2021-2022学年学英语报九年级第8期答案及试题

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The day was hot. The stockade was even hotter. Everyone was sleepy. I moved slowly and quietly through the forest to the shore. I looked toward the Hispaniola. Silver and one of the crew were leaving the ship.

“Ben Gunn’s boat will be hidden behind a rock.” I thought.

I looked behind every large rock. At last, I found his boat. It was very small, but it was big enough for me. My plan was to take it out to the Hispaniola and cut her ropes. She would then move toward the shore.

It was not easy to make the small boat go where I wanted it to. It took me a long time to get to the Hispaniola. But at last, I could hold the anchor rope. I began to cut it, but the rope was thick and strong.

The wind now became stronger. The Hispaniola began to move through the sea. She nearly pushed my little boat under the water. I was able to get out of her way only just in time.

Then I heard shouting. The two drunken men ran out of the cabin. They knew the ship was moving, but they did not know why.

The sea was now rough because of the strong wind. I could not make my little boat go where I wanted it to. I lay at the bottom of my boat.

“Soon this boat will be full of water. “I thought. “Then I shall drown.” I closed my eyes. I thought of home.

I slept through the night in my small boat. It was nothing when I awoke.

My boat was now half full of water. The wind was still strong. The Hispaniola was moving this way and that way.