reading comprehension

1、Ⅳ.ReadingComprehension(60points)Directions:Therearefivereadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfourquestions.FeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedABCD.Chooseonebestanswerblackenthecrespondingletteronth

2、eAnswerSheet.PassageOherehasbeeninhistyamanwhowasswallowedbyawhalelivedtotellthetale.ThemansnameisJamesBartley.TherecdstoprovehisunusualexperienceareintheBritishAdmiralty.Bartleywasmakinghisfirsttriponthewhalingship.Star

3、oftheEast.Suddenlythelookoutsightedahugespermwhale.Thewhalersknewitwasahugcwhalebythesizeofthesprayitblewintotheair.Theyloweredtheirsmallboats.JamesBartleywasinthefirstlongboat.Themenroweduntiltheywereclosetothewhalc.Aha

4、rpoonwasthrownitfounditsmark.Itsankintothewhalesflesh.Themaddenedbeastcrasheclintotheboatsnappingitstailatthementhewreckageoftheirboats.WhenthesurvivswerepickedupJamesBartleywasmissing.Shtlybefesunsetthewhalewasfinallyca

5、ptured.Thesailstiedthewhalesdeadbodytothesideoftheship.Becauseofhothotweatheritwasimptantthattheycutupthewhalerightaway.Otherwisethemeatwouldbegintorottheoilwouldbegintospoil.Whentheygottothestomachtheyfeltsomethingmovin

6、gaboutwildly.Theythoughtitwouldbeabigfishstillaliveinside.ButwhentheyopenedthestomachtheyfoundJamesBartley.AfterthistripBartleysettledinEnglneverreturnedtosea.36.Thispassageismainlyabout_________.A.howtohuntwhalesftheiro

7、ilmeatB.theharddangerouslivesthatwhalershadtoliveC.thedutiesofeachmanonawhalingshipD.amanwhowasswallowedbyawhalelived37.Thesailsknewthatsomethingwasinthewhalesstomachbecause_________.A.theycouldfeelitmovingaboutwildlyB.t

8、hewhaleseemedveryheavyA.AmericansarefcedtobeefficientagainsttheirwillB.AmericansshoulddowhattheyarewillingtodoC.peopleoughtnottowksohardfeffciencyD.Americansareatalosswhattodo42.Accdingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisan

9、ecessityA.Shtenedoperaperfmances.B.Quickenedpacesofmovies.C.Speededupefficiency.D.Wkingonholidays.43.The“pleasantday“towhichtheauthreferswastheperiodwhenwe_________.A.didnotfeelguiltyaboutwastingtimeB.wereabletoactofouro