Ⅴ. 阅读理解
新语篇 简版小说 At first, I could hardly see anything. After moving down through dark, narrow caves, my eyes were not used to the light. But when I could focus again, I stood in surprise.
"It's a... sea," I cried.
"Yes. Axel," my uncle said, "and I shall give it my name, as I discovered it!"
There was a great lake or even an ocean. The shore was covered with small shells where the first living beings lived. Around this sea stood a huge rock wall.
I could see far over this great sea because of a strange light. Not sunlight, of course, as we were deep below the surface. With its bright, clear whiteness, the light must have been electric.
We kept quiet inside a cave that must have been several miles high.
Human words cannot describe the discoveries of those who have been deep into the earth. My imagination was powerless before such wonders. I felt surprised and quite scared at the same time. However, the soft salty air cheered me up. After many days in much narrower spaces, it was a great relief.
"Ready to walk a little now?" asked my uncle. "Yes, certainly."
"Well, let us follow the shore then," he said, and we began to explore.
Soon,
in front of us appeared a forest with trees like umbrellas. "Mushrooms!" said my uncle. And he was right! There were mushrooms in their thousands, and each was at least nine metres high. How excellent they were!
"Wonderful!" cried my uncle. "Now look under your feet."
I hadn't noticed the many bones under our feet as we walked. Suddenly I thought, if once these monsters lived here, might some still walk through these dark forests? I looked around nervously, but we were the only living beings in this underworld. Thankfully!
Finally, we returned to the cave we had entered from, and I went to sleep with strange thoughts. Where did this underground sea end? Where would we go?
—Adapted from A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
1. 新考法 图示理解 Which of the following pictures can we add to the story?
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2. 新考法
创新设问 Which of the following describes things the same way as the underlined sentence?
A. The boy was so hungry that he could eat a horse.
B. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...
C. The girl was as brave as a lion when facing problems.
D. She sells special and stylish seashells by the seashore.
3. What is the RIGHT order of the story?
①Axel and his uncle saw many mushrooms.
②Axel slept with strange thoughts.
③Axel guessed that the light was electric.
④Axel's uncle discovered a great sea.
⑤Axel and his uncle walked on the bones.
A. ④③②①⑤
B. ④③①⑤②
C. ③④②①⑤
D. ③④①⑤②
4. Why did Axel's feelings change so many times during the journey?
A. Because the underground world was too dark.
B. Because he was unable to think in a clear way.
C. Because he was so tired that he wanted to sleep.
D. Because the journey was full of the unexpected.
