TwoThousandMilesUndertheSeaQuestions.doc

Two Thousand Miles Under the Sea/ Questions prepared by _徐英_PART ONE: READING COMPREHENSION (50%):A. MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (25%)Directions: Choose the best answer to each of the following questions from 1 to 251.When did the monster become not a problem to be solved but an actual danger to be avoided? NAChap.1(part I)Aon March 5, 1867Bon July 23, 1866Con July 20, 18662.When did the author arrange to sail to France?NAChap.1Aat the beginning of May.Bat the end of May.Cin mid-May.3.When did the monster appear before the ship Abraham Lincoln? NCChap.2ANov. 4BNov. 2.CNov. 54.What language did Conseil speak to the two men when the author and Ned failed to communicate to them in French and English?NBChap.3AChineseBGermanCJapanese5.What was the name of the submarine “monster”?NBChap.3ANemoBNautilusCGovernor Higginson6.How many books did the Captain keep on his book shelves?NCChap.4A6,000B7,000C12,0007.When did Nemo begin to live a submarine existence?NAChap.4Aprobably in 1865Bprobably in 1864Cprobably in 18678.When was the island of Crespo discovered by the Captain Crespo?NAChap.5Ain 1801Bin 1800Cin 18029.When did they begin their expedition to the bottom of the sea?NBChap.5Aat noonBin the morningCin the afternoon10.How many miles have we done from our starting-point in the Japanese seas?NAChap.6A11, 340 milesB11, 430 milesC11, 304 miles11.When was Nautilus stranded?NAChap.6Ain the afternoonBin the morningCat noon12.Where was the man wounded?NCChap.7Ahis legBhis armChis head13.Who saved Captain Nemos life from the shark?NBChap.1 (part II)Athe authorBNed LandCConseil14.Which language did Captain Nemo write on the gold bars?NAChap.2Amodern GreekBmodern EnglishCmodern French15.Who was most eager to leave Nautilus?NBChap.3AConseilBNed LandCthe author16.What lit up their way when Captain Nemo and the author were on their night expedition to the sea?NBChap.4Aa great torchBa volcanoCan electric light17.Who had fished in Arctic seas and was familiar with icebergs?NAChap.5ANed LandBConseilCthe author18.When did Captain Nemo reached the South Pole according to the text?NAChap.5AOn March 21, 1868BOn March 21, 1867COn March 21, 186919.Why was Nautilus stranded? NCChap.5Aa whole mountain of ice turned over, and destroyed Nautiluss engine.Ba whole mountain of ice turned over, and Nautilus was crushed.Ca whole mountain of ice turned over, and Nautilus was trapped by it.20.“Ill ask him tomorrow.” “OK, but Im going to hold you to that.” What does “holding to that” mean?NAChap.6Amaking you do what you have promisedBmaking you remember what you have saidCmaking you accept the responsibility for your words21.How many miles have Nautilus covered since its departure from the Japanese seas?NBChap.6A4,800 milesB48,000 miles C480,000 miles22.How long had the author and his friends been on board Nautilus by April 6?NBChap.6Afour monthsBsix monthsCfive months23.Who saved Ned Lands life?NAChap.6Acaptain NemoBthe authorCconseil24.What color was the flag that Captain Nemo displayed when the warship was in sight and fired at Nautilus?NBChap.7AwhiteBblackCred25.How did the author and his friends escape from Nautilus?NBChap.8AThey jumped into the sea.BThey used a boat.CThey got the permission from Captain Nemo.A. TRUE OR FALSE QUESTIONS (25%)Directions: Judge whether the following statements are true or false:26.The “Helvetia” and the “Shannon” estimated the length of the creature at 350 ft.NTChap. 1(Part I)27.Ned Land was a Canadian of about 50, he did not believe in the existence of the monster the ship Abraham Lincoln was pursuing.NFChap. 1(Part I)28.Commander Farragnut found the monster and then asked Ned Land to harpoon it.NFChap. 2(Part I)29.The cabin we were thrown into contained an iron table and five stools.NFChap. 3(Part I)30.The commander of the vessel can understand what the author and his friends said at their first interview, he remained silent just because he wanted to learn about them first. NTChap. 3(Part I)31.The navigation instruments of Nautilus are all in general use on a ship.NFChap. 4(Part I)32.The sea-coal produced electricity, and electricity gave the Nautilus heat, light, speed, and life.NTChap. 4(Part I)33.Ned were on the expedition team to the bottom of the sea without wearing the diving suits.NFChap. 5(Part I)34.We did not return by the same way we had come, the new direction was very difficult. However, it brought us quickly to the surface of the ocean.NTChap. 5(Part I)35.Nautilus hit a rock and could not move in Torres Strait, but fortunately on the sixth day it left the Torres Strait with the help of the last waves of the high tide.NTChap. 6(Part I)36.On Jan. 18 the author and his companions were led to the cell in which they had passed their first night on the Nautilus.NTChap. 7(Part I)37.One of Captain Nemos sailors also went pearl fishing with us.NFChap. 1(Part II)38.The diver was very much surprised to see four great helmeted heads leaning over him and still greater was his surprise when Captain Nemo placed a pearl in his hand.NFChap. 1(Part II)39.The Red Sea is between 1,500 and 1,600 miles long, and about 150 miles wide.NTChap. 2(Part II)40.Captain Nemo obviously knew the diver because I found that the diver made a sign to him.NFChap. 2(Part II)41.Nautilus came to Vigo Bay, the scene of the battle of Oct. 22, 1792 where a Spanish ship coming from South America and carrying enormous treasures sank to the bottom of the ocean.NTChap. 3(Part II)42.Captain Nemo started a night expedition to the ocean with the author alone.NTChap. 4(Part II)43.The ruined and destroyed town in the sea was the continent Atlantis whose existence is denied by so many but has been told by the famous historian Aristotle.NFChap. 4(Part II)44.All the icebergs were many miles long, and they varied in height from 200 ft to 250 ft.NFChap. 5(Part II)45.We did not know whether we reached the South Pole or not, but we did know that on March 21, the sun would disappear behind the horizon for six months.NFChap. 5(Part II)46.The fight between the octopus lasted a quarter of an hour.NTChap. 6(Part II)47.To Captain Nemo, whoever entered the Nautilus must never leave it.NTChap. 6(Part II)48.The Nautilus attacked the warship below the water line and as the warship sank into the ocean the Nautilus surfaced to take more air.NFChap. 7(Part II)49.When ten oclock came, the author left his room and joined his friends. He ran to the door which opened into the library successfully without being seen by the Captain.NFChap. 8(Part II)50.After the author and his friends were saved by the fishermen in the Loffoden Islands, they immediately traveled back to France by boat.NFChap. 9(Part II)PART TWO: VOCABULARY (50%):A. WORD INFERENCE (30%)Directions: Infer the meaning of the word(s) which are put in round brackets, as they are used in the text:51.About six feet below the water-line, there was a hole, in the shape of a perfectly (even) triangle.NCAflat and levelBnot changingCdivided equally52.Eyes and telescopes, (dazzled) by the thought of the two thousand dollars, rested not a minute.NAAdazedBexcitedCconfused53.The electric light was suddenly (extinguished) and two enormous columns of water rushed over the ship.NAAturned offBturned onCturned up54.We entered a dining room that was (beautifully furnished).NBAwith beautiful decorationsBwith beautiful furnitureCwith beautiful repairs55.I believe the commander had been wise to (engage him).NAAemploy himBget involved with himCattract his attention56.The commander, leaning against the table, (regarded) us.NBAstudiedBlooked atCthought about57.I am a man who has (forsworn) my fellow-men.NCArenderedBrenovatedCrenounced58.I (extract) sodium from the water, and from this I make my elements.NAAgatherBpolishCeliminate59.I was admiring this beautiful sunrise when I heard someone (ascend) on to the platform.NBAdescendBmountCstoop60.We were walking on a (fine) sand.NBAbeautifulBsmallCthin61.Now the ground descended (steeply). We had reached a depth of 100 yards.NAAsharplyBstablyCnormally62.I estimated that there were in the nets about 100 lbs of fish, which was a (good) but not a surprising quantity.NBApleasantBlargeCof high quality63.The sea was very (rough) around the Nautilus, throwing huge waves against the ship.NCAuncomfortableBrudeCraging64.My companions and I saw a (curious) sight that day.NCAstrangeBinterestingCterrifying65.His mouth was half open, his body was (rigid) and his head bent.NAAstiffBsevereCstubborn66.I dreamed of sharks, and of their vast jaws armed with teeth capable of (snapping) a man in half.NBAsnarlingBcrackingCbarking67.Captain placed the gold bars in a (chest) nearby, and then pressed a button.NBAbreastBboxCchess68.I perceived how this long imprisonment was (eating him up).NAAconsuming himBfrightening himCinvigorating him69.Two months earlier we would have had (perpetual) day in these regions, but now we had three or four hours night.NCAperpendicularBpermeableCpermanent70.The weather was fine, the air clear, the cold (piercing).NAApenetratingBunpleasantCsharp71.Who could have imagined that a hurricane was (raging) at the surface of the ocean above us?NBAraggedBroughCrugged72.For some time, the captain had been silent and (depressed).NAAmelancholicBdisadvantagedCupbeat73.The fence was blown down in the (gale) last night.NBAbreezeBhurricaneCdrizzle74.Captain Nemo (displayed) a black flag similar to the one he had put at the South Pole.NCAdisposedBdispossessedCdemonstrated75.My father died in a car (wreck)NAAcrashBruinCremnant76.We must (flee), or we will sink with the ship.NAAescapeBswimCdive77.Captain Nemo wanted to chain us to the ship for (eternity).NBAinfirmaryBinfinity Cinfirmity78.“This library is good enough for a palace.” “And you can find true (solitude) and silence here.” NAAalonenessBlonelinessCaloofness79.He arose and asked me to (accompany) him to the saloon. I had had time to recover myself.NBAguideBescortCspport80.Captain Nemos words were (addressed) to the Canadian, “Thank you, Master Land.” He said.NAAspoken directlyBspoken politely Cspoken gentlyB. WORD MATCHING (10%)Directions: Match up the words that are close in meaning. The words to be matched are AgameBassembleCstrandedDmassacreEoverturnFvengeanceGhaulHceaseIsilenceJmutter81.butcheryND82.retaliationNF83.preyNA84.gatherNB85.pullNG86.stuckNC87.murmurNJ88.hushNI89.overthrowNE90.stopNHC. BLANK FILLING (10%)Directions: Choose the appropriate expressions or phrases to complete the following sentences taken