Two friends survived a wrecked (失事的) ship during a storm at sea. They swam to a small, desert-like island.

The two friends didn’t know what else to do. They thought they had no other choice but to pray (祈祷). To find out whose prayers were more useful, they agreed to divide the island between them and stay on opposite sides of the island.

The first thing they prayed for was food. The next morning, the first man saw a tree on his side of the land, and he was able to eat its fruit. The other man’s side remained barren. Later, the first man prayed for a house, clothes, and more food. The next day, all of these were given to him. However, the second man still had nothing.

Finally, the first man prayed for a ship so that he could leave the island. In the morning, he found a ship on his side of the island. The first man boarded the ship and decided to leave the second man on the island. As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice from heaven (天堂), “Why are you leaving your friend on the island?” “His prayers were all unanswered, so he does not deserve anything,” the first man answered. “You are wrong!” the voice said. “He had only one prayer, which I answered.” “Tell me,” the first man asked, “What did he pray for?” “He prayed that all your prayers would be answered.”

1.What caused the ship to be wrecked?

A Earthquakes.

B Bad weather.

C An accident.

D A stone.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“Two friends survived a wrecked ship during a storm at sea.”可知，这艘船在海上风暴中失事。故选B。

2.What does the underlined word “barren” mean?

A Beautiful.

B Dirty.

C Empty.

D Noisy.

解析：选C。C词义猜测题。根据划线单词后面的“However, the second man still had nothing.”可知，第二个人什么都没得到，因此当第一个人地盘上有一棵树时，他的那块地仍然荒芜。故选C。

3.Why did the first man pray for a ship?

A To leave the island alone.

B To find his friend.

C To save the other man.

D To make some money.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第四段第一句的“Finally, the first man prayed for a ship so that he could leave the island.”和第二句的“decided to leave the second man on the island”可知，第一个人祈祷要一艘船，这样他就可以离开这个小岛了，并决定让第二个人独自留在小岛上。故选A。

4.Which of the following best describes the second survivor?

A Humorous.

B Careless.

C Kind-hearted.

D Polite.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，第二个人只祈祷了一件事，而且得到回应了。他祈祷说让他朋友的祈祷全都得到回应，由此可见，他非常善良。故选C。

5.Where is the passage most probably taken from?

A A textbook.

B A book review.

C A science magazine.

D A storybook. 

解析：选D。D推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文是一则寓言故事，因此本文最有可能摘自一本故事书。故选D。