Question

	In early November of 1503, during  Christopher (lolumbus' fourth and final trip to America,his ship was seri?ously  damaged (損壞)in a storm.Columbus and his men had lo live  on a small island for several months while they tried to repair their ship and  returned to Spain. At first,the local people on the island were  very kind to the European visitors, giving them all the food and clothes they  needed to survive (活下來).However, as the months passed,  the local people became more and more unhappy with their guests, who were  tricking and stealing from them. Finally the locals decided to stop helping  them.Without food or any way to leave the island, Columbus' group were soon in  serious trouble. Luckily for Columbus, he had a book about  the stars and the planets on his ship.It (lescril?''<l llic movements of all  the objects in the night sky. The liook, written by a well-known German  scientist, said there would he a total eclipse (月食）on  the evening of February 29,1504 and how long it would last. Columbus worked out the difference in time  between Germany and North America. He then had a meeting with the local leaders  just before the eclipse would take place. In this meeting, Columbus told them  his god was angry because the local people were no longer giving food.So his god  would take aw ay the moon to punish them. The moment Columbus finished talking,  just as he had planned, the moon began dis?appearing. The local leaders grew frightened and  quickly agreed to prm'ide Columbus with food and anything ,'1、'' lit' wanted.But first,Columbus' god had to return the moon.  Columbus told them he would have to discuss the idea with his god on his ship.  Knowing the moon would stay completely hidden for about 48 minutes, Columbus  returned just before the moon began to reappear. From thai day on, until they  finally left, Columbus and his men no longer had any trouble getting the food  they needed. 41. At first, the local people helped  Columbus and his men by A. giving them food and clothes B. building a house for them C. repairing their ship D. providing them with a book 42. The local people became angry because  the Europeans_• A. looked very different B. hacl nothing to trade C. were cheats and thieves D. wanted to take their land 43. Where did Columbus learn about the lunar  eclipse? A. From a book. B. From the moon. C. From his group. D. From the locals. 44. What did Columbus do after returning to  his ship on the night of the meeting? A. He discussed the problem with his  god. B. He waited for the eclipse to  finish. C. He read about the stars and  planets. D. He told his men what happened. 45. What can we learn about the Europeans  from the passage? A. They all believed in God. B. They never returned to Spain. C. They admired the local people. D. They caused their own  problems.

Answer 1

41. A 由文章第二段的第一句話...giving them all the food and clothes they needed to  survive.可知正確答案為A。

42. C 由文章第二段的第二句...who were tricking and stealing from  them.可知，當(dāng)?shù)厝送Ｖ箮椭�他們是因�(yàn)樗麄兊钠墼p和

偷竊行為。

43. A短文第三段說到哥倫布的船上有一本關(guān)于恒星與行星  的書。書里說到了在1504年2月29日的晚上會(huì)發(fā)生月全 食現(xiàn)象,由此可知哥倫布是從書里知道的。

44. B由文章最后可以推測(cè)出，哥倫布回到船上等待月食的結(jié)  束。故B項(xiàng)正確。

45. D由起初當(dāng)?shù)厝私o予他們幫助，再到停止幫助，可知問題  是由這些歐洲人他們自己造成的。