Comprehension Test 阅读理解

Mutiny on the Bounty 邦蒂号暴动

Tim Vicary （著）

1 Put the following events in the story in the right order. Number them 1–10. 将下列事件排
序。
a Bligh arrives in Timor.
b Bligh leaves the Bounty in the launch.
c Bligh meets the king of Tahiti.
d Peter Heywood and the other men go back to England.
e The Bounty arrives in Tahiti.
f The Briton and the Tagus visit Pitcairn Island.
g The king frees Peter Heywood.
h The men on the Bounty mutiny.
i The Pandora arrives in Tahiti.
j The launch passes the Barrier Reef.

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2 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 判断以下句子正确（T）或错误（F）。

a Bligh wanted to take breadfruit trees to Jamaica.
b Five sailors went in the launch with Bligh.
c It was a very long way to Timor.
d Only one man died between the Bounty and Timor.
e Some men went to Tahiti after the mutiny.
f All the men had Tahitian wives.
g Christian returned to England.
h Peter Heywood was an old man at the time of the mutiny.
i Christian and his friends burned the Bounty.
j John Adams returned to England on the Briton.

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3 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make complete sentences. 在 B 部分中选择
合适的序号与 A 部分组成完整的句子。

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 1 The sailors wanted to go to Tahiti because ...
2 When they got to Tahiti ...
3 When Bligh got into the launch ...
4 When they arrived at the Barrier Reef ...
5 When they reached Timor ...

B
a ... Bligh went to meet the king.
b ... they stopped to rest on an island.
c ... the Dutch officer was very surprised.
d ... Christian and the others gave them food and water.
e ... it was warm and the people were friendly.

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4 Who said this in the story? The oldest captain, Bligh, Captain Edwards, Christian, Adams.
以下话语是谁说的？
a ‘All you officers take my things.’ ....................
b ‘I’m going to live and die in hell.’ ....................
c ‘We have a wonderful prison for you and your friends.’ ....................
d ‘The king says you can live.’ ....................
e ‘I must take my punishment.’ ....................

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5 Which of these things did they have on the launch? Which did they not have? bread,
apples, guns, oranges, meat, water, coffee, rum, a pig, a sail. 用适当的词填空。
a They had ..............., ..............., ..............., ............... and ............... .
b They did not have ..............., ..............., ..............., ............... and ............... .

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Multiple-choice Test 选择题

Mutiny on the Bounty 邦蒂号暴动

Tim Vicary

Setting 故事背景

Choose the best answer. 选择合适的答案。

1 The Bounty leaves England in _____.
a [ ] 1587 b [ ] 1687 c [ ] 1787 d [ ] 1887
2 There are _____ sailors and eleven officers on the Bounty.
a [ ] thirteen b [ ] thirty-three c [ ] a hundred and three d [ ] three hundred
3 People call Tahiti the _____ islands.
a [ ] friendly b [ ] happy c [ ] sunny d [ ] rainy
4 Tahiti is _____ kilometres from England.
a [ ] three hundred b [ ] three thousand c [ ] thirteen thousand d [ ] thirty thousand
5 When the Bounty arrives at Tahiti, the islanders come to the ship with _____.
a [ ] food b [ ] money c [ ] guns d [ ] swords
6 After the mutiny, Captain Bligh and eighteen sailors must _____.
a [ ] swim in the sea b [ ] sail in a launch c [ ] die d [ ] stay on the Bounty
7 Captain Bligh wants to sail seven thousand kilometres to _____.
a [ ] Tafua b [ ] Tahiti c [ ] Tasmania d [ ] Timor
8 When Captain Bligh arrives on the island he meets some _____ officers.
a [ ] American b [ ] English c [ ] Dutch d [ ] French
9 When Peter Heywood first comes back to England he must _____.
a [ ] see the king b [ ] go to his trial c [ ] see his family d [ ] meet friends
10 After many years, two English captains find John Adams _____.
a [ ] in South Africa b [ ] in Australia c [ ] on Pitcairn Island d [ ] on Tafua Island

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Characters 人物

Choose the best answer. 选择合适的答案。

11 William Bligh is captain of the _____.

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 a [ ] Pandora b [ ] Bounty c [ ] Topaz d [ ] Tagus
12 Captain Bligh is a friend of _____.
a [ ] John Adams b [ ] Peter Heywood c [ ] Fletcher Christian d [ ] George Stewart
13 Peter Heywood is _____ years old.
a [ ] ten b [ ] fourteen c [ ] twenty-four d [ ] forty
14 Otoo, the King of Tahiti, is very _____ the men from the Bounty.
a [ ] friendly to b [ ] angry with c [ ] afraid of d [ ] worried about
15 Otoo wants to give trees to _____.
a [ ] Captain Bligh b [ ] Fletcher Christian c [ ] Peter Heywood d [ ] King George
16 Fletcher Christian is unhappy on the ship because Captain Bligh _____.
a [ ] eats all the coconuts b [ ] drinks all the rum
c [ ] is always angry d [ ] often hits the sailors
17 _____ sails to Tahiti in the Pandora.
a [ ] Captain Edwards b [ ] King George
c [ ] Captain Christian d [ ] Captain Heywood
18 When the Pandora hits the Barrier Reef, _____ dies in the water.
a [ ] George Stewart b [ ] George Stewart’s wife, Peggy,
c [ ] George Stewart’s daughter d [ ] Peter Heywood
19 On Pitcairn Island, Captain Staines meets the _____ of Fletcher Christian.
a [ ] daughter b [ ] son c [ ] wife d [ ] brother
20 On Pitcairn Island, John Adams is alone with _____ and some small children.
a [ ] Fletcher Christian b [ ] a young wife c [ ] three wives d [ ] nine wives

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Dialogue 对话

Who said or wrote this? 谁说了或写了这些话？

21 ‘In a happy ship, the men must work hard but the officers must work harder.’
a [ ] Captain Bligh b [ ] Fletcher Christian c [ ] Peter Heywood d [ ] King George
22 ‘I must give the King of England something too.’
a [ ] Captain Bligh b [ ] King George c [ ] King Otoo d [ ] Fletcher Christian
23 ‘Bligh doesn’t like me or any of his officers! I must leave the ship!’
a [ ] Peter Heywood b [ ] George Stewart c [ ] King Otoo d [ ] Fletcher Christian
24 ‘You’re going to be in hell all your life now, Christian, because of this!’

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 a [ ] Peter Heywood b [ ] Captain Bligh c [ ] Captain Edwards d [ ] George Stewart
25 ‘Sir, we have 150 kilos of bread, two kilos of meat, six bottles of rum, and 126 litres of water,
sir.’
a [ ] Fletcher Christian on the Bounty b [ ] Peter Heywood on the Bounty
c [ ] Captain Bligh on the launch d [ ] Mr Hall on the launch
26 ‘My God! Forty-one days – in that!’
a [ ] Captain Bligh b [ ] Fletcher Christian c [ ] a Dutch officer d [ ] King Otoo
27 ‘Mr Christian? He sailed away in the Bounty, sir, a year ago, I think.’
a [ ] Peter Heywood b [ ] Captain Bligh c [ ] Captain Edwards d [ ] King Otoo
28 ‘But we’re going to die – we can’t move! Open the door!’
a [ ] Fletcher Christian b [ ] Captain Bligh c [ ] George Stewart d [ ] John Adams
29 ‘When I came up on deck, Captain Bligh was Mr Christian’s prisoner.’
a [ ] Captain Edwards b [ ] Peter Heywood c [ ] John Adams d [ ] George Stewart
30 ‘It was a long time ago but I did it. I must take my punishment.’
a [ ] Captain Edwards b [ ] Captain Staines
c [ ] Fletcher Christian d [ ] John Edwards

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Vocabulary 词汇

Choose the best answer. 选择合适的答案。

31 when you take something into your hand
a [ ] pick up b [ ] look up c [ ] wake up d [ ] run up
32 a long, big knife for fighting
a [ ] gun b [ ] rope c [ ] sword d [ ] chain
33 when you speak very loudly
a [ ] laugh b [ ] smile c [ ] talk d [ ] shout
34 a piece of land with water all around it
a [ ] country b [ ] city c [ ] island d [ ] wave
35 when something has water on it
a [ ] hot b [ ] wet c [ ] cold d [ ] full
36 when you make something go quickly through the air
a [ ] throw b [ ] pull c [ ] jump d [ ] hold
37 when something is very difficult

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 a [ ] easy b [ ] hard c [ ] long d [ ] fine
38 an animal which flies
a [ ] pig b [ ] goat c [ ] bird d [ ] dog
39 when a boat goes down under water
a [ ] lose b [ ] fall c [ ] swim d [ ] sink
40 when you are unhappy
a [ ] sad b [ ] afraid c [ ] worried d [ ] tired

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Plot故事情节

Choose the best answer. 选择合适的答案。

41 The Bounty first leaves from _____.
a [ ] England b [ ] Scotland c [ ] America d [ ] Australia
42 When the Bounty arrives at Cape Horn, it can’t sail west because of the _____.
a [ ] heavy rain b [ ] strong west wind c [ ] cold weather d [ ] hot weather
43 When the Bounty leaves Tahiti there are a thousand _____ trees on the ship.
a [ ] banana b [ ] apple c [ ] breadfruit d [ ] coconut
44 Captain Bligh thinks Fletcher Christian took some of his _____.
a [ ] rum b [ ] water c [ ] pigs d [ ] coconuts
45 _____ starts the mutiny on the Bounty.
a [ ] Fletcher Christian b [ ] Peter Heywood
c [ ] Captain Bligh d [ ] George Stewart
46 In the launch, Captain Bligh and the sailors catch some _____ and eat them.
a [ ] goats b [ ] monkeys c [ ] birds d [ ] insects
47 Captain Bligh and the sailors sail for seven thousand kilometres but _____.
a [ ] nobody dies b [ ] only one man dies c [ ] two men die d [ ] five men die
48 When the Pandora arrives at Tahiti, the captain finds some sailors and _____.
a [ ] gives them money b [ ] gives them food
c [ ] takes them prisoner d [ ] kills them
49 The King of England says Peter Heywood _____.
a [ ] can live b [ ] must go home c [ ] must die d [ ] must go to prison
50 John Adams says some of the Tahitian men _____ Fletcher Christian.
a [ ] left b [ ] kept c [ ] lost d [ ] killed

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Mutiny on the Bounty

1 a 6
b 4
c 2
d 8
e 1
f 10
g 9
h 3
i 7
j 5

2 a T
b F
c T
d T
e T
f F
g F
h F
i T
j F

3 1 e
2 a
3 d
4 b
5 c

4 a Bligh
b Christian
c Captain Edwards
d The oldest captain
e Adams
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5 a bread, meat, water, rum, a sail
b apples, guns, oranges, coffee, a pig

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Mutiny on the Bounty
Setting

1 c
2 b
3 a
4 d
5 a
6 b
7 d
8 c
9 b
10 c

Characters

11 a
12 c
13 b
14 a
15 d
16 c
17 a
18 a
19 b
20 d

Dialogue

21 a
22 c
23 d
24 b
25 d
26 c
27 a
28 c
29 b

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30 d

Vocabulary

31 a
32 c
33 d
34 c
35 b
36 a
37 b
38 c
39 d
40 a

Plot

41 a
42 b
43 c
44 d
45 a
46 c
47 b
48 c
49 a
50 d

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