Question

Robert Ballard was born in 1942. From an early age, he loved the sea. Ballard grew up in Southern California. He spent his free time at the beach near his home. He enjoyed fishing and swimming. He even learned to dive.

When Ballard wasn’t at the ocean, he loved reading about it. At age 10, he read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, a book which describes the undersea adventures of Captain Nemo. Ballard decided he wanted to be like Captain Nemo when he grew up. His parents helped him follow his dream.
Ballard was a hardworking student. He spent many years learning all he could about the ocean. By the age of 28, he was an expert. In 1970, he took a job as a scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts. There he studied underwater mountains of the Atlantic Ocean. He came up with ways to predict（預(yù)知）volcanoes under the oceans. Working with other scientists, Ballard also found previously（以前）unknown sea animals. These animals lived far below the ocean’s surface, where scientists had believed no animals could live.
By the 1980s, Ballard’s interests changed. He developed unmanned（無人的）vehicles to explore the ocean bottom. His first find, the well-known ship Titanic, made Ballard famous. He was not happy with just one big find, however. He looked for — and found — other well-known ships. One was the German battleship Bismarck. Another was the U.S.S. Yorktown, an aircraft carrier (航空母艦) that sank during World War II.
Today Robert Ballard is still an underwater explorer. He also heads an organization that encourages students to learn about science. Ballard hopes that some of the students will follow in his footsteps. After all, the world’s huge oceans are mostly unknown. Who knows what remains to be discovered under the sea?
小題1:What was Ballard’s dream when he was young?

A．To be a science teacher.	B．To be an underwater explorer.
C．To be an animal expert.	D．To be a famous writer.

小題2:When Ballard worked at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, he _____.

A．explored the undersea world by ship

B．thought of ideas to predict underwater volcanoes

C．found some unknown sea animals alone

D．set up an organization to teach students science

小題3:Which is the correct order of the events mentioned in the text about Ballard?
a. He found the German battleship Bismarck.
b. He read a book about Captain Nemo.
c. He found the famous ship Titanic.
d. He became an expert in science.

A．b-c-d-a

B．d-b-c-a

C．b-d-c-a

D．d-c-a-b

小題4:What can we learn from the text?

A．Ballard’s parents felt disappointed at his undersea adventures.

B．Ballard didn’t like fishing and swimming in his childhood.

C．Ballard was greatly influenced by 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

D．Human beings have explored more than half of the sea.

Answer 1

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:C

試題分析：文章介紹了海底探險(xiǎn)家Robert Ballard的事跡，包括小時(shí)候的理想，長大后的成就。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第二段的句子：At age 10, he read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, a book which describes the undersea adventures of Captain Nemo. Ballard decided he wanted to be like Captain Nemo when he grew up.可知Ballard 小時(shí)候的夢(mèng)想是做水下的探險(xiǎn)者。選B
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第二段的句子：he took a job as a scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts. There he studied underwater mountains of the Atlantic Ocean. He came up with ways to predict（預(yù)知）volcanoes under the oceans.可知Ballard 在Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute 工作的時(shí)候，他想到方法預(yù)測(cè)海底的火山，選B
小題3:排序題：從文章的二，三，四段的描述：可知正確的事情發(fā)展順序是：b. He read a book about Captain Nemo. d. He became an expert in science. c. He found the famous ship Titanic. a. He found the German battleship Bismarck.答案是 C
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第二段的句子：When Ballard wasn’t at the ocean, he loved reading about it. At age 10, he read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, a book which describes the undersea adventures of Captain Nemo.可知Ballard 受20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.的影響很大，選C