Question

根据下面短文内容，在文章后第1~10小题的空格里填入最恰当的单词，并将答案填写在答题纸标号为1~10的相应位置上。注意：每空一词。

Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa， Italy. He was the oldest of five children in a worker’s family. He enjoyed going to the sea when he was a young boy.

He heard that there was a lot of gold and other valuable things in East India. He wanted to find a short way to get to the Indies by ship. On August 3， 1492， he sailed toward the west from Palos， Spain with three ships. After many days， the sailors had covered a long distance on the sea and were ready to turn around for home when they saw land， an island Columbus named San Salvador. He thought he had found the Indies and called the people he saw there “Indians”. When they got to Cuba， he thought he was in Japan. The world was a lot larger than he thought.

In his life， he made four trips across the ocean. His 13-year-old son， Ferdinand， went with him during the last time. He returned to Spain in 1504. Columbus did not become rich as he had hoped. At the end of his life he only had a pension(退休金) the king and the queen had given him because he was the first to reach the New World. He died in 1506， still believing that he had found a new route to East India and that he had reached Asia.

Columbus didn’t get to school very much， but he learned to read and write Spanish during his travels. He also taught himself Latin because all the geography books were written in Latin. He is remembered by all not only for the New World he discovered， but also for the way he led for other explorers.

Christopher Columbus and His Sailing
Personal information	● Columbus was from a worker’s family. His 1.  place is Genoa， Italy. ● He didn’t get to school very much， but he loved to go to the   2.   as a very young boy.
His four sailing3.	● He sailed with three ships from Spain   4. he wanted to look for the treasure in East India. During their first sailing， they found land， an island 5.  San Salvador by him. ● The world was   6.  larger than he thought and he considered Cuba as Japan by mistake. ● Later in his life， he had   7.  three trips across the ocean. Finally he came back home in 1504. ● 8. of being rich， he only got a pension given by the king and the queen because he found the New World.
His great achievements	● He learnt Spanish and Latin 9.  himself during his travels. ● People   10.  Columbus because he discovered a New World and led the way for other explorers.

Answer

1.birth

2.sea

3.experiences

4. because

5. named/called

6. much

7.another

8.Instead

9.by

10.remember

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇人物传记。介绍了哥伦布不平凡的一生。在他的一生中，他做了四次穿越海洋的旅行。第一次是从西班牙出发，去印度寻找宝藏。他们发现了新的陆地，一个岛屿，被他命名为圣萨尔瓦多岛。但哥伦布并没有因为发现新大陆而变得富有。人们之所以记住他，不仅因为他发现了一个新的大陆，而且为其他探险家指引了方向。

1.句意：哥伦布来自一个工人家庭。他的出生地是意大利的热那亚。根据短文中的句子“Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa， Italy.”可知，哥伦布出生于意大利的热那亚。故答案为birth。

2.句意：当他还是个小男孩的时候，他很喜欢去海边。根据短文中的句子“He enjoyed going to the sea when he was a young boy.”可知，当他还是个小男孩的时候，他喜欢去海边。故答案为sea。

3.句意：他的四段航海经历。根据短文中的句子“In his life， he made four trips across the ocean.”可知，在他的一生中，他做了四次穿越海洋的旅行。答案为experiences。

4.句意：他带领三艘船从西班牙航行，因为他想寻找印度东部的宝藏。根据短文中的句子“He heard that t here was a lot of gold and other valuable things in East India.” 他听说印度东部有很多金子和其他值钱的东西。这也是他首次航海的目的所在。故答案为because。

5.句意：他们的第一次航行时，他们发现了陆地，一个岛屿，被他命名为圣萨尔瓦多岛。根据短文中的句子“After many days， the sailors had covered a long distance on the sea and were ready to turn around for home when they saw land， an island Columbus named San Salvador.”故答案为named/called ，用过去分词作后置定语。

6.句意：世界比他想象的要大得多，他错误地认为古巴就是日本。根据短文中的句子“When they got to Cuba， he thought he was in Japan. The world was a lot larger than he thought.”在比较级之前可以用much，， a lot等词来修饰，故答案为much。

7.句意：在他的晚年，他又三次越过海洋。文章提到四次航海经历，去印度是第一次，此处介绍另外三次，故答案为another。

8.句意：他没有变得富有，由于他发现了新大陆，只是得到了国王和王后给他的退休金。根据短文中的句子“Columbus did not become rich as he had hoped. At the end of his life he only had a pension(退休金) the king and the queen had given him because he was the first to reach the New World.”可知，哥伦布并没有因为发现新大陆而变得富有。故答案为Instead。

9.句意：他在旅行中学会了西班牙语和拉丁语。根据短文中的句子“but he learned to read and write Spanish during his travels. He also taught himself Latin because all the geography books were written in Latin. ”可知，哥伦布没有去上学，但是他在旅行中学会了读和写西班牙语。他还自学拉丁语。 Learn by oneself自学的意思。故答案为by。

10.句意：人们记住哥伦布，因为他发现了一个新的世界，并为其他探险家指引了方向。根据短文最后的句子“He is remembered by all not only for the New World he discovered， but also for the way he led for other explorers.”说明人们应该记住哥伦布的原因。答案为remember。

考点：短文阅读填空。