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Two Thousand Miles Under the Sea/ Questions prepared by _徐英_

PART ONE: READING COMPREHENSION (50%):

A. MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (25%)
Directions: Choose the best answer to each of the following questions from [1] to [25]
1.
When did the monster become not a problem to be solved but an actual danger to be avoided?
N
A
Chap.1(part I)

[A]on March 5, 1867

[B]on July 23, 1866

[C]on July 20, 1866

2.
When did the author arrange to sail to France?
N
A
Chap.1

[A]at the beginning of May.

[B]at the end of May.

[C]in mid-May.

3.
When did the monster appear before the ship Abraham Lincoln?
N
C
Chap.2

[A]Nov. 4

[B]Nov. 2.

[C]Nov. 5

4.
What language did Conseil speak to the two men when the author and Ned failed to communicate to them in French and English?
N
B
Chap.3

[A]Chinese

[B]German

[C]Japanese

5.
What was the name of the submarine “monster”?
N
B
Chap.3

[A]Nemo

[B]Nautilus

[C]Governor Higginson

6.
How many books did the Captain keep on his book shelves?
N
C
Chap.4

[A]6,000

[B]7,000

[C]12,000

7.
When did Nemo begin to live a submarine existence?
N
A
Chap.4

[A]probably in 1865

[B]probably in 1864

[C]probably in 1867

8.
When was the island of Crespo discovered by the Captain Crespo?
N
A
Chap.5

[A]in 1801

[B]in 1800

[C]in 1802

9.
When did they begin their expedition to the bottom of the sea?
N
B
Chap.5

[A]at noon

[B]in the morning

[C]in the afternoon

10.
How many miles have we done from our starting-point in the Japanese seas?
N
A
Chap.6

[A]11, 340 miles

[B]11, 430 miles

[C]11, 304 miles

11.
When was Nautilus stranded?
N
A
Chap.6

[A]in the afternoon

[B]in the morning

[C]at noon

12.
Where was the man wounded?
N
C
Chap.7

[A]his leg

[B]his arm

[C]his head

13.
Who saved Captain Nemo’s life from the shark?
N
B
Chap.1 (part II)

[A]the author

[B]Ned Land

[C]Conseil

14.
Which language did Captain Nemo write on the gold bars?
N
A
Chap.2

[A]modern Greek

[B]modern English

[C]modern French

15.
Who was most eager to leave Nautilus?
N
B
Chap.3

[A]Conseil

[B]Ned Land

[C]the author

16.
What lit up their way when Captain Nemo and the author were on their night expedition to the sea?
N
B
Chap.4

[A]a great torch

[B]a volcano

[C]an electric light

17.
Who had fished in Arctic seas and was familiar with icebergs?
N
A
Chap.5

[A]Ned Land

[B]Conseil

[C]the author

18.
When did Captain Nemo reached the South Pole according to the text?
N
A
Chap.5

[A]On March 21, 1868

[B]On March 21, 1867

[C]On March 21, 1869

19.
Why was Nautilus stranded?
N
C
Chap.5

[A]a whole mountain of ice turned over, and destroyed Nautilus’s engine.

[B]a whole mountain of ice turned over, and Nautilus was crushed.

[C]a whole mountain of ice turned over, and Nautilus was trapped by it.

20.
“I'll ask him tomorrow.” “OK, but I'm going to hold you to that.” What does “holding to that” mean?
N
A
Chap.6

[A]making you do what you have promised

[B]making you remember what you have said

[C]making you accept the responsibility for your words

21.
How many miles have Nautilus covered since its departure from the Japanese seas?
N
B
Chap.6

[A]4,800 miles

[B]48,000 miles

[C]480,000 miles

22.
How long had the author and his friends been on board Nautilus by April 6?
N
B
Chap.6

[A]four months

[B]six months

[C]five months

23.
Who saved Ned Land’s life?
N
A
Chap.6

[A]captain Nemo

[B]the author

[C]conseil

24.
What color was the flag that Captain Nemo displayed when the warship was in sight and fired at Nautilus?
N
B
Chap.7

[A]white

[B]black

[C]red

25.
How did the author and his friends escape from Nautilus?
N
B
Chap.8

[A]They jumped into the sea.

[B]They used a boat.

[C]They got the permission from Captain Nemo.

A. TRUE OR FALSE QUESTIONS (25%)
Directions: Judge whether the following statements are true or false:
26.
The “Helvetia” and the “Shannon” estimated the length of the creature at 350 ft.
N
T
Chap. 1(Part I)

27.
Ned Land was a Canadian of about 50, he did not believe in the existence of the monster the ship Abraham Lincoln was pursuing.
N
F
Chap. 1(Part I)

28.
Commander Farragnut found the monster and then asked Ned Land to harpoon it.
N
F
Chap. 2(Part I)

29.
The cabin we were thrown into contained an iron table and five stools.
N
F
Chap. 3(Part I)

30.
The commander of the vessel can understand what the author and his friends said at their first interview, he remained silent just because he wanted to learn about them first.
N
T
Chap. 3(Part I)

31.
The navigation instruments of Nautilus are all in general use on a ship.
N
F
Chap. 4(Part I)

32.
The sea-coal produced electricity, and electricity gave the Nautilus heat, light, speed, and life.
N
T
Chap. 4(Part I)

33.
Ned were on the expedition team to the bottom of the sea without wearing the diving suits.
N
F
Chap. 5(Part I)

34.
We did not return by the same way we had come, the new direction was very difficult. However, it brought us quickly to the surface of the ocean.
N
T
Chap. 5(Part I)

35.
Nautilus hit a rock and could not move in Torres Strait, but fortunately on the sixth day it left the Torres Strait with the help of the last waves of the high tide.
N
T
Chap. 6(Part I)

36.
On Jan. 18 the author and his companions were led to the cell in which they had passed their first night on the Nautilus.
N
T
Chap. 7(Part I)

37.
One of Captain Nemo’s sailors also went pearl fishing with us.
N
F
Chap. 1(Part II)

38.
The diver was very much surprised to see four great helmeted heads leaning over him and still greater was his surprise when Captain Nemo placed a pearl in his hand.
N
F
Chap. 1(Part II)

39.
The Red Sea is between 1,500 and 1,600 miles long, and about 150 miles wide.
N
T
Chap. 2(Part II)

40.
Captain Nemo obviously knew the diver because I found that the diver made a sign to him.
N
F
Chap. 2(Part II)

41.
Nautilus came to Vigo Bay, the scene of the battle of Oct. 22, 1792 where a Spanish ship coming from South America and carrying enormous treasures sank to the bottom of the ocean.
N
T
Chap. 3(Part II)

42.
Captain Nemo started a night expedition to the ocean with the author alone.
N
T
Chap. 4(Part II)

43.
The ruined and destroyed town in the sea was the continent Atlantis whose existence is denied by so many but has been told by the famous historian Aristotle.
N
F
Chap. 4(Part II)

44.
All the icebergs were many miles long, and they varied in height from 200 ft to 250 ft.
N
F
Chap. 5(Part II)

45.
We did not know whether we reached the South Pole or not, but we did know that on March 21, the sun would disappear behind the horizon for six months.
N
F
Chap. 5(Part II)

46.
The fight between the octopus lasted a quarter of an hour.
N
T
Chap. 6(Part II)

47.
To Captain Nemo, whoever entered the Nautilus must never leave it.
N
T
Chap. 6(Part II)

48.
The Nautilus attacked the warship below the water line and as the warship sank into the ocean the Nautilus surfaced to take more air.
N
F
Chap. 7(Part II)

49.
When ten o’clock came, the author left his room and joined his friends. He ran to the door which opened into the library successfully without being seen by the Captain.
N
F
Chap. 8(Part II)

50.
After the author and his friends were saved by the fishermen in the Loffoden Islands, they immediately traveled back to France by boat.
N
F
Chap. 9(Part II)

PART TWO: VOCABULARY (50%):

A. WORD INFERENCE (30%)
Directions: Infer the meaning of the word(s) which are put in round brackets, as they are used in the text:
51.
About six feet below the water-line, there was a hole, in the shape of a perfectly (even) triangle.
N
C

[A]flat and level

[B]not changing

[C]divided equally

52.
Eyes and telescopes, (dazzled) by the thought of the two thousand dollars, rested not a minute.
N
A

[A]dazed

[B]excited

[C]confused

53.
The electric light was suddenly (extinguished) and two enormous columns of water rushed over the ship.
N
A

[A]turned off

[B]turned on

[C]turned up

54.
We entered a dining room that was (beautifully furnished).
N
B

[A]with beautiful decorations

[B]with beautiful furniture

[C]with beautiful repairs

55.
I believe the commander had been wise to (engage him).
N
A

[A]employ him

[B]get involved with him

[C]attract his attention

56.
The commander, leaning against the table, (regarded) us.
N
B

[A]studied

[B]looked at

[C]thought about

57.
I am a man who has (forsworn) my fellow-men.
N
C

[A]rendered

[B]renovated

[C]renounced

58.
I (extract) sodium from the water, and from this I make my elements.
N
A

[A]gather

[B]polish

[C]eliminate

59.
I was admiring this beautiful sunrise when I heard someone (ascend) on to the platform.
N
B

[A]descend

[B]mount

[C]stoop

60.
We were walking on a (fine) sand.
N
B

[A]beautiful

[B]small

[C]thin

61.
Now the ground descended (steeply). We had reached a depth of 100 yards.
N
A

[A]sharply

[B]stably

[C]normally

62.
I estimated that there were in the nets about 100 lbs of fish, which was a (good) but not a surprising quantity.

N
B

[A]pleasant

[B]large

[C]of high quality

63.
The sea was very (rough) around the Nautilus, throwing huge waves against the ship.
N
C

[A]uncomfortable

[B]rude

[C]raging

64.
My companions and I saw a (curious) sight that day.
N

C

[A]strange

[B]interesting

[C]terrifying

65.
His mouth was half open, his body was (rigid) and his head bent.
N
A

[A]stiff

[B]severe

[C]stubborn

66.
I dreamed of sharks, and of their vast jaws armed with teeth capable of (snapping) a man in half.
N
B

[A]snarling

[B]cracking

[C]barking

67.
Captain placed the gold bars in a (chest) nearby, and then pressed a button.
N
B

[A]breast

[B]box

[C]chess

68.
I perceived how this long imprisonment was (eating him up).
N
A

[A]consuming him

[B]frightening him

[C]invigorating him

69.
Two months earlier we would have had (perpetual) day in these regions, but now we had three or four hours night.
N
C

[A]perpendicular

[B]permeable

[C]permanent

70.
The weather was fine, the air clear, the cold (piercing).
N
A

[A]penetrating

[B]unpleasant

[C]sharp

71.
Who could have imagined that a hurricane was (raging) at the surface of the ocean above us?
N
B

[A]ragged

[B]rough

[C]rugged

72.
For some time, the captain had been silent and (depressed).
N
A

[A]melancholic

[B]disadvantaged

[C]upbeat

73.
The fence was blown down in the (gale) last night.
N
B

[A]breeze

[B]hurricane

[C]drizzle

74.
Captain Nemo (displayed) a black flag similar to the one he had put at the South Pole.
N
C

[A]disposed

[B]dispossessed

[C]demonstrated

75.
My father died in a car (wreck)
N
A

[A]crash

[B]ruin

[C]remnant

76.
We must (flee), or we will sink with the ship.
N
A

[A]escape

[B]swim

[C]dive

77.
Captain Nemo wanted to chain us to the ship for (eternity).
N
B

[A]infirmary

[B]infinity

[C]infirmity

78.
“This library is good enough for a palace.” “And you can find true (solitude) and silence here.”
N
A

[A]aloneness

[B]loneliness

[C]aloofness

79.
He arose and asked me to (accompany) him to the saloon. I had had time to recover myself.
N
B

[A]guide

[B]escort

[C]spport

80.
Captain Nemo’s words were (addressed) to the Canadian, “Thank you, Master Land.” He said.
N
A

[A]spoken directly

[B]spoken politely

[C]spoken gently

B. WORD MATCHING (10%)
Directions: Match up the words that are close in meaning. The words to be matched are
[A]
game
[B]
assemble
[C]
stranded
[D]
massacre
[E]
overturn

[F]
vengeance
[G]
haul
[H]
cease
[I]
silence
[J]
mutter

81.
butchery
N
D

82.
retaliation
N
F

83.
prey
N
A

84.
gather
N
B

85.
pull
N
G

86.
stuck
N
C

87.
murmur
N
J

88.
hush
N
I

89.
overthrow
N
E

90.
stop
N
H

C. BLANK FILLING (10%)
Directions: Choose the appropriate expressions or phrases to complete the following sentences taken from the book. The 10 expressions or phrases are given in the order of [A] to [J] as below:
[A]
accustomed to
[B]
more or less
[C]
find fault with
[D]
for my part
[E]
thanks to

[F]
melted away
[G]
as a result
[H]
pulled up
[I]
in the hope of
[J]
rest on

91.
Our situation was very strange, but even so, there were many things to amuse us so that we had no reason to _____ him.
N
C

92.
I soon became _____ to the half-darkness that surrounded us.
N
A

93.
At the end of this explanation, I was able to understand, _____, how the submarine was able to rise and sink in the water.
N
B

94.
_____ him and his vessel, I was day by day learning more about the oceans, and I was rewriting my book about the submarine depths in those depths themselves.
N
E

95.
_____, I was no longer happy with the theory which satisfied Conseil.
N
D

96.
We _____ the boat and entered the ship Nautilus.
N
H

97.
My heart beat fast, I could not rest a moment. I moved about _____ calming my mind
N
I

98.
The new direction was very steep and _____, very difficult.
N
G

99.
All our memories of our icy imprisonment _____. We thought only of the future for it was evident that we were returning north by the Atlantic.
N
F

100.
Ned Land has some experience of swimming, you can _____ if