Ⅱ.阅读七选五(每小题2.5分,共12.5分)
French explorer Jacques Cartier is known mainly for exploring the St. Lawrence River and giving Canada its name.
Like many other European explorers, Jacques Cartier went to North America looking for gold, and perhaps a shortcut to Asia.
1() It became France's main route into Canada.
Jacques Cartier was born on December 31, 1491 in Brittany, a province of France. In about 1534, the king of France asked him to lead an expedition（远征）to the New World in search of riches and a new route to Asia.
2() There he and his crew explored the land around the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and met Native Americans. When he sailed back to France, he took with him two Native Americans.
3() This time, Cartier sailed deeper into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and into the Saint Lawrence River. The two Native Americans he had taken before had learned French, and they served as guides. About 260 miles inland, Cartier reached the Native American village of Stadacona. Today, the city of Quebec stands near that place.
Cartier and his men were among the first Europeans to winter in what is now Canada.
4() After returning to France he reported tales told by the native people of treasures farther inland.
Cartier once again crossed the Atlantic in 1541.
5() When he returned to France in 1542, he was told that they were just the common minerals pyrite（黄铁矿）（fool's gold）and quartz（石英）.
A. A second voyage came in May 1535.
B. Instead he found the Saint Lawrence River.
C. The bitter cold surprised them, and some of the men died.
D. He made three voyages of exploration in dangerous waters.
E. Cartier was considered one of the most devoted explorers of the period.
F. He explored further and found what he thought were gold and diamonds.
G. In the spring of 1534 Cartier sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to what is now Canada.

Ⅱ.阅读七选五
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了法国探险家雅克·卡蒂埃的三次航海探险经历。
1. B 根据该空前的“Jacques Cartier went to North America looking for gold”和该空后的“It became France's main route into Canada.”可知,B项“相反,他发现了圣劳伦斯河”符合此处语境。空后的 It 指的就是选项中的 the Saint Lawrence River。故选 B。
2. G 根据上文中的“In about 1534, the king of France asked him to lead an expedition(远征)”可推知,在1534年,卡蒂埃横渡大西洋到了现在的加拿大。G选项中的时间与上文相符。故选 G。
3. A 根据该空后的“This time, Cartier sailed deeper into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...”可推知,A项“在1535年5月,卡蒂埃进行了第二次航行”符合语境。故选 A。
4. C 根据该空前的“the first Europeans to winter in what is now Canada”可知,C项“刺骨的严寒令他们吃惊,其中一些船员死于严寒”符合此处语境。故选 C。
5. F 根据该空前的“Cartier once again crossed the Atlantic”和该空后的“he was told that they were just the common minerals pyrite(黄铁矿)(fool's gold) and quartz(石英)”可知,1541年卡蒂埃第三次前往加拿大,他进一步探险,发现了他认为是黄金和钻石的“宝物”。故选 F。