Question

    Once upon a time,there lived a prince in the Persian Gulf (波斯湾) . He wanted to make his little fishermen village become a big rich kingdom. When people talked about his dream,they would say ,“ If our village became rich,a pig could fly. ”Some other people thought that their Prince must be mad. However,the Prince believed that he could make it and tried his best. Thirty years later,his dream came true. The Prince was an emir (酋长) ，Sheikh Rashid A1 Maktoum,and his kingdom was Dubai.

    Today,the city becomes one of the world's most important business centers. There are also expensive hotels and skyscrapers. People from all over the world go there to do business. In fact,each year the city gets its money mainly from business,not oil. It is also one of the world's fastest growing cities. People there can build a tall building in only a few months. The city also has many man-made islands. The Palm Jumerirah,is one of these. It looks like a palm (掠榈树) tree and is very beautiful.

1. What was the dream of Sheikh Rashid A1 Maktoum?

   A. To make his fishermen village become rich enough.

   B. To find a lot of oil.

   C. To lead the villagers to do business.

   D. To leave the village to find a better place.

2. The underlined phrase “a pig could fly” here means

“ ”

   A. It is quite funny.

   B. It is not a joke.

   C. Even a pig is very rich.

   D. It is impossible.

3. From Paragraph 1 we can infer that Prince was a man who .

   A. was very funny

   B. was careless

   C. never gave up

   D. always liked joking

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

   A. Dubai has many man-made islands.

   B. There are many foreigners living in Dubai.

   C. People in Dubai can build a tall building in a few days.

   D. Dubai now gets money mainly from selling oil.

5. What's the main idea of this passage?

   A. Dubai is a big fishermen village.

   B. Dubai is growing very fast.

   C. People in Dubai are very thankful to Sheikh Rashid A1 Maktoum.

   D. The Palm Jumerirah has become the sign of Dubai.

Answer 1

1. A 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. B

导读这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了阿联酋的商都迪拜是如 何由一所小城市发展到现在最富裕的一所城市的。

详析

1. A细节理解题。由第一段的第二句可知，谢赫•拉希德.阿勒马克图姆殿下的梦想是让他的村子变得很 富有。

2. D词义猜测题。由下一句中的“有些人认为他们的王子一定是疯了”可以推测出，应当是“不可能”的意思。

3. C推理判断题。第一段的最后三句说到王子最后实现梦想，这说明他是一个永不放弃的人。

4. A细节理解题。由第二段中的“The city also has many man-made islands. ”可知，迪拜有许多人造岛屿。

5. B主旨大意题。第一段介绍了迪拜经济的起步，第二段 介绍了它的迅猛发展，由此可知，本文主要突出了迪拜 发展的迅速。

prince n 王子 Dubai 迪拜

skyscraper  vt.摩天大楼

障碍句分析

If our village became rich,a pig could fly.如果我们的村

庄变得富裕了，那么猪都能飞上天了。

这是一个含有状语从句的复合句。

if our village became rich是一个条件状语从句。整个句子用的是虚拟语气，故从 句用一般过去时，主句用过去将来时。