Question

Richard Gray was a famous explorer.He was also a millionaire.He had visited every country in the world.He had crossed the Antarctic,flown across the Atlantic by balloon,and climbed Mount Everest.Last year he decided to walk across Death Valley,the hottest place on Earth.He walked for days over the hot desert sand.One night he found the camp where he had been the night before.Gray had walked in a circle.He was lost.?

Two days later he had drunk all his water.He couldn’t walk.He crawled to the top of a sand dune,and there he saw a man.The man was wearing smart,clean trousers,a white shirt and a tie.Gray crawled over to him.?

“Water...water...”he said.?

“I’m terribly sorry,old boy,”replied the man,“but I haven’t got any water with me.”?

“Help me!”shouted Gary,“I’m a rich man...a millionaire... I’ll give you anything.”?

“That’s very nice of you,old boy,”said the man.“Look,I can’t give you any water,but would you like to buy my tie?”?

“A tie?Of course not!”screamed Gray,and crawled away.He crawled slowly up the next sand dune.His mouth was full of sand.His lips were cracked and dry.He couldn’t breathe.He reached the top of the dune and there he saw a huge good hotel.Girls were swimming in the large swimming pool.Beautiful fountains were all around the hotel.

“Is it a mirage?”he thought.“Am I dying?”He stood up and staggered down the dune.?

A waiter in a shining white uniform came out of the door.?

“Water...water...a bath! Food!”screamed Gray.?

“I’m sorry,you can’t come into this hotel,”said the waiter.?

“Why not?I’ve got plenty of money.I’m a millionaire.”?

“Ah,”replied the waiter,“but you aren’t wearing a tie,”?

1.The famous explorer ________.?

A.had crossed the Antarctic and the Atlantic by balloon?

B.had traveled all over the world?

C.had walked across Death Valley?

D.had ever been a millionaire?

2.Death Valley is ________.?

A.a valley where people may die from loss of ?

B.a dead place where people dare not go?

C.a terribly hot valley where people may die of heat?

D.a place’s name?

3.The man offered to sell his tie to Gray because ________.?

A.he wished to get some money from Gray?

B.Gray was a rich man?

C.he didn’t have any water with him?

D.he thought a millionaire needed to wear a tie?

4.If Gray ________,he would have got some water to drink in the hotel.?

A.had got a lot of money with him?

B.had put on his tie at once?

C.had said he was a famous millionaire?

D.had bought the tie from the man?

 

Answer 1

1. 解析：文章的第三句已作了交代。穿过南极洲是否乘气球，全文没有提到，故A项错。去年决定穿过“死谷”，但还没有完成，而C项为完成时，时态错误。该勘探者此时已是百万富翁，而不是过去曾经是百万富翁，故D项?错误?。?

答案：B

2. 解析：因为 Death Valley后有一同位语对它的解释——地球上最热的地方，是一个大沙漠地带即地名。在该地有宿营地，有旅店，有人烟，也就是人们能够去的地方，故B项错。此地有游泳池、泉水等，故A项错。文章并未提到人们因炎热而死亡，故C项错。?

答案：D

3. 解析：根据文中对话，那个人想把他的领带卖给Gray换点钱。?

答案：A

4.解析：这是一个虚拟语气，该句是反过来说的。?

答案：D