reading comprehension

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1、Ⅳ.ReadingComprehension(60 points)　　Directions:Therearefivereadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfourquestions. ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChooseonebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.　　PassageOne　　Therehasbeen

2、,inhistory,amanwhowasswallowedbyawhaleandlivedtotellthetale. Theman'snameisJamesBartley. TherecordstoprovehisunusualexperienceareintheBritishAdmiralty.　　Bartleywasmakinghisfirsttriponthewhalingship.Starof'theEast.Suddenlythelookoutsightedahugespermwhale. Thewhalersknewitwasa

3、hugcwhalebythesizeofthesprayitblewintotheair. Theyloweredtheirsmallboats. JamesBartleywasinthefirstlongboat.Themenroweduntiltheywereclosetothewhalc.Aharpoonwasthrownanditfounditsmark. Itsankintothewhale'sflesh. Themaddenedbeastcrasheclintotheboat,snappingitstailatthemenandth

4、ewreckageoftheirboats. Whenthesurvivorswerepickedup,JamesBartleywasmissing.　　Shortlybeforesunset,thewhalewasfinallycaptured.Thesailorstiedthewhale'sdead-bodytothesideoftheship.Becauseofhothotweatheritwasimportantthattheycutupthewhalerightaway. Otherwise,themeatwouldbegintoro

5、tandtheoilwouldbegintospoil.Whentheygottothestomach,theyfeltsomethingmovingaboutwildly.　　Theythoughtitwouldbeabigfishstillaliveinside.ButwhentheyopenedthestomachtheyfoundJamesBartley. Afterthistrip,BartleysettledinEngland,andneverreturnedtosea.　　36.Thispassageismainlyabout__

6、_______.　　A.howtohuntwhalesfortheiroilandmeat　　B.thehardanddangerouslivesthatwhalershadtolive　　C.thedutiesofeachmanonawhalingship　　D.amanwhowasswallowedbyawhaleandlived　　37.Thesailorsknewthatsomethingwasinthewhale'sstomachbecause_________.　　A.theycouldfeelitmovingaboutwildly

7、B.thewhaleseemedveryheavy　　C.thewhalewasswellingatonespot    D.thecaptainheardBartleyyellingforhelp　　38.JamesBartleyprobablyneverwenttoseaagainbecause_________.　　A.hewanteddifferentkindsofadventuresB.offrightandshock　　C.hewascrippledbythewhale          D.heoftengotseasick　　3

8、9.Theauthor,intellingJamesBartley'sstory,informsusby_________.　　A.narrating