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【題目】 What we have been aware of is that people from Italy speak Italian and people from Russia speak Russian. But have you ever wondered the reason why people speak Spanish in so many South American countries? Do you know why the brilliant footballers of Brazil speak Portuguese? And why is French the first language of some people in Canada? The answer is that all these countries belonged to European empires at one time. The next question is: how did these empires begin? To answer that question we have to probably go back to the 15thand 16thcenturies, the golden age of European explorers.

Although this period is known as the golden age of European explorers, it was not the beginning of European exploration. As you probably know, Marco Polo travelled a long way to China at the end of the 13thcentury and some people say that the Vikings discovered America long before Columbus set sail in 1492. However, it is during this “golden” period that some famous voyages took place. Columbus' voyage to America is the best known voyage of exploration, but Ferdinand Magellan sailed round the world in this period, and Spanish explorers such as Central and Pizarro reached South America. Cortez defeated the Aztecs in what we now know as Mesico and Pizarro defeated the Incas in what we now know as Peru. The roots of the Spanish empire were established and that is why he Spanish language is so widely spoken in Central and South America today.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳選項。

【1】When is the golden age of European explorers?

A. The 15th centuryB. The 16th century.

C. The l3th century.D. The 15th and 16th centuries.

【2】Which is not the voyage of exploration taking place during the golden period?

A. Columbus sailed to America.

B. Marco Polo travelled to China.

C. Ferdinand Magellan voyaged round the world.

D. Cortez and Pizarro reached South America.

【3】Who defeated the Aztecs in what we now know as Mexico?

A. Pizarro.B. Cortez.C. Incas.D. Columbus.

【4】According to the passage，some countries in America didn't use to belong to

A. Portugal.B. Spain.C. Canada.D. France.

【5】From the passage，we can know that .

A. Many countries in South America have been influenced by European countries

B. The period of the 15thand 16thcenturies was the beginning of the European exploration

C. European explorers occupied some American countries in a peaceful way

D. Ferdinand Magellan's voyage round the world is not famous at all

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】B

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

短文大意：本文從歐洲人探險的角度解釋了南美洲的許多國家都受到歐洲國家影響的原因。

【1】題意：歐洲探險家的黃金時代是什么時候？

考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)“To answer that question we have to probably go back to the 15th and 16th centuries, the golden age of European explorers.”可知15世紀(jì)和16世紀(jì)是歐洲探險家的黃金時代，故選D。

【2】題意：哪一次探險之旅不是發(fā)生在黃金時期？

考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)“the 15th and 16th centuries, the golden age of European explorers.”和“Marco Polo travelled a long way to China at the end of the 13th century”可知馬可波羅去中國不是發(fā)生在歐洲探險的黃金時期，故選B。

【3】題意：誰在我們現(xiàn)在所知的墨西哥打敗了阿茲特克人？

考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)“Cortez defeated the Aztecs in what we now know as Mexico.”可知科爾特斯打敗了阿茲特克人，故選B。

【4】題意：根據(jù)這篇文章，美洲的一些國家過去不屬于加拿大。

考查細(xì)節(jié)判斷。A. 葡萄牙；B. 西班牙；C. 加拿大；D. 法國。根據(jù)第一段“But have you ever wondered the reason why people speak Spanish in so many South American countries? Do you know why the brilliant footballers of Brazil speak Portuguese? And why is French the first language of some people in Canada? The answer is that all these countries belonged to European empires at one time. ”可知加拿大和很多美洲國家過去是被歐洲殖民的國家，A、B、D三項都是歐洲國家，故選C。

【5】題意：從文中，我們可以知道南美洲的許多國家都受到歐洲國家的影響。

考查細(xì)節(jié)判斷。根據(jù)開頭“But have you ever wondered the reason why people speak Spanish in so many South American countries? Do you know why the brilliant footballers of Brazil speak Portuguese? And why is French the first language of some people in Canada? The answer is that all these countries belonged to European empires at one time.”和最后“that is why he Spanish language is so widely spoken in Central and South America today.”可知因為被殖民的緣故，南美洲的許多國家都受到歐洲國家的影響，故選A。