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Ned wanted to escape(逃跑) from the Nautilus while we were in the Mediterranean. However, he had no chance. The submarine raced into the Atlantic in two days mostly staying deep under the water. I saw many shipwrecks along the way. Some were very old. Others were recent. As it surfaced, the submarine turned north.

Ned came to my room. “Tonight!” he said. “Tonight? I wasn’t ready for this.” “Tonight,” he repeated, “we are a few miles off the Spanish coast. It will be dark, and the wind is blowing in the right direction. You agreed, Dr. Aronnax, to escape with me. Remember your promise!” I said nothing. “At nine, I will go to the stair with Conseil. You will wait in the library for our signal. Everything is ready.”

“The sea is quite rough,” I said.

“Yes, but if we don’t go tonight, we will soon be too far from land!”

I knew he was right. I was also frightened. What would Captain Nemo do if he discovered our plan or if we failed? I had not seen him for several days. Now I didn’t want to see him. He might notice that I was nervous, so I stayed in my room.

At seven o’clock, I had dinner in my room. Only two hours to go! I was so nervous that I felt sick. I had a headache. I walked up and down in my room. As I looked around, I saw that Captain Nemo’s bedroom door was open. The room was empty.

It was eight o’clock, and I went to the dark library. As I waited, I felt a bump as the submarine(潜水艇) came to rest on the ocean floor.

The library door opened and Captain Nemo entered. He told me that we were in Vigo Bay. A Spanish admiral had burned his own ships there in 1702 to prevent the British Navy from taking the huge amount of gold they were carrying. He took me to the window. I found the crew of the Nautilus were gathering some gold from the sand and bringing it to the submarine. Now I knew how the Captain became so rich. “But of what use is all this gold to you?” I asked. “It’s of no use to me!” he replied, “but it can help people who are suffering.”

Ned came to my room the next morning. “We were unlucky. The Nautilus stopped just as we were about to escape.”

I told him what I had learned about Nemo and the gold. I hoped that Ned would change his mind, but he didn’t. The Nautilus was going away from the land. Escape was impossible now. Ned was disappointed, but I was not.

At eleven that night, I was surprised that Captain Nemo invited me to go for a night walk under the sea.

—Taken from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

1．What reasons did Ned Land give for wanting to escape that night?
a. They were close to the Spanish coast.       b. There had been a lot of shipwrecks.
c. It would be dark.              d. The wind was blowing in the right direction.
e. The sea was quite peaceful.

A．abc

B．acd

C．abd

D．ace

2．Why did Dr. Aronnax remain in his room?

A．He wanted to prepare well for the escape.

B．He wanted to have dinner in his room.

C．He was too nervous to see Captain Nemo.

D．He was very excited about this escape.

3．Which of the following shows the correct order?
① The submarinc passed many shipwrecks.
② Captain Nemo invited Dr. Aronnax for a walk.
③ The Nautilus moved away from land.
④ The crew brought gold to the submarine.
⑤ Ned asked Dr. Aronnax to escape.

A．①-②-③-④-⑤	B．②-①-③-④-⑤
C．①-④-⑤-③-②	D．①-⑤-④-③-②

4．What will be written about if there is another paragraph at the end?

A．Ned and Dr. Aronnax would have a fight about whether they should escape or not.

B．Dr. Aronnax would tell Captain Nemo the reasons why they want to escape.

C．What would happen during their night walk under the sea.

D．Where Captain Nemo would carry the gold.