French novelist Jules Verne (1828—1905) is often called the father of science fiction. Although he was not a great traveler himself, his characters travelled to the moon (in From the Earth to the Moon), under the sea (in Twenty thousand leagues under the sea), into a volcano (in A journey to the centre of the earth), around the world (in Around the World in Eighty Days) and to many other places.
Jules Verne was born in the French city of Nantes in 1828. When he was a boy he ran away from home to work on a ship. However, his father soon found him and brought him home. After that he decided that any future travel he did would be in books. In 1847 his father sent Jules to Paris to study to be a lawyer. Even though he was busy writing, Verne passed his exams in 1849 with high marks.
When Jules told his father he did not want to be a lawyer, his father was very angry. He stopped sending his son any money, so Jules had to earn a living by his writing. Over the next few years he wrote many stories and plays, which brought him only a little money. Then, in 1856, he met Honorine de Viane, a rich, young widow with two children. The couple married the next year.
After his marriage, Verne worked as a businessman in Paris. However, he was not very successful at his job and spent most of his time writing books and doing research for the next one. In 1863 he published his novel Five Weeks in a balloon and the following year he published A Journey to the centre of the earth which made him famous. His books became so popular and earned him so much money that he was able to leave his job and work full time on his writing.
In his Lifetime, Jules Verne wrote more than 50 books and he became a rich man. Many of this imaginative novels have been turned into films.
【小題1】When Jules Verne was brought home by his father, he decided that ________.
A.he would devote himself to writing |
B.he would go on more travels in the future |
C.he would stop writing about future travels |
D.he would do what his father required |
A.He was not good at his schoolwork. |
B.He went to Paris because he wanted to be a lawyer. |
C.His early stories and plays didn’t bring in much money. |
D.He got married in 1856. |
A.family | B.marriage | C.business | D.writing |
A.Jules Verne’s stories and plays were liked by film makers. |
B.Jules Verne was not clever enough to learn law. |
C.Jules Verne’s wife helped him a lot in his writing career. |
D.Jules Verne’s stories and plays made him famous in the 1850s. |
【小題1】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】C
【小題5】A
解析試題分析:本文介紹了著名的法國小說家Jules Verne以及他的作品的詳細信息。
【小題1】A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第2段2,3行However, his father soon found him and brought him home. After that he decided that any future travel he did would be in books.說明他那個時候就決心從事寫作,故A正確。
【小題2】C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第3段前3行He stopped sending his son any money, so Jules had to earn a living by his writing. Over the next few years he wrote many stories and plays, which brought him only a little money.說明在一開始的時候他寫作并沒有掙到錢,故C正確。
【小題3】D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第2段最后2行His books became so popular and earned him so much money that he was able to leave his job and work full time on his writing.
說明他是通過寫作掙了很多錢,故D正確。
【小題4】C 推理題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段the following year he published A Journey to the centre of the earth which made him famous. His books became so popular and earned him so much money that he was able to leave his job and work full time on his writing.
說明這本書的影響是最大的。故C正確。
【小題5】A 推斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段說明很多他的小說都被改編成了電影,說明他的作品很受電影人的喜愛。故A正確。
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點評:本文介紹了Jules Verne的作品及他本人的基本情況,考查細節(jié)題較多,答題時在文章找到對應的地方,用筆進行標記,這有利于后期有時間檢查時可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔細理解作者所講的意思,再結合選項,通過排除法和自己對全文的把握,選出正確答案。
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No alarm was sounded, according to fire officials, who said that equipment in the basement had been destroyed before the hand alarm was set off. Many guests said that they were awakened by knocks on the door or the sound of breaking glass as people sought safety from the smoke. There are no smoke alarms in the building, which was built in 1973 in agreement with the 1970 Clark County Building Law.
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1.What do you NOT learn from the news reports?
[ ]
A.Prof. Marc Gentilini attended the medicine conference in Agadir and made a speech.
B.There are no smoke alarms in the MGM Grand Hotel because that was not demanded by the law when it was built.
C.It was acupuncture that cured Mrs Webb of deafness.
D.Mrs Webb is now able to talk with others without difficulty.
2.Why so many people died in the fire on MGM Grand Hotel?
[ ]
A.Because 3500 guests and employees were trapped.
B.Because they couldn't take in enough oxygen.
C.Because people jumped down from the 20th floor.
D.Because big fire suddenly swept from the kitchen throughout the hotel.
3.Many guests were awakened at dawn because ________ .
[ ]
A.they took in thick smoke
B.they felt the heat of big fire
C.they heard the noise
D.the employees rang the hand alarm
4.What does “I went weak at the knees” mean in the last item of news?
It means “ ________ ”.
[ ]
A.I felt terribly shocked
B.I felt weak and had to drop to my knees
C.I was so touched that I could not move a little
D.I was extremely delighted
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閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳答案。
(1)Rabat, April 12 (Xinhua) About a billion people in the world today are still facing the danger of malaria (瘧疾) and nearly two million people die of the illness yearly, said Prof. Mare Gentilini of France in Agadir, according to local newspaper reports.
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(2)
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There was little warning as the fire violently spread through the first and second floors with great strength. Thick black smoke through the hotel and rose 5,000 feet above the roof.
No alarm was sounded, according to fire officials, who said that equipment in the basement had been destroyed before the hand alarm was set off. Many guest said that they were awakened by knocks on the door or the sound of breaking glass as people sought safety from the smoke. There are no smoke alarms in the building, which was built in 1973 in agreement with the 1970 Clark County Building Law.
(3)
Sussex, May 26 (The Daily Mail)Mrs Myra Webb, who was told by doctors that she would never hear again, lived for six years in a world of silence.
But yesterday she heard a blackbird sing in the garden of her home at Brighton, Sussex. “My hearing is coming backand it's wonderful.” she said.
Mrs Webb, 26, is said to be the first woman in Britain to have her hearing brought back by acupuncture, the needle treatment widely practised in China.
After six months' treatment she can listen to music again, carry on a conversation with the aid of a hearing said, and she has got a job as a typist with the South Eastern Electricity Board.
“It's wonderful to hear people talk,” she said at her home in Stanstead Cresent, Woodingdean, Brighton.
Mrs Webb began to lose her hearing at the age of 12 after a serious illness. “By the age of 20 I had no hearing whatever.”
“A friend told me about acupuncture and I went weekly for treatment. One night when I was in the kitchen I heard a weak sound and realized it was my musical kettle boiling. I went weak at the knees. My hearing has slowly improved since.”
Her husband David, a 26-year-old manager, said, “She is so happy and excited by the results and is continuing the treatment.”
1.What do you NOT learn from the news reports?
[ ]
A.Prof. Mare Gentilini attended the medicine conference in Agadir and made a speech.
B.There are no smoke alarms in the MGM Grand Hotel because that was not demanded by the law when it was built.
C.It was acupuncture that cured Mrs Webb of deafness.
D.Mrs Webb is now able to talk with others without difficulty.
2.Why so many people died in the fire on MGM Grand Hotel?
[ ]
A.Because 3,500 guests and employees were trapped.
B.Because they couldn't take in enough oxygen.
C.Because people jumped down from the 20th floor.
D.Because big fire suddenly swept from the kitchen throughout the hotel.
3.Many guests were awakened at dawn because ________.
[ ]
A.they took in thick smoke
B.they felt the heat of big fire
C.they heard the noise
D.the employees rang the hand alarm
4.What does “I went weak at the knees” mean in the last item of news? It means “________”.
[ ]
A.I felt terribly shocked
B.I felt weak and had to drop to my knees
C.I was so touched that I could not move a little
D.I was extremely delighted
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