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De Lesseps was building a canal between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, but it was not finished. The only way to the Mediterranean was to go around Africa.
“We have been on this submarine for three years,” said Ned. “When will it end? What could I say? I didn’t want to end. If you see a chance to escape, tell me about it. Until then, we can only wait.”
Five days later, we passed the city of Muscat and entered the Gulf of Aden. I thought the captain would turn back, but he did not. The following day, we entered the Red Sea. I looked for hours through the open panels at the wonderful coral reefs there. The colours were brilliant, and I saw many rare fish in the clear water. I talked to Captain Nemo about the name and history of the Red Sea. “It has always been a dangerous place for ships because of the currents and reefs. The day after tomorrow, we will be in the Mediterranean,” he said.
“The Mediterranean? That is not possible!” I said. “Why not?” he asked.
“You cannot sail around Africa in two days!”
“We will not sail around Africa!” I was speechless. Could the Nautilus sail on dry land?
“There is a passage,” explained the captain. “It is under the ground. I discovered it. I saw that some fish in the Mediterranean were the same as some in the Red Sea. I caught some of them in the Red Sea. I put tags on them and put them back in the water. I went to the Mediterranean and caught my tagged fish there. Then, I knew that there was a passage.” I explored the Red Sea in the Nautilus and told them what Captain Nemo had said. Conseil clapped his hands. Ned, however, would not believe it. “I would love to be in the Mediterranean the day after tomorrow,” he said. “However, I think your captain Nemo was playing a trick.”
——文章节选自《海底两万里》(Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea)
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()1. What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?
A. Something about the city of Muscat. B. Something about the coral reefs.
C. Something about the Red Sea. D. Something about the Mediterranean.
()2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. There was a canal between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean.
B. The Red Sea is the largest sea in the world.
C. The Red Sea is of great danger to the ships.
D. The Nautilus was in the Mediterranean.
()3. What does the underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. The tagged fish. B. Some tags.
C. Some stones. D. The tagged ships.
()4. Why did Captain Nemo think they wouldn’t sail around Africa?
A. The time was not enough for them. B. It was too far for them to sail.
C. They didn’t have enough food. D. They would sail through the passage.

1. C 段落大意题。由短文第三段的内容可知，作者主要描述了红海的珊瑚礁及许多稀有的鱼，所以是讲了一些与红海有关的事。
2. C 细节理解题。由第三段中的“It has always been a dangerous place for ships ...”可知，由于海流和暗礁，红海对船只来说一直是个危险之地。
3. A 代词指代题。由画线词前面的“I saw ... I put tags on them”及画线词后面的my tagged fish可知，them在这里指代the tagged fish。
4. D 推理判断题。由短文最后一段的内容可推知，船长认为他们可通过通道从红海航行至地中海，而不需要绕非洲航行。