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【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容的理解，選擇正確答案。 In films, spies(間諜) are lucky people. They are smart and adventurous. But a real spy's life is not that exciting. They must live a life of lies. Their work is dangerous and they may have to pay for it with their lives. American spy Nathan Hale (1755-1776) was one of these people.
Why does someone want to be a spy? Some do it for their country. Some for money. Some just love it. Nathan Hale became a spy for the first reason. He lived during the American Revolution (革命). He and his people fought the British army.
In 1774, Hale joined the American army. Before that, he was a school teacher. Two years later, he chose to be a spy. He had to get information from the British army. He went to the city where the British army was staying. He told them that he was a school teacher and wanted to find a new job. As a young spy, Hale didn't have enough experience. He had told his secret to somebody else. But that person sold him out to the British army. He tried to get information for the American army. Hale finally got something important and decided to go back. He hid some papers in his boots. He went to the river bank and waited for a boat to pick him up. However, British soldiers caught Hale at the river bank and found the papers in his boots.
Hale died on Sept 22, 1776. His final words were: "I only regret(后悔) I have but one life to lose for my country." He died at the age of 21.
（1）Why did Nathan Hale become a spy?
A.For fun.
B.For money.
C.For himself.
D.For his country.
（2）What does the underlined word "adventurous" in Paragraph 1 mean?
A.愛撒謊的
B.愛冒險(xiǎn)的
C.愛沖動(dòng)的
D.愛幻想的
（3）According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?
A.Nathan Hale was a spy for the British army.
B.Nathan Hale joined the army at the age of 19 years old.
C.Nathan Hale worked as a teacher for 2 years.
D.Nathan Hale had rich experience as a spy.
（4）What was the correct order in which these events happened?①Hale joined the American army.
②Hale got information for the American army.
③British soldiers caught Hale.
④Hale became a school teacher.
⑤Hale told his secret to somebody else.
A.①④②③⑤
B.①④②⑤③
C.④①⑤②③
D.④①②③⑤
（5）What do Nathan Hale's final words mean?
A.He regretted that he had to die for his country.
B.He felt scared to die at such a young age.
C.He wished to continue working for his country.
D.It's unfair that his country didn't bring him a reward.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）D
（2）B
（3）B
（4）C
（5）C
【解析】本文講述了美國間諜內(nèi)森·黑爾的故事。黑爾加入美國軍隊(duì)之前曾是一名學(xué)校教師，然后做了一名間諜，由于經(jīng)驗(yàn)不足，把秘密告訴了別人，正當(dāng)他為美國軍隊(duì)搜集了一些重要的情報(bào)打算返回的時(shí)候被英國軍隊(duì)抓獲，英勇獻(xiàn)身，年僅21歲。
（1）細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)短文中的句子"Why does someone want to be a spy? Some do it for their country. Some for money. Some just love it. Nathan Hale became a spy for the first reason."可知，內(nèi)森·黑爾選擇當(dāng)間諜是為了自己的祖國，所以答案是D。
（2）詞意猜測(cè)。根據(jù)短文中的句子"Their work is dangerous and they may have to pay for it with their lives."可知，做間諜的工作很危險(xiǎn)，他們可能不得不為此付出代價(jià)。因此猜測(cè)劃線部分的意思是"愛冒險(xiǎn)的"，所以答案是B。
（3）細(xì)節(jié)判斷。根據(jù)短文中的句子American spy Nathan Hale (1755-1776)，In 1774, Hale joined the American army. Nathan Hale1755年出生，1774年參軍，也就是19歲參軍，所以答案是B。
（4）句子排序。根據(jù)短文的故事情節(jié)可知，黑爾加入美國軍隊(duì)之前曾是一名學(xué)校教師，然后做了一名間諜，由于經(jīng)驗(yàn)不足，把秘密告訴了別人，正當(dāng)他為美國軍隊(duì)搜集了一些重要的情報(bào)打算返回的時(shí)候被英國軍隊(duì)抓獲，英勇獻(xiàn)身。所以答案是C。
（5）細(xì)節(jié)理解。I only regret(后悔) I have but one life to lose for my country.我唯一遺憾的是僅有一次生命可以獻(xiàn)給我的祖國，也就是希望能夠繼續(xù)為自己的祖國出力，所以答案是C。