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Early in the 16th century men were trying to reach Asia by traveling west from Europe. In order to find Asia they had to find a way past South America. The man who finally found the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific was Ferdinand Magellan (麦哲伦). Magellan sailed from Seville in August, 1519 with five ships and about 280 men. Fourteen months later, after spending the cold winter on the coast of Patagonia, he discovered the channel which is now called Magellan Strait (海峡). In November, 1520, after many months of dangers from rocks and storms, the three remaining ships entered the ocean on the other side of South America. They then continued, hoping to reach Asia. But they did not see any land until they reached the islands off the coast of Asia. Before they arrived at these islands, later known as the Philippines (菲律宾), men were dying of starvation (饥饿). While they were staying in the Philippines, Magellan was killed in battle. The remaining officers then had to get back to Spain. They decided to sail round Africa. After many difficulties, one ship with eighteen men sailed into Seville three years after leaving. They were all that remained of Magellan’s expedition. However, their achievement was great. They were the first men to sail round the world. ( )60. The purpose of Magellan’s expedition was to ________. A. find a seaway from the Atlantic to the Pacific B. sail round the world C. make a voyage to Asia D. carry men to Philippines ( )61. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage concerning the expedition? A. Cold winter in Patagonia. B。Dangers from rocks and storms. C. The death of Magellan. D. Lack of equipment. ( )62. The number of the ships lost on the whole expedition was ________. A. two B. four C three . D. five ( )63. The best title for this passage is ________. A.The Discovery of the Philippines B..The Most Dangerous Expedition C. The First Expedition to sail round the world D. The Discovery of Magellan’s Strait C Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life. In some modem countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all — one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degree; they refuse to do what they think “low” work; and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor; we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our towns… In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that is very bad to be ashamed of one’s work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society. ( )64. The writer of the passage thinks that _______. A. education can settle most of the world’s problems B. free education for all probably leads to a perfect world C. all the social problems can’t be solved by education D free education won’t help to solve problems ( )65. The writer wants to prove that _______. A.our society needs free education for all B. our society needs all kinds of jobs C. a farmer is more important than a professor D. work with hands is the most important ( )66. The purpose of education is _______. A. to choose officials for the country B.to let everyone receive education fit for him C. to prepare children mainly for their future work D. to build a perfect world ( )67. The passage tells us about _______ of the education. A. the means B. the value C the system. D. the type D Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry. He got up one morning very late because he had forgotten to wind up his alarm clock. He tried to shave(刮脸)quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed he got blood all over his clean shirt, so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean needed ironing, so he ironed it. While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to read the electricity meter(表). He showed him where the meter was, said good-bye and found that the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he decided he couldn’t go to work by bus. He telephoned for a taxi to take him to work. The taxi arrived and Harry got in and began to read the newspaper. (责任编辑：admin) |