's bedroom wall said. Jake liked having a picture that said something important that showed he cared. He just never expected to get a chance to save a real whale, one right in his own neighbourhood.
It was a Saturday morning when the newspaper first reported the whales' coming. A group of the animals were swimming close to the beach in Jake's hometown. All the local people rushed out to the beach to see them. They were expecting a beautiful show, better than a movie, but nothing they'd have to do anything about.
Then one whale swam in their direction, directly towards land. It came in with the waves, and when the waves receded,_it stayed. Its huge body rested on the sand. Suddenly, Jake and his family and all the others were no longer sightseers. They had to become rescuers. A few people ran towards the animal. They pushed and tried to force the whale back into the water, but it was no use.
An animal rescue service team soon arrived in a truck with heavy lifting machinery, to help move the animal. Jake and his family couldn't do much on the beach, so they went back to their house and made sandwiches and hot tea for the rescuers. At least, Jake thought, they could help in some way.
Back at the beach, they offered the food to the rescuers and were happy to see that it was needed. It was getting dark. Some people lined up their cars along the beach and shined the headlights on the sand. The rescuers would not give up. After trying many times they were finally able to lift the whale into the water. Everyone cheered when it headed out to sea. It swam out about a mile and then disappeared for a moment under the sea. Then, in what looked like a jump for joy, it rose high above the water — a thankyou to those who had worked so hard to save its life.
( )1. What does the picture on Jake's wall tell us about him?
A. He lived near the ocean.
B. He cared about the environment.
C. He worked as an animal rescuer.
D. He thought whales were the most beautiful animals.
( )2. Why did the local people go down to the beach that morning?
A. To swim with the whales.
B. To help rescue the whales.
C. To see the whales swimming.
D. To watch a movie about whales.
( )3. The underlined word “receded” in Paragraph 3 means ________．
A. didn't move B. went back out
C. washed over D. got up
( )4. How did Jake and his family help save the whale?
A. By calling the rescue service.
B. By asking their neighbours for help.
C. By giving the rescuers food and drink.
D. By controlling the people on the beach.
( )5. In what order did the events of the whale rescue take place?
a. The whale disappeared under the sea.
b. People turned on the light of the cars.
c. Rescuers lifted the whale into the water.
d. Animal rescue service brought its truck.
e. People pushed the whale towards the sea.
A. e－d－b－c－a B. e－b－c－d－a
C. d－b－e－a－c D. a－e－b－d－c
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了Jake和家人、邻居帮助营救人员把搁浅的鲸鱼救回大海的故事。
- B【解析】推理判断题。题干意为：Jake墙上的图片告知我们关于他的什么情况？根据文中第一段第二句“Jake liked having a picture that said something important that showed he cared.”可知选项B与之相符。故选B。
- C【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：那天上午为什么人们到海滩上去？根据文中第二段后三句可知选项C符合题意。故选C。
- B【解析】词义猜测题。题干意为：第三段中划线单词“receded”的意思可能是。根据第三段第二句和第三句可知，此处表达退潮后，鲸鱼搁浅，因此划线单词表示(海水)退去。故选B。
- C【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：杰克和他的家人怎样救的鲸鱼？根据第四段中“Jack and his family couldn't do much on... and made sandwiches and hot tea for the rescuers.”可知杰克和他的家人为营救者提供吃喝。故选C。
A【解析】句子排序题。题干意为：营救鲸鱼的事件发生的顺序是什么？通读全文可知鲸鱼最终获救游回到大海。故a位于句末，营救人员到达之后，人们打开灯为营救人员照明，故d位于b之前。故选A。
