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I was now in my twentythird year of residence in this island and was so naturalized to the place and to the manner of living that I finally enjoyed the certainty that no savages (野人) would come to the place to disturb me，and that I could have been content to spend the rest of my time there，even to the last moment，till I had laid me down and died，like the old goat in the cave.
I had also arrived to some little recreations and amusements，which made the time pass more pleasantly with me a great deal than it did before.
At first，I had taught my Poll to speak.And he did it so familiarly and talked so clearly and plainly that it was very pleasant to me.And he lived with me no less than six years.How long he might live afterwards，I don't know；though I know people have an idea in Brazil that they live a hundred years.Perhaps poor Poll may be alive there still，calling Poor Robin Crusoe to this day.I wish no other English man had the bad luck to come there and hear him.But if he did，he would certainly believe it was the devil.
My dog was a very pleasant and loving companion to me，for no less than sixteen years of my time，and then died of mere old age.
As for my cats，they multiplied to that degree that I had to shoot several of them at first to keep them from eating up all I had.
Besides these，I had two more parrots which talked pretty well and would all call Robin Crusoe，but none like my first.Nor indeed did I take the pains with any of them that I had done with him.
I had also several tame seafowls，whose names I don't know，who I caught upon the shore and cut their wings.And the little stakes which I had planted before my castle wall being now grown up to a good thick bush；these fowls all lived among these low trees and bred there，which was very agreeable to me；so that as I said above，I began to be very well contented with the life I led，if it might have been secured from the threat of the savages.
【语篇解读】 本文属于故事，Robin Crusoe介绍自己在岛上饲养几种动物的乐趣。他饲养了羊、狗、鹦鹉、猫等，这些动物为他在岛上的漂流生活带来了幸福和快乐。
1．How many kinds of animals except humans are mentioned in this passage?
A．3. B．5.
C．7. D．9.
B [细节理解题。根据文章可知，本文提及了五种动物，分别是the old goat in the cave，my Poll，my dog，my cats，seafowls。]
2．What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A．Savages. B．Brazilians.
C．Islanders. D．Parrots.
D [词义猜测题。根据第三段“How long he might live afterwards，I don't know；though I know people have an idea in Brazil that they live a hundred years.”可知，他能活多久，我不知道，但是巴西人认为他们能活100岁，根据语境可知，they指代Poll这种鸟类。]
3．This passage is selected from a novel.The hero of this novel probably comes from .
A．Brazil B．Australia
C．Britain D．the U．S.
C [推理判断题。根据第三段“I wish no other English man had the bad luck to come there and hear him.”可知，我不希望有其他的倒霉英国人来这里，听鹦鹉的声音，故可知，小说主人公是来自英国。]
4．Which of the following can best summarize the passage?
A．Robin Crusoe loved animals and savages very much.
B．Robin Crusoe trained his animals in pleasant ways.
C．The animals raised by Robin Crusoe brought him much pleasure.
D．The savages always spoiled Robin Crusoe's happy life.
C [主旨大意题。根据文章第二段的“I had also arrived to some little recreations and amusements，which made the time pass more pleasantly with me a great deal than it did before”可知，他饲养的动物们给他带来了无穷的快乐。]
