阅读理解。 Martin Frobisher,born in Yorkshire,went to London as a boy to be educa
题型：江苏期中题难度：来源：
| 阅读理解。 |
Martin Frobisher,born in Yorkshire,went to London as a boy to be educated by a relative.
He showed no talent for book learning,so his relative sent him to sea.Before reaching manhood,
Frobisher had been on two voyages to the Guinea Coast.On the second he was captured and
handed over to the Portuguese garrisoning (驻守) Sao Jorge da Mina (now Elmina,Ghana),who
allowed him to return to England.
By the 1570s,England had largely abandoned hope of finding a Northeast Passage to Asia,
and thoughts turned to the Northwest.Frobisher worked together with Michael Lok,a man of some
wealth and learning.Frobisher"s first voyage,in 1576,took him to Frobisher Bay in Baffin Island.
English investors (投资者),including Queen Elizabeth,poured money into Lok"s Company of
Cathay.Frobisher sailed again in 1577,this time to ship home what he mistakenly thought was
goldbearing minerals.Lok still felt hopeful and sent Frobisher back in 1578.This time the mariner
discovered the Hudson Strait.He followed the strait for nearly 200 miles,believing it to be a more
promising Northwest Passage than Frobisher Bay.He brought home more dirt and rocks,but English
confidence had gone；Lok went to a debtors" prison and Frobisher sought other employment.
Frobisher accompanied Sir Francis Drake to the West Indies in 1585～1586.When Philip Ⅱ"s
Spanish Armada (无敌舰队) entered the English Channel in 1588,Frobisher"s part in the fighting was
successful and he received knighthood (爵士爵位).He died of a wound received near Brest,where
he had been sent to relieve the siege (解除包围).He lived just long enough to be taken back to Plymouth. |
| 1.The underlined word "abandoned" in Paragraph 2 can best be replaced by . |
A.kept alive
B.given up
C.seen
D.shared |
| 2.From Paragraph 3 we learn that Frobisher at first . |
A.brought gold to England
B.discovered a Northeast Passage
C.received strong support
D.had been put into prison |
| 3.According to the passage,Frobisher died in . |
A.Frobisher Bay
B.the West Indies
C.Brest
D.Plymouth |
| 4.Which of the following shows the right order of the events relating to Frobisher? |
a.He arrived in Baffin Island.
b.He voyaged to the Guinea Coast.
c.He went to the West Indies.
d.He discovered the Hudson Strait.
A.b,a,d,c B.b,c,d,a C.a,d,c,b D.a,b,c,d |
答案
| 1-4BCDA |
举一反三
| 阅读理解。 |
Howard Dill is a giant among giant pumpkin growers. He grew world champion pumpkins
for four years running,from 1979 to 1982,and missed winning the fifth year by a mere 5 pounds.
Today,his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds are sold worldwide to more than 50 seed companies. The
pumpkins grown from his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds commonly weigh in at over 1,000 pounds.
"I don"t have any training in genetics (遗传学)；it was all trial and error,"Dill says. He inherited
his love of pumpkins from his father and has enjoyed growing them for years.
Dill still grows giant pumpkins, but not for competition. In the fall, visitors come to enjoy the
pumpkin patch on his 90-acre farm in Nova Scotia,Canada. He plants ten acres of pumpkins for
Halloween and two acres of giant pumpkins. One of giant pumpkins was recently baked into 442
pumpkin pies and sold at $ 5 each for charity.
It you want to try growing a giant pumpkin, Dill recommends starting with a soil test and then
adding fertilizer as needed. Plant the giant pumpkin seed. A giant pumpkin can gain 15 to 20 pounds
a day, so careful watering-every day or two-is essential. You should wait about 130 days until the
pumpkin matures and then you can harvest it.
Dill"s favorite pumpkin set the Guinness Book record in 1981. It weighted 493.5 pounds. "I"ve
grown them larger since, but that one meant a lot, "he remembers. "I never would have predicted
ten years ago that there would be a 1,000-pounder,but there are many of them now,"says Dill.The
2006 world record holder is Larry Checkon of Pennsylvania. He grew a 1,469 pounder. Dill says,
"These world champions are grown from my seeds, so I feel like a winner right along with them." |
| 1. What can we learn about the world champion pumpkin of 1983? |
A. It weighed over 1,000 pounds.
B. It was missing after the competition.
C. It was 5 pounds heavier than that of 1982.
D. It was 5 pounds heavier than Dill"s biggest one that year. |
| 2. One of Dill"s giant pumpkins earned . |
A. $2210
B. $442
C. $1000
D.$1469 |
| 3. In the third paragraph Dill mainly tells about . |
A. how to do a soil test
B. how to plant the giant pumpkin seed
C. when to water the pumpkin
D. how to grow a giant pumpkin |
| 4. Which of the following is true according to the passage? |
A. Howard Dill is well trained in genetics.
B. Howard Dill grows pumpkins just for competition.
C. Dill felt proud of Larry Checkon"s champion pumpkin.
D. Dill"s favorite pumpkin is the heaviest of all those he has ever grown. |
| 5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? |
A. Gardening Giant: Howard Dill
B. World Champion Pumpkin
C. Dill Atlantic Giant Seeds
D. How to Grow Giant Pumpkins |
| 阅读理解。 |
When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many
Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place
Costa Rica, which means "rich coast" in Spanish.
Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee
is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported (出口) to other countries
like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country"s second most important export.
Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa
Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors.
Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education
is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate
(单独的) schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the
year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans. |
| 1. What"s the main idea of the first paragraph? |
A. How Columbus found Costa Rica.
B. How Costa Rica got its name.
C. What the Costa Ricans wore.
D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke. |
| 2. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______. |
A. pink and red
B. grey and black
C. blue and green
D. yellow and orange |
| 3. In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______. |
A. must go to school
B. study in the same school
C. do not have to go to school at all
D. can choose to stop schooling at any time |
| 4. This passage is mainly about ______. |
A. Christopher Columbus
B. Costa Rica
C. some products from Costa Rica
D. the education of Costa Rica |
| 阅读理解。 |
Mother Teresa, whose name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, was born on August 26th, 1910 in Skopje, Macedonia. She always wrote her birthday as 27th of August because it was the day of her baptism
(洗礼), which was always more important to her than her birthday. For her work with the poor around the world, she received the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize.
In 1928, she accepted a religious order and took the name Teresa. The order immediately sent her to
India. A few years later, she began teaching in Calcutta. In 1948 the Catholic (天主教的) Church agreed her request and let her enter the convent (女修道院) and she began to work for the poor people. She
became an Indian citizen in the following year. In 1950, she set up a religious organization in Calcutta. The organization provided food for the poor people and then she set up hospitals, schools, youth centers, and
homes for the sick and the dying poor. It now has branches in 50 Indian cities and 30 other countries.
Besides the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa has received other awards for her work with the poor people.
On September 5th, 1997, Mother Teresa passed away, but she will continue to inspire people all over
the world through her lasting present of love and faith. Mother Teresa often reminded the world that she
was a nun (修女), not a social worker, and that prayer and communication with God were at the deepest heart of her every action. |
| 1. From the text we can infer that Mother Teresa _____. |
A. had her name Teresa when she was very young
B. devoted herself to the poor all her life
C. was born in India and lived there for most of her time
D. received the Nobel Peace Prize in her early sixties |
2. Which of the following is the correct order of Teresa"s experiences?
a. She became an Indian citizen. b. She began to work for the poor.
c. She began teaching in Calcutta. d. She became a nun.
e. She set up a religious organization. |
A. c-b-d-a-e
B. c-d-b-a-e
C. a-b-d- c-e
D. a-c-b-d-e |
| 3. Why does the author say "She will continue to inspire people all over the world"? |
A. She was good at praying and communicating with God.
B. She was not a social worker but a loyal nun for all people.
C. She received the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize and other awards.
D. Her love to the poor and faith will be kept in people"s hearts. |
| 4. The author writes this text mainly to _____. |
A. let us know Mother Teresa was a great woman
B. tell us Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize
C. give us some information about Mother Teresa
D. prove that a woman can also do great work for the poor |
Li Denghai, with his muddy boots and tanned(晒黑的) face, may not look like he is one of China"s
famous agricultural pioneers. But the 61-year-old man from Shandong Province has made scientific
breakthroughs(突破), which made great contributions to China’s food security(安全). His main work
has been in achieving the higher output of corn production.
Li, who holds the world record for the highest output of summer corn, once says, "Corn has a life; it
sings and dances. If you listen clearly, it can speak to you." He started his research in 1969 when he was
20 and just dropped out of a high school. He then read an article which pointed that corn output per mu
in the USA was six times higher than that in China. He was shocked and set out to work on just a small
piece of land round the clock to see if he could increase the output. He often went to the field with a
flashlight late at night, if he had been away during the day. By careful nurturing (照料) he managed to
double the output.
Li Denghai was awarded the "China Award for Significant Contribution to the Maize (玉米) Industry"
in 2005, and the same year the company named after his own name came into the market on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Li, however, is never happier than when he is in the middle of his cornfields. "I can forget my tiredness when talk to my corns," he says. |
| 1.When Li Denghai began the study of corn, . |
A. he just graduated from an ordinary high school
B. he was shocked that the corn output in China was so low
C. he was only in his thirties
D. he wasn"t really fond of his work |
2. In 1960s", if the corn output of 10 mu was 2,000kg in China, the same size field in America could
produce . |
A. 4,000kg
B. 8,000kg
C. 12,000kg
D. 20,000kg |
| 3. The underlined phrase "round the clock" means . |
A. day and night
B. sooner or later
C. face to face
D. now and then |
| 4. From Mr. Li"s words in this passage, we can learn that . |
A. he is not good at communicating with people
B. he is too tired to go to the corn fields
C. he talks to his corn when feeling lonely
D. he loves his career deeply |
| 5. By mentioning the company on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, the author means that Mr. Li . |
A. has become very rich
B. has changed into a businessman
C. has succeeded in enlarging his career
D. has been too busy to go on his corn study |
| 阅读理解。 |
Arthur Miller (1915-2005) is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the
20th century. Miller"s father had moved to the USA from Austria Hungary, drawn like so many
others by the "Great American Dream." However, he experienced severe financial hardship when
his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early l930s.
Miller"s most famous play, Death of a Salesman, is a powerful attack on the American system,
with its aggressive (有进取心的) way of doing business and its insistence on money and social
status as indicators of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into
trouble with his worth. Willy is "burnt out" and in the cruel world of business there is no room for
sentiment (多愁善感): if he can"t do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner
Company, and he must go. Willy is painfully aware of this, and at a loss as to what to do with his
lack of success. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.
When it was first staged in 1949, the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews, and it won
the Tony Award for Best Play, the New York Drama Critics` Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize
for Drama. It was the first play to win all three of these major awards.
Miller died of heart failure at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, on the evening of February
10, 2005, the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway. |
| 1. Why did Arthur Miller"s father move to the USA? |
A. He suffered from severe hunger in his home country.
B. He was attracted by the "Great American Dream".
C. He hoped to make his son a dramatist.
D. His family business failed. |
| 2. The play Death of a Salesman_________________. |
A. exposes the cruelty of the American business world
B. discusses the ways to get promoted in a company
C. talks about the business career of Arthur Miller
D. focuses on the skills in doing business |
| 3. What can we learn about Willy Loman? |
A. He treats his employer badly.
B. He runs the Wagner Company.
C. He is a victim of the American system.
D. He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues. |
| 4. After it was first staged, Death of a Salesman_____________. |
A. achieved huge success
B. won the first Tony Award
C. was warmly welcomed by salesmen
D. was severely attacked by dramatists |
| 5. What is the text mainly about? |
A. Arthur Miller and his family.
B. The awards Arthur Miller won.
C. The hardship Arthur Miller experienced
D. Arthur Miller and his best-known play. |
最新试题
热门考点