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1、Ⅳ.ReadingComprehension(60 points) Directions:Therearefivereadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfourquestions. ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseonebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet. PassageOne Therehasbeen
2、,inhistory,amanwhowasswallowedbyawhaleandlivedtotellthetale. Theman'snameisJamesBartley. TherecordstoprovehisunusualexperienceareintheBritishAdmiralty. Bartleywasmakinghisfirsttriponthewhalingship.Starof'theEast.Suddenlythelookoutsightedahugespermwhale. Thewhalersknewitwasa
3、hugcwhalebythesizeofthesprayitblewintotheair. Theyloweredtheirsmallboats. JamesBartleywasinthefirstlongboat.Themenroweduntiltheywereclosetothewhalc.Aharpoonwasthrownanditfounditsmark. Itsankintothewhale'sflesh. Themaddenedbeastcrasheclintotheboat,snappingitstailatthemenandth
4、ewreckageoftheirboats. Whenthesurvivorswerepickedup,JamesBartleywasmissing. Shortlybeforesunset,thewhalewasfinallycaptured.Thesailorstiedthewhale'sdead-bodytothesideoftheship.Becauseofhothotweatheritwasimportantthattheycutupthewhalerightaway. Otherwise,themeatwouldbegintoro
5、tandtheoilwouldbegintospoil.Whentheygottothestomach,theyfeltsomethingmovingaboutwildly. Theythoughtitwouldbeabigfishstillaliveinside.ButwhentheyopenedthestomachtheyfoundJamesBartley. Afterthistrip,BartleysettledinEngland,andneverreturnedtosea. 36.Thispassageismainlyabout__
6、_______. A.howtohuntwhalesfortheiroilandmeat B.thehardanddangerouslivesthatwhalershadtolive C.thedutiesofeachmanonawhalingship D.amanwhowasswallowedbyawhaleandlived 37.Thesailorsknewthatsomethingwasinthewhale'sstomachbecause_________. A.theycouldfeelitmovingaboutwildly
7、B.thewhaleseemedveryheavy C.thewhalewasswellingatonespot D.thecaptainheardBartleyyellingforhelp 38.JamesBartleyprobablyneverwenttoseaagainbecause_________. A.hewanteddifferentkindsofadventuresB.offrightandshock C.hewascrippledbythewhale D.heoftengotseasick 3
8、9.Theauthor,intellingJamesBartley'sstory,informsusby_________. A.narrating
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