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Captain James Cook was a famous English explorer(探险者). He was the first European to visit many Pacific islands. He put these islands on maps around the world.

James Cook was born in1728. His parents were poor farm workers. James started to work on ships as a sailor when he was eighteen. When he was twenty-seven, he went into the navy(舰队). He fought a war in Canada and made maps of some of the eastern coast there.

In1768, the King of England sent him to explore the Pacific Ocean. Cook spent three years on that trip. He went to the Pacific again in 1772 and made maps of the coasts of Australia and New Zealand.

He began his third trip in 1776. This time he went to the North Pacific and made maps of the west coast of North America. When he finished making maps there, he went to Hawaii. Then the sailors and the Hawaiians　 started fighting and some Hawaiians killed Captain Cook.

Captain Cook took gifts to the Pacific Islander·. He gave them cattle, sheep, goats and new plants. He was a very good leader of his men. When Captain Cook died, the world 1ost one of the greatest explorers in history.

Judge the following sentences true( T) or false( F) according to the passage.

1.Captain Cook was an explorer of the Pacific Ocean.

2.Captain Cook was born in Canada.

3.He was an explorer before he worked on ships.

4.He took new plants to the Pacific islands.

5.He made three trips to the Pacific.

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Captain James Cook was a famous English explorer(探险者). He was the first European to visit many Pacific islands. He put these islands on maps around the world.
James Cook was born in1728. His parents were poor farm workers. James started to work on ships as a sailor when he was eighteen. When he was twenty-seven, he went into the navy(舰队). He fought a war in Canada and made maps of some of the eastern coast there.
In1768, the King of England sent him to explore the Pacific Ocean. Cook spent three years on that trip. He went to the Pacific again in 1772 and made maps of the coasts of Australia and New Zealand.
He began his third trip in 1776. This time he went to the North Pacific and made maps of the west coast of North America. When he finished making maps there, he went to Hawaii. Then the sailors and the Hawaiians　 started fighting and some Hawaiians killed Captain Cook.
Captain Cook took gifts to the Pacific Islander·. He gave them cattle, sheep, goats and new plants. He was a very good leader of his men. When Captain Cook died, the world 1ost one of the greatest explorers in history.
Judge the following sentences true( T) or false( F) according to the passage.
1.Captain Cook was an explorer of the Pacific Ocean.
2.Captain Cook was born in Canada.
3.He was an explorer before he worked on ships.
4.He took new plants to the Pacific islands.
5.He made three trips to the Pacific.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Captain James Cook was a famous English explorer(探险者). He was the first European to visit many Pacific islands. He put these islands on maps around the world.
James Cook was born in1728. His parents were poor farm workers. James started to work on ships as a sailor when he was eighteen. When he was twenty-seven, he went into the navy(舰队). He fought a war in Canada and made maps of some of the eastern coast there.
In1768, the King of England sent him to explore the Pacific Ocean. Cook spent three years on that trip. He went to the Pacific again in 1772 and made maps of the coasts of Australia and New Zealand.
He began his third trip in 1776. This time he went to the North Pacific and made maps of the west coast of North America. When he finished making maps there, he went to Hawaii. Then the sailors and the Hawaiians　 started fighting and some Hawaiians killed Captain Cook.
Captain Cook took gifts to the Pacific Islander·. He gave them cattle, sheep, goats and new plants. He was a very good leader of his men. When Captain Cook died, the world 1ost one of the greatest explorers in history.
Judge the following sentences true( T) or false( F) according to the passage.
1.Captain Cook was an explorer of the Pacific Ocean.
2.Captain Cook was born in Canada.
3.He was an explorer before he worked on ships.
4.He took new plants to the Pacific islands.
5.He made three trips to the Pacific.

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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(船长) 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 journey 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. Unluckily, there was some trouble between the Hawaiians and the white men and they started fighting. In the end, Captain was killed in a fight against the local.
1.In which order did James Cook do the following things?
a. Fought against France.
b. Mapped the western coast of North America.
c. Was made Captain of a ship.
d. Worked on a coastal ship.
A. a c d b　　 B. d a c b
C. b a d c　　 D. d c a b
2. 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
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 exploration on the Pacific Ocean
4.Captain Cook was killed by _______.
A. his sailors　 B. the Hawaiians
C. the Canadians D. the French

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1阅读下面的短文，判断文后的句子是否符合短文内容。符合的写“T”，不符合的写“F”。
Howard Carter was a famous explorer(探险家).He loved to visit new places. During his life, he discovered many important and exciting things.
Howard Carter did not go to school. But he was smart and wanted to learn the world outside his hometown. In 1891,at the age of 17,he went to Egypt(埃及) by ship. By the 1920s,he had become an explorer, looking for the tombs(坟墓) of the Egyptian kings.
He found several important ones. Inside the tombs, he found jewels, gold and 10 bodies of dead kings. These bodies are known as mummies(木乃伊).In 1922, Howard Carter made his most important discovery of all. When Carter’s team was working at a place near a city called Luxor, they found the tomb of King Tutankhamen.
Not long after the tomb was opened, people in Carter’s team began to get ill and die strangely.
Within seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb died However; Howard Carter lived on and died at the age of 65.
1.Howard Carter liked to visit new places.
2.Howard Carter was born in 1877.
3.Carter’s team found the tomb of King Tutankhamen in 1922.
4.The passage tells us Carter’s school life.

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Here are the stories about two famous explorers（探险家）.
Zheng He
Zheng He was a famous Chinese explorer. In 1405. he set off from China on the first of seven great voyages（航行）.
From 1405 to 1433. Zheng He went on seven trips and visited South-East Asia, the Middle East and even the east coast of Africa. These voyages allowed China to trade valuable goods like gold, silver and silk. At the end of each voyage, Zheng He returned with many things that were seen in China for the first time. Besides developing trade, the voyages also encouraged the exchange of cultures and technologies.
Zheng He died in 1433 during his last voyage. However, his voyages were such a huge achievement that people still remember him.
Marco Polo
Marco Polo grew up in the city of Venice, in present-day Italy. In 121, when he was 17 years old, he set off on a journey to Asia with his father and uncle and did not return home until 24 years later.
When Polo finally returned to Venice, there was a war and he was captured. While he was in prison, he told the stories of his travels to another man there. This man wrote the stories down in a book called The Travels of Marco Polo.
The stories gave many Europeans their first look at the life and culture of the people in Asia. Polo told of many amazing things that were unknown to Europe, such as paper money. His book made Europeans more and more interested in the East. It also influenced many other explorers, including Christopher Columbus.
Polo died in 1324. His last words were: “I did not tell half of what I saw.”
1.According to the passage, Zheng He went on voyages nearly as far as ___________.
A.Asia B.Europe C.Africa D.America
2.In which year do you think Zheng He was in his last voyage?
A.1405. B.1271. C.1324. D.1433.
3.From the passage, we know that Europeans knew more about Asia ___________.
A.before Polo came back to the city of Venice
B.after The Travels of Marco Polo came out
C.before Polo set off on a journey to Asia
D.after Polo told the stories of his travels
4.From Polo's last words，we can infer（推断）that ___________.
A.Polo liked to tell stories
B.what Polo saw is less
C.Polo still had lots of new things to tell
D.Polo had nothing interesting to tell
5.The common advantage of the two explorers' trips is ___________.
A.to help the exchange of cultures B.to influence many other explorers
C.to write down exciting stories D.to go on a journey to Asia

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Howard Carter was a famous explorer(探险家).He loved to visit new places. During his life, he discovered many important and exciting things.
Howard Carter did not go to school. But he was smart and wanted to learn the world outside his hometown. In 1891,at the age of 17,he went to Egypt(埃及) by ship. By the 1920s,he had become an explorer, looking for the tombs(坟墓) of the Egyptian kings.
He found several important ones. Inside the tombs, he found jewels, gold and 10 bodies of dead kings. These bodies are known as mummies(木乃伊).In 1922,Howard Carter made his most important discovery of all. When Carter’s team was working at a place near a city called Luxor, they found the tomb of King Tutankhamun.
Not long after the tomb was opened, people in Carter’s team began to get ill and die strangely.
Within seven years,21 people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb died However, Howard Carter lived on and died at the age of 65.
1. Howard Carter liked to visit new places.
2.Howard Carter was born in 1877.
3.Carter’s team found the tomb of King Tutankhamun in 1922.
4.The passage tells us Carter’s school life.

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The Exploration of Antarctica(南极洲)
1773	James Cook crossed the Antarctic Circle, but he didn’t see land.
1898	Adrien de Gerlache and his members were trapped in the Antarctic. They became the first to spend an Antarctic winter.
1911	Norwegian Roald Amundsen led a five-man expedition that reached the South Pole for the first time.
1929	Richard E.Byrd and three others from the US became the first to fly over the South Pole
1935	Caroline Mikkelsen from Norway became the first woman to arrive in Antarctica with her husband.
1947	The US sent the largest ever expedition of over 4,700 men, 13 ships and 23 airplanes to Antarctica. They took many photos to make a map.
1957－1958	12 countries built over 60 space stations in Antarctica. It became the beginning of international work in Antarctica.
1997	Boerge Ousland from Norway became the first person to cross Antarctica unsupported.
March 2007－ March 2009	International Polar Year-Researchers got the opportunity to work in both polar places or work in summer and winter.

1. _______ is from the United States of America.

A. Boerge Ousland　　　 B. Richard E. Byrd　　　

C. Roald Amundsen　　　 D. James Cook

2.The underlined word “opportunity” means “______”.

A. chance　　　　 B. advice　　　　

C. guide　　　　 D. plan

3. ______ is the first woman to get to Antarctica.

A. Roald Amundsen　　　 B. Boerge Ousland　　

C. Caroline Mikkelsen　　 D. Adrien de Gerlache

4. Which is WRONG according to the passage?

A. There were more than 60 space stations in Antarctica in the 1950s

B. Roald Amundsen was the first to fly over the South Pole.

C. Americans took many photos in the Antarctic to make a map.

D. Adrien de Gerlache was the first to spend an Antarctic winter.

5.The main idea of the passage is _____.

A. how to get to the Antarctic　　　　　　　　

B. the way of the exploration of Antarctica

C. the people who got to the Antarctic　　　　

D. the history of the exploration of Antarctica

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The Exploration of Antarctica(南极洲)
1773	James Cook crossed the Antarctic Circle, but he didn’t see land.
1898	Adrien de Gerlache and his members were trapped in the Antarctic. They became the first to spend an Antarctic winter.
1911	Norwegian Roald Amundsen led a five-man expedition that reached the South Pole for the first time.
1929	Richard E.Byrd and three others from the US became the first to fly over the South Pole
1935	Caroline Mikkelsen from Norway became the first woman to arrive in Antarctica with her husband.
1947	The US sent the largest ever expedition of over 4,700 men, 13 ships and 23 airplanes to Antarctica. They took many photos to make a map.
1957－1958	12 countries built over 60 space stations in Antarctica. It became the beginning of international work in Antarctica.
1997	Boerge Ousland from Norway became the first person to cross Antarctica unsupported.
March 2007－ March 2009	International Polar Year-Researchers got the opportunity to work in both polar places or work in summer and winter.