英语阅读训练十五篇之八试卷

CaptainCook，afamousexplorerofAustralia，buttheirrequestsweremetwithpuzzledlooksofthenativepeopleBeforelongtheygottodiscoverthatthenativeguidewhomadetheanswertoCook’squestionreallymeant，unexpectedlycaughtsightofanunusualanimalduringhisfirstvisittoAustraliaTheanimalhadalargemouselikeheadandjumpedalongonitslargelegsTohisgreatsurprise，thename“Kang-a-roo”，stuckanditisstillinusetoday1．Whichofthefollowingsentencesbestexpressesthemainidea?A．captainCook’sguidemadeajokeB．NativeAustralianscouldnotspeakEnglishinCook’stimeC．Somewordshaveratherfunnyorigins(起源)D．CaptainCookwasaloverofwildanimals2．Whenthenativeguidesaid“Kang-a-roo”，hereallymeant“______”A．Ah，theunusualanimalcarrieditsyounginaspecialpocketoffleshCaptainCookpointedtotheanimalwhichwaseatinggrassinthedistanceandaskedhisnativeguidewhattheanimalwasreferredtoTheguideseemednottoknowthathewaspointingatandfinallysaid“Kang-a-roo”，英语阅读（八）AEarlyinthe18thcentury，“Idon’tknowwhatyoupointingat“Funnyenough，itisaspecialkindofanimalB．I，