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【題目】

Left Behind

Almost 300 years ago, a tall man raced along the island beach."Wait for me!"he cried. "I've changed my mind!"

The man was Alexander Selkirk. He was calling to a ship called the Cinque Ports, which means the" Five Ports"Earlier Selkirk had decided to stay on the island. He ________ his mind at the last second, when the ship set sail. But it was too late. Now Selkirk was alone on an island in the Pacific Ocean.

The next day Selkirk walked around the________．There were caves to use for shelter, and streams for washing. There were fruit trees,

wild goats, and fish. Selkirk could use all of these for_______．However, Cave there were no people. Selkirk was truly ________ ．

That island in the Pacific was Selkirk's home for more than four years. He kept________ for someone to come and take him from the island.

Finally a British ship sailed to the island, and Selkirk was ________ and told his story. Newspapers told people about his adventure. One man who read about Selkirk was the writer Daniel Defoe. He then turned Selkirk's story into a________ called The Strange and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. In the book, Robinson Crusoe lived the way Selkirk did, with one big________. Crusoe had a friend, a man called Friday.

Today you can find the book about Robinson Crusoe in any library. Few books, however, tell the story of the" real" Robinson Crusoe-the man named Alexander Selkirk.

【1】A.keptB.changedC.turnedD.set

【2】A.shipB.oceanC.beachD.island

【3】A.foodB.gamesC.drinkD.tools

【4】A.afraidB.sadC.excitedD.alone

【5】A.askingB.waitingC.lookingD.hoping

【6】A.foundB.savedC.knownD.reported

【7】A.textB.filmC.bookD.play

【8】A.endB.beginningC.progressD.difference

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【5】D

【6】B

【7】C

【8】D

【解析】

文章大意：本文介紹了Alexander Selkirk獨(dú)自一人在小島上的生活，被救后他的故事被改編成《魯濱遜漂流記》。

【1】句意：當(dāng)船即將起航的時(shí)候，他在最后一刻改變了主意。

本題考查動(dòng)詞辨析，A.kept意為“保留”；B.changed意為“改變”；C.turned意為“變成”；D.set意為“開(kāi)始、設(shè)置”，結(jié)合前句Earlier Selkirk had decided to stay on the island.“他決定呆在島上”及后面But it was too late“太晚了”，可知他改變了主意，故選B。

【2】句意：第二天，Selkirk繞著海水周圍走了走。

考查名詞辨析，A.ship意為“船”；B.ocean意為“海洋”；C.beach意為“沙灘”；D.island意為“島嶼”，根據(jù)后句There were caves to use for shelter, and streams for washing. There were fruit trees,wild goats, and fish.“這里有洞穴可供棲身，有溪流可供洗滌。有果樹(shù)，野山羊和魚�！��？芍�是海洋周圍，故選B。

【3】.句意：Selkirk可以用這些作為食物。

考查名詞辨析，A.food意為“食物”；B.game意為“游戲”；C.drink意為“飲品”；D.tools意為“工具”，根據(jù)所給空前面的句子There were fruit trees,wild goats, and fish.可知，這些都是可以吃的東西。故選A。

【4】句意：Selkirk非常孤單。

考查形容詞辨析，A.afraid意為“害怕的”；B.sad意為“傷心的”；C.excited意為“興奮的”；D.alone意為“孤獨(dú)的”，根據(jù)所給空前面的句子However, Cave there were no people.可知，雖然這里有吃的有喝的，但沒(méi)有人，很孤獨(dú)。故選D。

【5】句意：他希望有人來(lái)把他帶走。

考查動(dòng)詞辨析，A.asking意為“問(wèn)”；B.waiting意為“等待”；C.looking意為“尋找”；D.hoping意為“希望”，結(jié)合前文，他非常孤獨(dú)，在島上呆了至少4年，可知他希望有人把他帶走。故選D。

【6】句意：最后，一艘英國(guó)的輪船行駛到了這里，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)了Selkirk，Selkirk講述了他的故事。

考查動(dòng)詞辨析，A.found意為“發(fā)現(xiàn)”；B.saved意為“得救”；C.known意為“知道”；D.reported意為“報(bào)道”，根據(jù)所給空前面的句子Finally a British ship sailed to the island可知，應(yīng)該是他被這艘船發(fā)現(xiàn)。故選B。

【7】句意：他把Selkirk的故事改編成一本書，叫《魯濱遜漂流記》。

考查名詞辨析，A.text意為“課文”；B.film意為“電影”；C.book意為“書”；D.play意為“戲劇”，根據(jù)后面In the book“在這本書里”可知改編成一本書，故選C。

【8】句意：書中，Robinson Crusoe過(guò)著和Selkirk一樣的生活，不過(guò)也稍有不同。

考查名詞辨析，A.end意為“結(jié)束”；B.beginning意為“開(kāi)始”；C.progress意為“進(jìn)步”；D.difference意為“不同”，根據(jù)后句Crusoe had a friend, a man called Friday.“克魯索有個(gè)朋友，一個(gè)叫星期五的人�！笨芍�，是有不同之處，故選D。