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Captain James Cook was a great explorer．Before he started exploring，maps of the Pacific Ocean were almost empty．He visited hundreds of islands across the Pacific Ocean and put them in the correct places on the map．He made maps of the coastlines of Australia and New Zealand．James Cook was born in England in 1728．His parents were poor farm workers．When James was 18，he found a job on a coastal ship．He worked on the ship until he was 27years old，and then he joined the navy．He fought in Canada in a war against France，and he mapped some of the eastern coasts of Canada．In 1768King George made him Captain of a ship and sent him to the Pacific．He was gone for nearly three years．When he returned，he was regarded as a national hero．
He started his third voyage in 1776．On this trip he visited Hawaii．He was the first European to set foot on this beautiful island．Then he mapped the western coast of North America．After that he returned to Hawaii．Unfortunately there was some trouble between the Hawaiians and the white men and they started fighting．In the end Captain was killed in a clash with the local．
29．He started exploring when___．
A．he worked on a coastal ship              
B．he was 18years old
C．he was sent to the Pacific                
D．he served in the navy
30．Which of the following is NOT true？___
A．He made the first maps of the Pacific Ocean．
B．He went on three long important voyages in his life．
C．He was the first English man to reach Hawaii．
D．He was respected by his people．
31．He was considered a national hero because of___．
A．his experience in Canada      
B．his being the first European to visit Hawaii
C．his heroic death              
D．his devotion to exploring on the Pacific Ocean
32．Captain Cook was killed in___．
A．his return to England
B．a starting trip to Hawaii
C．exploring Canada
D．a fight with the local people．

Answer 1

29．D．细节理解题．根据短文"Before he started exploring，maps of the Pacific Ocean were almost empty．"及"then he joined the navy．He fought in Canada in a war against France，and he mapped some ofthe eastern coasts of Canada．"的描述可知，詹姆斯•库克在海军服役的时候就开始探索．故应选D．
30．A．推理判断题．根据第一段：He fought in Canada in a war against France，and he mapped some of the eastern coasts of Canada可知他绘制了加拿大东海岸的部分；故选A．
31．D．细节理解题．根据短文"In 1768，King George made him Captain（船长） of a ship and sent him to thePacific．He was gone for nearly three years．When he returned，he was regarded as a national hero．"的描述可知，由于詹姆斯•库克探索太平洋，所以被人们视为民族英雄．结合选项可知应选D．
32．D．细节理解题．根据短文"here was some trouble between the Hawaiians and the white men and they started fighting．In the end，Captain was killed in a fight against the local．"的描述可知，詹姆斯•库克是死于当地人的战争中的；故应选D．