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As a child, Jules Verne was called Nantes and lived in a small town in France. He ran away once as a child and came upon a small boy that was crying. The boy told Verne that he had to leave his family on a ship, but he didn’t want to. So Verne took his place on the ship. He was glad to be going to explore the world, but his father caught up with the ship before it got very far and took him home to punish him. After that Verne said he would only travel in his imagination, and he did. Verne wanted to be a writer and wanted to write plays very much. As a young man he went to Paris and hang out (经常出现于) at the local theaters and soon became friends with all the play writers there. That’s how he met Alexander Dumas (大仲马), who wrote adventure stories that interested Verne very much. Verne decided to write one of his own, an adventure about the ever so popular hot-air balloon trips of the time.
Success was not easy for him, though. He didn’t know much about science and he had a wife and two children to take care of. So he would wake up early each morning and do work and research before he went to work to support his family. Once he felt he knew enough about science he began to write his story in the morning. Luckily, his book was finally published by a person named Hetzel.
Jules Verne was the first to write a believable story about a person going to the moon. Verne used his knowledge of science to write a book about it. Thanks to his book, people started thinking about going to the moon more realistically. After Jules Verne died in 1905, other authors started writing about space. Children would read Verne’s books and dream of growing up to build rockets. Because of Verne’s books the dream of the moon landing was added with stronger wings.
(Source:http://www.northstar.k12.ak.us/schools/ryn/spacerace/people/verne.html)
1. What’s the purpose of this passage?
A. To show Jules Verne’s knowledge of science.
B. To present a brief introduction to Jules Verne.
C. To discuss the adventures Jules Verne had in his life.
D. To explain the reason for Jules Verne to become a writer.
2. The story in the first paragraph shows that Jules Verne was a(n)____________child.
A. naughty B. lovely
C. adventurous D. friendly
3. From the last paragraph, we can infer that____________.
A. Verne may mention rockets in his story about the travel to the moon
B. Verne was the first person to suggest the travel to the moon
C. Verne’s books were the most popular with children at that time
D. without Verne’s books people would never dream of visiting the moon
4. Verne’s success contributes to all of the following EXCEPT____________.
A. his interest in writing
B. his imagination and spirit of adventure
C. having a large family to support
D. his knowledge of science
B
U.S. woman first to run Boston marathon in orbit (空间轨道) BOSTON (Reuters) — An American astronaut became the first person to run the Boston Marathon in space on Monday, completing the 26.2 miles on a treadmill (跑步机) in the International Space Station.
Suni Williams, who was an official newcomer in the race, took 4 hours 23 minutes 46 seconds, said John Yembrick, a spokesman for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
On Earth, Williams has run marathons in about 3[12]hours.
Williams said in a press meeting early this month: “Just the fact that I’m running that much slower is going to be a little bit tedious (冗长乏味的) because it’s going to be a long time on the treadmill.
Race officials were not able to count out her finishing spot immediately, but based on last year’s results, she would be ranked at about 6,300th place among about 7,600 women runners.
Williams ran in steady (稳定的) 75 degree Fahrenheit (23.8 Celsius) temperatures in the still air of the space station.
She faced very different conditions from the cold rain, 50mph (80kph) maximum wind and 50 degree Fahrenheit (10 Celsius) temperatures handled by her competitors.
While many of the athletes complained that the weather conditions has contributed to a slow, uncomfortable race, Lidiya Grigoryeva, the women’s champion, said she’d been ready for it.
“During the training in Russia, the weather conditions were similar to the conditions today.” Grigoryeva, told reporters after the race.
Williams, 41, finished among the top 100 women in the 2006 Houston Marathon.
She has been in orbit since December and has trained on a special treadmill.
(Source:http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-137809405.html)
5. Suni Williams’ Marathon in space took her nearly___________than her race on Earth.
A. one hour less
B. one hour more
C. half an hour less
D. half an hour more
6. According to the passage, what would be the best title for this passage?
A. First woman to run in space
B. First woman in Boston Marathon
C. First person to run Boston Marathon in space
D. First astronaut in Marathon race
7. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Suni Williams was among the last 2,000 in 2006 Houston.
B. Grigoryeva said she wasn’t used to that kind of weather.
C. Many of the athletes lost the 2006 Houston Marathon because of the weather.
D. Suni Williams thought her Marathon race in space was more boring.
8. We can infer from the passage that .
A. the weather conditions were worse in space station during the race of the Boston Marathon
B. Suni Williams’ running time would be accepted by the Boston Marathon Race officials
C. 50 degree Fahrenheit is quite a hot temperature on Earth
D. Suni Williams hadn’t made any preparations for the Boston Marathon
【文章大意及参考答案】
A
本文介绍了法国著名科幻小说家Jules Verne的生平。
1．B。主旨大意题。本文为人物传记，简介了Jules Verne的生平和成就。
2．C。深层理解题。第一段的故事说明Jules Verne 是个胆大、极富冒险精神的孩子。
3．A。推理判断题。B和C项在文中难以找出推论依据，故不选；Jules Verne只是第一个将月球之行写成科幻小说的人，促使人们开始思考更为现实的月球之旅，即使没有他，迟早也会有人来填补此项空白，只不过会迟些而已，故D错。根据倒数第二句Children would read Verne’s books and dream of growing up to build rockets．可推知A正确。
4．C。综合判断题。A、B和D均为其成为科幻小说之父的要素。根据第三段，C只是他(迅速)成功的阻力之一，故被排除在外。
B
本文是一篇新闻报道，讲述了美国的一名女宇航员在外太空进行马拉松比赛的情况。
5．B。数据演算题。在太空耗时4 hours 23 minutes 46 seconds．地面最好成绩为3[1/2]hours，故在太空耗时比地面多53分钟，故选B。
6．C。标题题。文章第一句即为本篇新闻报道的主题句。
7．D。细节判断题。根据倒数第二段，Suni Williams进入前100名，A错；根据倒数第三、四段可知B错；这些人失利后都抱怨天气，但这只是他们在找借口，实际上多数人失利的真正原因应是实力不够，C错；D与文中她接受采访的内容相符，故选D。
8．B。推理判断题。从第二段第一句Suni Williams，who was an official newcomer in the race可知Suni Williams是此次马拉松比赛的正式参赛队员，故其比赛成绩会被组委会承认。
As a child, Jules Verne was called Nantes and lived in a small town in France. He ran away once as a child and came upon a small boy that was crying. The boy told Verne that he had to leave his family on a ship, but he didn’t want to. So Verne took his place on the ship. He was glad to be going to explore the world, but his father caught up with the ship before it got very far and took him home to punish him. After that Verne said he would only travel in his imagination, and he did. Verne wanted to be a writer and wanted to write plays very much. As a young man he went to Paris and hang out (经常出现于) at the local theaters and soon became friends with all the play writers there. That’s how he met Alexander Dumas (大仲马), who wrote adventure stories that interested Verne very much. Verne decided to write one of his own, an adventure about the ever so popular hot-air balloon trips of the time.
Success was not easy for him, though. He didn’t know much about science and he had a wife and two children to take care of. So he would wake up early each morning and do work and research before he went to work to support his family. Once he felt he knew enough about science he began to write his story in the morning. Luckily, his book was finally published by a person named Hetzel.
Jules Verne was the first to write a believable story about a person going to the moon. Verne used his knowledge of science to write a book about it. Thanks to his book, people started thinking about going to the moon more realistically. After Jules Verne died in 1905, other authors started writing about space. Children would read Verne’s books and dream of growing up to build rockets. Because of Verne’s books the dream of the moon landing was added with stronger wings.
(Source:http://www.northstar.k12.ak.us/schools/ryn/spacerace/people/verne.html)
1. What’s the purpose of this passage?
A. To show Jules Verne’s knowledge of science.
B. To present a brief introduction to Jules Verne.
C. To discuss the adventures Jules Verne had in his life.
D. To explain the reason for Jules Verne to become a writer.
2. The story in the first paragraph shows that Jules Verne was a(n)____________child.
A. naughty B. lovely
C. adventurous D. friendly
3. From the last paragraph, we can infer that____________.
A. Verne may mention rockets in his story about the travel to the moon
B. Verne was the first person to suggest the travel to the moon
C. Verne’s books were the most popular with children at that time
D. without Verne’s books people would never dream of visiting the moon
4. Verne’s success contributes to all of the following EXCEPT____________.
A. his interest in writing
B. his imagination and spirit of adventure
C. having a large family to support
D. his knowledge of science
B
U.S. woman first to run Boston marathon in orbit (空间轨道) BOSTON (Reuters) — An American astronaut became the first person to run the Boston Marathon in space on Monday, completing the 26.2 miles on a treadmill (跑步机) in the International Space Station.
Suni Williams, who was an official newcomer in the race, took 4 hours 23 minutes 46 seconds, said John Yembrick, a spokesman for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
On Earth, Williams has run marathons in about 3[12]hours.
Williams said in a press meeting early this month: “Just the fact that I’m running that much slower is going to be a little bit tedious (冗长乏味的) because it’s going to be a long time on the treadmill.
Race officials were not able to count out her finishing spot immediately, but based on last year’s results, she would be ranked at about 6,300th place among about 7,600 women runners.
Williams ran in steady (稳定的) 75 degree Fahrenheit (23.8 Celsius) temperatures in the still air of the space station.
She faced very different conditions from the cold rain, 50mph (80kph) maximum wind and 50 degree Fahrenheit (10 Celsius) temperatures handled by her competitors.
While many of the athletes complained that the weather conditions has contributed to a slow, uncomfortable race, Lidiya Grigoryeva, the women’s champion, said she’d been ready for it.
“During the training in Russia, the weather conditions were similar to the conditions today.” Grigoryeva, told reporters after the race.
Williams, 41, finished among the top 100 women in the 2006 Houston Marathon.
She has been in orbit since December and has trained on a special treadmill.
(Source:http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-137809405.html)
5. Suni Williams’ Marathon in space took her nearly___________than her race on Earth.
A. one hour less
B. one hour more
C. half an hour less
D. half an hour more
6. According to the passage, what would be the best title for this passage?
A. First woman to run in space
B. First woman in Boston Marathon
C. First person to run Boston Marathon in space
D. First astronaut in Marathon race
7. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Suni Williams was among the last 2,000 in 2006 Houston.
B. Grigoryeva said she wasn’t used to that kind of weather.
C. Many of the athletes lost the 2006 Houston Marathon because of the weather.
D. Suni Williams thought her Marathon race in space was more boring.
8. We can infer from the passage that .
A. the weather conditions were worse in space station during the race of the Boston Marathon
B. Suni Williams’ running time would be accepted by the Boston Marathon Race officials
C. 50 degree Fahrenheit is quite a hot temperature on Earth
D. Suni Williams hadn’t made any preparations for the Boston Marathon
【文章大意及参考答案】
A
本文介绍了法国著名科幻小说家Jules Verne的生平。
1．B。主旨大意题。本文为人物传记，简介了Jules Verne的生平和成就。
2．C。深层理解题。第一段的故事说明Jules Verne 是个胆大、极富冒险精神的孩子。
3．A。推理判断题。B和C项在文中难以找出推论依据，故不选；Jules Verne只是第一个将月球之行写成科幻小说的人，促使人们开始思考更为现实的月球之旅，即使没有他，迟早也会有人来填补此项空白，只不过会迟些而已，故D错。根据倒数第二句Children would read Verne’s books and dream of growing up to build rockets．可推知A正确。
4．C。综合判断题。A、B和D均为其成为科幻小说之父的要素。根据第三段，C只是他(迅速)成功的阻力之一，故被排除在外。
B
本文是一篇新闻报道，讲述了美国的一名女宇航员在外太空进行马拉松比赛的情况。
5．B。数据演算题。在太空耗时4 hours 23 minutes 46 seconds．地面最好成绩为3[1/2]hours，故在太空耗时比地面多53分钟，故选B。
6．C。标题题。文章第一句即为本篇新闻报道的主题句。
7．D。细节判断题。根据倒数第二段，Suni Williams进入前100名，A错；根据倒数第三、四段可知B错；这些人失利后都抱怨天气，但这只是他们在找借口，实际上多数人失利的真正原因应是实力不够，C错；D与文中她接受采访的内容相符，故选D。
8．B。推理判断题。从第二段第一句Suni Williams，who was an official newcomer in the race可知Suni Williams是此次马拉松比赛的正式参赛队员，故其比赛成绩会被组委会承认。