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4．In 1880，fourteen-year-old Matthew Henson loved to hear sailors tell tales of their exciting lives at sea．Travel was attractive to young Henson．So he made up his mind to find a job on a beautiful ship called the Katie Hinds．For the next five years，Henson sailed around the world．With the help of the ship's captain and other sailors，Henson learned many subjects．By the time he left the Katie Hinds in 1885，Henson was well educated and had become an excellent seaman．
    Unable to find work anywhere else，Henson took a job in a hat shop in Washington，D．C．One day in 1887，Lieutenant （海军上尉） Robert Peary came in to buy a hat and he asked the owner if he knew anyone with experience at sea．Peary would soon travel to South America and he needed a man to help him．The shop owner knew about Henson's skills and experience at sea，so he introduced Peary to Henson．Peary and Henson had a lot in common，including their love of the sea．
    One day Peary told Henson about his real dream：to be the first man to stand on"the top of the world"at the North Pole （北极）．He asked Henson to help him make his dream come true．
    Over the next five years，the two explorers （探险家） made two trips together to the North Pole．However，they were not able to reach the pole either time．The cold，wind，and ice were worse than either of them had ever imagined．In 1908，Peary and Henson were ready to make their final attempt （尝试） at reaching the North Pole．Both men were over forty years old．The years of hardship in the North Pole cold had taken their toll on both men．
    They made a mad dash （猛冲） straight across the ice toward the pole．In April 1909，Peary and Henson finally arrived at the North Pole．

29．According to Paragraph 1，HensonA．
A．had an interest in sailing       B．built the Katie Hinds in 1885
C．was highly educated at school    D．learnt sailing skills from his father
30．The second paragraph is mainly aboutA．
A．how Peary met Henson    
B．why Henson went to the hat shop
C．how Peary traveled to South America  
D．why Henson stopped working on the Katie Hinds
31．The underlined words"taken their toll on"in Paragraph 4 mean"C"．
A．helped        B．satisfied     C．weakened             D．encouraged
32．The author develops the text mainly byC．
A．examples                       B．order in space 
C．time and events                D．cause and effect．

Answer 1

分析 作者通过这篇文章主要向我们讲述了Matthew Henson如何在船上学习成为有经历的水手，与Robert Peary历经苦难，到达北极的经历．

解答 29．A．细节理解题．根据第一段提到With the help of the ship's captain and other members of the crew．Henson learned mathematics，navigation，history，geography，and many other subjects．By the time he leftthe Katie Hinds in 1885，Henson was well educated and had become an excellent seaman在船长和其它船员的帮助下，他学会数学，航行，历史，地理和许多其它的科目，在他离开的时候，成为优秀的海员，可知他对航海非常的感兴趣；故选A．
30．A．段落大意题．根据文章第二段The shop owner knew about Henson's skills and experience at sea，so he introduced Peary to Henson．Peary and Henson had a lot in common，including their love of the sea．可知他没有找到工作，去一个帽子店工作，有一天，Robert Peary问老板是否知道有经验的海上人员，能陪伴他，因此第二段主要讲述了如何遇到Robert Peary，故选A．
31．C 词义猜测题．根据文章内容Both men were over forty years old．The years of hardship in the North Pole cold had taken their toll on both men．他们二人都已经年过40，多年来登陆北极的艰辛使得他们知道这是非常辛苦的，而且年龄问题也使得他们的体力变弱，结合选项，故选C
32．C．主旨大意题．本文讲述的是Matthew Henson如何在船上学习成为有经历的水手，与Robert Peary历经苦难，到达北极的经历，本文是按照时间的顺序来讲述的，故选C．

点评 本文是人物故事类阅读理解．做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据