It was very dark outside. I heated the food in the kitchen again, but my dad still didn’t come back from the forest. He worked as a forest ranger (护林员). In the morning, he told me he would go to check the new small trees and that I didn’t need to wait for him for dinner. But now, the wind was blowing hard and making a loud noise, like an animal. I stood at the door and called him, but he didn’t answer.

“I can’t wait any longer,” I thought. I took a flashlight from the corner and went out. The light showed me the way, but the shadows of the trees looked scary, like claws. I held the flashlight more tightly. I was worried that Dad might be lost or in trouble, so I walked into the forest slowly.

The wind blew harder, and the leaves made noise. I was scared and kept looking back, but I saw nothing. The flashlight was dying. Just then, I heard someone shout, “Xiaoyu? Is that you?”

It was Dad! I shouted, “Dad! I’m here!” I saw the light move, and then I saw his orange ranger clothes. I ran to him and jumped into his arms. I could smell the pine on him, and I almost cried. “Son, why are you here?” Dad asked. Dad’s hands were cold, but he hugged me hard. “My phone stopped working. I was on my way home.” I put my face against his coat. Listening to his heartbeat, I felt safe again.

1.1. Why did the writer go into the forest with a flashlight at night?

A To look for the newly planted trees.

B To search for his dad.

C To check the forest as a ranger.

D To find his lost phone.

解析：选B。B.细节理解题。文章第一段提及父亲未归，第二段明确 “I was worried that Dad might be lost or in trouble, so I walked into the forest slowly”，可知作者进森林是为了找父亲；A（找新栽树苗）是父亲的行为，C（当护林员巡林）不符合作者身份，D（找丢失的手机）是父亲的情况，均排除。

2.2. What is the correct order of the writer’s experience? ①He heard his father’s call ②He took a flashlight and entered the forest. ③He felt scared but kept moving forward. ④He ran to his father and hugged him.

A ①②③④

B ②①④③

C ②③①④

D ③②①④

解析：选C。C.细节理解题。梳理情节：作者先拿手电筒进森林（②）→ 害怕但继续往前走（③）→ 听到父亲的呼喊（①）→ 跑向父亲并拥抱他（④），对应顺序为②③①④。

3.3. How did the writer most probably feel when he saw his father?

A Angry.

B Excited.

C Afraid.

D Sad.

解析：选B。B.推理判断题。文中 “I ran to him and jumped into his arms... I almost cried”（跑向父亲扑进怀里，差点哭出来），结合前文对父亲的担忧，可推知作者见到父亲时是 “激动的”；A（生气的）、C（害怕的）、D（难过的）均不符合语境。

4.4. What can we learn from the passage?

A He loved his father deeply.

B He often got lost in the forest.

C He disliked his father’s job.

D His father didn’t care about his safety.

解析：选A。A.主旨推理题。从作者因担心父亲深夜进森林寻找，见到父亲后扑进怀里、依赖父亲的细节，能体现出作者深爱父亲；B（经常在森林迷路）无依据，C（讨厌父亲的工作）未提及，D（父亲不关心他的安全）与父亲抱住他的细节相悖，均排除。