Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (lection) 《海底两万里》 (选段)
Part A
一、阅读理解
“Tonight? ” I was not ready for this.
“Tonight.” he repeated, " we are a few miles off the Spanish coast. It will be
dark, and the wind is blowing in the right direction. You agreed, Dr. Aronnax, to escape (逃跑) with me. Remember your promi!” I said nothing. “At nine o’clock,” continued Ned Land, “I will go to the stair with Conil. You will wait in the library for our signal (信号). I have already put some food in the dinghy (小艇). Everything is done!”.
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“The a is quite rough,” I said.
“Yes, but if we don’t go tonight, we will soon be too far from land!” I knew that he was right. I was also frightened. What would Captain Nemo do if he discovered our plan, or if we failed?
I had not en him for veral days. Now, I did not want to e him. He might notice that I was nervous. I stayed in my room as the hours slowly pasd.
At ven o’clock, I had dinner in my room. Only two hours to go! I was so塔菜怎么做好吃 nervous that I felt sick. I had a headache. I walked up and down in my room. As I looked around, I saw that Captain Nemo’s bedroom door was open. The room was empty.
It was eight o’clock, and I went to the dark library. As I waited, I felt a bump (震动) as the submarine (潜水艇) came to rest on the ocean floor.
什么时候断奶最好The library door opened, and Captain Nemo entered. He told me that we were in Vigo Bay. A Spanish admiral (海军少将) had burned his own ships therein 1702 to prevent the British Navy from taking the huge amount of gold they were carrying. He took me to the window. The crew (船员) were gathering the gold from the sand and bringing it to the submarine. Now, I knew how Captain Nemo had become so rich.
1. What was NOT a reason Ned Land gave for wanting to escape that night?
A. They were clo to the Spanish coast. B. The a was quite rough.
C. They would not be found easily. D. The wind was good for them.
2. Why did Dr. Aronnax remain in his room?
A. He wanted to prepare well for the escape. B. He must have dinner in his room.
C. He didn’t want to e Captain Nemo. D. He didn’t want to leave the submarine.
3. Which of the following shows the correct order?
a. Captain Nemo gathered gold from Vigo Bay. b. Ned asked Dr. Aronnax to escape.
c. Ned put some food in the dinghy. d. British Navy was prevented from taking the gold.
e. I stayed in the library and waited.
A. d-c-b-e-a B. d-b-c-a-e C. e-c-b-a-d D. e-c-d-b-a
4. From the passage, we know Dr. Aronnax was ______ that night. 月迹
A. relaxed B. hopeful C. patient D. nervous
二、完形填空
When I woke up, I was surprid to discover that I was in my own room. Somebody had put me there while I was ___1___ . The same had happened to Ned and Conil. Our rooms were not locked and we were as free as before. Captain Nemo did not appear ___2___ about two o’clock. He didn’t explain anything. I didn’t dare to ask. He looked very ___3___ .
“Are you a ___4___ ? ” he asked me. I had studied medicine in Paris. When I told him that, he asked me to help one of his men. I ___5___ him to another room. A man lay on a bed with a very bad head wound. I looked at it. “What happened? ”
Captain Nemo answered, “Something broke in the engine. A heavy piece of metal hit his ___6___ .”
“He is going to die soon,” I said. “ ___7___ can save him.” Tears filled Captain Nemo’s eyes, and he asked me to ___8___ .
The next day, he invited me to walk with him for another walk under the water. I ___9___ , and my two friends decided to come, too. We went’ out and found that we were not on sand ___10___ on coral (珊瑚). We ud our lights to go deeper and deeper into the ocean. Some of the crew had come with us. Four of them carried the coffin (棺材) of the man who had died. We walked for two hours and stopped when we reached 300 meters. This is ___11热门铃声___ coral begins to form. Some of the crew had brought tools with them, and they ___12___ a hole in the coral. They placed the coffin in it. ___13___ , they covered the coffin with rocks. I could e that there had been other burials (墓地) here in the past. It was a sad and strange ___14___ to attend the funeral (葬礼). We returned to the Nautilus. “Your dead friend is safe from sharks,” I said to Captain Nemo.
“And from men!” he added ___15___ .
1. A. asleep B. alone C. crazy D. excited
2. A. at 橄榄油酸度B. for C. since D. until
3. A. angry B. sad C. tired D. helpless
4. A. crew B. nur C. doctor D. soldier
5. A. brought B. took C. nt 鸟鸣涧D. followed
6. A. foot B. leg C. arm D. head
7. A. Anything B. Something C. Nothing D. Everything
8. A. stand B戴艳军. leave C. check D. operate
9. A. agreed B. allowed C. accepted D. refud
10. A. and B. but C. or D. so
11. A. how B. why C. when D. where
12. A. made B. built C. dug D. found
13. A. Instead B. Then C. However D. Therefore
14. A. story B. lesson C. chance D. experience
15. A. angrily B. happily C. nervously D. carefully
三、七选五
Conil, Ned and I were in the muum, looking out at old stone walls, 5,000 feet under the a.
I looked out of the window, and there was a 25-foot giant squid (乌贼)! It moved clo to the Nautilus and it hit the window with its long tentacles (触手) The Nautilus was too strong for it, but it was a very frightening creature!
