Captain James Cook was a great explorer. Befo...

Captain James Cook was a great explorer. Before he started exploring, maps of the Pacific Ocean were almost empty. He visited hundreds of islands across the Pacific Ocean and put them in the correct places on the map. He made maps of the coastlines of Australia and New Zealand. James Cook was born in England in 1728. His parents were poor farm workers. When James was 18, he found a job on a coastal ship. He worked on the ship until he was 27 years old, and then he joined the navy. He fought in Canada in a war against France, and he mapped some of the eastern coasts of Canada. In 1768 King George made him Captain of a ship and sent him to the Pacific. He was gone for nearly three years. When he returned, he was regarded as a national hero.

He started his third voyage in 1776. On this trip he visited Hawaii. He was the first European to set foot on this beautiful island. Then he mapped the western coast of North America. After that he returned to Hawaii. Unfortunately there was some trouble between the Hawaiians and the white men and they started fighting. In the end Captain was killed in a clash with the local.

1.He started exploring when _______.

A. he worked on a coastal ship

B. he was 18 years old

C. he was sent to the Pacific

D. he served in the navy

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. He made the first maps of the Pacific Ocean.

B. He went on three long important voyages in his life.

C. He was the first English man to reach Hawaii.

D. He was respected by his people.

3.He was considered a national hero because of _______.

A. his experience in Canada

B. his being the first European to visit Hawaii

C. his heroic death

D. his devotion to exploring on the Pacific Ocean

4. Captain Cook was killed in _______.

A. his return to England

B. a starting trip to Hawaii

C. exploring Canada

D. a fight with the local people

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Captain James Cook took _____________ of the islands in 1769 and from that time British people started to settle in New Zealand.

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James Cook was born on October 27, 1728, in Yorkshire, England. In 1755, he joined Great Britain’s Royal Navy and soon proved his ability. Just after making officer rank, Cook was chosen to undertake a scientific journey to Tahiti to observe the planet Venus as it passed between the earth and the sun, which would help scientists calculate the distance of the earth from the sun.

On August 25, 1768, Cook departed England aboard the Endeavour with 94 crewmen and scientists with secret orders.

Cook was determined to keep his crew healthy. He insisted his men eat onions and pickled（腌渍的）cabbage every day, and made sure that the ship kept fresh fruit and vegetables on board. He ordered his men to bathe every day, to clean their clothing and to air out their bedding. What he did worked to prevent diseases in his crew.

On April 11, 1769, the Endeavour arrived at Tahiti. After viewing the passing of Venus between the earth and the sun for several weeks, Cook opened the secret orders and knew he was to seek out the fabled southern continent and claim it for England. He left Tahiti on July 13 and headed southwest.

When Cook reached New Zealand on October 6, the native Maori people proved to be un-friendly and his crew was forced to fire on them. The Endeavour spent a few months exploring New Zealand and proved it was not part of the great southern continent. On April 9, 1770, Cook explored and documented the location of Australia. After months of exploring, Cook concluded that this continent was not the great southern continent.

The Endeavour made its way to Java in the East Indies in October of 1770. Because of malaria and dysentery, many of his men got ill and dead. He had to sign on new crew in order to go back home. The Endeavour made it back to Dover, England, on July 13, 1771.

1.Cook did the followings to prevent diseases EXCEPT that he insisted his crew __________.

A. air out their covers on beds

B. plant fruit and vegetables on board

C. bathe and clean their clothing every day

D. eat onions and pickled cabbage every day

2.What is the closest meaning to the underlined word "malaria and dysentery"?

A. Local Maori people.　　 B. Fruits and vegetables.

C. Very serious diseases.　　 D. Terrible winds and storms.

3.What is the correct order of the following events?

a. Cook and his men fired on the native Maori people.

b. Cook signed on some new crew and went back to England.

c. Cook was chosen to undertake a scientific journey to Tahiti.

d. Cook concluded that Australia was not the great southern continent.

e. Cook departed England with 94 crewmen and scientists with secret orders.

f. Cook viewed the passing of Venus between the earth and the sun for several weeks.

A. cefadb　　 B. ecafdb

C. ceafbd　　 D. ecfabd

4.What is true of James Cook according to the story?

A. James Cook left Tahiti and headed southwest on July 13, 1768.

B. James Cook joined Great Britain’s Royal Navy at the age of 29.

C. James Cook explored and recorded the location of Australia On April 9, 1770.

D. James Cook departed England and started his exploration on August 25, 1769.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Great Sea Discoveries.　　 B. Cook's Heroic Deeds.

C. Great Sea Explorations.　　 D. Cook's Explorations At Sea.

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How “Kangaroo” Became an Animal’s Name

Early in the 18th century, Captain Cook, a famous explorer of Australia, unexpectedly caught sight of an unusual animal during his first visit to Australia. The animal had a large mouth-like head and jumped along on its large legs. To his surprise, the unusual animal carried it’s young in a special pocket of flesh. Captain Cook pointed to the animal which was eating grass in the distance and asked his native guide what the animal was referred to. The guide seemed not to know what he was pointing at and finally said Kang-a-roo, which Cook carefully wrote down as the animal’s name in his word book. The Europeans who later got to Australia were anxious to see the unusual animal “Kang-a-roo”, but their requests met with puzzled looks of the native people. Before long they got to discover that the native guide who made the answer to Cook’s question really meant, “I don’t know what you are pointing at.” Funny enough, the name “Kang-a-roo” stuck and it is still in use today.

60. Which of the following sentences best expresses the main idea?

A. Captain Cook’s guide had a sense of humour.

B. Native Australians could speak English in Cook’s time.

C. Some words have rather funny origins.

D. Captain Cook was a lover of wild animals.

61. The main use for the animal’s flesh pocket is to_______.

A. keep food                       B. carry its babies

C. a long distance                D. store food and water

62. When the native guide said “Kang-a-roo” he really meant_______

A. “Ah, it is a special kind of animals.”

B. “I wonder what you have said.”

C. “I have no idea of what you are pointing at.”

D. “What do you mean by pointing at that animal?”

63. The writer indirectly expresses that early in the 18th century_______

A. the native Australians and the Europeans explorers were not friendly to each other.

B. a common language was needed by the Europeans to communicate with the   native in Australia.

C. a great many Europeans showed great interest in Australia.

D. a war against the European invaders was a break out

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As we all know, Columbus was a great explorer. He left Spain in September 1492,1. (look) for gold. Native Americans greeted him, offering gifts of corn. Columbus found little gold on that trip, but he collected many 2. (plant), including corn, to bring back to Spain.

Columbus didn’t know it, but the corn was much 3. (valuable) than gold. Farmers from Europe to Asia accepted it 4. (immediate). They grew it on cold mountainsides and in rainforests. So it 5. (feed) millions of people all over the world today.

On his second trip, Columbus brought back a few chocolate beans to make chocolate. Europeans and Asians loved this new drink, and soon they were paying a great deal of money for the beans. Chocolate beans became so valuable in Central America 6. they 7. (use)as cash for 200 years.

Tomatoes and potatoes took some time to become popular. Eventually, 8., they became the basis of a lot of popular foods. 9. is hard to imagine life without fried potatoes or chocolate. Thanks10. native American culture, many people are able to enjoy lots of tasty food.

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Cook was a strict but good captain , _____ who , usually , took care of the sailors on his trip .

A. the one   B. one  C. that    D. this

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It was with great joy ________ he went to Shanghai to work as a volunteer there.

A. because　　 B. before　　 C. since　　　 D. that

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Leif Erickson reached North America around the year 1000, but the attempt to explore was started slowly. It would be five centuries _______ other Europeans landed on that continent.

Why were Europeans the ones to _______ to the American? The Chinese and Arabs had the _______ and technology to sail across the seas. _______ of them tool regular voyages in the Indian Ocean and the Asian Pacific for trade. But exploration? By the mid-15th century China had followed the closed-door policy to _______ itself from the rest of the world. The Arabs, with access to the minerals and spices (香料) of Africa and the Far East, saw no _______ to journey into the unknown.

Europe _______ needed gold and silver; its mines could not meet the demand for coinage. Ottoman Turks blocked the routes across the land to Asia. Only the sea held the _______ of new wealth.

With the return of Magellan’s ships in 1522 from its voyage around the world, the belief was _______ that the oceans were interconnected, promising the age of discovery. The English, as well as the Spanish, Portuguese and French, ________ themselves to finding the “river of the west” through North America to the east.

1.A.after B.since C.before D.when

2.A.push B.pull C.draw D.drive

3.A.sources B.resources C.substances D.matters

4.A.Neither B.Both C.Any D.None

5.A.prevent B.protect C.isolate D.differ

6.A.access B.admission C.application D.association

7.A.as a matter of fact B.in other words C.for one thing D.on the other hand

8.A.symbol B.impression C.promise D.reflection

9.A.extended B.estimated C.attracted D.accepted

10.A.contributed B.devoted C.referred D.connected

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Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer, navigator (航海家), and mapmaker. He explored much of eastern Canada and became known as the “Father of New France”.

Born into a family of sailors, Champlain, while still a young man, began exploring North America. In 1603, he sailed up the Saguenay River and the St. Lawrence River. From 1604 to 1607 Champlain joined in the exploration and settlement of the first permanent (永久的) European settlement north of Florida. Then, in 1608, he established the French settlement that is now Quebec City. He also made the first accurate (精确的) map of the Canadian coast.

Champlain spent most of the rest of his life going between France and Canada. His goals were to map North America and find a quicker way to get to the Pacific Ocean.

In 1629 Quebec was controlled by the English and Champlain was taken to England as a prisoner. When Canada was returned to France in 1633 Champlain returned to Canada as governor of Quebec and remained in Quebec until his death on Christmas Day in 1635.

Champlain was the first European to explore and describe the Great Lakes, and published maps of his journeys and reports of what he learned from the natives and the French living among the natives. Champlain was memorialized as the “Father of New France”, and many places and streets in North America use his name. The most famous of these is Lake Champlain, which lies between northern New York and Vermont.

1.Which is the correct order of the events about Champlain?

a. established the settlement in Canada

b. travelled up the St. Lawrence River

c. returned to Canada as governor of Quebec

d. was taken to England

A. b-a-c-d　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. b-a-d-c

C. a-d-b-c　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. a-b-d-c

2.We can learn from the text that Champlain _____.

A. was important to Canadian history

B. was famous for the lake named for him

C. was the first person to explore North America

D. was the first family member to work on a ship

3.The underlined word “memorialized” in the last paragraph probably means “_____”.

A. described　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. chosen

C. remembered　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. trusted

4.What's the best title for the text?

A. Exploration of North America

B. Origin of Lake Champlain

C. Foundation of Quebec

D. Father of New France

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There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages.

On the last day of one voyage, the ship was in a small port. It was winter time, and the sea was very cold, so the captain said to his sailors, "If one of you stays in the water during the whole night, I will give him my ship. But if he comes out before the sun appears, I shall get his wages."

The sailors had heard about the captain's cheating, so they didn't trust him. But then one of them, who thought that he was cleverer than the captain, said that he would do it. He got into the water, and, though it was very cold, he stayed in it. When it was nearly morning, some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away.

"You are cheating," the captain said to the sailor. "The fire's warming you."

"But it's half a mile away!" said the sailor.

"A fire's fire," answered the captain. "I have won."

The sailor came out of the water, and said, "Perhaps you think that you are clever because you have won my wages, but you can't cook a chicken."

"I can," answered the captain.

"If you cook this chicken," said the sailor, "I shall work for you without wages for seven years, but if you can't, you will give me your ship."

The captain agreed, took the chicken and said, "Where's the fire?"

"There it is," answered the sailor. "On the shore."

"But it's half a mile away," said the captain angrily.

"A fire's fire,' you said," answered the sailor. "If it is enough to warm me in the water, it is enough to cook your chicken."

1.The captain got the sailors' wages ________.

A. to buy a chicken for himself

B. and kept the money for future use

C. by cheating him

D. and said he would return the money soon

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. All the sailors refused to get into the water because it was too cold.

B. The captain knew that the fire the fishermen made was enough to warm the sailor in the water.

C. The captain succeeded in cheating the sailor.

D. It was the sailor who was cleverer.

3.The captain insisted that the fire was warming the sailor because he ________.

A. didn't want to lose the bet

B. didn't believe the sailor's success

C. wanted to keep his promise

D. wanted to show his cleverness

4.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. The sailors didn't trust the captain.

B. In order to help the sailor in the water, the fishermen made a fire.

C. The captain failed to cheat the sailor this time.

D. The sailor didn't get out of the water before the sun appeared.

5.What is the title of the story?

A. How a Captain Cheated His Sailor

B. How a Sailor Got a Ship

C. A Brave Sailor

D. A Fire Is Fire

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