江西省新余市2014高考英语 阅读理解、完形填空专题训练（10）.doc

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1、新余市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空专题训练（10）附答案OnMay13,1787,afleetofEnglishshipssetsailforAustraliawithabout750people.Thesemenandwomenwerenotordinarypassengers,TheywereconvictsbeingsenttoAustialiaaspunishmentfortheircrimes.LawsinEnglandduringthisperiodwereveryhard,andpeople

2、werepunishedseverelyforeventhesmallestcrimes.Amancouldbesentencedtodeathforhuntingonanotherman'spropertyorhecouldbeputtodeathforchoppingdownsomeoneelse'stree.Formanyothercrimes,thepunishmentwas"transportation".Theguiltypersonwasshippedtoadistantlandwherehewa

3、sforcedtoworkwithoutpay.Oftenwomenandchildrenwereshippedtootherlandstoo.In1770,CaptainCookhaddiscoveredthecontinentofAustraliaandclaimeditforEngland.Atfirst,Englandfoundnouseforthisvastlandontheothersideoftheworld,butthentheAmericanRevolutiontookplace.Englan

4、dcouldnolongershipherconvictstotheAmericancolonies(殖民地).SosheturnedtoAustraliaasagoodplaceforherprisoners.Aformernavalcaptainwaspickedtoaccompanytheconvictstothenewcolony.Hisjobwastohelpthembuildasettlementwhichhewouldgovern.Thecaptainwasgladtogo.Hebelievedt

5、heconvictscouldlearntoliveinpeace.Hefelttheywouldobeythelawsinthenewcountry.InJanuary1788,theEnglishfleetanditscargo--theconvictslandedonAustralia.Afterdaysofsearching,thecaptainfoundagoodharbor.Thelandnearbyhadtreesandstreams.Theconvictcolonymadeanewbeginni

6、nghere.Australia'shistorythusbegan.1.Thearticletellsusmainlyabout___________.A.afleetofEnglishshipsB.huntingonotherpeople'spropertyC.aconvictsettlementinAustralia-9-D.howAustraliawasdiscovered答案：C指导：纵观全文，本文讲述英国政府在发现澳大利亚后一直没有利用这块土地，美国独立战争之后它不能将罪犯流到美国，于是将澳大利亚作

7、为其流放地，因此选C2.Theunderlinedword"convict'(inParagraph1)mostprobablymeans________.A.apersonwholosthisfamilyB.apersonwhohasdonecrimesandissenttoprisonC.anativelivingintheareaD.apersonwhoissentencedtodeath答案：B指导：由上下文可知，convict指犯了罪(crimes)受罚(punishment)的人，英国政府将其流放到

8、“agoodplaceforprisoners"，因此选B.3.WhydidEnglandsendconvictstoAustralia?A.ItwantedtomakeCaptainCookhappyaboutAustralia.B.Itwantedconvictstofindagoodharborandgoodland.C.Itcouldnotfeeditsoverpopulati