5．The house was quiet at 5am and Tim's mother was asleep．Only the sound of the big freezer broke the quiet．He'd dreamt of the cave last night．The purring （輕微顫動聲） of the freezer had been the sea．
Tim pulled on a sweater and put some apples into his schoolbag．It was too early for breakfast．He'd eat after he'd been through the cave，sitting on the rocks and staring at the sea．He wished he had a proper pack．His schoolbag would have to do．What else？Sandwiches-but his mother might wake up if he started pulling out bread for sandwiches，she'd want to know why he had to leave so early．He settled for some biscuits，and left a note stuck to the table：Gone to Michael's．Back tonight，Tim．
The sky was high and soft and light outside，though the sun still wasn't up．Even the highway up the hill was quiet as he made his way down the street．The wind from the sea was fresh and sweet．
The sand hills still breathed heat from yesterday's sun，though the top of the sand was cool．He ran down to the beach impatiently，but there was no one，just dry sand dancing in the early wind and seabirds marching up and down watching the waves．
The light changed suddenly．The first rays of sunlight stretched across the sea．The sun was pushing its way over the edge of the world．
Over the first rocks，along to the point，Tim glanced back．The beach was still empty．The sun sailed higher in the sky．
He could see the cave now，even darker in the morning light．The sand turned silver then dark gold as the water flowed away from it．He had to force himself to go closer．Why was it so much more mysterious now？But it would be silly to go back now after so much trouble．He needn't go in all the way…
24．What did Tim do at the beginning of the story？D
A．He put a sweater in his schoolbag．
B．He had breakfast at home．
C．He left a note on the freezer．
D．He left the house quietly．
25．What made it possible for Tim to see the entry to the cave？B
A．The height of the first rocks．
B．The change in the position of the sun．
C．The ups and downs of the waves．
D．The vast stretch of the sunlit beach．
26．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the story？A
A．Tim was the only person on the beach．
B．Seabirds flew away when Tim arrived．
C．The sea looked like a piece of gold．
D．The sky got dark as Tim reached the cave．
27．In the story，Tim's mood changed fromC．
A．loneliness to craziness
B．a(chǎn)nxiousness to excitement
C．eagerness to nervousness
D．helplessness to happiness．
分析 文章描寫Tim夜里偷偷離開家，到海邊山洞探險的故事，描寫細致，有景色的描寫和人物的心理活動．
解答 24：D 細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：Gone to Michael's．Back tonight，Tim．可知在文章的開頭，Tim離開了家．再結(jié)合選項，故選D．
25：B：細節(jié)題：從倒數(shù)第三段的句子：The light changed suddenly．The first rays of sunlight stretched （延伸） across the sea．The sun was pushing its way over the edge of the world．
可知因為太陽光線的變化，Tim看見了山洞．選B．
26：A細節(jié)題：從第五段的句子：He ran down to the beach impatiently，but there was no one，可知海灘上只有Tim一個人．選A
27：C推理題：從第五段的句子：He ran down to the beach impatiently，but there was no one 可知Tim一開始很渴望，從最后一段的句子：Why was it so much more mysterious now？But it would be silly to go back now after so much trouble．可知他后來有點緊張．選C
點評 本文是一個人物故事類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
