9．After three years on horseback，Tim Cope has followed the route of Genghis Khan（成吉思汗） and other Asian nomads（游牧民族） who crossed into Europe over the centuries．
The 28-year-old Australian arrived in Hungary on Saturday，Sept.22，ending a 6200-mile travel through Mongolia，Kazakhstan，Southern Russia and Ukraine．Surrounded by his traveling companions-his dog and three horses，Cope said，"I'm very happy to be here．Sometimes I didn't think I would ever arrive．"
Cope was inspired to make the horseback journey during a bicycle trip from Moscow to Beijing．Trying to push his bike through the sands of the Gobi Desert，Cope watched in frustration as nomad horsemen appeared out of nowhere and disappeared over the horizon．
That got him interested in nomad life and the journey by ancient Asian groups．He set off from Mongolia in 2004for a trip he thought would take 18months．It ended up taking three years，and in late 2006，he had to return to Australia for several months when his father died in a car crash．
Cope quickly learned to trust the wisdom of locals．"In Mongolia，the nomads always told me that wolves were the most dangerous things and I didn't believe them at first．"he said．Then one night he found himself surrounded by wolves．"When you hear that cry alone at night in the forest，it's one of the most frightening sounds you'll ever hear，"Cope said．"After that I took their advice and threw firecrackers out my tent door every night to keep the wolves away．"
Cope says he probably spent about half of his nights in his tent and the rest in farm houses and huts of strangers along the way．"In Kazakhstan，they believe that if you invite a guest，luck will fly into your house．"
Cope wants to write a book and shoot a film about his voyage，and is already imagining future adventures in northwest China and the Middle East．
"It's my way of life．It was not just a trip，"Cope said． "I'll be back in the saddle（馬鞍） as soon as I can．"
31．Tim Cope decided to make the horseback journey becauseD．
A．it was impossible to make the journey by bike
B．Genghis Khan was the person he admired most
C．he wanted to visit Hungary where he had never been
D．he was fascinated by the life of nomad horsemen
32．What is the correct time order of the following events？A
a．Tim Cope went through the Gobi desert．
b．Tim Cope arrived in Hungary．
c．Tim Cope left Mongolia．
d．Tim Cope returned to Australia．
A．a(chǎn)-c-d-b
B．c-d-b-a
C．b-a-c-d
D．c-a-d-b
33．Tim Cope arrived in Hungary inD．
A．March，2004
B．March，2006
C．September，2006
D．September，2007
34．Cope's words underlined in the last paragraph mean that he willC．
A．come back to Australia
B．devote his life to adventures
C．travel on horseback soon
D．take this journey again
35．The passage is mainly aboutB．
A．a(chǎn)n Australian's ambition to take adventures
B．a(chǎn) rider who completes a horseback journey
C．a(chǎn) modern young man who lives nomad life
D．following Genghis Khan to cross into Europe．
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章向我們講述了一位完成騎馬旅行的騎手的故事，他騎在馬背上到世界各地游走旅行，對他來說這已經(jīng)不僅僅是一種旅行，而是他的生活方式．
解答 31．D 推理判斷題，根據(jù)第一段After three years on horseback，Tim Cope has followed the route of Genghis Khan（成吉思汗） and other Asian nomads（游牧民族） who crossed into Europe over the centuries．可知Tim Cope決定騎馬旅行是因為他著迷于游牧騎兵的生活，故選D．
32．A 細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第三段Trying to push his bike through the sands of the Gobi Desert；第四段He set off from Mongolia in 2004for a trip he thought would take 18months．It ended up taking three years；第四段and in late 2006，he had to return to Australia for several months；第二段The 28-year-old Australian arrived in Hungary on Saturday，Sept.22，ending a 6200-mile travel through Mongolia可知正確的排列順序，故選A．
33．D 細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第二段The 28-year-old Australian arrived in Hungary on Saturday，Sept.22，ending a 6200-mile travel through Mongolia以及第六段and in late 2006，he had to return to Australia for several months when his father died in a car crash．可知他2006年末是從蒙古的旅行中回到了澳大利亞，因此到達匈牙利應(yīng)該是2007年九月，故選D．
34．C 句意理解題，根據(jù)最后一段"It's my way of life．It was not just a trip，"Cope said．"I'll be back in the saddle（馬鞍） as soon as I can．"可知騎馬旅行是Cope的生活方式，他會一直在馬背上旅行，故選C．
35．B 主旨大意題，通讀全文可知本文向我們講述了一位完成騎馬旅行的騎手的故事，故選B．
點評 考查學(xué)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．
