题目内容
Lake Titicaca, in the Andes mountain chain in South America, is the highest lake in the world. And for hundreds of years the boats called balsas were the highest boats in the world.
The balsas are made by the Aymara Indians who fish in waters more than two miles (about 12,700 feet) above sea level. The Indians wrap totora reeds into cigar-shaped bundles and lash the bundles together. The air trapped between the reeds makes a newly made balsa almost unsinkable. The fisherman may stand near the narrower, higher end of this craft as he poles it along;he may sit in the small hollow amidships as he paddles. With a favorable wind, a reed mat fastened to upright poles near the bow, or front, acts as a sail.
Though steamboats now sail these high waters, the balsas still have one great merit. If they are damaged, materials for repairing or replacing them are right at hand.
1.Lake Titicaca is in the____________.
A.Himalayas of Asia B.Rocky Mountains of North America
C.Alpine chain in Europe D.Andes of South America
2.The lake's height above sea level is__________.
A.ten thousand feet B.over two miles
C.thirteen thousand feet D.over three miles
3.The reed used by the Aymara Indians is the__________.
A. bamboo B. papyrus C. sugarcane D. totora
4.The bundles of reeds lashed together for the boat are_________.
A.cigar-shaped B.pencil-shaped C.plank-shaped D.None of the above
5.With air trapped between the reeds, the craft is likely to be_________.
A. light B. strong C.easy to pilot D.hard to manage
6.The craft may be propelled by use of________.
A. a pole B. a paddle C. the wind D. All of the above
7.The story suggests that materials for repairing a steamboat________.
A.are easily obtained B. have to be brought in from elsewhere
C.are needed more frequently than for reed boats D. are transported by plane
8.A reed boat cannot be repaired when________.
A.a rock cuts into one bundle of reeds B. the lashing around a bundle breaks
C.the bundles of reeds become water soaked D. the sail is torn
解析:
The balsas是什么?this craft又是什么?要在文章中寻求答案,而the small hollow amidships终于告诉你它是什么。因为amidships一词的构成说明了一切。 |
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