Question

As an old-fashioned explorer, Paul Salopek sets out on foot to circle around the world. He is also a modern-day explorer. On top of a few clothes, a small first-aid kit and notebooks, he is carrying a recorder, a video camera, a small computer and a satellite phone — a telephone that connects to a satellite and can be used in many places where cell-phones don’t work.

The journey is long: 21,000 miles! It will take seven years to complete it.

Salopek was born in California and spent his childhood in Mexico. He says he has always liked to travel and doesn’t like to rush. At the age of fourteen, he climbed Mount Whitney in California and crossed the state’s Sierra Nevada Mountains alone. When he was fifteen years old, he walked the length of Death Valley. He once rode a mule 2,000 miles through mountains in Mexico.

As a longtime reporter, Salopek has reported from Africa, Asia and Mexico. Now 51 years old, he plans to keep writing. As he travels around the world, he is writing stories about the people he meets and the way they live. He looks for how people find local solutions to big problems such as lack of food and water. He also records the sounds he hears and takes photos of the sky and the Earth’s surface.

The long walk started in the Rife Valley in Ethiopia in East Africa. Many consider East Africa to be home to the first humans, who lived 160,000 years ago.

Salopek is retracing the paths our ancestors took as they left Africa and settled in parts of  the Middle East, Europe, Asia and the Americas. As Salopek is walking, he is learning more about himself and all of humankind.

1.The underlined phrase “on top of” in the first paragraph can be replaced by ______________.

A. at the top of  B. in contrast to

C. in addition to  D. on the basis of

2. The author develops the third paragraph mainly by ______________.

A. providing examples

B. making comparisons

C. making a careful analysis

D. following the order of time

3. According to the passage, Paul Salopek is a ______________.

A. doctor who likes carrying the small first-aid kit

B. journalist who likes traveling, exploring, writing and studying

C. writer who likes traveling, exploring and studying

D. photographer who is good at using satellite communication equipment

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Paul Salopek: Following Man’s First Footsteps

B. Paul Salopek: Reflecting People’s Real Lives

C. Paul Salopek: Going for a Seven-year Study

D. Paul Salopek: Looking back upon the Childhood

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文说的是Paul Salopek，一个探险家，同时也是一个记者。从小便喜欢探险，并且去了很多国家进行采访。当然，他也在这些经历中学到了很多。

1.C词义猜测题。On top of a few clothes, a small first-aid kit and notebooks, he is carrying a recorder, a video camera, a small computer and a satellite phone”可以看出，他除了有一些衣服,小急救箱和笔记本,他还有一个录音机,一台摄像机、一个小型计算机和卫星电话。A. at the top of在---的顶端；B. in contrast to与---形成对照；C. in addition to除---之外（还有）；D. on the basis of以---为基础。故选C。

2.D推理判断题。根据第三段中Salopek was born in California and spent his childhood in Mexico. Salopek 出生在加利福尼亚，在墨西哥度过了他的童年时代；At the age of fourteen, 在14岁的时候；When he was fifteen years old,当他15岁的时候。可知是按时间顺序发展的，故选D。

3.B推理判断题。 longtime reporter, Salopek has reported from Africa, Asia and Mexico. Now 51 years old, he plans to keep writing. ”可以看出他是一个新闻工作者。其次从第一段中“Paul Salopek is an old-fashioned explorer, setting out on foot to circle the world”而已看出，他是一个探险者，非常喜欢探险。故选B。

4.慨括归纳题。首先B、C、D三个选项的内容文章并没有提及；其次从第六段中“Salopek is retracing the paths our ancestors took as they left Africa and settled in parts of the Middle East, Europe, Asia and the Americas.”可以看出Salopek重走的路正是我们的祖先离开非洲，定居在中东、欧洲、亚洲和美洲等部分地区所走的路。故选A。

【名师点睛】

猜测词义题解题技巧。事实上，阅读材料中的每个词与它前后的词语或句子甚至段落都有联系。我们可以利用语境（各种已知信息）推测、判断某些生词的词义。做这种类型的题，要根据词、词组、句子所在的语境来判断其意义。因此熟练掌握一些猜词技巧是做好这类题的关键。命题者在出这类题时惯用常规词义来麻痹考生，我们要特别注意熟词生义，切不可脱离语境想当然。在句子或段落中，我们可以利用熟悉的词语，根据语言环境所表示的关系推断生词词义。比如第11小题，C词义猜测题。On top of a few clothes, a small first-aid kit and notebooks, he is carrying a recorder, a video camera, a small computer and a satellite phone”可以看出，他除了有一些衣服,小急救箱和笔记本,他还有一个录音机,一台摄像机、一个小型计算机和卫星电话。A. at the top of在---的顶端；B. in contrast to与---形成对照；C. in addition to除---之外（还有）；D. on the basis of以---为基础。故选C。

考点：人物传记阅读