Question

    It was 1504 Columbus was making another trip to the New World. Columbus and his men needed fresh water and food after three months at sea. They saw an island. On the island there were unfriendly Indians who did not give them food. Columbus and his men were afraid of the Indians, but he had a clever idea. He used the body language to tell the Indians about his mysterious (神秘的) power to turn off the light in the sky. He knew about a lunar eclipse (月蚀) the next night because the information was in his almanac (天文历书). Columbus told the Indians,“Tomorrow night I will turn off the light of the moon in the sky. ”But they did not believe him. When the eclipse (月蚀) began the next night, the Indians became very frightened. The Indians begged Columbus to turn on the light again, and they quickly gave him all the food and fresh water he wanted. Immediately Columbus and his men hurried back to the ship and sailed away in the moonless night.

1.Columbus and his men stopped at the island because__________.

A.they wanted to meet the Indians there.

B.they hoped to get some food and fresh water.

C.they had never been there before.

D.they had planned to visit it.

2.The Indians __________ Columbus and his men.

A.were glad to see B.were kind to

C.welcomed D.were not kind to

3.Columbus __________ to tell the Indians that he had mysterious power.

A.used movements of hands and expressions in his face

B.spoke in the language of the Indians.

C.drew a lot of maps.

D.wrote in the language of the Indians.

4.“The light in the sky” here means__________.

A.the sun B.the moon

C.the stars D.the daylight

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是在一个岛上，哥伦布利用自然现象——月蚀机智应对印第安人，获得淡水和食物的故事。

1.推理判断题。由第一段Columbus and his men needed fresh water and food after three months at sea.可知，在海上三个月之后，哥伦比亚和他的同伴需要淡水和食物；由第一段They saw an island.可知，他们看到了一个岛，所以他们是因为想获得食物和水才在岛上停留的，故选B。

2.细节理解题。由第一段On the island there were unfriendly Indians who did not give them food. 可知，在岛上的印第安人不给他们食物，也不友好，即not kind，故选D。

3.细节理解题。由第一段He used the body language to tell the Indians about his mysterious(神秘的) power to turn off the light in the sky.他用身体语言告诉印第安人：他有能关掉天上的光的神秘力量。所以他是用手的动作和脸上的表情来告诉印第安人他有神秘力量的，故选A。

4.词义猜测题。由倒数第五行Tomorrow night I will turn off the light of the moon in the sky.可知，明晚我会关掉天空中的月光。所以空中的光是指月光。故选B。