Question

Richard Gray was a famous explorer (勘察者)．He was also a millionaire.He had visited every country in the world.He had crossed Antarctica，flown across the Atlantic by balloon，and climbed Mount Everest.Last year he decided to walk across Death Valley，the hottest place on earth.He walked for days over the hot desert sand.One night he found the camp where he had been the night before.Gray had walked in a circle.He was lost.

Two days later he had drunk all his water.He couldn’t walk.He crawled to the top of a sand dune (沙丘)，and there he saw a man.The man was wearing smart，clean trousers，a white shirt and a tie.Gray crawled over to him.

“Water，...water，...” he said.

“I’m terribly sorry，old boy，” replied the man，“but I haven’t got any water with me.”

“Help me！” shouted Gray，“I’m a rich man...a millionaire...I’ll give you anything.”

“That’s very nice of you，old boy，” said the man.“Look，I can’t give you any water，but would you like to buy my tie？”

“A tie？Of course not！” screamed Gray，and crawled away.He crawled slowly up the next sand dune.His mouth was full of sand.His lips were cracked and dry.He couldn’t breathe.He reached the top of the dune and there he saw a huge good hotel.Girls were swimming in the large swimming pool.Beautiful fountains were all around the hotel.

“Is it a mirage (幻景)？” he thought.“Am I dying？” He stood up and staggered (蹣跚) down the dune.

A waiter in shining white uniform came out of the door.

“Water...water...a bath！Food！” screamed Gray.

“I’m sorry，you can’t come into this hotel.” said the waiter.

“Why not？I’ve got plenty of money...I’m a millionaire.”

“Ah，” replied the waiter，“but you aren’t wearing a tie！”

36．The famous explorer________.

A．had crossed Antarctica and the Atlantic by balloon

B．had travelled all over the world

C．had walked across Death Valley

D．had ever been a millionaire

37．Death Valley is________.

A．a valley where people may die from loss of water

B．a dead place where people dare not go

C．a terribly hot valley where people may die of heat

D．a place’s name

38．Two days later Richard Gray________.

A．was lost in a circle

B．was drunk

C．began to search for water in the desert

D．crawled to the top of a dune to see a man

39．Gray saw________from the top of the next dune.

A．a large good hotel                           B．many swimming girls

C．a lot of drinking water                     D．a beautiful mirage

40．At last Richard Gray________.

A．got some water to drink                    B．was not permitted to enter the hotel

C．was very sorry for the waiter            D．was dying

Answer 1

【解析】　文章的第三句已作交待。穿過南極洲是否乘氣球，全文沒有提到，故A錯。去年決定穿過“死亡谷”，但還沒有完成，而C為完成時態(tài)，錯誤。該勘探者此時已是百萬富翁，Richard Gray不是過去曾經是百萬富翁，故D錯誤。

【答案】　B

【解析】　因為Death Valley后有一同位語對它進行解釋——地球上最熱的地方是一個大沙漠地帶即地點。在該地有宿營地，有旅店，有人煙，也就是說該地是人們能夠去的地方，故B錯。此地有游泳池、泉水等，故A錯。文章并未提到人們因炎熱而死亡，故C錯。

【答案】　D

【解析】　因為文章第二自然段第一句中提到，兩天之后他喝完了他所有的水，不能向前走，故選C，找水；B選項喝醉，錯誤；他爬到沙丘頂上并不是看一個人，而是去找水，故D錯；迷路之后，過了兩天，水喝光了；而不是兩天之后才迷路，故A錯。

【答案】　C

【解析】　文章已指出，他一到達下一個沙丘頂，就看到一個豪華大賓館，故選A。

【答案】　A

【解析】　在該旅店，人們都很講究，戴領帶方能進入，Gray盡管是百萬富翁，但沒有戴領帶，所以不能進入旅店。

【答案】　B