Question

【题目】

Left Behind

Almost 300 years ago, a tall man raced along the island beach."Wait for me!"he cried. "I've changed my mind!"

The man was Alexander Selkirk. He was calling to a ship called the Cinque Ports, which means the" Five Ports"Earlier Selkirk had decided to stay on the island. He ________ his mind at the last second, when the ship set sail. But it was too late. Now Selkirk was alone on an island in the Pacific Ocean.

The next day Selkirk walked around the________．There were caves to use for shelter, and streams for washing. There were fruit trees,

wild goats, and fish. Selkirk could use all of these for_______．However, Cave there were no people. Selkirk was truly ________ ．

That island in the Pacific was Selkirk's home for more than four years. He kept________ for someone to come and take him from the island.

Finally a British ship sailed to the island, and Selkirk was ________ and told his story. Newspapers told people about his adventure. One man who read about Selkirk was the writer Daniel Defoe. He then turned Selkirk's story into a________ called The Strange and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. In the book, Robinson Crusoe lived the way Selkirk did, with one big________. Crusoe had a friend, a man called Friday.

Today you can find the book about Robinson Crusoe in any library. Few books, however, tell the story of the" real" Robinson Crusoe-the man named Alexander Selkirk.

【1】A.keptB.changedC.turnedD.set

【2】A.shipB.oceanC.beachD.island

【3】A.foodB.gamesC.drinkD.tools

【4】A.afraidB.sadC.excitedD.alone

【5】A.askingB.waitingC.lookingD.hoping

【6】A.foundB.savedC.knownD.reported

【7】A.textB.filmC.bookD.play

【8】A.endB.beginningC.progressD.difference

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】D

【6】B

【7】C

【8】D

【解析】

文章大意：本文介绍了Alexander Selkirk独自一人在小岛上的生活，被救后他的故事被改编成《鲁滨逊漂流记》。

【1】句意：当船即将起航的时候，他在最后一刻改变了主意。

本题考查动词辨析，A.kept意为“保留”；B.changed意为“改变”；C.turned意为“变成”；D.set意为“开始、设置”，结合前句Earlier Selkirk had decided to stay on the island.“他决定呆在岛上”及后面But it was too late“太晚了”，可知他改变了主意，故选B。

【2】句意：第二天，Selkirk绕着海水周围走了走。

考查名词辨析，A.ship意为“船”；B.ocean意为“海洋”；C.beach意为“沙滩”；D.island意为“岛屿”，根据后句There were caves to use for shelter, and streams for washing. There were fruit trees,wild goats, and fish.“这里有洞穴可供栖身，有溪流可供洗涤。有果树，野山羊和鱼。”。可知是海洋周围，故选B。

【3】.句意：Selkirk可以用这些作为食物。

考查名词辨析，A.food意为“食物”；B.game意为“游戏”；C.drink意为“饮品”；D.tools意为“工具”，根据所给空前面的句子There were fruit trees,wild goats, and fish.可知，这些都是可以吃的东西。故选A。

【4】句意：Selkirk非常孤单。

考查形容词辨析，A.afraid意为“害怕的”；B.sad意为“伤心的”；C.excited意为“兴奋的”；D.alone意为“孤独的”，根据所给空前面的句子However, Cave there were no people.可知，虽然这里有吃的有喝的，但没有人，很孤独。故选D。

【5】句意：他希望有人来把他带走。

考查动词辨析，A.asking意为“问”；B.waiting意为“等待”；C.looking意为“寻找”；D.hoping意为“希望”，结合前文，他非常孤独，在岛上呆了至少4年，可知他希望有人把他带走。故选D。

【6】句意：最后，一艘英国的轮船行驶到了这里，他们发现了Selkirk，Selkirk讲述了他的故事。

考查动词辨析，A.found意为“发现”；B.saved意为“得救”；C.known意为“知道”；D.reported意为“报道”，根据所给空前面的句子Finally a British ship sailed to the island可知，应该是他被这艘船发现。故选B。

【7】句意：他把Selkirk的故事改编成一本书，叫《鲁滨逊漂流记》。

考查名词辨析，A.text意为“课文”；B.film意为“电影”；C.book意为“书”；D.play意为“戏剧”，根据后面In the book“在这本书里”可知改编成一本书，故选C。

【8】句意：书中，Robinson Crusoe过着和Selkirk一样的生活，不过也稍有不同。

考查名词辨析，A.end意为“结束”；B.beginning意为“开始”；C.progress意为“进步”；D.difference意为“不同”，根据后句Crusoe had a friend, a man called Friday.“克鲁索有个朋友，一个叫星期五的人。”可知，是有不同之处，故选D。