Question

Passage 11(2014 广州，B) 

      In early November of 1503,during Christopher Columhus 5        fourth and final trip to America,his ship was seriously damaged in a storm. Columbus and his men had to live on a small island for several months while they tried to repair their ship and return to Spain.

      At first,the local people on the island were very kind to the Eu- ropean visitors,giving them all the food and clothes they needed to survive. However,as the months passed,the local people became more and more unhappy with their guests,who were tricking and stealing from them. Finally the locals decided to stop helping. Without food or any way to leave the island,Columbus,group was soon in serious trouble.

      Luckily for Columbus,he had a book about the stars and planets on his ship.It described the movements of all the objects in the night sky.The book,written by a wellknown German scientist,said there would be a total lunar eclipse (月食) on the evening of February 29       ,1504 and how long it would last.

      Columbus worked out the difference in time between Germany and North America. He then had a meeting with the local leaders just before the eclipse would take place. In this meeting,Columbus told them his god was angry because the local people were no longer giving food.So his god would take away the moon to punish them. At the moment Columbus finished talking,just as he had planned,the moon began disappearing.

      The local leaders grew frightened and quickly agreed to provide Columbus with food and anything else he wanted .But first’Columbus’ god had to return the moon. Columbus told them he would have to discuss the idea with his god on his ship. Knowing the moon would stay completely hidden for about 48 minutes,Columbus returned just before the moon began to reappear.From that day on,until they finally left,Columbus and his men no longer had any trouble getting the food they needed.

1. At first,the local people helped Columbus and his men by       .

   A. giving them food   B. building a house for them

   C. repairing their ship   D. providing them with a book

2. The local people became angry because the Europeans       .

   A. looked very different   B. had nothing to trade

   C. were cheats and thieves   D. wanted to take their land

3. Where did Columbus learn about the lunar eclipse?

   A. From a book. B. From the moon.

   C. From his group. D. From the locals.

4. What did Columbus do after returning to his ship on the night of the meeting?

   A. He discussed the problem with his god.

   B. He waited for the eclipse to finish.

   C. He read about the stars and planets.

   D. He told his men what happened.

5. What can we learn about the Europeans from the passage?

   A. They all believed in god.

   B. They never returned to Spain.

   C. They admired the local people.

   D. They caused their own problems.

Answer 1

1. A 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. D

Passage 11

[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述哥伦布在一次航海中和他的船员因船被暴风雨严重破坏而登上一个小岛，起初受到了当地人

友善的帮助，但因船员的欺诈和偷窃，当地人停止对他们施以援手。之后哥伦布利用月食的现象编造故事，骗取了当地人的又一次帮助。

1. A细节理解题。由文章第—段的第一句话“giving them all the food and clothes they needed to survive.”可知正确答案为A 项。

2. C细节理解题。由文章第二段的第二句“...who were tricking and stealing from them."可知，当地人停止帮助是因为他们的欺诈和偷窃行为。由此可知正确答案是C项。

3. A细节理解题。文章第三段说到哥伦布的船上有一本关于恒星与 行星的书。书里说到了在1504年2月29日的晚上会发生月全食现 象。由此可知哥伦布是从书里知道的，故正确答案为A项。

4. B推理判断题。由文章最后可以推测出，哥伦布回到船上等待月 食的结束。故B项正确。

5. D细节理解题。由起初当地人给予他们帮助，再到停止帮助，可知 问题是这些欧洲人他们自己造成的。