C
My name is Robinson Crusoe，and I was born in the city of York in 1632. My father was a successful businessman. I had two elder brothers. One of them worked in the army and was killed during the war against Spain. The other was missing one day，and my father wanted me to be a lawyer.
However，I wanted to be a sailor and go to sea. My father was very angry with me. He didn't understand why I wanted to leave his house，where I would have an easy and comfortable life.
“Two kinds of people go to sea，”he said. “They are the very poor people and the very rich people. The poor are foolish，having no other way to live. The rich own ships and can make money with them. You are neither too poor nor too rich. You are in the middle，so you should choose a middle way for your life. Stay at home with your mother and me. Your elder brother didn't listen to me，and now he is dead. If you do not listen to me，you will have a difficult life. ”
I tried to do what he wanted me to do，but I couldn't. I spoke to my mother，“Please ask Dad if he will let me have one voyage(航海)by sea. If he agrees，I will live the life he wants me to live when I return. ”
Mum was angry. “Your father will not let you go. I don't want you to go to sea either. It's dangerous. ”I argued with my parents for another year. Then，I went to Hull with a friend who was going to London by ship. He invited me to go with him，and I agreed. I did not even tell my parents before leaving. I just went. That was how all my bad luck began.
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D
)8. Who died in the war against Spain?
A. Robinson.
B. Robinson's parents.
C. Robinson's two brothers.
D. One of Robinson's brothers.
(
C
)9. What did Robinson's father expect him to do?
A. To join the army.
B. To be a sailor.
C. To work as a lawyer.
D. To be a businessman.
(
B
)10. Which is the right order of what happened in the story?
a. One of Robinson's brothers was missing.
b. Robinson's mother stopped him going sailing.
c. Robinson argued with his parents for one more year.
d. Robinson went sailing with a friend without telling his parents.
e. Robinson's father asked him to choose a middle way for his life.
A. d - c - e - b - a
B. a - e - b - c - d
C. d - e - c - b - a
D. a - e - c - b - d
(
C
)11. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Robinson's mother could understand him well.
B. Poor men could make a lot of money by sailing.
C. Robinson would have a difficult life after he started sailing.
D. Robinson's parents had to let him go sailing with a friend.
答案：8. D 【点拨】根据第一段中“I had two elder brothers. One of them worked in the army and was killed during the war against Spain.”可知，鲁滨逊的一个哥哥在对西班牙的战争中阵亡。故选 D。
9. C 【点拨】根据第一段中“... and my father wanted me to be a lawyer.”可知，他的父亲想让他成为一名律师。故选 C。
10. B 【点拨】根据全文内容可知，事情发生的正确顺序为：a - e - b - c - d。故选 B。
11. C 【点拨】根据最后一段中“I did not even tell my parents before leaving. I just went. That was how all my bad luck began.”可推断，鲁滨逊在航海之后，将会过上艰难的生活。故选 C。
