During all this time, I never stopped thinking about leaving. When I travelled across to the other side of the island, I could see the other islands, and I said to myself, “Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day.”
So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole in it. It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe(独木舟). Next, I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was! Why didn’t I think carefully before I began to work? Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldn’t move it! I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didn’t move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that.
In my sixth year on the island, I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to leave in it. The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea. The island was my home now, and I was just happy to be alive. A year or two later, I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes.
I kept food and tools at both of my houses, and also wild goats. There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learned to take food from me, and soon I had goats’ milk to drink every day. I also worked hard in my corn fields. And so, many years went by.
We can infer(推断) from the first paragraph that the writer_______.
A.was probably from England | B.lived happily on the island |
C.lost his way on the island | D.was born on the island |
The writer was very unhappy because________.
A.he had cut down a small tree |
B.he had a very fine canoe |
C.he couldn’t move the canoe |
D.he had made a small canoe |
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The writer made fields with high fences to keep many wild goats in. |
B.The writer didn’t try to leave the island because he had two homes on it. |
C.The writer made himself a smaller canoe in his sixth year on the island. |
D.The writer knew the canoe was too small for a long journey across the sea. |
This story is mainly about how the writer_______.
A.kept goats in the fields | B.leave the island |
C.built houses by himself | D.survived on the island |
This story is probably a part of a(n)_______.
A.telephone message | B.advertisement |
C.travel guide | D.novel |