Question

Paul Salopek is an old-fashioned explorer, setting out on foot to circle the world. He is also a modern-day explorer. On top of a few clothes, a small first-aid kit and notebooks, he is carrying a recorder, a video camera, a small computer and a satellite phone—a telephone that connects to a satellite and can be used in many places where cell-phones don’t work.

The journey is long 21,000 miles! It will take seven years to complete it.

Salopek was born in California and spent his childhood in Mexico. He says he has always liked to travel and doesn’t like to rush. At the age of fourteen, he climbed Moun. Whitney in California and crossed the state’s Sierra Nevada Mountains alone. When he was fifteen years, he walked the length of Death Valley. He once rode a mule 2,000 miles through mountains in Mexico.

A longtime reporter, Salopek has reported from Africa, Asia and Mexico. Now 51 years old, he plans to keep writing. As he travels around the world, he is writing stories about the people he meets and the way they live. He looks for how people find local solutions to big problems such as lack of food and water. He also records the sounds he hears and takes photos of the sky and the Earth’s surface.

The long walk started in the Rife Valley in Ethiopia in East Africa. Many consider East Africa to be home to the first humans, who lived 160,000 years ago.

Salopek is retracing the paths our ancestors took as they left Africa and settled in parts of the Middle East, Europe, Asia and the Americas. As Salopek is walking, he is learning more about himself and all of humankind.

1.The underlined phrase “on top of” in the first paragraph can be replaced by ____.

A.in addition to B.in the light of

C.in reference to D.in the service of

2.The author develops the third paragraph mainly by ____.

A.providing examples

B.making comparisons

C.making a careful analysis

D.following the order of time

3.According to the passage, Paul Salopek is a ____.

A.doctor who likes carrying the small first-aid kit

B.writer who likes traveling, exploring and studying

C.journalist who likes traveling, exploring, writing and studying

D.photographer who is good at using satellite communication equipment

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.Paul Salopek Reflecting People’s Real Lives

B.Paul Salopek Following Man’s First Footsteps

C.Paul Salopek Going for a Seven-year Study

D.Paul Salopek Looking back upon the Childhood

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文说的是Paul Salopek，一个探险家，同时也是一个记者。从小便喜欢探险，并且去了很多国家进行采访。当然，他也在这些经历中学到了很多。

1.On top of a few clothes, a small first-aid kit and notebooks, he is carrying a recorder, a video camera, a small computer and a satellite phone”可以看出，他除了有一些衣服,小急救箱和笔记本,他还有一个录音机,一台摄像机、一个小型计算机和卫星电话。in the light of 的意思是根据，按照；in reference to的意思是关于；in the service of的意思是造福于；in addition to 的意思是除....之外。故选A。

2.

3. longtime reporter, Salopek has reported from Africa, Asia and Mexico. Now 51 years old, he plans to keep writing. ”可以看出他是一个新闻工作者。其次从第一段中“Paul Salopek is an old-fashioned explorer, setting out on foot to circle the world”而已看出，他是一个探险者，非常喜欢探险。故选C。

4.慨括归纳题。首先A、C、D三个选项的内容文章并没有提及；其次从第六段中“Salopek is retracing the paths our ancestors took as they left Africa and settled in parts of the Middle East, Europe, Asia and the Americas.”可以看出Salopek重走的路正是我们的祖先离开非洲，定居在中东、欧洲、亚洲和美洲等部分地区所走的路。

考点：人物传记阅读