29. Hans volunteered to join the rescue service because he ______.

　　A.knew the lone survivor was probably his older brother

　　B.wanted to do something in memory of his father

　　C.intended to take up his responsibility for the village

　　D.tried to show his superior swimming skill

　　答案：C

　　[解析]本題是細節題，文章倒數第二段中有一句話：Mother, this time I have to do my duty. When the call for service comes, we all need to take our turn and do our part.”這個句子中“do my duty和take our turn and do our part”的意思是“做我應該做的事，負起責任來”而選項C中，take up his responsibility 負起責任，與do my duty, take our turn 是同義表達，因此選C。

　　30.It is implied in the passage that ______.

　　A.the little boy's mother was too selfish

　　B.unselfish behaviors will be rewarded sometimes

　　C.the rescue boat should have enough capacity to save more passengers

　　D.the little boy shouldn’t have taken the risk

　　Ⅴ.Reading Comprehension

　　Basketball is a sport enjoyed by millions of fans in at least 100 countries. It's one of the best-known sports in the world.It all began in 1891.

　　Dr. James A.Naismith, the father of basketball, was an instructor at a YMCA (基督教青年會)training school. The school trained people to work in YMCAs. Officials at the school were concerned about the low attendance during the winter months. They felt that people didn't attend them because the school did not have a good winter sports program. So they asked Dr. Naismith for help. He came up with a new indoor game.