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【题目】

The next day, we entered the Strait of Jubail, which leads to the Gulf of Suez. A few hours, the captain told me that the Nautilus was about to enter the tunnel that led to the Mediterranean. It was difficult to enter the tunnel, so he steered the ship himself and invited me to watch. It was the first time I had been in the pilot’s dome. Captain Nemo turned on a powerful electric light, and we went slowly along a rock wall for about an hour. Then, I saw the opening of the tunnel, and the Nautilus entered it. The water flowed through the tunnel very quickly and carried the Nautilus along with it, and in only twenty minutes we were in the Mediterranean.

A day or two later, it came closer to the surface again. We were close to Crete. I was looking at the fish through the window with Captain Nemo when suddenly I saw a man swimming under the water. He swam to the window, and Captain Nemo made a sign to him. He swam away, and I did not see him again.

“That was Nicholas,” said the captain. “He lives on an island but he spends more time in water than on land.”

“Do you know him?” I asked.

“Why not, Dr. Aronnax?” He opened a cupboard and I saw that it was full of gold bars. He filled a large box with them, closed it, and wrote an address on it. Four men carried the box out of the room. I went back to my room. What was Captain Nemo doing?

Soon, I realized that the Nautilus was back on the surface, and I heard the dinghy leave. Two hours later, it returned, I wondered where they had taken the gold. I told Ned and Conseil about it. “Where does he get the gold, and where docs it go?” we wondered.

Toward the end of the next day, it became very hot in the Nautilus. Captain Nemo explained that we were in a stream of boiling water. We were above an underwater volcano that was erupting. It was too hot to stay there long.

【1】Where did the Nautilus travel?

A.From Africa to Asia.B.From Europe to Africa.

C.From America to Asia.D.From Africa to Europe.

【2】What’s the main idea of paragraph 1?

A.The Nautilus entered the Mediterranean.B.I was invited into the pilot’s dome.

C.The captain drove the Nautilus by himself.D.The tunnel was difficult to go into.

【3】Who does the underlined word “him” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A.Dr. Aronnax.B.Nicholas.C.Captain Nemo.D.Conseil

【4】What does the underlined word “dinghy” probably mean?

A.sailing boatB.rowboatC.fishing boatD.lifeboat

【5】What can you infer from the passage?

A.Aronnax would manage to get the gold.

B.Nicholas and the captain were good friends.

C.The Nautilus would be on the surface again.

D.It took over twenty minutes for the Nautilus to go through the tunnel.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

这篇短文主要介绍了作者跟随海螺螺号进入通往苏伊士湾的朱拜尔海峡，通过隧道进入地中海向欧洲航行的见闻。

【1】细节理解题。根据The next day, we entered the Strait of Jubail, which leads to the Gulf of Suez. A few hours, the captain told me that the Nautilus was about to enter the tunnel that led to the Mediterranean.结合地图，可知出非洲进入地中海，然后就到了欧洲，所以Nautilus要从非洲到欧洲，故选D。

【2】主旨归纳题。根据短文第一段主要介绍了海螺号如何通过隧道进入地中海，故选A。

【3】词义猜测题。根据后文船长说：That was Nicholas“那是尼古拉斯”，可知尼莫船长向那个做手势的人是尼古拉斯，故选B。

【4】推理判断题。A.帆船B.划艇C.渔船D.救生艇。根据I heard the dinghy leave. Two hours later, it returned, I wondered where they had taken the gold.“我听到小船离开了。两个小时后，它又回来了，我想知道他们把金子带到哪里去了”长时间在大海里航行的船只肯定要有救生设备，故D答案符合题意。

【5】细节理解题。根据短文最后一段“Toward the end of the next day, it became very hot in the Nautilus. Captain Nemo explained that we were in a stream of boiling water. We were above an underwater volcano that was erupting. It was too hot to stay there long.” 第二天快结束时，鹦鹉螺变得非常热。尼莫船长解释说，我们在一股沸水中。我们在一座正在喷发的水下火山上方。天气太热，不能在那儿呆太久。由此推断海螺号将再次浮出水面。故答案选C。