1. (2017七下·无锡期中) 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
    As soon as he finished his homework,Eric jumped onto his bicycle and rode off in the direction of the beach. While he was 1  along.He thought about the whales(鲸鱼). He hoped he would see them again today.After he got to the beach.Eric hid his bicycle behind a bush so that no one could see it from the road.Then he ran down onto the sand. Although it was only four in the afternoon，the sky was already growing dark. Eric frowned(皱眉).If it 2 he wouldn't be able to see the whales because 3 would stay in deeper water.He hurried along the beach 4 the rocks.They were the best place to watch the whales from because of their height.Before Eric got to the rocks he felt a drop of water on his head."Oh no!" he thought. "Now the whales will stay in the deep 5and I won't be able to 6 them!" But just then he saw a large shape on the beach.  It was a young whale! The whale had come too close to the shore(海岸)and got stuck(搁浅)on the 7 ! At first the whale didn't move at all and Eric thought it was8 .Then he saw its tail move 9.Eric turned and ran through the rain as fast as he could back to his bicycle.He had to get 10!  Unless they got the whale back in the water soon，it would die and Eric couldn't let that happen.