题目内容
Summer is the best time on the Island of the Blue Dolphins (海豚). The sun is warm then and the winds blow out of the west,1out of the south.
It was2these days that the ship might return and now I3most of my time on the rock,4out from the headland(水中凸起的陆地) into the east, towards the country5my people had gone, across the6that was never-ending.
Once7I watched, I saw a small object which I took to be the ship, but a stream of water8from it and I knew that it was whale (鲸鱼)spouting (喷水). During those summer days I saw nothing9.
The first storm of winter10my hopes. If the white men's ship were11for me it would have come during the time of good12. Now I would have to wait13winter was gone, maybe longer.
The thought of being14on the island while so many suns rose15the sea and went 16back into the sea17my heart with loneliness. I had not felt so18before because I was sure19the ship would return as Matasaip had said20would. Now my hopes were dead.
- 1.
- A.totally
- B.already
- C.entirely
- D.sometimes
- A.
- 2.
- A.during
- B.for
- C.after
- D.between
- A.
- 3.
- A.spent
- B.shared
- C.paid
- D.devoted
- A.
- 4.
- A.look
- B.to look
- C.looking
- D.looked
- A.
- 5.
- A.when
- B.where
- C.which
- D.until
- A.
- 6.
- A.island
- B.sea
- C.lake
- D.ocean
- A.
- 7.
- A.since
- B.though
- C.while
- D.till
- A.
- 8.
- A.rose
- B.raised
- C.grew
- D.set
- A.
- 9.
- A.different
- B.ordinary
- C.else
- D.valuable
- A.
- 10.
- A.encouraged
- B.ended
- C.spared
- D.limited
- A.
- 11.
- A.leading
- B.moving
- C.coming
- D.following
- A.
- 12.
- A.weather
- B.pattern
- C.rain
- D.fog
- A.
- 13.
- A.after
- B.as
- C.until
- D.while
- A.
- 14.
- A.quiet
- B.alone
- C.calm
- D.alive
- A.
- 15.
- A.of
- B.in
- C.to
- D.from
- A.
- 16.
- A.rapidly
- B.quickly
- C.slowly
- D.fully
- A.
- 17.
- A.pumped
- B.set
- C.filled
- D.full
- A.
- 18.
- A.lonely
- B.strict
- C.boring
- D.empty
- A.
- 19.
- A.whether
- B.and
- C.that
- D.when
- A.
- 20.
- A.it
- B.he
- C.that
- D.this
- A.
They say that Mexico is a country no one ever leaves. Every year, millions of tourists pass through. And Mexicans happily warn that a part of them will remain behind forever. Most visitors are vacationing North Americans who go up on the brilliant beaches of Cancun, Acapulco, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta. The beaches, of course, are among the world’s best ----but those who venture (冒险) inland are rewarded with the true soul of Mexico.
And it is a big soul. The Republic of Mexico is vast, consisting of nearly two million square miles of coastline, desert, rain forest, mountains, and rich plains. From the American borderlands of the wide, agriculturally rich north, the country narrows gently as it sweeps south and east. The two main mountain ranges(山脊), the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Sierra Madre Oriental, hug the west and east, finally merging(融入) into the volcanically active central highlands and the capital, Mexico City - the most populous city in the world. Further south, the country narrows to only 100 miles, then broadens again before reaching the Guatemalan border. There are two major peninsulas (半岛) in Mexico: the Baja Peninsula to the west and the Yucatan peninsular to the east.
The population is about 106 million. and the generosity (慷慨大方) of the Mexican people is unsurpassed. Knowing a few simple sentences in Spanish will win hearts.
Mexico has been blessed with an unusually temperate (适度的) climate year-round. The most important thing to remember is that the Mexican summer is also the rainy season, although the rain rarely lasts more than a few hours, and typically arrives in the late afternoon. Extremes(极端)are present only in the North and in Baja, both of which have deserts where the temperature leaps above 100F. Mexico City has a year-round temperature in the high 80s. while the coasts usually stay in the mid-90s. Night time temperatures fall somewhat, but rarely break down below a comfortable 60F.
【小题1】All of the following are names of beaches EXCEPT ___________ .
A.Puerto Vallarta | B.Cancun | C.Guatemalan | D.Mazatlan |
A.has two peninsulas altogether |
B.has a population of about 106 million |
C.has more than 2 million square miles of coastline |
D.has two main mountain ranges going from west to east |
A perfect B. false C. ancient D. out of date
【小题4】You may suffer extreme temperatures if you go to ___________. .
A.the east | B.the west | C.the south | D.the north |
A.Geography. | B.History. | C.Language. | D.Climate. |