19.As an old-fashioned explorer,Paul Salopek sets out on foot to circle around the world.He is also a modern-day explorer.On top of a few clothes,a small first-aid kit and notebooks,he is carrying a recorder,a video camera,a small computer and a satellite phone-a telephone that connects to a satellite and can be used in many places where cell-phones don't work.
The journey is long:21,000miles!It will take seven years to complete it.
Salopek was born in California and spent his childhood in Mexico.He says he has always liked to travel and doesn't like to rush.At the age of fourteen,he climbed Mount Whitney in California and crossed the state's Sierra Nevada Mountains alone.When he was fifteen years old,he walked the length of Death Valley.He once rode a mule 2,000miles through mountains in Mexico.
As a longtime reporter,Salopek has reported from Africa,Asia and Mexico.Now 51years old,he plans to keep writing.As he travels around the world,he is writing stories about the people he meets and the way they live.He looks for how people find local solutions to big problems such as lack of food and water.He also records the sounds he hears and takes photos of the sky and the Earth's surface.
The long walk started in the Rife Valley in Ethiopia in East Africa.Many consider East Africa to be home to the first humans,who lived 160,000years ago.
Salopek is retracing the paths our ancestors took as they left Africa and settled in parts of the Middle East,Europe,Asia and the Americas.As Salopek is walking,he is learning more about himself and all of humankind.
11.The underlined phrase"on top of"in the first paragraph can be replaced byC.
A.a(chǎn)t the top of
B.in contrast to
C.in addition to
D.on the basis of
12.The author develops the third paragraph mainly byD.
A.providing examples
B.making comparisons
C.making a careful analysis
D.following the order of time
13.According to the passage,Paul Salopek is aB.
A.doctor who likes carrying the small first-aid kit
B.journalist who likes traveling,exploring,writing and studying
C.writer who likes traveling,exploring and studying
D.photographer who is good at using satellite communication equipment
14.What's the best title for the passage?A
A.Paul Salopek:Following Man's First Footsteps
B.Paul Salopek:Reflecting People's Real Lives
C.Paul Salopek:Going for a Seven-year Study
D.Paul Salopek:Looking back upon the Childhood.
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀,作者在本文中向我們介紹了Paul Salopek,他是一個探險家,同時也是一個記者.從小他便喜歡探險,并且去了很多國家進行采訪.當然,他也在這些經(jīng)歷中學到了很多東西.
解答 11.C 詞義猜測題.根據(jù)第一段On top of a few clothes,a small first-aid kit and notebooks,he is carrying a recorder,a video camera,a small computer and a satellite phone"可以看出,他除了有一些衣服,小急救箱和筆記本,他還有一個錄音機,一臺攝像機、一個小型計算機和衛(wèi)星電話.故選C.
12.D 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第三段中Salopek was born in California and spent his childhood in Mexico.Salopek 出生在加利福尼亞,在墨西哥度過了他的童年時代;At the age of fourteen,在14歲的時候;When he was fifteen years old,當他15歲的時候.可知是按時間順序發(fā)展的,故選D.
13.B 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第四段As a longtime reporter,Salopek has reported from Africa,Asia and Mexico.Now 51 years old,he plans to keep writing."可以看出他是一個新聞工作者.其次從第一段中"Paul Salopek is an old-fashioned explorer,setting out on foot to circle the world"也可以看出,他是一個探險者,非常喜歡探險.故選B.
14.A 慨括歸納題.根據(jù)第六段中"Salopek is retracing the paths our ancestors took as they left Africa and settled in parts of the Middle East,Europe,Asia and the Americas."可以看出Salopek重走的路正是我們的祖先離開非洲,定居在中東、歐洲、亞洲和美洲等部分地區(qū)所走的路.故選A.
點評 考查學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確選擇.在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.