DanielOlinwas11yearsoldwhenhisparentsmovedtoCanada.Helikedhisnewschoolandmadefriendstherebutthenthingsathomestartedtochange.HismumanddadbegantoargueandtheargumentsgotworseandworseuntilonedayDaniel'smumleft.WithhisfatherworkinglonghoursDanielfeltverylonelyandveryunhappy.Hewantedtoescapetorunaway.Andthat’swhathedid.
VeryearlyoneterriblycoldmorningwhenthesnowwasdeeponthegroundhepackedabagwithsomeclothessomechocolateandamapofCanadaandsetofftoaforest.Heranandranuntilhecouldhardlybreathe.
Hisfeetwereheavywiththesnowbuthestillwalkedonthroughdeepsnownotevenwatchingwherehewasgoing.
Thendisasterstruck.ArockhiddenbythedeepsnowcaughthisfeetandDanielfelltotheground.Hehadbrokenthebone.Hewasverycoldandwasstartingtofeeltiredbutheknewthatifhefellasleepinthesnowhewouldcertainlydiefromthecold.
Atreeshookahead.Fromwithinthebranches(树枝)apairofyelloweyeswatchedDaniel.Thepuma(美洲狮)hadbeenfollowinghim.ApumaisalargewildcatwithclawsthatcouldtearDanielintopieces.ButinsteadofmovinginforthekillthepumawalkeduptoDanielandlayacrosshischestarmsandlegs.DanielwastoofrightenedtomovebutsoonthewarmthoftheanimalreachedDanielandhebegantofeelbetter.Fromtimetotimethepumapressedhismuzzle(鼻)againstDanielandrockedhisheadgently.ClearlythepumaknewthatDanielmustnotfallasleep.ThisanimalshouldhavebeenarealdangertoDanielandyettheboybegantofeelsafe.TheyremainedlikethatforseveralhoursuntilDanielandthepumaheardvoices.
1.Danielranawayfromhomebecause______.
A.hehadabigargumentwithhisfather
B.hewantedtolearntobeindependent
C.hedidn’tgetenoughcarefromhisparents
D.hisparentswerealwaysarguingathome
2.Whydidn’tDanielnoticetherockthatcausedhimtofall?
A.Becauseitwasgettingdark.
B.Becausetherockwashiddenbysnow.
C.Becausehewasfrightenedbyapuma.
D.Becausehewastoosadtonoticeit.
3.WhydidthepumapressitsmuzzleagainstDanandrockhisheadgentlyfromtimetotime?
A.TokeepDanielwarm.B.ToplaywithDani