Question

As we walked down the shore, Ben Gunn told his story.“I was alone here for years,” he said. “One day, I found the skeleton(骷髏). I saw it was pointing to a tree. I dug around that tree and found the treasure. I was living in a cave, so I took the treasure to the cave. This morning, when Long John Silver and his men came to look for the treasure, I showed myself to one of them. He thought I was a ghost.” Ben laughed. “He ran off, and this gave me time to get back to the squire(鄉(xiāng)紳) and the doctor. They were waiting at the cave.”

“Now I know,” I said to the doctor, “why you gave the map to Silver.”

“It was useless by then,” the doctor said. “There was no buried treasure. Ben Gunn had it. My plan was to get Long John Silver and his men away from the stockade(木寨). We could then get some stores from it.”

When we got back to the cave, the squire was waiting for us.

“Three of the mutineers(反叛者) got away,” the doctor told him. “But if we hurry, we can get to the boat before them. They ran back to the stockade on the other side of the island. We are nearer to the boat than they are.”

I went into the cave. The captain was lying inside it next to the treasure—a pile of gold coins.

“Hello, Jim,” he said. “I am pleased to see you. But I don’t think you or I will be going to see again.”

That night, the captain died. We carried the treasure down to the boat. We lit a fire on the shore and had a fine meal together. We were not afraid of the three mutineers. We had pistols(手槍). They had none. There were more of us than of them.

The next morning, we went in the boat towards the Hispaniola. We didn’t care about the three men. We left them on the island.

I will not tell you about the journey home. Nothing important happened.But as soon as we got to Bristol, Long John Silver ran away. He took some of the gold with him. None of us cared. We were pleased to see the back of him. We each shared the treasure and used it in a different way.

(Adapted from Treasure Island)

1.Who found the treasure?

A.Jim. B.Ben Gunn. C.Long John Silver. D.Three mutineers.

2.Why did the doctor give the map to Long John Silver?

A.He wanted to help Long John Silver find the treasure.

B.Ben Gunn had taken the treasure away and the map was useless by then.

C.His plan was to get Long John Silver and his men to come to the stockade.

D.He wanted Long John Silver to get some stores for him.

3.Where was the squire waiting?

A.At the cave. B.In the stockade. C.In the boat. D.Behind the tree.

4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A.Ben Gunn explained the treasure and the cave.

B.The three mutineers were afraid to fight with the doctor and his men because the doctor had pistols and more men.

C.Jim, the doctor, the squire, Long John Silver and Ben Gunn left the three mutineers on the island and went back to Bristol with the treasure.

D.Long John Silver took all the treasure away as soon as they got to Bristol.

Answer 1