问题 单项选择题

1492年8月,三艘帆船从西班牙帕洛斯角启航,到了10月7日他们发现了飞鸟,但是没有看到陆地,船员们焦躁不安起来,船长许诺,如果三天内看不到陆地就返航。恰好第三天,他们发现了巴哈马群岛,并在岛上看见几乎全身赤裸土著人——印第安人,船长立即宣布该岛为西班牙王室所有。该船长可能是()

A.迪亚士

B.达伽马

C.哥伦布

D.麦哲伦

答案

参考答案:C

解析:本题主要考查学生阅读史料,提炼有效信息的能力。由材料中“1492年8月”“从西班牙帕洛斯角启航”“全身赤裸土著人——印第安人”“该岛为西班牙王室所有”等信息可以直接判断是哥伦布,依据已学知识可知在西班牙国王支持下,1492年开辟了横渡大西洋到美洲的航路,他误认为到达的新大陆是印度,并称当地人为印第安人,据此分析可知C符合题意,故选C。

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If you are hungry, what would you do? Have your favorite meal and stay quiet after that? 小题1: But it never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your friends or fa- vorite stars. So it silently serves your needs and never lets itself grow. When mind loses its freedom to grow, creativity sets a full stop. This might be the reason why we all sometimes think "What happens next?","Why can't I think?"  小题2: Why reading but not watching TV? It is because reading has been the most educa-tive tool used by us right from childhood. Since it develops other aspects of our life, we have to take help from reading.

Once you read a book, you run your eyes through the lines and your mind tries to explainsomething to you.  小题3: Now this seed is unknowingly used by you to develop new ideas. If itis used many times, the same seed can give you great help to relate a lot of things, which youwould have never thought of in your wildest dreams!

This is nothing but creativity.  小题4: ,Within no time you can start talking with yourfriends in English or any other language and never run out of the right words.

So guys, do give food for your thoughts by reading, reading and~reading.  小题5: Go

and get a book!

A.The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed.

B.Why not do some reading while you are hungry?

C.Just like your stomach, your mind is also hungry.

D.Now what are you waiting for?E. Hunger of the mind can be actually solved through wide reading.

F. Reading can help you make more friends,too.

G. Also this makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary.

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