题目内容
The Spanish exploration was the beginning of the history of San Francisco Harbor. That long history is celebrated at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. The park’s main visitor center is only a few hundred meters from the waters of the great harbor. It is a memorial to the great ships and those who sailed them.
The visitor center holds many objects linked to the past of the great harbor. There are small ships, ship equipment, and hundreds of beautiful old photographs. Many visitors stop to look at a large painting of a huge sailing ship named the Balclutha.
Visitors who look at the painting can go out through the front door of the visitor center and see the real Balclutha. People walking near Fisherman’s Wharf often do not believe their eyes when they first see the Balclutha. Almost everyone stops and looks at the huge ship. The ship looks almost new. Several years ago, more than one million dollars was spent in repairing and painting it. Now, more than two hundred thousand people a year visit the ship.
The Balclutha is perhaps the most popular ship with visitors at the Maritime Park. However, there are also several other ships which are very important to the history of the great harbor. But not all of these ships are open to the public. One that is open is a small steam-powered workboat, called the Hercules. The Hercules was a tugboat. Until 1924 it pulled ships around the harbor.
Another boat popular with visitors is the Eureka. It was built in 1890. It is the largest wooden ship still floating today. The Eureka was a ferryboat. It carried people and cars across the bay. It did this until the Golden Gate Bridge and the Oakland Bay Bridge were built.
The park also has a very unusual looking museum. It is a large building that almost looks like a ship. The museum is filled with interesting equipment. One of the most interesting objects in the museum is a small sailboat called the Mermaid, which is only large enough for one person to sit in.
The underlined word “It” in Paragraph 1 refers to _________.
A. the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
B. the Spanish exploration
C. the main visitor center
D. San Francisco Harbor
What can we know about the Balclutha according to the passage?
A. It is the largest wooden ship.
B. It is worth about one million dollars now.
C. It is a steam-powered workboat used to pull ships.
D. The huge ship attracts lots of visitors every year.
The ships are described in the passage in order to _______.
A. show the history of the great harbor
B. tell us each ship has its own features
C. tell us which one is the most popular
D. tell us these ships’ functions
We know from the passage that ________.
A. the Eureka is still used for carrying people and cars
B. the Hercules has not been used for pulling ships since 1924
C. the Mermaid is a small tugboat that can only hold one person
D. most of the ships in the park are open to the public
【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】A
【小题4】B
解析:
本文简要介绍了世界遗产圣地——旧金山海洋国家历史公园,公园里的一些船只、船上的设备和漂亮的照片展现了旧金山港口的悠久历史。
【小题1】文章结构题。根据前句的内容可知,It在文中指代的是公园的主游客中心。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据第三段Almost everyone … the huge ship和Now, more than … visit the ship可知,答案为D。
【小题3】推理判断题。根据第二段The visitor center … the great harbor和后面对几艘船的介绍可知,作者描述这些船是为了展示这个港口的历史。
Argentina's Lionel Messi has won the Golden Ball awarded to the European Footballer of the Year, becoming the sixth Barcelona player to take the award and the first since Brazilian Ronaldinho in 2005.
Messi beat last year's winner Cristiano Ronaldo into second place while Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez finished third in the poll results released by France Football magazine early Tuesday.
Praised by Argentina great Diego Maradona as his successor, Messi won an unprecedented treble(三重) in Spain last season with Barcelona as the Catalan side swept the Champions League, the Spanish title and the Copa del Rey.
The 22-year-old Messi, the first Argentine to win the world-famous award, was the top scorer in last year's Champions League with nine goals, including his superb header(足球中的头球) in the 2-0 victory over Manchester United in the final.
Messi, who scored 473 of a possible 480 points, largely controlled the voting and won with a record-margin of 240 points. Real Madrid winger Ronaldo had 233 and Xavi had 170.
"Honestly, I knew that I was among the favorites because Barcelona had a fruitful year in 2009," Messi was quoted as saying by the magazine.
"But I didn't expect to win with such a margin. The Golden Ball is very important to me. All the players who won it were great players, and some great players never won it."
Barcelona had three players in the Top 5 with Andres Iniesta taking fourth ahead of former Barca player Samuel Eto'o.
In an outstanding season, Messi netted(把…踢进网) 38 goals in 51 games in all competitions, often leaving defenders in his wake(在…之后) with a combination of speed, extraordinary abilities and his effective left-footed strike.
Messi, who led Argentina to next year's World Cup in South Africa, recently signed a new contract with Barcelona through 2016.
Messi had a good start to this season - already scoring nine goals - and put on a great display to help his club defeat archrival Real Madrid 1-0 last Sunday.
"It won't be easy to confirm after a year like the one we just went through," Messi said.
"I hope the next one will reach the same standards. But to win the Golden Ball two years in a row is not an easy thing."
(Read by Guanny Liu. Guanny Liu is a multimedia journalist at the China Daily Web site.)
【小题1】Which of the following is the suitable title?
A. Messi beats C. Ronaldo to win the European Footballer of the Year
B. Ronaldinho beats Messi to win the European Footballer of the Year
C. Messi beats Xavi to win the European Footballer of the Year
D. Ronaldinho beats Xavi to win the European Footballer of the Year
【小题2】 Messi has some advantages over others EXCEPT _________.
A.a rapid speed | B.a new contract with Barcelona |
C.outstanding abilities | D.his effective left-footed strike |
A.he didn’t think he won unexpectedly | B.he didn’t want to win at all |
C.he didn’t expect he won extraordinarily | D.he couldn’t wait to win |
A.Xavi Hernandez finished second in the poll. |
B.Messi treated Maradona as his successor. |
C.The 22-year-old Messi was the first European Footballer. |
D.Messi said Barcelona had a fruitful year in 2009. |