高二英语阅读理解求教Ourboatfloatedon,betweenwallsofforesttoothicktoallowusaviewofthelandwewerepassingthrough,thoughweknewfromthemapthatourrivermustfromtimetotimebepassingthroughchainsofhillswhichcr

　　高二英语阅读理解求教

　　Ourboatfloatedon,betweenwallsofforesttoothicktoallowusaviewofthelandwewerepassingthrough,thoughweknewfromthemapthatourrivermustfromtimetotimebepassingthroughchainsofhillswhichcrossedthejungleplains.Nowheredidwefindaplacewherewecouldhavelanded:wherethejungledidnotactuallyspreadrightdownintotheriver,banksofsoftmudpreventedusgoingashore.Inanycase,whatwouldwehavesailedbylandingThecountrywasfullofsnakesandotherdangerouscreatures,andthejunglesothickthatonewouldbeabletomoveforwardonlyslowly,cuttingone’swaywithknivesthewholeway.Sowestayedintheboat,hopingthatwhenwereachedthesea,afriendlyfishermanwouldpickusupandtakeustocivilization.

　　Welivedonfish,caughtwithahome-madenetofstring(wehadnohooks),andfruitsandnutswecouldpickupoutofthewater.Aswehadnofire,wehadtoeateverything,includingthefish,raw.Ihadnevertastedrawfishbefore,andImustsayIdidnotmuchenjoytheexperience:perhapsseafish,whichdonotliveinthemud,arelesstasteless.Aftereatingmyrawfish,Ilaybackanddreamedofsuchthingsasfriedchickenandrice,andice-cream.Inthenever-endingdampheatofthejungle,ice-creamwasaparticularlyfrequentdream.

　　Asforwater,therewasachoice;wecoulddrinkthemuddyriverwater,ordieofthirst.Wedrankthewater.Menwhohavejustescapedwhathadappearedtobecertaindeathloseallworriesaboutsuchsmallthingsasdiseasescausedbydirtywater.Infact,noneofussufferedfromanyillnessasaresult.

　　Onedaywepassedanothervillage,butfortunatelynobodysawus.Wedidnotwishtoriskbeingtakenprisonersasecondtime:wemightnotbesoluckytoescapeinastolenboatagain.

　　56．Whattheycouldseeintheboatwasonly.

　　A．highwallsB．villagesfromtimetotimeC．vastlandD．heavywoods

　　57．Theycouldn’tlandbecause.

　　A．themudontheshorewastoosoftB．theforestwastoothicktoletthemgothrough

　　C．theycouldnotfindthemarkonthemapD．theycouldnotfindanyone

　　58．Thepassageimplies（暗示）thattheforestwas.

　　A．richoffruitsandfishtobeservedasfood

　　B．notverythickastheycouldadvanceslowlybycuttingthebranches