Question

7．The early 1500s were an exciting time of exploration （探险）and discovery．During this time，a young nobleman named Ferdinand Magellan became excited over the idea of exploring new lands．Magellan told King CharlesIof Spain his plan to look for the Spice Islands （51）C．
On September 21，1519，Magellan and 240 men siled（航行）from Spain in five ships：Concepcion，San Antonio，Santiago，Trinidad，and Victoria （52）E．He sailed along the coast of South America looking for a place to sail through to the other side of the land．He found a passage（通道）near the tip of South America．This passage led from the Atlantic Ocean（大西洋）to another ocean．Today this passage is called the Strait of Magellan．Magellan named this other ocean the Pacific Ocean，because the waters were so calm．
（53）B，he had only three ships left．The San Antonio has recently sailed back to Spain．The Santiago had been wrecked in a storm．
Magellan expected to find the Spice Islands soon afterenteringthe Pacific Ocean．But the three ships sailed west day after day．Many sailors died of hunger or disease．Finally，they reached the Philippine Islands．（54）A．
（55）D，he is known as the first person to sail around the world．It was his voyage that first proved （证明） that the Earth is round．

A．It was here that Magellan was killed in 1521 B．By the time Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean C．The king agreed to give Magellan ships and supplies D．Although Magellan did not live to complete the voyage E．Magellan sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to South America

Answer 1

分析 短文讲了16世纪初费迪南德•麦哲伦的航海历程，他是第一个环球航行的人，他的航行首先证明了地球是圆的．

解答 答案：51．C  细节推理题．根据上文Magellan told King CharlesIof Spain his plan to look for the Spice Islands．麦哲伦告诉西班牙国王CharlesIof 他寻找香料群岛的计划．可知说的和国王说了他的计划，结合选项，应说国王同意给麦哲伦船只和物资．故选C．
52．E  细节推理题．根据下文He sailed along the coast of South America looking for a place to sail through to the other side of the land．他沿着南美洲海岸航行，寻找一个可以航行到陆地另一边的地方．可知说的是他到了南美洲，结合选项，应说麦哲伦横渡大西洋到南美洲．故选E．
53．B  细节推理题．根据下文he had only three ships left．The San Antonio has recently sailed back to Spain．他只剩下三艘船了，圣安东尼奥最近航行返回了西班牙．可知结合选项，应说麦哲伦到达太平洋的时候．故选B．
54．A  细节推理题．根据上文Many sailors died of hunger or disease．Finally，they reached the Philippine Islands．许多水手死于饥饿或疾病，最后他们到达了菲律宾群岛．可知结合选项，应说正是在这里，1521年麦哲伦被杀．故选A．
55．D  细节推理题．根据下文he is known as the first person to sail around the world．It was his voyage that first proved （证明） that the Earth is round．他被认为是第一个环球航行的人，他的航行首先证明了地球是圆的．可知说的是他的成就，结合选项，应说虽然麦哲伦没有活到完成航程．故选D．

点评 做题时结合原文和题目有针对性找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案．