Question

【題目】 Mary Anning was an English fossil collector, dealer and paleontologist(古生物學(xué)家). Her fossil-hunting helped change the way people thought about the world.

Mary was born into a poor family in England on May 21, 1799. She lived in the seaside town of Lyme Regis, in Dorset. The family had nine children. Only Mary and her brother Joseph grew up. Mary’s father took his children along the beach. They picked up shells and stones to sell to visitors. Mary did not go to school much. Her family was too poor. And schools did not teach children about fossils. Mary could read and write. She taught herself. She learned about rocks and how bodies are made.

In 1811 when Mary and Joseph were fossil hunting, Joseph saw a bone sticking out of the rock. Mary had a hammer to chip away at the rock. Very carefully she uncovered it. She found the first complete fossil of the ichthyosaur(魚龍).

Since then, Mary became crazy about fossil hunting. She liked to hunt on the beach after a storm. The wind, rain and waves made the rocks crumble It was easy to spot fossils. Most days Mary went fossil hunting with her dog, Tray.

Rich friends helped Mary by selling fossils for her. They sent her money. Scientists wrote letters and came to see her. One good friend was William Buckland, a professor at Oxford University. Mary also opened a shop to sell fossils, stones and shells. She chatted with visitors.

Mary Anning died inl847. How evolution(進(jìn)化)works was explained by Charles Darwin not long after Mary died. Her fossils had helped scientists understand how things began.

【1】Why did Mary’s father take his children along the beach?

A.To enjoy life.B.To make a living.

C.To look for fossils.D.To teach them about fossils.

【2】What can we learn about Mary?

A.Her father was a paleontologist.B.Her father educated her at home.

C.She had nine brothers and sisters in all.D.She might be popular at that time.

【3】Who was the first one to catch sight of the rock containing the first complete ichthyosaur fossil?

A.Charles Darwin.B.Mary’s dog.C.Mary.D.Joseph.

【4】What does the underlined word "crumble" in the fourth paragraph means ?

A.breakB.shakeC.floatD.dive

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇人物傳記。短文敘述了英國化石收藏家、商人和古生物學(xué)家瑪麗·安寧的故事。

【1】推理判斷題。由第二段“Mary was born into a poor family in England on May 21, 1799. Only Mary and her brother Joseph grew up. Mary’s father took his children along the beach. They picked up shells and stones to sell to visitors.”可知，1799年5月21日，瑪麗出生于英國一個貧窮的家庭�，旣惖母赣H經(jīng)常帶著他的孩子們沿著海灘走。他們撿貝殼和石頭賣給游客。所以瑪麗的父親帶孩子們?nèi)ズ＿吺菫榱酥\生。故選B項。

【2】推理判斷題。由倒數(shù)第二段“ Scientists wrote letters and came to see her. Mary also opened a shop to sell fossils, stones and shells. She chatted with visitors”可知，科學(xué)家寫信要來拜訪她。瑪麗還開了一家商店出售化石、石頭和貝殼且與到訪的游客聊一些關(guān)于化石的信息。所以通過關(guān)鍵詞“ Scientists wrote letters and came to see her ，She chatted with visitors”可以判斷出，在那個時候她很有名，很受歡迎。故選D項。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段“in 1811 when Mary and Joseph were fossil hunting, Joseph saw a bone sticking out of the rock.”可知，1811年，當(dāng)瑪麗和約瑟夫在尋找化石時，約瑟夫看到一根骨頭從巖石中伸出來了。所以約瑟夫是第一個看到含有第一個完整魚龍化石的人。故選D項。

【4】詞句猜測題。由第四段“She liked to hunt on the beach after a storm. The wind, rain and waves made the rocks crumble. It was easy to spot fossils.可知，暴風(fēng)雨過后她喜歡在海灘上尋找化石。風(fēng)、雨、浪使巖石變得碎裂，很容易發(fā)現(xiàn)化石。所以通過上下文語境可以判斷出第四段加下劃線的“crumble”是break“破裂”的意思。故選A項。