河北省衡水二中2010年新高一暑假作业及答案（英语）(15)

Yesterday the police were joined by more than 20 volunteers in the continuing search for the two missing teenagers, Vicky Gray and Tom Hunter, and their guide, Gavin Jones. The police said that they had ____16___during an adventure (冒险) tour of Cape York Peninsula.

This was the second day of the search and the police were now very worried about the ___17___ of the missing people.

The police said that the search had covered a ___18___ area, but the rainforest was thick and their work was made harder by the recent rain. Later on Chief Officer, Roger Fleet, said, "The travelers had a ___19___ with them. If they had been in trouble, they would have called us."

The three travelers left Cooktown very early on Saturday morning in a Toyota car. They took a small dirt road that ___20____ down to the Daintree River, a ___21___ river full of crocodiles. Roger Fleet said the tourists wouldn't have ___22____trouble if they had stayed on the main road.

A photo of Vicky and Tom was __23____ by a policeman under the "Be Careful about crocodiles" sign near the river. Why was the photo left behind? This is just one of the unanswered questions. ___24____ questions are: Why was the photo left behind? Why was the Toyota parked and locked at the edge of the rainforest? The police said that the travelers had ___25____ a map of the area behind. Why? Why had someone drawn a cross on the point ___26___the car is? Is this a sign? What does it mean? If anyone can give ___27___ or has seen these three young people, contact the local police in Cooktown. 297

16. A. failed B. disappeared C. missed D. injured

17. A. danger B. health C. safety D. journey

18. A. wide B. big C. small D. narrow

19. A. map B. book C. radio D. card

20. A. walks B. swims C. jumps D. runs

21. A. wonderful B. interesting C. dangerous D. terrible

22. A. got out B. got into C. got off D. got up

23. A. heard B. thought C. caught D. found

24. A. Other B. Another C. Some D. Any

25. A. left B. taken C. drawn D. seen

26. A. what B. why C. which D. where

27. A. invitation B. information C. instruction D. interview

三、阅读理解（共26分，每小题2分）

　　阅读下面的四篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

(A)