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.at 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 本文属于记叙文阅读,作者在本文中向我们介绍了Paul Salopek,他是一个探险家,同时也是一个记者.从小他便喜欢探险,并且去了很多国家进行采访.当然,他也在这些经历中学到了很多东西.
解答 11.C 词义猜测题.根据第一段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,小急救箱和笔记本,他还有一个录音机,一台摄像机、一个小型计算机和卫星电话.故选C.
12.D 推理判断题.根据第三段中Salopek was born in California and spent his childhood in Mexico.Salopek 出生在加利福尼亚,在墨西哥度过了他的童年时代;At the age of fourteen,在14岁的时候;When he was fifteen years old,当他15岁的时候.可知是按时间顺序发展的,故选D.
13.B 推理判断题.根据第四段As a longtime reporter,Salopek has reported from Africa,Asia and Mexico.Now 51 years old,he plans to keep writing."可以看出他是一个新闻工作者.其次从第一段中"Paul Salopek is an old-fashioned explorer,setting out on foot to circle the world"也可以看出,他是一个探险者,非常喜欢探险.故选B.
14.A 慨括归纳题.根据第六段中"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重走的路正是我们的祖先离开非洲,定居在中东、欧洲、亚洲和美洲等部分地区所走的路.故选A.
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.