20.Samuel de Champlain was a French 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 1604to 1607Champlain 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 (精確的) 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 1629Quebec was controlled by the English and Champlain was taken to England as a prisoner.When Canada was returned to France in 1633Champlain 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.
21.Which is the correct order of the events about Champlain?D
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.a(chǎn)-b-d-c
C.a(chǎn)-d-b-c
D.b-a-d-c
22.We can learn from the text that ChamplainC.
A.was the first person to explore North America
B.was famous for the lake named for him
C.was important to Canadian history
D.was the first family member to work on a ship
23.The underlined word"memorialized"in the last paragraph probably means"A".
A.remembered
B.chosen
C.described
D.trusted
24.What's the best title for the text?B
A.Exploration of North America
B.Father of New France
C.Foundation of Quebec
D.Origin of Lake Champlain.
分析 本文介紹了Champlain 的事跡.他是法國的探險家、航海家和地圖制作家,為世界地理做出了巨大的貢獻.
解答 21.D 事實排序題.根據(jù)全文,Samuel de Champlain 先在勞倫斯河航行,然后在加拿大建立了住所,接著被送回英國,最后作為政府人員返回加拿大,所以文章正確的順序為C.
22.C 推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章Champlain spent most of the rest of his life going between France and Canada他的余生往返于加拿大和法國之間,后文中他作為政府官員回到了加拿大,可見加拿大的歷史最重要,所以答案選C.
23.A 詞義猜測題.根據(jù)句意,Champlain was memorialized as the"Father of New France",Champlain 被紀念為"新法國之父",這里remember最符合句意,所以答案選A.
24.B 標題歸納題.本文講了Champlain 的一生,并且被稱為法國之父,所以答案選B.
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