题目内容
12.Seven years of careful design and planning all came together on Monday,when James Cameron became the first human to make a solo trip to the deepest known point on the earth---the Challenger Deep!More importantly though,he appeared safely seven hours later,completing exciting photos and videos from this dark mysterious world that has been visited by only two humans before!Seated inside a specially built 12-ton green submersible (潜水艇) called the Deep Sea Challenger,the brilliant filmmaker caught every moment of his 2-hour-36-minute journey down to the bottom of the Mariana Trench on video---given that it is 120times larger than the Grand Canyon and a mile deeper than Mount Everest.
Absolutely nothing!There were no large alien creatures or mysterious footprints---just a flat desolate (荒凉的) landscape,50times larger than the Grand Canyon.Mr.Cameron describes it as"devoid (缺乏) of sunlight,any heat,any warmth".The only things swimming around were some tiny shrimp-like creatures no bigger than an inch.
While Mr.Cameron had expected to spend six hours at the bottom,he was forced to return in three,because the robotic arm that was supposed to help him collect samples went wrong and began leaking oil.He also lost some thrusters (推进器) and a whole starboard side,causing the submersible to spin around in circles.
However,these small setbacks did not make the whole trip any less exciting for Mr.Cameron.The director,who returned to the surface in a speedy seventy minutes,believes this is just one of many trips he and other adventurers will be taking.In fact,Sir Richard Branson,the founder of the Virgin Group,is currently in the midst of planning a similar trip to the Puerto Rico Trench that lies five miles below the surface of the water.Though Mr.Cameron is promising to move his historic trip into an exciting 3-D National Geographic documentary,he is tight-lipped about how the experience will be used in his next movie!We cannot wait to see!
59.According to Paragraph 1,we can know thatC.
A.Cameron is the first man to the deepest known point on the earth.
B.the trip lasted for about nine and a half hours.
C.the trip had been well prepared in the past few years.
D.the pictures Cameron took are dark.
60.On the bottom of Challenger Deep,A.
A.it is dark and cold.
B.there are some mysterious footprints.
C.the landscape is not very large.
D.there are many fish.
61.Why did Cameron return earlier than planned?C.
A.Because he couldn't stand the environment.
B.Because he was eager to show his photos and videos to others.
C.Because he finished all his tasks.
D.Because there was something wrong with his submersible.
62.It can be inferred from the last paragraph thatB.
A.some people have known how Cameron's experience will be used in his next movie.
B.many similar trips will be taken in the near future.
C.the small setbacks had a great effect on Mr.Cameron.
D.the trip to the Puerto Rico Trench is more dangerous and difficult than to the Mariana Trench.
分析 经过七年的精心策划和准备,James Cameron成功地完成了去the Challenger Deep的探险,并带回了许多珍贵的照片和录像.
解答 59.C 细节理解题.根据文章第一句的"Seven years of careful design and planning"可知这次旅行经过了七年的准备,因此C项正确.根据文章第一段第一句后半部分可知A项描述不确切,且本段最后一句话的后半部分也是提示;此次旅行的时间是七小时,不是九个半小时,因此B项错误;根据第一段最后一句的"exciting photos and videos from this dark mysterious world"可知D项错误.
60.A 细节理解题.根据文章第三段的"There were no large alien creatures or mysterious footprints"可知B项错误;第三段的"50 times larger than the Grand Canyon"说明它非常大,因此C项错误;第三段最后一句提到在那里只有虾状的生物,因此D项错误;根据第三段的"‘devoid(缺乏) of sunlight,any heat,any warmth'"可知,那里既黑暗又寒冷,因此A项正确.
61.C 细节理解题.根据文章第四段可知,机器发生了故障,因此Cameron先生不得不提前返回,故选C.
62.B 推理判断题.根据文章最后一段The director believes this is just one of many trips he and other adventurers will be taking.可知很多相似的旅行在不久的将来会发生,故选B.根据he is tight-lipped about how the experience will be used in his next movie!说明导演还不知道如何使用这次经历因此A是错的,根据文中的these small setbacks did not make the whole trip any less exciting for Mr.Cameron.说明影响不大,因此C是错的,文中没有对比两个地方旅行的困难程度因此D是错的.
点评 人物传记主要涉及某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长和奋斗历程等,其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线,脉络清楚,可读性较强.因此,阅读这类文章应该抓住时间线索来获取有关信息,即主人翁在某个时间做过什么,然后通过分析推理、综合归纳的方法进行解题.
-_______ stealing the valuables.( )
A. | Because he was accused of | B. | accused of | ||
C. | Being accused of | D. | Because of being accused of |
One day,her son(23)C his friend's bag."Mom,what do you (24)A of this bag?"His mother praised her son rather than (25)B him."It looks(26)C!"
The next time,he stole a(an)(27)C.She praised him again and she put it on.
His desire got(28)B each day.He stole (29)D and brought them to his mother."How beautiful!"This time,she (30)B and kissed her son.
Then,because he was (31)A by his mother,he started to steal even more (32)A things.One day,the police (33)C him.Before putting him in(34)C,he(35)D the police to meet his mother.
"You should not have done that.What's the matter with you?"The woman cried as soon as she saw her son.Her son (36)A."If you had given me a(an)(37)A like that when I stole the first bag,I could not have become a thief."
She felt (38)B as she looked at her son heading to prison."If I only could turn back time,I would have punished him(39)D."She(40)D that she always praised him,whatever he did.
21.A.carelessly | B.diligently | C.happily | D.sadly |
22.A.weak | B.wealthy | C.healthy | D.poor |
23.A.brought | B.got | C.stole | D.saw |
24.A.think | B.hear | C.dream | D.inform |
25.A.loving | B.punishing | C.calming | D.aiding |
26.A.terrible | B.ugly | C.great | D.old |
27.A.umbrella | B.horse | C.overcoat | D.oil lamp |
28.A.smaller | B.bigger | C.louder | D.brighter |
29.A.shoes | B.glasses | C.vases | D.jewels |
30.A.kicked | B.hugged | C.stared | D.stood |
31.A.encouraged | B.educated | C.hated | D.forced |
32.A.expensive | B.beautiful | C.useful | D.colorful |
33.A.searched | B.suspected | C.caught | D.ignored |
34.A.danger | B.hospital | C.prison | D.shelter |
35.A.advised | B.required | C.demanded | D.begged |
36.A.replied | B.requested | C.doubted | D.remembered |
37.A.lesson | B.admiration | C.feeling | D.determination |
38.A.shocked | B.hopeless | C.satisfied | D.homeless |
39.A.slightly | B.daily | C.regularly | D.severely |
40.A.reminded | B.repeated | C.recalled | D.regretted |