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Curtis Whitson knew the waterfall was coming. He rafted(乘筏行进) down the Arroyo Seco, a river in central California before. He thought he would jump out of his raft into the shallow water, raft down the rocks on either side of the falls, and continue on his way, as he had on the last trip.
But this year was different. Heavy snow and spring rain had turned the usually manageable falls into something wild. Whitson went rafting with his girlfriend, Krystal Ramirez, and his 13-year-old son, Hunter. As they reached the falls late in the afternoon, Whitson could tell from the increasing water that they were in serious trouble. There was no way they'd be able to raft down the rocks as planned.
They could walk to the shore, but would anyone find them there? They had no cell service, and they hadn't seen a single person in the past three days. And Whitson knew that they'd be sharing the ground there with snakes and mountain lions.
As he thought what to do, Whitson hit on a bit of luck—he heard voices coming from the other side of the falls. He shouted, but the sound of the rushing water drowned him out. "We have to give these people a message," Whitson thought. He got a stick and pulled out his pocket knife to carve "Help!" on it. Then he tied a rope to it so the people would know it wasn't just a common stick. He tried throwing it over the falls, but it floated away in the wrong direction.
"We've got to do something!" Whitson shouted to his son. "Have we got anything else?"
Then he saw his green water bottle. Whitson took it and carved "Help!" on it. Ramirez also reminded him that he had a pen and paper, which she had brought to play games with, in his backpack.
Whitson knew it was a long shot. But he wrote "6.15 19:00 We are kept here at the waterfall. Help us please." and put the note into the bottle. This time, his throw over the waterfall was perfect.
It took them 30 minutes to get back upstream to the beach where they had had lunch. They made a fire and put up a tent. They were afraid that nobody could find their message in the bottle, so they spelled SOS with rocks, which they set on the blue tarp(防水布). As the evening wore on, they placed a headlamp with a flashing light on a ledge(岩脊) so that the SOS could be seen from overhead.
By about 10:30 p.m., they thought they probably weren't going to get rescued that night, so they pulled out their sleeping bags. Before getting in, Ramirez made the fire to keep the mountain lions away.
Then, just after midnight, they heard a plane flying above them. Whitson turned to his son and started shaking him. "They're here!" he said.
Whitson ran over to the headlamp and started flashing it at the plane. He, Ramirez, and Hunter were waving and shouting when they heard the magic words, "This is Search and Rescue. You have been found."
At this time, the three knew that they were really rescued. It was amazing!
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()1. From the second paragraph, we mainly know that .
A. they were in serious trouble
B. there was heavy snow and rain
C. the three persons were rafting
D. they could raft down the rocks
()2. To send a message, Whitson at first.
A. put the note into the bottle and threw it over the falls
B. tried throwing a stick with the word "Help!" on it over the falls
C. placed a headlamp with a flashing light on a ledge
D. called 911 and asked them to save them with a plane
()3. Which of the following is the CORRECT order according to the story?
① He tried to throw the stick over the falls.
② He put the note into the bottle and threw it.
③ They heard a plane flying above them.
④ He heard voices coming from the other side.
⑤ They got to the beach where they had had lunch.
A. ④②①③⑤
B. ②①③⑤④
C. ④①②⑤③
D. ⑤①③④②
()4. 新考法·情节推断 What is the end of the story?
A. The three persons were saved.
B. The plane didn't find them.
C. The three persons went on with rafting.
D. The three persons didn't hear the plane.

Curtis Whitson一行三人去Arroyo Seco漂流，河水猛涨，他们处于危险境地。为了脱险，他们想尽办法，扔漂流瓶，用石块拼出SOS等。午夜时分，他们终于听到了救援飞机传来的声音。
1. A 段落大意题。大雪和春雨使瀑布变得狂野；他们从不断增加的水量中得知自己陷入了严重的麻烦，因此，第二段主要表述他们陷入困境。
2. B 细节理解题。由第四段中的“He got a stick ... wrong direction. ”可知，为传达信息，Whitson首先尝试把刻有“Help!”的木棒扔过瀑布。
3. C 信息排序题。通读全文，由“... he heard voices coming from the other side ...”“He tried throwing it over the falls ...”“... put the note into the bottle. ”“It took ... get back upstream to the beach ...”和“... they heard a plane flying above them. ”可知，事件发生的顺序为④①②⑤③。
4. A 情节推断题。由最后一段中“... the three knew that they were really rescued. ”可知，最终三个人获救了。