五 阅读理解。(19分)
(A)(苏州常熟市期末)
Many years ago in China, there was a traveller. His name was Xu Xiake. When he was a child, he always read books about Chinese mountains and rivers. But he thought, "Books can't show me everything. I want to see with my eyes." So he had a dream to travel around China some day. At the age of 22, he began his travels.
Xu Xiake travelled to many provinces and over 100 cities in China. He wrote down everything he saw. He also found many new plants and animals. Xu Xiake travelled for over 30 years. On his travels, he met many difficulties, but he never gave up. His notes became a famous book The Travels of Xu Xiake. People today also read it to learn about China.
阅读短文，选择正确的答案。(6分)
(
C
)1. Xu Xiake
during(在……期间) his travels.
A. taught students B. drew many pictures C. wrote down what he saw
(
C
)2. How long did Xu Xiake travel?
A. Only 10 years. B. About 22 years. C. Over 30 years.
(
B
)3. Which of the following is TRUE about Xu Xiake's book?
A. We can learn many fairy tales from the book.
B. The book The Travels of Xu Xiake is also useful now.
C. Xu Xiake only wrote about the mountains and rivers in the book.
(
C
)4. What can we learn from Xu Xiake?
A. We shouldn't read many books. B. We should travel around the world.
C. To make our dreams come true, we should never give up.
解析：
【分析】
做这类英语阅读理解选择题，需先通读短文把握大意，再针对每个小题的问题，回到原文定位相关语句，对比选项逐一排除错误答案，选出与原文表述一致或符合文意的正确选项。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第二段“He wrote down everything he saw.”，可知徐霞客在旅行期间记录所见，对应选项C；A选项“教学生”、B选项“画很多画”原文未提及，排除。
2. 定位原文第二段“Xu Xiake travelled for over 30 years.”，可知旅行时长超过30年，对应选项C；A选项“仅10年”、B选项“约22年”与原文不符，排除。
3. 定位原文第二段“His notes became a famous book The Travels of Xu Xiake. People today also read it to learn about China.”，可知这本书现在仍有用，对应选项B；A选项“童话”原文无依据，C选项“只写山河”原文提到还发现新动植物，排除。
4. 定位原文第二段“On his travels, he met many difficulties, but he never gave up.”，可知应学习他为实现梦想不放弃的精神，对应选项C；A选项“不该读很多书”、B选项“环游世界”与文意不符，排除。
【答案】
1.C 2.C 3.B 4.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节信息查找、主旨感悟
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解基础题型，聚焦原文细节考查，难度较低，学生通过定位原文关键信息即可解答，能帮助巩固英语阅读的信息提取能力。
【难度系数】
0.8
