《2024年走进重高培优测试九年级英语全一册人教版》

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Bissell is a village in West Sahara. Before Ken Levin discovered it, people here tried many times to walk out of the desert, but they didn't. He asked everyone, but got the same answer: No matter(无论) which direction you walk toward, you will return to the starting point. However, Ken Levin walked northward from Bissell, and went out of the desert three and a half days later.
Ken Levin wanted to know why, so he asked a villager to be his guide. He didn't take his compass and followed with only a stick. They walked about 800 miles during 10 days. On the morning of the 11th day, they returned to Bissell.
Ken Levin finally understood: the people of Bissell could not walk out because they didn't know the Pole Star(北极星). In the desert, if a man goes only by his feeling, he will walk in circles of all sizes and the final footprint will probably be a shape of tape.
The village of Bissell was in the middle of the desert without a reference. So it was impossible to walk out without knowing the Pole Star or taking a compass.
When Ken Levin left Bissell, he took a young man named Guterl. He told him he could walk out of the desert as long as he walked in the direction of the Pole Star at night.
Guterl followed Ken Levin's advice and succeeded.
(　　)11. How long did it take Ken Levin to walk out of the desert?
　　　　A. Half a day.　　　　　　　　　　　　B. Three and a half days.
　　　　C. Ten days.　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. Eleven days.
(　　)12. What did Ken Levin take with him on his second try?
　　　　A. A compass.　　　　　　　　　　　　B. A tape.
　　　　C. A stick.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. A map.
(　　)13. What does the underlined word “reference” in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?
               A. 目的地　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. 说明书
　　　　C. 指示牌　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. 参照物
(　　)14. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
　　　　A. Guterl became very rich.
　　　　B. Guterl walked out of the desert.
　　　　C. Guterl left Bissell with Ken Levin.
　　　　D. Guterl knew how to use a compass.
(　　)15. What is the passage mainly about?
　　　　A. How to find the Pole Star at night.
　　　　B. How Ken Levin discovered Bissell.
　　　　C. How to tell direction without a compass.
　　　　D. How the Pole Star helped Bissell villagers walk out.

答案： 11.B　12.C　13.D　14.B　15.D