【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段中Mr McDonald说的"Don't panic. Stay where you are and wait to be rescued. "可知, 他建议如果被困在沙漠一定不要惊慌失措, 要保持镇定。

Ⅱ. 完形填空　

　　In the middle of town lived an old man. One day he 　1　 his watch in his own store. It was 　2　 to him because it was from his wife. After searching 　3　 in the store for a long while, he 　4　 to ask for help from a group of children playing outside the store. He 　5　 them that the person who found it would be rewarded. 　6　 this, the children hurried inside the store, went through and around the 　7　 store, but still could not find the watch.

　　Soon the man felt hopeless and wanted to 　8　. A little boy went up to him and asked for another 　9　. The man looked at him and thought, "Why not? 　10　, this kid looks sincere enough. " 　11　 the man sent him back in the store. After a while the boy 　12　 with the watch in his hand! The man was very 　13　, and he asked the boy how he found it while the others had 　14　. The boy replied, "I did nothing but sat on the ground and 　15　. Then I heard the ticking (滴答声) of the watch and just looked for it in that 　16　. "

　　We usually think about our own needs, which can't bring peace into our mind. 　17　 we need to think about ourselves and keep peaceful for a while, which can produce a 　18　 result. So allow a few minutes of 　19　 to your mind every day, and see how it helps you deal with your work and make 　20　 as you expect to!

1. A. lost　　 B. broke　　 C. hid　　 D. fixed

【答案】A

【解析】由该段的"searching", "found"以及"still could not find the watch"可知, 他把表弄"丢了(lost)"。

2. A. close B. strange C. similar D. important

【答案】D

【解析】由该空后的"because it was from his wife"可知, 这块表对他来说非常"重要(important)"。

3. A. young and old B. heavy and light

C. high and low D. black and white

【答案】C

【解析】这位老人在店里"上上下下(high and low)"找了个遍。

4. A. forgot B. decided C. agreed D. learned

【答案】B

【解析】由下文孩子们进店找表的行为可知, 他"决定(decided)"让在店外玩耍的孩子们进来帮忙。

5. A. warned B. taught C. worried D. promised

【答案】D

【解析】由该空后的"the person who found it would be rewarded"可知, 他向孩子们"承诺(promised)": 谁找到了表, 就有奖赏。

6. A. Hearing B. Seeing C. Wearing D. Feeling

【答案】A

【解析】"听到(Hearing)"他的承诺, 孩子们冲进了店里。

7. A. big B. dirty C. whole D. busy

【答案】C

【解析】孩子们为了找到表, 搜遍了"整个(whole)"店。

8. A. set off B. give up

C. calm down D. show off

【答案】B

【解析】由该空前的"the man felt hopeless"可知, 他想要"放弃(give up)"了。

9. A. date B. reason C. meeting D. chance

【答案】D