（十五）【2019 • 浙江省湖州市】 A 3-year-old boy who was lost in the woods for two days is now safe at home with his family. But Casey Hathaway told his rescuers(救援者) that he was not alone in the rainy, freezing cold woods. He said he was with a friend - a bear.
The child went missing on January 22 while playing with friends near his grandmother’s house in North Carolina. When the other children returned but Casey did not, the family searched the area for almost an hour before calling the police.
Police formed a search team to look for the young boy in the nearby woods. But two days went by and - no Casey.
Then on January 24, someone called the police saying he heard a child crying in the woods. Police followed up on the information and found Casey at about 9: 30 that night. He was in good health.
Casey told the rescuers he had hung out with a black bear for two days, a bear he called his "friend".
The police officer Chip Hughes spoke with reporters from several news agencies. He said Casey did not say how he could survive in the woods for two days in the cold, rainy weather. "However," the police officer said, "he did say he had a friend in the woods that was a bear with him."
Hundreds of people helped in the search and rescue efforts, including some 600 volunteers, police and members of the army. Doctors at the medical center gave Casey some examination. He was then sent to his family on January 25.
 His mother talked with reporters and thanked everyone who joined the search for her son. "We just want to tell everybody that we’re very thankful that you took the time out to search for Casey," said his mother. "He is up and talking. He’s already asked to watch cartoons. "
15. Who stayed with Casey in the woods during the two days?
A. A bear. B. The police. C. His mother. D. The volunteers.
16. The underlined word "survive" in Paragraph 6 probably means "_____________".
A. give up B. get lost C. fall asleep D. remain alive
17. What is the correct order in which these happen?
a. Someone heard a child crying.       b. The family started to look for Casey.
c. Casey played with his friends.       d. The police found Casey was in good health.
A. b-c-a-d B. b-c-d-a C. c-b-a-d D. c-b-d-a
18. After Casey was sent back home, he was _____________.
A. scared B. nervous C. relaxed D. surprised
【文章大意】这是一篇新闻，报道了一个3岁的小孩在树林里迷路了，2天后被找到，他告诉救援者，他不是独自一人在树林里，他和他的一个朋友——一只熊在一起，他的妈妈对记者说，她感谢每个参与搜救她儿子的人，他现在已经没事了，要看动画片了。
15. A【解析】细节理解题。根据But Casey Hathaway told his rescuers (救援者) that he was not alone in the rainy, freezing cold woods. He said he was with a friend - a bear.可知是一只熊和他呆在一起；故选A。
16. D【解析】词义猜测题。根据He said Casey did not say how he could survive in the woods for two days in the cold, rainy weather. "However," the police officer said, "he did say he had a friend in the woods that was a bear with him."他没说这两天他是怎么生存的，他说他有一个朋友，是一只熊，可知是生存的意思；故选D。
17. C【解析】顺序排列题。根据The child went missing on January 22 while playing with friends near his grandmother’s house in North Carolina.和朋友玩，the family searched the area for almost an hour before calling the police.家人找他，someone called the police saying he heard a child crying in the woods.有人听到小孩哭，Police followed up on the information and found Casey at about 9: 30 that night. He was in good health.警察发现他健康状况良好；故选C。
18. C【解析】细节理解题。根据But Casey Hathaway told his rescuers (救援者) that he was not alone in the rainy, freezing cold woods. He said he was with a friend - a bear.和He is up and talking. He’s already asked to watch cartoons.可知他很放松；故选C。
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本篇是新闻报道类短文阅读，做题时要结合新闻报道的特点，题目涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断，做题时要在了解文章大意的基础上，结合题目针对不同的题型采用不同的解答方式，比如细节理解题，我们要抓住里面的最有效的信息选择出正确的答案，总之理解透文章是做好一篇阅读理解的关键。例如：细节理解题。根据But Casey Hathaway told his rescuers (救援者) that he was not alone in the rainy, freezing cold woods. He said he was with a friend - a bear.可知是一只熊和他呆在一起；故选A。