Question

Paul Salopek is an old-fashioned explorer, setting out on foot to circle 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 21,000 miles! 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 Moun. Whitney in California and crossed the state’s Sierra Nevada Mountains alone. When he was fifteen years, he walked the length of Death Valley. He once rode a mule 2,000 miles through mountains in Mexico.

A longtime reporter, Salopek has reported from Africa, Asia and Mexico. Now 51 years 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 160,000 years 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.

1.The underlined phrase “on top of” in the first paragraph can be replaced by ____.

A.in addition to B.in the light of

C.in reference to D.in the service of

2.The author develops the third paragraph mainly by ____.

A.providing examples

B.making comparisons

C.making a careful analysis

D.following the order of time

3.According to the passage, Paul Salopek is a ____.

A.doctor who likes carrying the small first-aid kit

B.writer who likes traveling, exploring and studying

C.journalist who likes traveling, exploring, writing and studying

D.photographer who is good at using satellite communication equipment

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.Paul Salopek Reflecting People’s Real Lives

B.Paul Salopek Following Man’s First Footsteps

C.Paul Salopek Going for a Seven-year Study

D.Paul Salopek Looking back upon the Childhood

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文說的是Paul Salopek，一個探險家，同時也是一個記者。從小便喜歡探險，并且去了很多國家進行采訪。當然，他也在這些經歷中學到了很多。

1.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,小急救箱和筆記本,他還有一個錄音機,一臺攝像機、一個小型計算機和衛星電話。in the light of 的意思是根據，按照；in reference to的意思是關于；in the service of的意思是造福于；in addition to 的意思是除....之外。故選A。

2.

3. longtime reporter, Salopek has reported from Africa, Asia and Mexico. Now 51 years old, he plans to keep writing. ”可以看出他是一個新聞工作者。其次從第一段中“Paul Salopek is an old-fashioned explorer, setting out on foot to circle the world”而已看出，他是一個探險者，非常喜歡探險。故選C。

4.慨括歸納題。首先A、C、D三個選項的內容文章并沒有提及；其次從第六段中“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重走的路正是我們的祖先離開非洲，定居在中東、歐洲、亞洲和美洲等部分地區所走的路。

考點：人物傳記閱讀