Last summer, I went hiking along the river side with my mother and some friends. The river was not deep, but it was running fast. The rocks in the river were slippery(滑的). We walked carefully, but the freezing water still wet our shoes and trousers. I was getting very cold and tired. I wanted to give up, but when I saw other kids moving so fast, I felt sorry. This pushed me to keep following them, even though I was far behind. It was even more difficult during the last part of the walk. I became so tired out that I missed my steps and fell several times. But with the help of my mother and my friends, I got to my feet and kept going each time I fell.
At last, we arrived at our place by a lake. Everybody jumped into the lake from a high rock. When it was my turn, I was very afraid and tried to hide around a corner. My friends noticed this and said to me, "Come on, Kevin! You can do this!" With my eyes closed, I jumped into the lake.
Although I am not as strong as my friends, I completed our walk. This experience made me realise what perseverance is, and how important it will be to everyone in life! If I exercise hard every day, I can become strong like my friends.
()12. From Paragraph 1, we know that made the walk difficult.
A. the deep river
B. the fast water
C. the big rocks
D. the crowded people
()13. What did the writer's friends do when he was afraid to jump into the lake?
A. They taught him how to swim.
B. They pushed him into the water.
C. They asked him to have a try.
D. They hid him around a corner.
()14. The underlined word "perseverance"in the last paragraph probably means "".
A. to keep trying
B. to be careful
C. to do exercise
D. to make friends
15. What do you think of the writer? Why?（回答约20词）

12.B 13.C 14.A 15. I think the writer is brave because he jumped into the lake at last. / I think the writer is a man who keeps trying. He finished his walk though it was difficult.（答案不唯一）

【分析】
先针对各题目定位原文对应段落，12题查找第一段中导致步行困难的原因，逐一排除错误选项；13题定位第二段找朋友对怕跳湖的作者的行为；14题结合作者经历猜测词义；15题结合作者克服困难的表现作答。
【解析】
12题：定位第一段，原文提到“The river was not deep, but it was running fast. The rocks in the river were slippery... freezing water wet our shoes”，A选项“deep river”与原文“not deep”矛盾；C选项“big rocks”原文未提“big”；D选项“crowded people”未提及；B选项“fast water”是步行困难的原因，故选B。
13题：定位第二段，作者怕跳湖时，朋友说“Come on, Kevin! You can do this!”，对应选项C“让他尝试”；A“教游泳”、B“推下水”、D“帮他躲”均与原文不符，故选C。
14题：最后一段作者完成了困难的步行，“perseverance”意为“坚持”，对应A选项“to keep trying”；B“小心”、C“锻炼”、D“交朋友”均不符合，故选A。
15题：结合全文，作者克服寒冷疲惫完成步行，最后勇敢跳湖，可答：I think the writer is brave and persistent. He finished the hard walk and jumped into the lake at last.
【答案】
12.B 13.C 14.A 15. I think the writer is brave and persistent. He finished the hard walk and jumped into the lake at last.
【知识点】
阅读理解细节理解题、词义猜测题、开放性表达题
【点评】
本文为记叙文，通过作者的徒步经历考查学生对原文细节的查找、词义的猜测及主旨的理解，题目难度适中，需结合原文信息作答。
【难度系数】
0.7