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Why were Europeans the ones to __2__ to the American? The Chinese and Arabs had the __3__ and technology to sail across the seas. __4__ of them tool regular voyages in the Indian Ocean and the Asian Pacific for trade. But exploration? By the mid-15th century China had followed the closed-door policy to __5__ itself from the rest of the world. The Arabs, with access to the minerals and spices (香料) of Africa and the Far East, saw no __6__ to journey into the unknown.
Europe, on the other hand, needed gold and silver; its mines could not __7__ the demand for coinage (铸币). Ottoman Turks blocked the routes across the land to Asia. Only the sea held the promise of new wealth.
__8__ the return of Magellan’s ships in 1522 from its voyage around the world, the belief was __9__ that the oceans were interconnected, promising the age of discovery. The English, as well as the Spanish, Portuguese and French, __10__ themselves to finding the “river of the west” through North America to the east.
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
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小题5:C
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小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:C
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试题【Leif Erickson reached North America around the year 1000, but the attempt to exp】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
首先请阅读下列英语读物的封面及基本信息:
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下面是读者的简要内容。请把相关的内容与它们的书名匹配起来。
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58. Pope is using a film camera for his part-time photographs by means of his guide photography. To creative gift ideas to quality camera phone photography, he is armed with the practical know-how to get great images.
59. Jackson will get a wealth of ideas for making adve
nture a part of his life with the magazine! He likes every issue of this magazine packed with breathtaking photography and compelling features on topics such as diving, snorkeling, skydiving, hang gliding, kayaking, rafting, sailing, climbing, hiking, and more.
60. Dingy is invited to join an excursion into the rich rhythms and textures of music from the far reaches of the world. He enjoys the diverse mix of memorable music from these special corners of the Earth as he browses through some of the fascinating cultural facts and maps of each region and then sets off for his destination!
第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My 21 took me by train or by car to a hotel by the 22 . All day, I seem to remember, I 23 on the sands with strange 24 children. We made houses and gardens, and 25 the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we 26 over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the 27 seemed to shine always brightly 28 the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country,_ 29 ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were 30 in one’s pockets or good places where one could 31 ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good 32 is much the same as it was. I 33 like the sun and warm sand and the sound of 34 beating the rocks. I no longer wish to 35 any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. 36 I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I 37 what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am 38 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about 39 who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves 40 on too many ices…
21. A. teacher B. parents C. nurse D. younger sister
22. A. sea B. lake C. mountain D. river
23. A. played B. slept C. sat D. stood
24. A. moving B. exciting C. anxious D. nervous
25. A. made B. brought C. watched D. heard
26. A. rolled B. jumped C. turned D. climbed
27. A. light B. sun C. moon D. lamp
28. A. and B. yet C. but D. or
29. A. exploring B. examining C. repairing D. measuring
30. A. sweets B. sand C. ice-creams D. money
31. A. make B. sell C. buy D. offer
32. A. house B. holiday C. garden D. tide
33. A. hardly B. almost C. still D. perhaps
34. A. waves B. tides C. hands D. feet
35. A. destroy B. fix C. use D. build
36. A. But B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides
37. A. wonder B. feel C. understand D. believe
38. A. strong B. weak C. young D. old
39. A. children B. boys C. girls D. grown-ups
40. A. happy B. tired C. sad D. Sick
第二部分阅读理解（共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）
第一节 阅读下列短文，从媒体所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
A beggar followed a lady and asked her for some money. She refused, so he turned away sadly and said he must do what he had made up his mind to do.
At this word, the lady was greatly frightened for she was afraid for his life. So she called him back and gave him a dollar. The beggar took the money, put it into his pocket, and thanked her a great deal. “You have saved me from a terrible fate,” he said. The lady asked him what he meant. The beggar replied, “Madame, I have been begging all day, but only you have taken pity on me. Without this dollar you gave to me, I should have had to go to work now.
41. Before meeting the lady, the beggar ________.
A. had already received some dollars already
B. had been thinking of taking his own life
C. had received no money for that day
D. had acted as if he was looking for a job
42. If the woman had understood the beggar’s words correctly, she would probably _____.
A. have given him one more dollar
B. have persuaded him to give up begging
C. have gone away without giving him any money
D. have offered him some work
43. In the story, “a terrible fate” means _______
A. to beg B. to go to work C. to die D. to live a hard life
44. The best headline(标题) for the story is ______.
A. How to Beg B. Money before Everything
C. Anything except Work D. Work for Money
D
Mr. Frank shot well and once he had come in fourth in a competition.
Then he went to a big city on business. There he joined the local rifle club. The club had a very good team, which used to take part in a lot of important shooting competitions. One of these took place while Frank was with them. But one of the members of the club"s team suddenly fell ill just before the match. The captain had heard of Mr. Frank. He therefore invited Mr. Frank to take the sick man"s place.
Mr. Frank felt greatly happy to be asked to shoot for such a good team, but he also felt very nervous, because he was afraid of making a fool of himself.
In fact, he was so nervous that he could not keep his hands from trembling while he was shooting, with the result that he did very badly in the competition. When he took his score card to his captain, he said:" After seeing my score, I want to go outside and shoot myself. " The captain looked at the card for a few seconds and then said, "Well, you"d better take two bullets with you if you want to do that. "
53. Mr. Frank once__________-in a competition.
A. joined the fourth team B. took the fourth place
C. was the fourth to start shooting D. shot with the other three
54. Why did Mr. Frank feel nervous to be asked to shoot for the team? Because_______.
A. actually he was not good at shooting
B. he thought the captain and the other members would fool him
C. he was afraid of losing face before so many good shooters
D. he would lose a lot of money if he should fail
55. When Frank said, "After seeing my score, I want to go outside and shoot myself", he meant to say that___________
A. he wants to practice shooting all by himself
B. he wanted to find out the reason for his failure
C. he was too shamed of himself to remain inside and face the captain and the other members
D. he wanted to kill himself with the rifle
56. By saying "You had better take two bullets with you if you want to do that", the captain actually meant to say
A. "We haven"t got so many bullets for you to practice shooting."
B. "You can"t improve your shooting with only one bullet."
C. "I don"t believe you can keep your hands from shaking this time."
D. "you are such a bad shooter that one bullet is certainly not enough to end you life with."
57. According to this passage, which of the following is wrong?
A. He fired several shots and they all missed the target.
B. The captain wasn"t satisfied with Frank and laughed at him.
C. In the big city Frank was admitted to the local rifle club.
D. Frank could have done better in the competition.
第二节根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项多余选项. （共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）( 答案涂在答题卡71-75的位置)
一welcome back!I didn’t see you in the history class on Friday．
一__61__．My geography class went on a field trip to look at some of the different rocks．
一Really? ___62__!Where did you go?
一A desert.It gets hot during the day，but it cools off very quickly at night． ___ 63__.
—Well，did you enjoy the trip?
--Of course I did．Since there are so few plants growing there，it’s very easy to see different rocks．
— ___64___．You must call me if you have the Chance to go there again.
一No problem． _65__ .
| A．I really want to go there |
| B．That sounds excellent |
| C．I will be your guide next time |
| D．It is very dry there after the sun goes down |
F．I wasn’t here on Friday
G．We learnt a lot from this trip
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