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(Ned, Conceil and I were taken to the ship. Captain Nemo showed us around. He led us into a room as a museum with a great collection and then took us to the library and the galley(画廊).)

①Captain Nemo was very proud of his collection and the ship—the Nautilus. Then, he took me to my cabin(房舱). It was a very comfortable bedroom and was next to his cabin. His cabin had an instrument panel(仪表板), and on this he could see everything that he needed to know to sail the Nautilus.

②He told me that he had found a way to make electricity using salt and mercury(汞). This electricity gave the Nautilus all the power it needed to move through the water. Huge pumps(泵)filled and emptied tanks of air and water to make the Nautilus sink or rise. I was surprised to find that the Nautilus even had a small dinghy(小艇). Captain Nemo could enter the dinghy from the Nautilus while it was underwater and go to the surface. Then, the Nautilus would come up to collect him. As we walked to the engine room(发动机舱), we passed the large kitchen and crew(船员)room. The door of the crew room was closed, so I could not see how many men were asked to work on the Nautilus.

③Captain Nemo showed me the engine and explained how it worked. It was difficult to understand how the tanks, rudders and batteries worked. However, I had to believe it because the engine was working! The Nautilus was seventy meters long and eight meters wide. It had a cylindrical(圆柱形的)shape with points on each end and weighed 1,500 tons. A pilot sat in a small room with strong windows, and a powerful electric light showed him where he was going.

④“It’s a wonderful ship!” I exclaimed.

⑤“I love it as if it were my child.” he replied.

⑥“How did you build it in secret?” I asked. “All the parts were made in different countries. I used different names each time I placed an order. I took all the parts to a desert island, and my workmen put them together. Then, we burned our workshops.”

⑦“It must have cost a great deal of money!” I exclaimed again.

⑧“Millions of dollars,” he replied. “However, I have billions.”

—Taken from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

1．What can we learn about the Nautilus?

A．It had a lot of rooms with many treasures in them.

B．It was too large for Captain Nemo to know how to sail.

C．Everyone knew that Captain Nemo built it on a desert island.

D．It could sail not only on the surface of the sea but under the water.

2．Which of the following question is NOT answered in the passage?

A．What was the dinghy used for?

B．How could the Nautilus sink or rise?

C．How many workmen were there on the Nautilus?

D．How could the Nautilus get the power to move through water?

3．What does the underlined word “exclaimed” mean in Paragraph 4?

A．cried suddenly in pain	B．said suddenly and loudly in surprise
C．spoke in a low voice because of sadness	D．shouted in a loud voice because of anger

4．Which is the correct order of the story?
①Captain Nemo told us how he made electricity.
②All the parts of the ship were put together on an island.
③Captain Nemo took Ned, Conceil and I to the Nautilus.       
④We realized how great the ship was.

A．③④①②

B．①③④②

C．②④③①

D．②③①④

5．What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Captain Nemo had so much money.

B．“I” was excited to visit the Nautilus.

C．The Nautilus could sail under the water.

D．The Nautilus was a great ship that Captain Nemo was proud of.