Question

Dr．Ferguson energetically pushed the preparations for his departure，and in person directed the construction of his balloon．For a long time past he had been applying himself to the study of the Arab language and the various Mandingoe idioms，and，thanks to his talents in language，he had made rapid progress．

In the meanwhile，his friend，the sportsman，never let him out of
his sight-afraid，no doubt，that the doctor might take his departure，without saying a word to anybody．On this subject，he tried to discourage him with the most persuasive arguments，which，however，did NOT persuade Samuel Ferguson，and wasted his breath，by which the latter seemed to be but slightly moved．In fine，Dick felt that the doctor was slipping through his fingers．
The poor Scot was really to be pitied．He could not look upon the
blue sky without a wild terror: when asleep，he felt dizziness(眩暈)that made his head turn around；and every night he had visions of crashing down from immeasurable heights．
We must add that，during these nightmares，he once or twice fell out of bed. His first care then was to show Ferguson a severe bump(腫塊)that he had received on the fall．“And yet，”he
would add，with warmth，“that was at the height of only three feet一not an inch more一and such a bump as this! Only think，then!”
This appeal，full of sad meaning as it was，did not seem to touch the doctor's heart．Not even the shadow of a doubt was ever suggested；and Samuel made an intolerable misuse of the first person plural：“‘Our’balloon，‘our’ car ；‘our’expedition.”
Dick trembled at them，although he was determined not to go ; he did not want to annoy his friend．Let us also disclose the fact that，without knowing exactly why himself，he had sent to Edinburgh for a certain selection of heavy clothing，and his best hunting-tools and fire-arms．
【小題1】Why did Dr．Ferguson start to learn new languages?

A．To keep himself occupied．

B．To get ready for the departure．

C．To show his talent in language．

D．To Know more about balloon construction．

【小題2】We Call infer from the passage that Dick ＿＿＿＿.

A．suffered from a disease during the nights

B．got hurt in a fall from the balloon in the evening

C．decided to take the adventure with the doctor at last

D．equipped himself with arms to frighten his friend

【小題3】Which word best describes Dr．Ferguson’s attitude towards his balloon flight?

A．Excited．

B．Optimistic．

C．Worried.

D．Determined

【小題4】What’s the writing pattern of the passage?

A．News．

B．Fiction．

C．Journal．

D．Biography．

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】B

解析試題分析: 《氣球上的五星期》是法國(guó)著名作家儒勒·凡爾納的第一部科幻長(zhǎng)篇小說(shuō)，也是他的成名作。講的是十九世紀(jì)弗格森博士和他的朋友肯尼迪、他的仆人喬一起乘坐熱氣球，從非洲南部的桑給巴爾出發(fā)，穿越了非洲大陸，經(jīng)歷了千難萬(wàn)險(xiǎn)，終于降落在塞內(nèi)加爾河，從而完成了前人未曾完成的探險(xiǎn)行程。
【小題1】B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段提到Dr．Ferguson energetically pushed the preparations for his departure，and in person directed the construction of his balloon．For a long time past he had been applying himself to the study of the Arab language and the various Mandingoe idioms弗格森博士忙于出發(fā)前的準(zhǔn)備工作。他親自指導(dǎo)制作氣球，并且對(duì)設(shè)計(jì)作了某些改動(dòng)，不過(guò)他只字不提此事。很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間以來(lái)，他專心學(xué)習(xí)阿拉伯語(yǔ)和非洲西部地區(qū)曼丁哥人的各種語(yǔ)言，可見(jiàn)是為離開(kāi)做準(zhǔn)備的，所以選B項(xiàng)。
【小題2】C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段提到In the meanwhile，his friend，the sportsman，never let him out ofhis sight-afraid，no doubt，that the doctor might take his departure，without saying a word to anybody在此期間，他的獵人朋友寸步不離地跟著他，生怕他連招呼都不打就飛走�？夏岬线�在執(zhí)意勸說(shuō)弗格森博士放棄該計(jì)劃所以選C項(xiàng)。
【小題3】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段提到This appeal，full of sad meaning as it was，did not seem to touch the doctor's heart這番暗示充滿了傷感，但是并沒(méi)打動(dòng)博士，所以博士十分堅(jiān)定要用氣球，故選D項(xiàng)。
【小題4】B 推斷猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)圖片可知這是《氣球上的五星期》是法國(guó)著名作家儒勒·凡爾納的第一部科幻長(zhǎng)篇小說(shuō)，也是他的成名作，所以是科幻小說(shuō)，故選D項(xiàng)。
考點(diǎn)：文化類閱讀。