【Ifeltencouragedbyhiswordsandbegantoswimmorecalmly.Butmyclothesstucktomelikeaheavyweight.Icouldhardlystayabovethesurface.Counselsawthis.“ShallIcutthem?”heasked.Withaknife】

　　Ifeltencouragedbyhiswordsandbegantoswimmorecalmly.Butmyclothesstucktomelikeaheavyweight.Icouldhardlystayabovethesurface.

　　Counselsawthis.“ShallIcutthem?”heasked.

　　WithaknifehecutmyclothesfromtoptobottomandtookthemoffquicklywhileIswamforbothofus.

　　ThenIdidthesameforCounselandwecontinuedtoswimneareachother.

　　Butwewereinserioustrouble.Thecrewmightnothavenoticedourdisappearance.Andiftheyhadtheycouldnotreturnbecausetherudder（舵）hadbroken.Counselthoughtofallthisandcalmlymadehisplans.Wedecidedtowaitfortheshipaslongaspossiblebecausewehadnootherhopeofsafety.Isuggestedthatwesaveourstrengthsothatbothofuswouldnotbetiredoutatthesametime.Thiswashowwedidit:Whileoneofuslayonhisbackquitestillwitharmscrossedandlegsstretchedouttheotherwouldswimandpushhimalong.Wechangedeverytenminutesorso.Inthiswaywecouldswimforhoursperhapstilldaylight.Thecrashoftheshipandthewhalehadappearedatabouteleveno'clock.Wehadabouteighthourstoswimbeforedaylight.Thisseemedpossibleifthesearemainedcalm.Choosethebestanswer:

　　(1)Whathappenedtothemanwhotoldthestory?

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　　A.Heandhiscompaniongotintothewatertotesttheirstrength.

　　B.Hejumpedintothewatertosavethebrokenrudder.

　　C.Hewasknockedintothewaterbyhisenemy.

　　D.Hewasthrownintotheseawhentheshipstruckawhale.

　　(2)Whydidthetwomencuttheirclothes?

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　　A.Becausenopeoplehelpedthemtotakeofftheirclothes.

　　B.Becausetheycouldn'ttakeofftheirclothesonthesea.

　　C.Becausetheywantedtogetridoftheirclothesquickly.

　　D.Becausetheywantedtotakelifebuoys（救生圈）withtheirclothes.

　　(3)Whatdoestheword“still”inthelastparagraphmean?

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　　A.notmoving.

　　B.even.

　　C.yet.

　　D.however.

　　(4)Inordertosavetheirstrength________.

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　　A.oneofthempushedtheotherwhileswimmingandthentheychanged