Question

    While Charlotte Uhlenbroek loves the adventure, she is also glad to be back in “civilization”, at least for the moment.

She’s just finished filming a TV series called Jungle——a 19-week job that involved her exploring the dense jungles of the Congo, the Amazon and Borneo. She says that it was fascinating, but daunting as well. So what was her most challenging experience? “Definitely climbing an 80-metre-high tree in Borneo, when I’m scared of heights! I had to keep going up and up, when a voice inside me was saying, ‘Down! Down!’ I kept thinking the ropes were going to break and send me down below.”

And “down below” was where the bugs were——clinging, stinging, sucking beasts. Apart from the usual mosquitoes, in the Amazon rainforest she was troubled by sand-fly bites. “I’ve had some horrible bites but these really are the itchiest (痒的) bites I’ve ever had. At one stage, I counted 70 bites on one arm,” she says. “Just as annoying were the sweat bees in the Congo. They try to drink the sweat on your face and even the tears from your eyes. The most disgusting thing, though, was try to pull the leches (水蛭) off your skin. The more I pulled, the more they stretched and the tighter their jaws clung to my leg. I kept shouting, ‘Get them off!’ and the film crew kept saying, “Just one minute... this makes a really good shot!”

Back in London, what has she been enjoying since her return to “civilization”? “I’ve been having lots of nice, long showers,” she says. “In the Congo, the possibility of using up our water supplies was always a worrying thought. And I find that when I’ve been in hot, uncomfortable conditions for a while, the things I look forward to more than anything else are being with my family and enjoying my favourite meal.”

1.Why does Charlotte explore the jungles?

A.She enjoys taking adventures.

B.She wants to challenge herself.

C.She takes part in shooting a TV series.

D.She is interested in the jungle bugs.

2.What can we learn about Charlotte’s experience in the jungles?

A.She climbed tall tee with the help of ropes.

B.She once had 70 bites by the sweat bees in the Congo.

C.The mosquito bites were the worst bites she’d ever had.

D.The film crew helped her to get the leches from her leg.

3.What does Charlotte miss most when she was in the jungles?

A.Nice and long showers. B.Her family members.

C.Her comfortable bed. D.Her favourite snacks.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A.The TV Series ---- Jungle B.Explore the Amazon Jungle

C.Return to the Age of Civilization D.What a Jungle Journey!

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了女演员Charlotte Uhlenbroek一次难忘的丛林电视剧拍摄经历。

1.

细节理解题。根据第二段She’s just finished filming a TV series called Jungle——a 19-week job that involved her exploring the dense jungles of the Congo, the Amazon and Borneo.可知， Charlotte Uhlenbroek刚刚完成了一部名为《丛林》的电视连续片的拍摄，这是她为期19周的工作，她探索了刚果，亚马逊和婆罗洲的茂密丛林。由此可知，因为要拍摄一部电视剧，所以 Charlotte Uhlenbroek探索了茂密的森林。故选C。

2.

细节理解题。根据第二段Definitely climbing an 80-metre-high tree in Borneo, when I’m scared of heights!和I kept thinking the ropes were going to break and send me down below.可知，当我在婆罗洲爬一棵80米高的树，我开始恐高。我一直以为绳子要断了，就会把我扔下去的。所以Charlotte Uhlenbroek在绳索的帮助下爬上了婆罗洲的高树。故选A。

3.

细节理解题。根据最后一段And I find that when I’ve been in hot, uncomfortable conditions for a while, the things I look forward to more than anything else are being with my family and enjoying my favourite meal.”可知，Charlotte Uhlenbroek发现，当她在炎热、不舒服的环境中待了一段时间后，她最期待的事情就是和家人在一起，享受最喜欢的一顿饭。由此可知，Charlotte Uhlenbroek在丛林里最想念的是家人。故选B。

4.

主旨大意题。阅读文章，并结合第一段While Charlotte Uhlenbroek loves the adventure, she is also glad to be back in “civilization”可知，本文主要讲述了女演员Charlotte Uhlenbroek结束在丛林拍摄电视剧的经历，回到现代文明社会的故事。这次丛林经历对她来说，十分难忘，结合选项可知，选项D符号题意。故选D。