The Lion took them on his back to jump across the ditch (沟), he was tired after his five big jumps. Later in the afternoon they came to a wide river. They could see a beautiful county on the other side of it. There were green fields and a lot of flowers. They could also see the yellow brick (砖) road.
“How can we cross the river?” Dorothy asked. “There isn’t a tree tall enough to fall across this river.”
“Easy!” the Scarecrow (稻草人) said. “The Tin Woodman (锡木人) will use his axe (斧头) to build a raft (木筏).”
And this is what the Tin Woodman did. And while he was busy making the raft, Dorothy found some wild fruit and nuts, she ate hungrily. Then, because it was taking the Tin Woodman a long time to finish the raft, Dorothy lay down and went to sleep.
The night passed without any problems, and the next morning the raft was ready. They all got on the raft. The Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow had very long poles (杆子). They pushed their poles into the mud (淤泥) at the bottom of the river and the raft moved. But the water was flowing (流动) very fast. It took them down the river and far from the yellow brick road on the other side. The Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow couldn’t touch the bottom with their poles any more.
“This is very bad,” the Tin Woodman said. “We’re going towards the land of the Wicked Witch of the West” “We must go back and find the yellow brick road”, the Scarecrow said. He pushed his pole very hard into the mud but it got stuck. He couldn’t pull it out again! The raft moved away and he was still holding his pole in the middle of the river.
“Goodbye!” Scarecrow shouted to the others. They looked at him sadly. They don’t want to leave him there. “We must rescue (营救) him,” the Lion said. “I have an idea! Hold my tail, Woodman!”…
—from The Wonderful Wizard of OZ (绿野仙踪)
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。
24. The Lion became tired because ________.
A.he walked for a long time |
B.he carried many things with him |
C.he helped his friends cross the ditch |
25. The underlined phrase “
got stuck” means ________.
26. Which is the correct order of the following things?
① The Lion planned to rescue Scarecrow.
② The Tin Woodman began to build a raft.
③ Dorothy found some wild fruit and nuts to eat.
④ The Scarecrow was holding his pole in the middle of the river.
A.②—③—④—① | B.③—①—②—④ | C.②—③—①—④ |
27. What can we infer (推断) from this passage?
A.The friends went away and left the Scarecrow in the river alone. |
B.The Lion and Woodman saved the Scarecrow successfully. |
C.Finally, all the friends were died in the river. |