题目内容
阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A certain hunter had found a piece of forest where there were plenty of animals to hunt. The only trouble was that the place was very difficult to get to.
He returned from his first visit to the place in late autumn, and could not get back until the snows melted in the following spring. Then he went to the pilot of a small plane, who earned his living by carrying hunters over parts of the country where there were no roads and no railways, and asked him to take him back to his favorite piece of forest.
The pilot did not know the place, so the hunter showed it to him on the map. “But there is nowhere to land there, man!” said the pilot. “I have flown over that part of the country on my way to other places , and I know that we can't land anywhere between this river and these mountains. ”
“I thought you were a wonderful pilot,” said the hunter. “Some of my friends said you could land a plane on a postage stamp. ”
“That's right, ”answered the pilot. “I can land a plane where nobody else can. But I tell you there is nowhere to land in the place you are talking about. ”
“And what if I tell you that another pilot did land me there last spring?” said the hunter.
“Is that true?” asked the pilot.
“Yes,it is. I swear(发誓) it. ”
Well , this pilot could not let himself be beaten by another, so he agreed to take the hunter.
When they reached the place, the hunter pointed out a small spot without trees in the middle of the forest, with a steep rise at one end. The pilot thought that there was no enough room to land there, but the hunter said that the other pilot had done so the year before, so down went the plane. When it came to the rise, it turned right over onto its back. As the hunter climbed out be smiled happily and said,“Yes, that is exactly how the other pilot managed it last time. ”
1.The hunter went to the pilot of a small plane because ________.
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A.he didn't know how to get to the forest
B.he wanted the pilot to take him back to the forest
C.he wanted to know if he was a good pilot
D.the pilot knew how to get to the forest
2.The plane landed ________ for the hunter.
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A.on a postage stamp
B.on a stone
C.on a tree
D.on a rise
3.Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?
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A.When the plane got to the rise , it turned over.
B.It was not easy to get to the forest.
C.The pilot had been to the forest many times.
D.A hunter had found a lot of animals in a piece of forest.
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第二部分:阅读理解(共25小题;第一节每小题2分,第二节每小题1分,满分45分)
第一节:阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出最
佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Each Indian tribe had a different language. Many Indians never learned any language except their own. Do you know how Indians from different tribes talked to each other? They had two ways to talk without sound. One way was by sign language; the other way by signals.
Sign language is a way of talking by using signs. Indians used sign language when they met strangers. In this way, they could find out whether the stranger was a friend or an enemy. In the Indian sign language, signs were made with the hands. One sign meant “man”. Another meant “horse”. To tell the time of day when something happened, an Indian pointed to the sky. He showed where the sun had been at the time.
Indians usually used signals when they wanted to send messages to someone far away. To make signals, an Indian might use a pony. He might use a blanket. Or he might use smoke, a mirror or fire arrows.
To signal that he had seen many animals, an Indian rode his pony in a large circle. Sometimes the Indian gave a signal like this and then went away to hide. This meant that there was danger.
The blanket signal was visible from far away. An Indian held the corners of a blanket in his hands. Then he began to swing the blanket from side to side in front of him. An Indian could send many different signals with his blanket.
He could also send many signals with a mirror. He usually used the mirror to warn someone of danger. Or he attempted to get the attention of a person far away. But he also used it to send messages in code. Of course, mirrors could be used only when the sun was shining. At night, Indians used fire arrows for signaling.
An Indian also sent signals with smoke. He made a small fire of dry wood. Then he put grass or green branches on it. He held a blanket over the fire for a minute. When he removed the blanket from the fire, there was a cloud of smoke. The number of clouds of smoke told his message in code.
Now you can see that Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language. They could talk to one another by using signals or sign language.
41. The whole text is mainly about _______.
A. different tribes have different languages
B. the Indians had many kinds of languages
C. how Indians communicated between different tribes
D. why the Indians used many languages
42. An Indian used a mirror to do all the followings EXCEPT _______.
A. send messages in code
B. get the attention of someone in the distance
C. warn someone of danger
D. to tell a friend from an enemy
43. Sign language is _______.
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C. a kind of gesture only for Indians
D. a way to express one’s ideas by making gestures
44. Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language because _______.
A. they thought they could easily make themselves understood
B. they could use signals or sign language
C. different tribes lived far away and never met each other
D. they never communicated with one another