阅读理解

　　Columbus made four voyages to the west between 1492 and 1504 in his vain(徒劳的)search for a sea route to Asia. The mystery of why he failed to find it haunted(萦绕心头的，耿耿于怀的)him and filled him with sadness.

　　Wherever he went to Cuba(古巴), Puerto Rico(波多黎各), Jamaica(牙买加), South America, Panama(巴拿马), down the coast of Central America--it was always the same story. Instead of golden palaces, there were grass huts and palm-leaf tents. Instead of silk-robed merchant princes, he found“Indians”who did not have so much as a shirt on their backs.

　　When Columbus explored the West Indies in 1493, he heard tales of a fierce Indian tribe(凶狠的印第安部落) who literally devoured(吞食) its defeated enemies after a battle. These people were called by many names in the area, including Calina, Canima, Carib, and Caniba. Columbus recorded the name of the American natives as Canibales in Spanish, a word which came to refer, within a few years, to any eater of human flesh(食人部落, 食人族). In the similar fashion, the word Caribbean, a title for the sea as well as for the region, came into English.

　　At times Columbus knew that this new land was not China, not Japan，not the Spice Islands. He seemed to accept it as a part of the earth that the geographers of Europe had never heard of before. It was another world--and he called it exactly that--but Columbus also insisted until he died that land he had reached was an unknown part of Asia.

1．What is the best title for this text?

[　　]

A．Sailing to Asia

B．Columbus' voyages

C．West Indies

D．Spice Islands

2．In the course of his four voyages, Columbus succeeded in _____.

[　　]

A．finding China and the Spice Islands

B．trading with many merchants

C．visiting several parts of Central and South America

D．sailing to Asia

3．According to this text, Columbus _____.

[　　]

A．sailed to find new lands for the king

B．sailed to find a water route round the world

C．sailed to establish trading ports

D．named the Caribbean which literally means any eater of human flesh

4．Columbus thought that _____.

[　　]

A．others had sailed to Asia before him

B．it was impossible to sail to Asia

C．the land he had found was not China or Japan

D．the geographers knew about the land he had found

5．The text implies that _____.

[　　]

A．Columbus never realized the full meaning of his discovery

B．Columbus was disappointed with his voyages

C．there was no way to reach Asia from Europe at that time

D．Columbus found exactly what he had intended to

阅读理解

　　Columbus made four voyages to the west between 1492 and 1504 in his vain(徒劳的)search for a sea route to Asia. The mystery of why he failed to find it haunted(萦绕心头的，耿耿于怀的)him and filled him with sadness.

　　Wherever he went to Cuba(古巴), Puerto Rico(波多黎各), Jamaica(牙买加), South America, Panama(巴拿马), down the coast of Central America--it was always the same story. Instead of golden palaces, there were grass huts and palm-leaf tents. Instead of silk-robed merchant princes, he found“Indians”who did not have so much as a shirt on their backs.

　　When Columbus explored the West Indies in 1493, he heard tales of a fierce Indian tribe(凶狠的印第安部落) who literally devoured(吞食) its defeated enemies after a battle. These people were called by many names in the area, including Calina, Canima, Carib, and Caniba. Columbus recorded the name of the American natives as Canibales in Spanish, a word which came to refer, within a few years, to any eater of human flesh(食人部落, 食人族). In the similar fashion, the word Caribbean, a title for the sea as well as for the region, came into English.

　　At times Columbus knew that this new land was not China, not Japan，not the Spice Islands. He seemed to accept it as a part of the earth that the geographers of Europe had never heard of before. It was another world--and he called it exactly that--but Columbus also insisted until he died that land he had reached was an unknown part of Asia.

1．What is the best title for this text?

[　　]

A．Sailing to Asia

B．Columbus' voyages

C．West Indies

D．Spice Islands

2．In the course of his four voyages, Columbus succeeded in _____.

[　　]

A．finding China and the Spice Islands

B．trading with many merchants

C．visiting several parts of Central and South America

D．sailing to Asia

3．According to this text, Columbus _____.

[　　]

A．sailed to find new lands for the king

B．sailed to find a water route round the world

C．sailed to establish trading ports

D．named the Caribbean which literally means any eater of human flesh

4．Columbus thought that _____.

[　　]

A．others had sailed to Asia before him

B．it was impossible to sail to Asia

C．the land he had found was not China or Japan

D．the geographers knew about the land he had found

5．The text implies that _____.

[　　]

A．Columbus never realized the full meaning of his discovery

B．Columbus was disappointed with his voyages

C．there was no way to reach Asia from Europe at that time

D．Columbus found exactly what he had intended to

完成句子

1.I wonder _________________________ that you spent fifty minutes on such a short trip as I can cover within fifteen minutes. (come)

我想知道怎么会发生这样的事，你花了五十分钟走的路程而我不到一刻钟就能走完了。

2.________________ some unimportant details will make you article better organized and more concise. (cut)

删掉一些不重要的细节会使你的文章更有组织性、更简洁。

3.Not a single day ____________________ his bad temper. I request to work in another team. (put)

我一天也不能再忍受他的坏脾气了。我请求到别的团队去工作。

4.My calculation was wrong because I overlooked one tiny point. I wish I _________________ then. (careful)

由于忽略了一个细微之处，我的计算错了。我希望当时更细心些。

5.Though the food __________________, the miners tried their best to keep up their own spirits and waited for the rescue team. (run)

尽管食物快吃完了，这些矿工们尽力地保持着自己的精神状态，等待救援队的到来。

6.It is the famous doctor alongside her assistants ________________________ to look into the causes of the infectious disease. (appoint)

已被委派去调查那种传染病起因的正是那位著名的医生和她的助手。

7._____________________ that so many great works of art from the late 19th century to the 21st century are housed in the same museum. (amaze)

令人惊奇的是，在同一家博物馆里竟能容纳下19世纪后期到21世纪的如此众多的名家著作。

8.“I can’t bear _________________ by all the kids in my class.” The boy cried to his mother. “They say I have a big head.” (fun)

“我不能忍受我们班所有的孩子都取笑我，”小男孩哭着跟妈妈说：“他们说我长了一个大脑袋。”

9.We should consider students’ request that every student __________________ the library. (access)

我们应该考虑学生们的要求，即每个学生都有机会使用图书馆。

10._____________________ smoking a cigarette, remind yourself that you are non-smoker. (feel)

每次你想要吸烟的时候，你就提醒你自己，你是不吸烟的人了。

根据汉语意思，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

1.Not only ______________________ her new design, but he also arranged for her to be in charge of the project. (approve)

经理不仅同意了她的新设计，而且还安排她负责管理该项目。

2.Not _______________________as president to the department, Mr. White still served his colleagues heart and soul. (appoint)

虽然没有被任命为系主任，怀特先生仍然全心全意地为同事们服务。

3.It was not until he fled with a large sum of money _________________________ taking bribes . (accuse)

直到他携巨款潜逃，（他）才被指控受贿。

4.The impression _____________________________ me was that he was no more than a reserved young man. (make)

他给我留下的印象是他只不过是一个内敛的年轻人。

5.Today, the impressionist paintings are accepted as the beginning of _______________. (call)

如今，印象派作品已被人们接受而成为现在我们所说的现代艺术的开端。

6.________________________, she would immediately turn to her private doctor. (instant)

她一生病，就会立即求助于她的私人医生。

7._________________________ reading books, he doesn’t like being disturbed. (absorb)

无论他什么时候全神贯注地看书，他不喜欢被打扰。

8.The police inquired his mother about his address and phone number, so he ______________________ the robbery last night. (involve)

警察向他的母亲讯问了他的地址和电话，他可能参与了昨晚的抢劫案。

9.I would rather you __________________ the important decision as soon as possible. (inform)

我希望你尽快通知她这个重要的决定。

10.They found themselves ______________________ colourful rocks, fishes, shells, and plants, all waving and moving slowly in the blue waters. (surround)

他们发现自己身边都是五彩斑斓的岩石、鱼类、贝壳和植物，这些东西在蓝色的海域中慢慢地摇曳移动着。