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【题目】A. Choose the best answer（根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案）
April 13th, 1539
Outside Mexico City
Dear Mariana,
Today we arrived safe. It was a long and dangerous trip over the ocean. The winter storms were strong. We were always a little sick from high waves.
The journey from the shore to Mexico City is also long and dangerous. There are robbers in the countryside. We will travel together with the other ship passengers, thinking we will be safer as a group. Tomorrow we will travel into the city to find our uncle.
Father says it will take a year for this letter to reach you. The trip from New Spain to Spain is very long.
Your loving brother,
Tomas
April 20th, 1539
Mexico City
Dear Mariana,
Father and I finally arrived at Mexico City. Here, old buildings are being pulled down; new ones are being built. Just around the corner from Uncle's city house, Aztec workers are pulling down a small, beautiful pyramid. Father says it is one of the last Aztec temples.
In the center of the city, I met an Aztec boy named Carlos. He speaks a little Spanish. Carlos learns Spanish at his new school. He told me that the Spanish set up new schools for the Aztecs. There he got his new name, Carlos. He says he likes his new school but misses his old city. I wonder what this city used to be like before Cortes came.
Tomorrow we will go to Uncle's farmland. He and father are talking about the Aztec workers that father will oversee.
Your brother,
Tomas

found v. 建立 battle n. 战役 conquer v. 征服
（1）What was Tomas' nationality?
A.Spanish.
B.New Spanish.
C.Mexico.
D.Aztec.
（2）How was Tomas' journey to Mexico?
A.Stormy and cold.
B.Easy and safe.
C.Long but safe.
D.Long and dangerous.
（3）How long did it take Tomas to travel from the shore to Mexico City?
A.One day.
B.One week.
C.A year.
D.Two years.
（4）Why did Tomas and his father come to Mexico in 1539?
A.To visit Mexico.
B.To meet Carlos.
C.To see the temples.
D.To look for a better life.
（5）When did Mexico get its name New Spain?
A.After 1539.
B.After 1519.
C.In the 1300s.
D.In the 1400s.
（6）What did the Spanish do to the people in Mexico in the early 1500s?
A.They taught children there English.
B.They built new temples for them.
C.They destroyed the local culture there.
D.They helped to feed the local people there.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）A
（2）D
（3）B
（4）C
（5）B
（6）C
【解析】本文是托马斯的1539年写的两篇日记。一篇记叙了从海岸去墨西哥城路途的艰辛。一篇写了到达墨西哥城的所见所闻。
(1)考查细节理解。根据第一篇日记的第三段中的”Father says it will take a year for this letter to reach you. The trip from New Spain to Spain is very long.“父亲说这封信要用一年才能到达你那里。从新西班牙到西班牙之旅很长。可知Tomas的国籍是西班牙，故选A。
(2)考查细节理解。根据第一篇日记的第二段中的”The journey from the shore to Mexico City is also long and dangerous.“从海岸到墨西哥城的旅程也是漫长而危险的。可知托马斯'墨西哥之旅漫长而危险的。故选D。
(3)考查细节理解。根据第一篇日记的日期April 13th, 1539和第一段中的”Today we arrived safe.“，可知托马斯于1539年4月13日到达海岸，根据第二篇日记的日期April 20th, 1539 Mexico City和第一段中的”Father and I finally arrived at Mexico City.“我和父亲终于到了墨西哥城。可知托马斯从海岸到墨西哥城旅行花了七天的时间，故选B。
(4)考查判断理解。根据第二篇日记第一段中的” Just around the corner from Uncle's city house, Aztec workers are pulling down a small, beautiful pyramid. Father says it is one of the last Aztec temples.“可知答案选C。
(5)考查细节理解。根据小知识最后一句”The Spain conqueror Cortes arrived in 1519. After many battles, he conquered the Azters. Spain began to rule Mexico and named it New Spain.“可知墨西哥是1519年获得新西班牙名字的。故选B。
(6)考查推理判断。根据第二日记第二段中的”He says he likes his new school but misses his old city. I wonder what this city used to be like before Cortes came.“可推知C项合题意。