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英语试题

一、阅读理解

Seastoriesaresomethingthatfascinateseverythingrightfromchildhood.Seaismysteriousforallofusand

storiesrelatedtoitaresuretogeteveryonekeenandinterested.Seastoriesareaperfectmixofmystery,adventure,

thrill,aweandexcitement.So,herewepresentourpickofthebestfourseastoriesofalltimesinEnglishliterature.

MobyDickbyHermanMelville

Thisbookisnottobemissedbyallwholoveseastories.Thisisthemostfamousbookaboutwhalingthat

everwas.MelvillegotinspiredtowritethisbookwhenhewasshippingaboardaYankee(北方佬)whaler.The

three-partclimaxisthemostlovedpartofthebook.

Kon-TikibyThorHeyerdahl

Inthisbook,themissionofHeyerdahlistoprovethatSouthAmericanIndianshavetheoptionofmigrating

toPolynesia.Heandhiscrewstandonalightraftandtakeoneofthegreatestreal-lifeseaepicsofalltimes.

TreasureIslandbyRobertLouisStevenson

Thisisthegrandworkofallseastories.Writtenin1883,thisadventurenovelnarratesataleof“piratesand

buriedgold”.Itisoneofthemostpopularseanovelsofalltimesanditsinfluenceonpopularperceptionofpirates

witheyepatchesandone-legsailorswithparrotsontheirshouldersisdominatingtheworldliteratureandmovies

eventoday.

SailingAloneAroundtheWorldbyJoshuaSlocum

SlocumisaCanadianwhoisprobablythelastofthegreatAmericansailor.Hisfameliesinthefactthathe

sailedhisvessel,theSpray,inanunassistedsailboat.Thisbookisdefinitelyamongthebestofthereal-lifesea

adventures.

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1WhatdotheworksbyHeyerdahlandSlocumhaveincommon?

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ATheyhavethree-partclimaxes.

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BTheyfocusonsailingandwhaling.

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CTheirauthorsareCanadiansailors.

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DTheyarebasedontheauthors’realexperiences.

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2Ifareaderwantstoreadstoriesaboutpirates,whichbookcanh