Question

James Cook was born on October 27, 1728, in Yorkshire, England. In 1755, he joined Great Britain’s Royal Navy and soon proved his ability. Just after making officer rank, Cook was chosen to undertake a scientific journey to Tahiti to observe the planet Venus as it passed between the earth and the sun, which would help scientists calculate the distance of the earth from the sun.

On August 25, 1768, Cook departed England aboard the Endeavour with 94 crewmen and scientists with secret orders.

Cook was determined to keep his crew healthy. He insisted his men eat onions and pickled（腌渍的）cabbage every day, and made sure that the ship kept fresh fruit and vegetables on board. He ordered his men to bathe every day, to clean their clothing and to air out their bedding. What he did worked to prevent diseases in his crew.

On April 11, 1769, the Endeavour arrived at Tahiti. After viewing the passing of Venus between the earth and the sun for several weeks, Cook opened the secret orders and knew he was to seek out the fabled southern continent and claim it for England. He left Tahiti on July 13 and headed southwest.

When Cook reached New Zealand on October 6, the native Maori people proved to be un-friendly and his crew was forced to fire on them. The Endeavour spent a few months exploring New Zealand and proved it was not part of the great southern continent. On April 9, 1770, Cook explored and documented the location of Australia. After months of exploring, Cook concluded that this continent was not the great southern continent.

The Endeavour made its way to Java in the East Indies in October of 1770. Because of malaria and dysentery, many of his men got ill and dead. He had to sign on new crew in order to go back home. The Endeavour made it back to Dover, England, on July 13, 1771.

1.Cook did the followings to prevent diseases EXCEPT that he insisted his crew __________.

A. air out their covers on beds

B. plant fruit and vegetables on board

C. bathe and clean their clothing every day

D. eat onions and pickled cabbage every day

2.What is the closest meaning to the underlined word "malaria and dysentery"?

A. Local Maori people.    B. Fruits and vegetables.

C. Very serious diseases.    D. Terrible winds and storms.

3.What is the correct order of the following events?

a. Cook and his men fired on the native Maori people.

b. Cook signed on some new crew and went back to England.

c. Cook was chosen to undertake a scientific journey to Tahiti.

d. Cook concluded that Australia was not the great southern continent.

e. Cook departed England with 94 crewmen and scientists with secret orders.

f. Cook viewed the passing of Venus between the earth and the sun for several weeks.

A. cefadb    B. ecafdb

C. ceafbd    D. ecfabd

4.What is true of James Cook according to the story?

A. James Cook left Tahiti and headed southwest on July 13, 1768.

B. James Cook joined Great Britain’s Royal Navy at the age of 29.

C. James Cook explored and recorded the location of Australia On April 9, 1770.

D. James Cook departed England and started his exploration on August 25, 1769.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Great Sea Discoveries.    B. Cook's Heroic Deeds.

C. Great Sea Explorations.    D. Cook's Explorations At Sea.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】本文是一篇人物传记。本文主要讲了本文讲述的是英国著名探险家库克船长的故事。他奉命出海前往太平洋，为所经之地绘制地图，与各地人们进行贸易。

1.细节理解题。题干问哪一选项不是Cook对船员的关于保持健康的要求？第三段大意为如何保持健康，提到了其他三个选项，而Cook要求the ship kept fresh fruit and vegetables on board船上有新鲜蔬果的存货，并不是让船员在船上种植水果和蔬菜，故选择B。

2.词义猜测题。根据上下句，很多船员因为 malaria and dysentery（疟疾和痢疾）而生病和死亡，由此可知"malaria and dysentery"是很严重的疾病，故选择C。

3.排列顺序题。下列事件的正确顺序，c在第一段，e在第二段，f在第四段，a和d在第五段，b在第六段，这篇文章是按照事件发生的先后顺序写的，故选A。

4.细节理解题。由第五段On April 9, 1770, Cook explored and documented the location of Australia可知在1770年的4月9日，Cook探索并且记录了澳大利亚的位置，故选择C。

5.主旨大意题。本文主要讲了本文讲述的是英国著名探险家库克船长的故事。他奉命出海前往太平洋，为所经之地绘制地图，与各地人们进行贸易。所以这篇文章最好的题目是Cook的海上探索过程，故选择D。