任务四 阅读与回答问题
In 1674, I was born on my father’s small farm in Nottinghamshire, England. I was the third of five sons. My childhood was very happy. I liked going to school and learning new things. But I often daydreamed about going to sea.
One day, Father asked, “Lemuel, have you thought about your future? I think you would be a good doctor.”
I wanted to please him, so I said, “Yes, Father. I’ll go to Cambridge University and study medicine.” But as I spoke, I was thinking, “At university, I can also learn things that will be useful to a sailor.”
After several years of study, I became a doctor. Not long after, I asked my sweetheart, Mary, to marry me. Before long, we had children, a boy and a girl. They gave us great joy. I enjoyed being a doctor for the first few years. But then I became bored, and ideas of travel filled my mind. I imagined going to far-off places and seeing wonderful new things.
“Mary,” I said one day, “I need more adventures in my life. The captain of a ship about to sail has offered me a job as the ship’s doctor. I don’t know how long the journey will take, but I promise I will return. And when I do, I’ll tell you and the children all about my adventures.”
So in 1699, I set sail on the Antelope from Bristol. That city is a large and very old port in the south-west of England. The captain was a good man and had sailed a great deal!
“Welcome aboard, Doctor Gulliver,” he said. “First we’ll be sailing down the Atlantic Ocean and around the coast of Africa. Then we’ll sail through the Indian Ocean to the South Seas.” Our journey went well until one morning, somewhere near Tasmania in the South Pacific Ocean.
“I don’t like the look of those clouds,” the captain said. “I think a storm is coming.”
Within an hour, a big storm began. The sea rose in great, angry waves much taller than the Antelope. The wind, now as strong as a hurricane, made a terrible sound.
“The wind is blowing the ship off course!” shouted the captain. “Look out!”
—Taken from Gulliver’s Travels
回答下面5个问题,1~4小题每题答案不超过5个词。
1. Why did Gulliver agree to be a doctor?
2. What was Gulliver’s job on the ship?
3. How old was Gulliver when he first started his adventure to the sea?
4. What was the name of the ship?
5. Do you think the captain had rich sailing experience? Why or why not?
In 1674, I was born on my father’s small farm in Nottinghamshire, England. I was the third of five sons. My childhood was very happy. I liked going to school and learning new things. But I often daydreamed about going to sea.
One day, Father asked, “Lemuel, have you thought about your future? I think you would be a good doctor.”
I wanted to please him, so I said, “Yes, Father. I’ll go to Cambridge University and study medicine.” But as I spoke, I was thinking, “At university, I can also learn things that will be useful to a sailor.”
After several years of study, I became a doctor. Not long after, I asked my sweetheart, Mary, to marry me. Before long, we had children, a boy and a girl. They gave us great joy. I enjoyed being a doctor for the first few years. But then I became bored, and ideas of travel filled my mind. I imagined going to far-off places and seeing wonderful new things.
“Mary,” I said one day, “I need more adventures in my life. The captain of a ship about to sail has offered me a job as the ship’s doctor. I don’t know how long the journey will take, but I promise I will return. And when I do, I’ll tell you and the children all about my adventures.”
So in 1699, I set sail on the Antelope from Bristol. That city is a large and very old port in the south-west of England. The captain was a good man and had sailed a great deal!
“Welcome aboard, Doctor Gulliver,” he said. “First we’ll be sailing down the Atlantic Ocean and around the coast of Africa. Then we’ll sail through the Indian Ocean to the South Seas.” Our journey went well until one morning, somewhere near Tasmania in the South Pacific Ocean.
“I don’t like the look of those clouds,” the captain said. “I think a storm is coming.”
Within an hour, a big storm began. The sea rose in great, angry waves much taller than the Antelope. The wind, now as strong as a hurricane, made a terrible sound.
“The wind is blowing the ship off course!” shouted the captain. “Look out!”
—Taken from Gulliver’s Travels
回答下面5个问题,1~4小题每题答案不超过5个词。
1. Why did Gulliver agree to be a doctor?
To please his father.
2. What was Gulliver’s job on the ship?
A doctor.
3. How old was Gulliver when he first started his adventure to the sea?
He was 25.
4. What was the name of the ship?
The Antelope.
5. Do you think the captain had rich sailing experience? Why or why not?
Yes. Because by looking at the clouds, he knew there would be a storm.（言之有理即可）
答案：1. To please his father. 2. A doctor. 3. He was 25. 4. The Antelope. 5. Yes. Because by looking at the clouds, he knew there would be a storm.（言之有理即可）
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，1-4小题为细节查找题，需根据问题关键词定位原文对应内容，且答案不超过5个词；第5小题为推理判断题，需结合原文中船长的相关描述进行合理判断。解题时先通读原文，再针对每个问题提取关键词，回原文定位信息，确保答案准确符合要求。
【解析】
1. 关键词为“agree to be a doctor”，定位原文第三段第一句“I wanted to please him”，得出答案。
2. 关键词为“job on the ship”，定位原文第五段“the captain...offered me a job as the ship’s doctor”，得出答案。
3. 原文提到Gulliver1674年出生，1699年出海，计算年龄为1699-1674=25，得出答案。
4. 关键词为“name of the ship”，定位原文第六段第一句“set sail on the Antelope”，得出答案。
5. 原文第七段船长提到“had sailed a great deal”，且能通过云层判断风暴即将来临，说明其有丰富航海经验，得出答案。
【答案】
1. To please his father. 2. A doctor. 3. He was 25. 4. The Antelope. 5. Yes. Because by looking at the clouds, he knew there would be a storm.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】
英语阅读理解，细节理解，推理判断
【点评】
本题侧重考查英语阅读的细节定位与简单推理能力，1-4题难度较低，只要精准定位原文即可得分；第5题需结合原文信息合理阐述理由，整体难度适中，适合初中学生巩固阅读基础。
【难度系数】
0.6
本题为英语阅读理解题，1-4小题为细节查找题，需根据问题关键词定位原文对应内容，且答案不超过5个词；第5小题为推理判断题，需结合原文中船长的相关描述进行合理判断。解题时先通读原文，再针对每个问题提取关键词，回原文定位信息，确保答案准确符合要求。
【解析】
1. 关键词为“agree to be a doctor”，定位原文第三段第一句“I wanted to please him”，得出答案。
2. 关键词为“job on the ship”，定位原文第五段“the captain...offered me a job as the ship’s doctor”，得出答案。
3. 原文提到Gulliver1674年出生，1699年出海，计算年龄为1699-1674=25，得出答案。
4. 关键词为“name of the ship”，定位原文第六段第一句“set sail on the Antelope”，得出答案。
5. 原文第七段船长提到“had sailed a great deal”，且能通过云层判断风暴即将来临，说明其有丰富航海经验，得出答案。
【答案】
1. To please his father. 2. A doctor. 3. He was 25. 4. The Antelope. 5. Yes. Because by looking at the clouds, he knew there would be a storm.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】
英语阅读理解，细节理解，推理判断
【点评】
本题侧重考查英语阅读的细节定位与简单推理能力，1-4题难度较低，只要精准定位原文即可得分；第5题需结合原文信息合理阐述理由，整体难度适中，适合初中学生巩固阅读基础。
【难度系数】
0.6