1.Christmas is traditionally celebrated on______.

A. December 24 B. December 25　 C. December 30　 D. December 31

1.细枝末节

8. How long did the author spend finishing the journey?

A.　　 More than 40 months.　　 B About 2 months　

C. About a year　 D. About a year and a month

9 From the text, we can infer______

A.　　 the author and the travelers had to go all day and all night long

B.　　　 there was no oxen left when the travelers reached California

C.　　　 many travelers died when their days of hardship came to an end

D.　　 it’s a long way to travel from the author’s hometown to California

3 主旨大意

7. The animals almost ran when the travelers reached the edge of the desert. Why?

A.　　 Because they were tired and weak.

B.　　　 Because they had no burden

C.　　　 Because they must have smelt the water

D.　　 Because they went back to their home

2 推理判断

6. Why didn’t the author stay behind with the children and wait for help?

A.　　 Because that meant he /she would die.

B.　　　 Because he /she knew that children were tiresome

C.　　　 Because he/she knew that there was a wagon waiting for him/ her.

D.　　 Because he / she felt he /she could get a prize by his /her father

5. After the travelers burnt their wagons, they had to go on their feet with another ______ miles to go.

A. 2500　　　 B. 500　　　 C. 90　　　 D. 45

4. Why did the travelers call their ninety-mile drive through the Salt Lake Desert the “Long Drive”?

A.　　 Because the landscape was dry and barren.

B.　　　 Because water was salty and barren

C.　　　 Because their water supply was so slow

D.　　 All of the above

2. People moving to the west would meet in ______.

A. Kansas　 B. California　 C. Salt Lake Valley　 D. Salt Lake Desert

3 On which day did the author enter the Salt Lake Desert?

A. April 12.　 B. November4.　 C. October15.　 D. December 25.

1.The reason why my father wanted to go to California is that ______.

A. California was in desert　　　　 B. California was far away

C.　　　 California was a wonderful land described in a book

D.　　 California was the largest state in the USA