It can be dangerous to travel by sea. Ships sometimes sink (沉没) far away from land. When this happens, the sailors (水手) have to get into small boats. If another ship does not come and help them and they do not have enough food or water, they may die.

Most people believed that people would be very ill if they drank sea water. A doctor called Alain Bombard did not believe this. He thought that people could stay alive by drinking sea water and eating small fish and plants from the sea.

On 19th October, 1952, he set out in a small ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean from Canary. He did not take any food or water with him. Every day Dr Bombard drank just a little sea water. He also caught fish and took small plants from the sea for food. 65 days later, Dr Bombard reached Barbados safely. He travelled 2,750 miles from Canary to Barbados.

He looked healthy although (尽管)he lost 20 kilos. He showed that people could live on sea water and fish and plants from the sea.

1.This passage mainly talks about ______.

A. how dangerous travelling by sea is B. why people like travelling by sea

C. what sea water can be used to do D. whether(是否)people can drink sea water

2.What does the underlined phrase "stay alive" mean in English?

A. Be active(积极的) and happy. B. Continue to live.

C. Stay healthy. D. Become busy.

3.From the passage, we can know that Dr Bombard reached Barbados in ______.

A. October, 1952 B. November, 1952 C. December, 1952 D. January, 1953

4.Dr Bombard wanted to show that ______.

A. sea water was harmful to people B. fish and sea plants were good for people

C. people could live on sea water, fish and plants D. he could travel across the Atlantic Ocean by himself

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. It's good for people to drink sea water every day.

B. Dr Bombard just lost some weight when he reached Barbados.

C. People can stay in the sea without food for quite a long time.

D. Dr Bombard took enough food with him during his trip.

阅读短文并回答问题

The Chicken and the Eagle (鹰)

One day, a boy picks up an eagle egg on his way home. He takes it home and puts it with chicken eggs.

Some days later, the eagle egg hatches(孵化), and a beautiful eagle is born. He loves his home and family. He lives a happy life with them. He thinks he is nothing more than a chicken. But when he sees eagles fly high in the sky, he cries, Oh, I wish I could fly like those birds.

The chickens laugh and tell him, You cannot fly like those birds. You are a chicken, and chickens don't fly.

The eagle still has the dream to fly. But each time he tells his dream to the chickens, they tell him, You can never fly." Many times later, the eagle believes the chickens and stops dreaming. Finally, after a long life as a chicken, the eagle dies.

Yоu bесоmе(成为) whаt уоu bеl?еvе(相信) уоu аrе.

(文章选自《英语读本》)每题不超过七个词

1.What does a boy pick on his way home?

___________________________________________________________________________

2.What kind of life does the eagle live with his family?

___________________________________________________________________________

3.What does the eagle wish to do when he sees eagles fly high in the sky?

___________________________________________________________________________

4.Why do the chickens laugh at the eagle?

___________________________________________________________________________

5.What can we learn from the story?

___________________________________________________________________________

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网