A new voyage round the world

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题目与答案

1. 27 Which of the following best summarizes the writer’s point in the first paragraph?
   • Dampier’s book does not fall into a single category.
   • Readers were not interested in books on the subject of travel.
   • Today’s readers do not appreciate the style of Dampier’s writing.
   • Dampier sailed round the world more quickly than anyone before.

   答案：Dampier’s book does not fall into a single category.

   原文定位：Part travelogue, part historical record of the Caribbean pirates, part scientific treatise, A New Voyage Round the World was William Dampier's account of his twelve-year series of journeys around the globe from 1679 to 1691

   同义替换：「does not fall into a single category」↔「Part travelogue, part historical record of the Caribbean pirates, part scientific treatise」

2. 28 The writer refers to Swift and Defoe in order to
   • provide more information regarding Dampier’s sources.
   • compare Dampier to two earlier writers.
   • give an example of Dampier’s influence.
   • highlight two of Dampier’s critics.

   答案：give an example of Dampier’s influence.

   原文定位：So ground-breaking was Dampier’s account that the writers Swift and Defoe were inspired to create two of the most famous books in the English language, Gulliver’s Travels and Robinson Crusoe

3. 29 Dampier left the western coast of Australia because
   • he wanted to get to the north before Cook arrived.
   • he found the temperature there unpleasant.
   • he had problems with the crew.
   • he required medical attention.

   答案：he found the temperature there unpleasant.

   原文定位：When he arrived on the western coast of Australia, he promptly elected to leave and head north out of dislike for the cold of more southerly latitudes

   同义替换：「left the western coast of Australia」↔「arrived on the western coast of Australia」，「found the temperature there unpleasant」↔「dislike for the cold」

4. 30 What point does the writer make about Dampier in the second paragraph?
   • He could cope with physical hardship.
   • He was more adventurous explorer than Cook was.
   • He had a kinder personality than he is given credit for.
   • He was calm in a crisis.

   答案：He could cope with physical hardship.

   原文定位：Yet it should be remembered that he was able to endure a never-ending plague of discomforts and ailments in the tropics. And once, wrecked off Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, he managed with his crew to survive for five weeks without help, living entirely on turtles and goats

5. 31 What information is given about Dampier’s early life?
   • He had difficult relationship with the people looking after him.
   • He was different from other youths who went to sea.
   • He wanted to travel from a young age.
   • He came from a family of sailors.

   答案：He wanted to travel from a young age.

   原文定位：His parents died before he reached seniority and his guardians apprenticed the young William to a ship's captain, the boy having shown ‘very early inclinations to see the world

   同义替换：「wanted to travel from a young age」↔「very early inclinations to see the world」

6. The text of a new voyage round the world

   The success of the book cannot solely be attributed to the originality of Dampier’s 32_____ .
   • detailed illustrations
   • traveller
   • nature
   • editor
   • writer
   • scientific observations

   答案：scientific observations

   原文定位：Certainly, the book would not have done so well purely on merits of Dampier’s findings regarding meteorology and natural history, even though they broke new ground at the time

   同义替换：「success of the book cannot solely be attributed to the originality」↔「would not have done so well purely on merits」，「scientific observations」↔「findings regarding meteorology and natural history」

7. Readers of the time were fascinated with his stories of the time he spent with outlaws and his colourful way of writing. It seems certain that Dampier worked on the book with a mystery 33_____ .
   • detailed illustrations
   • traveller
   • nature
   • editor
   • writer
   • scientific observations

   答案：writer

   原文定位：Dampier himself admits in the book's preface that he received help with the writing of the book, and other evidence exists to suggest that he was assisted by an unknown source

   同义替换：「worked on the book with」↔「received help with the writing」，「mystery」↔「unknown source」

8. Some aspects of A New Voyage Round the World are problematic, descriptions of 34_____ were inserted into account of Dampier’s adventures in a way that distracted reader.
   • detailed illustrations
   • traveller
   • nature
   • editor
   • writer
   • scientific observations

   答案：nature

   原文定位：In particular, his observations about nature are sometimes roughly dropped into the narrative at very odd junctures and these asides can sometimes interrupt the flow of the story

   同义替换：「descriptions」↔「observations」，「inserted into account of Dampier’s adventures」↔「roughly dropped into the narrative」，「distracted reader」↔「interrupt the flow of the story」

9. It seems that the responsibility of the final version of the book lies with the 35_____ .
   • detailed illustrations
   • traveller
   • nature
   • editor
   • writer
   • scientific observations

   答案：editor

   原文定位：Dampier kept his observations about nature entirely separate from the main body of his travels, and we should therefore hold James Knapton responsible, as he was in charge of checking and revising Dampier's text, and his publishing company brought the finished book to a wider audience

   同义替换：「responsibility of the final version」↔「hold James Knapton responsible」，「editor」↔「checking and revising the text」

10. 36 Many people wrote biographers of Dampier as a result of personal contract with him.
    • YES
    • NO
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：NO

    原文定位：Dampier's life has been chronicled in full by numerous biographers, and I refer the reader in particular to Clennell Wilkinson’s excellent (and sadly out-of-print) 1929 biography, as well as the recent portrait by Anton Gill

    同义替换：「Many people wrote biographies of Dampier」↔「numerous biographers」

11. 37 Dampier was skilled at making money.
    • YES
    • NO
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：NO

    原文定位：In short, despite wide acclaim for his writing, Dampier was not blessed in the art of wealth accumulation. Travelling with the pirates, while providing subsistence and adventure, never netted him the treasure chest that a more astute financial operative might have acquired

12. 38 Dampier’s patience was appreciated by his crew.
    • YES
    • NO
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：NO

    原文定位：he has been variously characterised as aloof, arrogant, hot-tempered and a weak leader of men;perhaps not always the easiest of sailors to get along with because of his arrogance and hot temper

13. 39 A New Voyage Round the World is longer than most modern books.
    • YES
    • NO
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：NOT GIVEN

14. 40 Dampier’s accounts of bad weather are impressive.
    • YES
    • NO
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：YES

    原文定位：Above all, the text is studded with some wonderfully colourful expressions, and readers will enjoy some of the finest descriptions of storms in the English language, and the liberal wit throughout

    同义替换：「accounts of bad weather」↔「descriptions of storms」，「impressive」↔「the finest descriptions」