Around the World in Eighty Days is a classic Adventure novel by Jules Verne. The

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Around the World in Eighty Days is a classic Adventure novel by Jules Verne. The story starts in London in 1872. One day in the Reform Club, Phileas Fogg, a wealthy gentleman, accepts a wager(赌注) for £20,000, which he will receive if he travels around the world in 80 days.
Phileas Fogg sets off immediately, with his servant Passepartout. They reach Suez(苏伊士) quickly. While landing in Egypt, he is watched by a British detective named Fix, who is in search of a bank robber. Because Fix mistakes Fogg for the criminal, he follows secretly, as they are getting on a ship to Bombay.
After more than 20-days of travelling, they arrive in San Francisco, and then get on the train to New York. During that trip, the train is attacked by Indians, who take Passepartout away. With some soldiers’ help, Fogg succeeds in freeing his companion. To make up for the lost time, Fogg and his companion hasten on to New York, and catch the steamer for the crossing of the Atlantics. They arrive in Ireland in time to reach London before the deadline. However, once on British soil again, Fix arrests Fogg. Although the misunderstanding is quickly cleared up—the actual bank robber had been caught several days earlier. Fogg has missed the train and returns to London five minutes late, sure that he has lost the wager.
However, the next day Fogg learns from the priest that he is mistaken in the date, which he thinks Sunday but which actually is Saturday, due to the fact that they gained a full day on their journey around the globe, by crossing the International Date Line. Fogg immediately sets off for the Reform Club, where he arrives just in time to win the wager.
小题1:The reason that Fix wants to arrest Phileas Fogg is that .

A．Phileas Fogg is the bank robber whom Fix is trying to catch

B．Phileas Fogg doesn’t have a passport for his travels

C．Fix mistakenly takes Phileas Fogg for the bank robber

D．Fix intends to prevent Fogg from winning the wager

小题2:During his time in America, Phileas Fogg spends a lot of “unexpected” time .

A．travelling across the continent of America

B．rescuing his companion from the Indians

C．waiting for the ship back to London

D．getting rid of the pursuing of Fix

小题3:Does Phileas Fogg win the wager at last? Why?

A．No. Because he doesn’t get to the Reform Club before the deadline.

B．Yes. Because he is not the bank robber； it’s a misunderstanding.

C．No. Because he wastes too much time during his trip.

D．Yes. Because he arrives at the Reform Club before the deadline.

答案

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D

解析

试题分析：
小题1:C 细节题。根据第二段最后一行Because Fix mistakes Fogg for the criminal, he follows secretly, as they are getting on a ship to Bombay.说明C正确。
小题2:B 细节题。根据第三段2,3行During that trip, the train is attacked by Indians, who take Passepartout away. With some soldiers’ help, Fogg succeeds in freeing his companion.说明B正确。
小题3:D 细节题。根据文章最后一句Fogg immediately sets off for the Reform Club, where he arrives just in time to win the wager.说明他在最后期限之前到达，赢得了赌注。故D正确。
点评：本文介绍了Jules Verne的著名作品Around the World in Eighty Days的故事情节。集中考查细节题，在解答这类问题时要求学生抓住题干文字信息，采用针对性方法进行阅读，因为这类题的答案在文章中可以直接找到。

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Everyone should visit a lighthouse at least once.
The most important reason for such a visit is to realize how our ancestors (祖先) battled nature with the basic tools they had . They had only basic ways of creating light , and yet they found a way of using this simple technology in isolated (孤零零的) places to save ships from hitting rocks .
Secondly , visiting lighthouses will help us to understand the lives of lighthouse keepers .By their very nature , lighthouses were built on some rocks or cliffs . Thus , the lighthouse keepers often lived lonely lives . To walk around their small home , and imagine the angry storm outside beating against the walls , is to take a step towards understanding the lives they had.
The reasons for a visit to a lighthouse are not all so backward-looking in time . It is true that lighthouses were built in out-of-the –way places . But on a pleasant sunny summer day. This very isolation has a natural beauty that many people will love to experience . Therefore, with the gentle waves touching all round the lighthouse . the visitor is likely to think it is a world preferable to the busy and noisy modern life.
Another reason for considering a visit is that the lighthouses themselves can be very attractive buildings . Mankind could often not be content just to put up a basic structure . but felt the need . even in such an isolated place , to build with an artistic touch . The result is a view for tired eyes to enjoy .
Finally , lighthouses have a romantic attraction , summed up by the image of the oil-skin coated keeper climbing his winding stairs to take care of the light to warn ships and save lives .
小题1:What is the reason to look back into the past of a lighthouse ?

A．To escape from the busy and noisy city .

B．To look for the tools used by our ancestors .

C．To experience the natural beauty of a lighthouse .

D．To learn about the living condition of lighthouse keepers .

小题2:The underlined phrase “out-of-the-way” in Paragraph of means .

A．far-away .

B．dangerous

C．ancient

D．secret

小题3:Lighthouses were often built with an artistic touch .

A．to attract visitors	B．to guide passing ships
C．to give a pleasant sight	D．to remember lighthouse keepers

小题4:How many reasons are mentioned for a visit to a lighthouse ?

A．Three .

B．Four .

C．Five .

D．Six .

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Bolivia has a population three and a half million . About one tenth of the total population are white ; one-fourth are mixed Indians and white ; and more than half are full-blooded Indians . The government and the industries are under the control of the white people .
The Indians today live in much the same way as their ancestors . Most of them are farmers . Many work in the mines , for mining is the most important industry on Bolivia’s . Of all the mining products , tin is the most important , which makes up three-fourths of all Bolivia’s exports . The eastern slopes of the Andes , since there are very few roads there , are fertile but not highly developed . The two primary means of transportation are river boats and porters . East of the hill region are the great plains where tropical plants are grown . A serious problem for Bolivia is the transport of food from the warm regions , where it is grown to the mountainous regions , where most of the people live .
Bolivia gained its independence from Spain about a hundred years ago . It has been slow in developing , but its rich resources promise a better future in it .
小题1:The majority of the Bolivian population are .

A．full-blooded Indians

B．mixed Indian and white

C．white citizens

D．all whites and mixed-blooded people

小题2:The Indian’s way of life today is

A．quite different from that of their ancestors

B．quite interesting

C．almost the same as their ancestors’

D．very exciting

小题3:The main product Bolivia exports is

A．tropical plants

B．gold and silver

C．tin

D．food

小题4:Bolivia has been slow in developing , but it has hope for a better future because of its .

A．mining products	B．rich resources
C．independence from Spain	D．two primary means of transportation

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John keeps a record of new words and expressions in English. He usually writes them in a note-book. Then, later in the day, he asks his teacher about them. “Mrs. Thomas, these expressions are new to me. ‘She’s blue today.’， ‘You’re yellow’, ‘A little white lie’, ‘She has green fingers’.” After looking at the note-book, Mrs. Thomas says, “In everyday English, John，‘blue’ sometimes means sad. ‘Yellow’ means afraid. A person with ‘green fingers’ grows plants successfully. And ‘a white lie’ is not a bad lie.” “I don’t understand. Please give me an example.” “ For example, I offer you some cake. The truth is that you don’t like my cake. You don’t say that. Instead, you say, ‘No, thanks, I"m not hungry.’ That’s a white lie.” John says, “I see , thanks for the explanation!”
小题1:“Blue” sometimes means in spoken English “_____”.

A．angry

B．lucky

C．glad

D．unhappy

小题2:A person with “green fingers” is one who _____ planting.

A．is a new hand in	B．is good at
C．works hard at	D．is interested in

小题3:“You’re yellow to fight.” means “_____.”

A．You dare not fight	B．You dare to fight
C．You"re afraid to see a fight	D．You’re able to fight

小题4:If you say “It’s a white lie.”, it means that someone _____.

A．says something unreal and harmful	B．is unfriendly to talk to others
C．refuses to tell the truth in a polite way	D．is telling a big lie

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Lucky is the man who has no “skeleton in his closet.” When a man has done something in his life that he is ashamed of, that he wants to hide, he is said to have a “skeleton in his closet.” Some people may have more than one skeleton.
As we have noted many times, it is hard to find out how these expressions begin. Sometimes, we get some hard facts. But more often we have to depend on guesswork. And that is true of this phrase, which came from England.
Before 1832, English law did not permit a doctor to cut open a dead human body for scientific examination, unless it was the corpse(尸体) of an executed(处决) criminal.
But when it became legal, more and more doctors demanded skeletons for a more scientific study of medicine. It was helping in the advance of modern medicine. The demand had become so strong that men began to rob tombs and sell skeletons to doctors at high prices.
We are told that a doctor would usually buy just one skeleton for scientific study. It became very important in his work. But he had to keep it hidden because most people objected to keeping such a thing. As a rule, the doctor keep his skeleton in some dark corner where it could not be seen, or hide it in a closet.
After a time, people began to suspect every doctor of hiding a skeleton in the closet. From this suspicion, the phrase“a skeleton in the closet”took on a broader, more general meaning: to describe anything that a man wanted to keep others from discovering. It could be proof of a criminal act, or something much less serious. Well, that is one theory.
One writer, however, believes that the phrase might have come from something that really happened. It is his guess that a hidden closet in some old English country home may have turned up a real skeleton, clear proof of some old family shame or crime. Well, one man"s guess is as good as another. But this sounds like a story by the great French novelist, Balzac.
Balzac tells us of a man who suspected his wife of having a lover. The husband comes home by surprise. But she hears him and quickly hides her lover in the closet of her bedroom. He enters her room and asks her if she is hiding her lover. He says he will not open the door to the closet if she promises him there is no one there; He will believe her. She answers firmly that she is not hiding anyone in the closet.
The husband then begins to build a solid brick wall against the closet. His wife watches, knowing that her lover will never come out alive. But she will not change her story and admit her guilt.
小题1:Which of the following situations is now suitable for using the phrase “skeleton in the closet”?

A．You have stolen something precious and hide them in the closet.

B．You are a doctor and have to keep a skeleton for research.

C．If you have cut open a dead human body for scientific examination you should keep the
skeleton secret.

D．You have done a crime or done something foolish, but you want to keep others from

discovering it.
小题2:Which of the following is right according to the text?

A．In the 19th century, doctors realized the importance of anatomy (解剖) in the development of
medicine.

B．The doctors of the ancient times liked to collect as many skeletons as possible

C．The thieves stole skeletons from tombs in order to help the doctors.

D．It is legal that corpses of anybody are cut open for scientific examination in history.

小题3:From the story Balzac told we know that the wife"s lover must have become ______.

A．a corpse

B．a phrase

C．a skeleton

D．a story

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If you will be cycling, you will need to know what these traffic signs and signals mean.

A sign like this one means that there is a bike lane. If there is a bike lane, you are required to use it. If there is not a bike lane, you should ride with traffic as far to the right side of the road as possible.
When the signal light turns green, cars go. When you cross the street at a signal light, you should wait for the walk signal. Be sure to look carefully to the left, right and left again, before crossing the street.

When the signal light turns yellow, car drivers should slow down and prepare to stop. You should not cross if the light is yellow. The light is about to turn red, and cars will enter the intersection.
This signal is the WALK sign. It has a picture of a person walking instead of using the word WALK.
This signal is the DON"T WALK sign. It is part of the signal with the picture of a person walking.This is a picture of a red hand, meaning you should stop. You should wait to cross the street until the green picture of the person walking is showing.
Car drivers and bikers must come to a complete stop at STOP signs.
A yield sign means to slow down and be ready to stop.
If there are pedestrians(行人)or vehicles in or nearing the intersection，you must stop.
If there is no traffic in or nearing the intersection and it is safe，you may go through.
This sign means you are coming to a crosswalk. Car drivers, antibikers must stop to allow people in the crosswalk to cross the street.
When people are working on the roads, parts of the road are often dug up or rough. Be careful when cycling. Rough roads could make you fall off your bike. If you must move into the road to go around a work area, you should stop and look carefully to be sure there is no traffic coming before going into the road.
A detour is a way of getting around a roadway that is closed. Roads are usually closed because of road work or dangerous conditions. If you must take a detour, be careful of roads you aren"t used to.
小题1:The passage is intended for ________.

A．car drivers

B．skaters

C．bikers

D．Pedestrians

小题2:If you see the sign

while riding a bike，you are required to ________.

A．take the bike lane	B．stop your bike
C．ride close to the right side of the road	D．ride in the middle of the road

小题3:Cyclists may see the sign when ________.

A．they come near a crosswalk

B．the bad weather is on the corner

C．they are about to pass a school

D．the road ahead is blocked because of the landslide (山崩)

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