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Unit 7 The Sea
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分
阅读理解
< br>(
共两节，满分
40
分
)
第一节
(
共
15
小题；每小题
2
分，满分
30
分
)
< br>阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项
(A
、
B
、
C
和
D)
中，选出最佳选项。
A
Early in the
16th century men were trying to reach Asia by
traveling west from
order to find Asia
they had to find a way past South man who
eventually found the way from the
Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific was Ferdinand
Magellan.
Magellan
sailed
from
Seville
in
August
1519
with
five
ships
and
about
280
en
months
later
，
after
spending
a
severe
winter
on
the
coast
of
Patagonia
，
he
discovered the channel which is now called
Magellan November
1520
，
after
many
months
of
dangers
from
rocks
and
storms
，
during
which
two
ships
were
lost
，
the three
remaining ships entered the ocean on the other
side of South America.
They then
continued
，
hoping to
reach they did
not see any
land until they
reached the islands off
the coast of they arrived at these
islands
，
later known as the
Philippines
，
his men were
dying of they were
staying
in
the
Philippine
s
，
Magellan
was
killed
in
a
remaining
officers
then had to get
back to Spain.
They decided to sail
round many difficulties
，
one
ship with eighteen
men sailed into
Seville three years after were all that remained
of
Magellan’s
ex
r
，
their
achievement
was
were
the
first
men
to sail round the world.
1
．The purpose of Magellan’s
expedition was
.
A
．
to sail round
the world
B
．
to
find a sea route to India
C
．
to make a
voyage to Asia
D
．
to carry men to
Philippines
答案
C
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解析
根据
第一段的内容，我们可以知道，欧洲人试图向西航行，
经大西洋到太平洋，
然后
到达亚洲，从而找到一条从海上去亚洲的路线。
2
．
The time
Magellan Strait was discovered was .
A
．
in August 1519
B
．
in October 1520
C
．
in November
1520 D
．
not mentioned
答案
B
解析
根据第二段前两句内容可知，麦
哲伦是在
1520
年
10
月发现
Magellan
Strait“麦哲
伦海峡”的。
3
．
Which
of
the
following
is
NOT
mentioned
in
the
passage
concerning
the
expedition?
A
．
Lack of
navigation equipment.
B
．
Severe winter
in Patagonia.
C
．
The death of
Magellan.
D
．
Dangers from
rocks and storms.
答案
A
解析
通读全文我们可以发现，全文没有提及
navigation
equipment“航海设备”方面的
问题。故选
A
项。
4
．
The best title
of this passage is .
A
．Magellan’s
Expedition
B
．
The Discovery
of the Philippines
C
．
The Most
Dangerous Expedition in Navigation
D
．
The First
Expedition to Asia
答案
D
解析
综
合全文的内容，
我们可以看出本文主要讲述的是麦哲伦及其船队第一次从海上寻找
水路去亚洲的探险之旅。故
D
项为最佳选项。
B
World
Oceans
Day
(WOD)
is
our
planet’s
biggest
celebration
of
the
Oceans
Day
2012
was
a
great
day
for
ocean
conservation(
保护
)
．This
year’s
theme
is
“Youth：
the
Next Wave for Change”．
There
has
been
an
increasing
amount
of
interest
in
celebrating
World
Oceans
Day
among
zoos
，
aquariums
，
museums and also had a big
increase in events on the
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ground
，
about 600
events in total (up from 400 in
2011)
．
These
events were held in 55 countries and 42 US
states,180 of which were held in
zoos
，
aquariums
，
< br>or other science education of the 600 events around
the
world
，
from Reef Check in
Bali to Marino Ballena National Park in Costa
Rica
，
involved young people
taking direct action by cleaning
California
，
volunteers called
on 8,000 young people to do a huge beach Los
Angeles
，
more
than
5,000
kids
，teachers
and
volunteers
formed
a
huge
kid?designed
shark
and
words
“Defend
the
Sea”．
In
Malaysia
，
about
25
companies
and
50
students
from
primary
schools
took
part
in
activities
such
a
s
beach
clean?ups，
an
art
contest
，
and
a
play
with
science Bangladesh
，“run for the Ocean”
was a world?class
running
event
on
Cox’s
Bazar
，
one
of
the
most
beautiful
running
courses
in
Bangladesh.
Each
event
focused
on
young
people
and
gave
them
real
suggestions
for
how
they
could
take
action
to
protect
the
addition
to
direct
action
events
，
many
organizations
held
events
in
univers
ities
，
government
facilities
and
re
people
and
the
ocean
came
together
，
World
Oceans
Day
was
celebrated.
These are just
some examples of the 600 events that were held in
2012 to celebrate
our shared world ’re
thrilled with how things went this year and we’re
already getting excited for 2013.
5
．
What is the
passage mainly about?
A
．The
planet’s
biggest celebration of the
ocean.
B
．
Government
support for young people.
C
．A new type of human?ocean
relationship.
D
．
A special
educational program.
答案
A
解析
主
旨大意题。
根据全文可知，
本文主要介绍的是世界海洋日，
这个全球最大的海洋庆
典的情况。
6
．
What can we
know from the third paragraph?
A
．
180 of
celebrating events were held in school all over
the world.
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B
．
8,000
volunteers protected the ocean by cleaning beaches
in California.
C
．A huge
kid?designed shark was formed by teachers and
volunteers in Malaysia.
D
．A world class running
event “run for the Ocean” was held in
Bangladesh.
答案
D
解析
细
节理解题。根据第三段第一、三、四句可知
A
、
B
、
C
三项错。根据第三段最
后一句
可知，一场名为“run for the Ocean”的赛跑活动在孟加拉举
行。故选
D
项。
7
．
According to
the passage what do the celebrating events have in
common?
A
．
That
visitors can enjoy beautiful beaches.
B
．
That the
weather of World Oceans Day is usually cold.
C
．
That all events
encouraged the youth to protect the ocean.
D
．
That all of the
countries which held events have a long history.
答案
C
解析
细节理解题。
根据文章第四段第一句“Each
event
focused
on
young
people
and
gave
them real suggestions
for how they could take action to
protect the ocean.”可知，
每个活动项目都致力于鼓励年轻人保护
海洋。
8
．The
author’s attitude towards the celebration of World
Oceans Day 2012 would
be .
A
．
negative
B
．
uncertain
C
．
positive
D
．
annoyed
答案
C
解析
推理判断题。根据最后一段“We’re
thrilled
with
how
things
went
this
year
and
we’re already getting
excited for 2013.”可知，作者对
2012
年世界海洋日的庆祝活
动持肯定态度。
C
Welcome to one
of
the largest collections of
footwear(
鞋类
) in
the world that will
make you green with
at the Footwear Museum
，
you
can see exhibits(
展品
)
from
all
over
the
can
find
out
about
shoes
worn
by
everyone
from
the
Ancient
Egyptians to pop
stars.
Room 1
,The
celebrity
名人
footwear section
is probably the most popular in the
entire d in the 1950s there is a wide
variety of shoes and boots
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belonging to everyone from queens and
presidents to pop stars and
actors
！
Most
visitors find the celebrities’ choice
of footwear extremely interesting.
Room
2
,Most
of
our
visitors
are
amazed
—
and
shocked
—by
the
collection
of
“special
purpose”
s
hoes
on
exhibition
here
at
the
Museum
of
example
，
there
are
Chinese
shoes
made
of
silk
that
were
worn
by
women
to
tie
their
feet
firmly
to
prevent
them from growing too
much
！
Room
3
,As
well
as
shoes
and
boots
the
museum
also
exhibits
shoe?shape
d
variety is
example
，
there is a metal
lamp that resembles a pair
of
shoes
，
and Greek wine bottles
that look like legs
！
The Footwear Library
,People
come from
all over
the world to study in our excellent
footwear ers and researchers come here
to look up information on
anything and
everything related to the subject of footwear.
9
．Where would you find a
famous singer’s shoes?
A
．
Room 1.
B
．
Room 2.
C
．
Room 3.
D
．
The Footwear
Library.
答案
A
解析
细节理解题。
< br>文章第二部分由四则信息组成，
分别介绍三个展室的展品和鞋类图书馆。
Room 1
属于名人鞋类展室，
a
famous singer
属于
a celebrity
，故选
A
项。第一个方框中
的“belonging to everyone from queens and
presidents to pop stars and
actors”也
是解题信息。
10
．
All exhibits
in each room .
A
．
share the same
theme
B
．
have the
same shape
C
．
are
made of the same material
D
．
belong to the
same social class
答案
A
解析
细
节理解题。
前三个方框内的信息分别介绍三个不同的展室，
这三
个展室分别是：
名
人鞋类展区、
特殊用
途鞋类展区、
造型像鞋的物品展区。
显然，
这三个展室都围绕同一主题，
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故选
A
项。
11
．
Which of the
following is TRUE according to the text?
A
．
The oldest
exhibits in Room 1 were made in the 1950s.
B
．
Room 2 is the
most visited place in the museum.
C
．
Room 3 has a
richer variety of exhibits than the other two.
D
．
Researchers
come to the Footwear Library for data.
答案
D
解析
细节理解题。由第一个方框中的“Started
in
the
1950s”，知
A
项错；由第一个方
框中的第一句话知
Room
1
应该是整个博物馆游客最多的地方，故
B
项错；第三展室展出的
是造型像鞋的物品，其中的物品丰富，但并未说明此展室比其
他两个展室的展品更丰富，
C
项无依据。根据第四个方框中的“
Designers and researchers come here to look up
information on anything and everything
related to the subject of footwear.”可知，
设计师们和研究者们来此是为了查阅信息资料，
D
项正确。
12
．
The
purpose of the text is to get more people to
.
A
．
do research
B
．
design shoes
C
．
visit the
museum D
．
follow celebrities
答案
C
解析
写作目的题。根据文中的
Welcome
to...Most
visitors...Most
of
our
visitors..
.
可知，作者是在推荐该鞋类博物馆，希望更多的人去参观。故选
C
项。
A
、
B
两项只局限于
参观
The
Footwear Library
的游客，
D
项锁定的只是参观
Room 1
的游客，且展出名人鞋
类
的目的并非就是为了刺激游客追逐名人。
D
A newly
discovered ancient Chinese map may prove that it
was a Chinese navigator
(
航海家
)
who
first
discovered
may
have
made
the
discovery
seventy
years
before Columbus
discovered the New World.
The
map
，
which has gone on
display in Beijing
，
is said
to be a copy made in 1763
of
a
much
older
map
dating
back
to
clearly
describes
Africa
，
Europe
and
the
it’s
proven to be believable，
the map would
provide strong evidence
to
suggest
that
the
famous
Ming
Dynasty
sailor
，
Zheng
He
，
beat
Christopher
Columbus
，
who
arrived in America in
1492
，
to the discovery of the
New World.
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Liu Gang
，
a
Chinese lawyer and map
collector
，
bought the map in
an antique (
古董
的
)
store in Shanghai in 2001 for about 500
U
．
Gang thinks the map
supports the thesis of British
author
，
Gavin
Menzies
，
who in his 2003 book
argued
Zheng
He
was
the
first
person
to
circumnavigate
(
环航
)
the
globe
and
discover
America
sometime
between
1421
and
1423.“In
principle
，
the
British
author
Gavin
is
Columbus
，
Zheng
He
discovered
America
and
the
whole
in
detail
，
not
exactly...three
years
difference.I
don’t
think
that’s
a
big
deal，”Liu
said.
Zheng
He
commanded
a
group
of
ships
，
which
sailed
between
1405
and
1433
at
the
order
of
the
emperor
during
China’s
Ming
aim
was
to
spread
the
glory
of
China
to the
world and establish trade.
13
．
We learn from
Paragraph 1 that .
A
．
the writer was
proud of an ancient map
B
．
both the
Chinese navigator and Columbus were heroes
C
．
the ancient map
made by a Chinese navigator was just found
D
．
the Chinese
navigator may be the first man who discovered
America
答案
D
解析
根据第一段第一句可知
D
项正确。
14
．
Which of the
following correctly describes the ancient map?
A
．
The ancient map
on display in Beijing is said to be made in 1418.
B
．
The ancient
map
，
which is said to be made
in 1763
，
is on display in
Beijing.
C
．
The
ancient map was bought by Liu
Gang
，
a Chinese navigator in
2001.
D
．The
ancient
map
was
introduced
to
be
listed
in
Gavin’s
book
by
Liu
Gang
to
support
his idea.
答案
B
解析
根
据第二段第一句可以判断：
现在在北京的展品是
1763
年复制古时
(1418
年
)
的仿制
品。
15
．
What does the
British author in his book try to argue in the
passage?
A
．
The
first person who discovered America may be Zheng
He.
B
．
The first
person to circumnavigate the globe is not worth
discussing.
C
．
The
year when Zheng He discovered America may be
between 1421 and 1423.
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