It was 1504,and Columbus was making another trip to the New World.Columbus and his men needed fresh water and food after three months at sea.They saw an island and went to the shore.On the island there were unfriendly Indians who refused to give food and water to them.Columbus’ men were afraid of the Indians,but he had a clever plan.He used gesture(手势) language to tell the Indians about his mysterious (神秘的) power to turn off the light in the sky.He knew about a lunar eclipse (月食) the next night because the information was in his almanac (天文历书).Columbus told the Indians,“Tomorrow night I’ll turn off the light in the sky.” But they didn’t believe him.When the eclipse began the next night,the Indians became very frightened.They begged Columbus to turn on the light again,and they quickly gave him all the food and water he wanted.Immediately Columbus and his men hurried back to the ship and sailed away in the moonless night.
28. Columbus and his men stopped at the island because .
A.they wanted to meet the Indians there
B.they hoped to get supplies of food and water
C.they had never been on the island before
D.they had planned to visit it
29. The Indians Columbus and his men.
A.were glad to see B.were kind to C.welcomed D.were not kind to
30. Columbus to tell the Indians that he had mysterious power.
A.used sign language B.spoke in the language of the Indians
C.drew a lot of signs D.wrote in the language of the Indians
31. The Indians gave Columbus food and water because they .
A.believed Columbus was a man with mysterious power
B.were interested in Columbus’ trip
C.wanted to help Columbus
D.were clever
BDA A
A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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Global wealth and economic power will shift from West to East.
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025