Question

【題目】 As a child, Laura Smith loved the sea. She was born on a boat in New Zealand, and has _______ stepped off (離開) one since. Laura first sailed by herself at age 6, showing a talent for understanding her boat and the confidence to _______ it. At 13 years old, Laura made a big _______ for herself —becoming the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone.

_______she could do that, she had to face many difficulties. While her parents were confident that she could do it, the Dutch government tried to stop her, saying that she was too _______ to risk her life. Many people also felt that she, as a student, should pay more attention to her studies. After long fight, she finally got permission (批準). But she had to go for classes to learn how to _______ herself while alone at sea, and had to use a bigger boat than the one she used often. To _______ falling behind in her studies, she also had to promise to do her homework at sea.

Finally, at the age of 14, Laura was ready. In August 2010, he started her journey from the island of St. Maarten on her sailboat, Guppy. Her trip lasted 518 days _______, partly because she had to stop at different ports (港口) to study and check her boat. Laura was alone for most of her journey, but she kept a blog that was read _______ many people around the world.

Laura returned to St. Maarten at the age of 16, and was ________ by her family, friends and many fans. She had become the youngest sailor to sail around the world alone.

【1】A.probablyB.reallyC.especiallyD.hardly

【2】A.repairB.controlC.sellD.build

【3】A.priceB.recordC.planD.date

【4】A.BecauseB.UntilC.SinceD.Before

【5】A.oldB.youngC.tallD.short

【6】A.get on withB.learn fromC.look afterD.look up to

【7】A.avoidB.practiseC.enjoyD.keep

【8】A.at firstB.in personC.at leastD.in total

【9】A.withB.byC.forD.to

【10】A.touchedB.introducedC.welcomedD.changed

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【5】B

【6】C

【7】A

【8】D

【9】B

【10】C

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要介紹了新西蘭女孩Laura Dekker獨自航海的故事。Laura Dekker6歲時就開始獨自劃船，表現(xiàn)出了在航海上極大的天賦。她13歲時計劃獨自出海環(huán)游世界，但遭到政府的反對。后經(jīng)過培訓和承諾及時完成作業(yè)，她終于在14歲時出發(fā)了。經(jīng)過518天的航行，最后成功返回家鄉(xiāng)。

【1】

句意：她出生在新西蘭的一艘船上，此后幾乎沒有下船。

probably大概、或許；really真正地；especially特別、尤其；hardly幾乎不。根據(jù)上文She was born on a boat in New Zealand, 她出生在新西蘭的一艘船上，以及下文Laura first sailed by herself at age 6, Laura6歲時第一次獨自駕船，由此可知她自出生后就幾乎沒有下船，所以才在很小的時候就能獨自駕船出行，故答案選D。

【2】

句意：Laura 6歲時第一次獨自駕船，顯示出了她理解船的天賦和控制船的信心。

repair修理；control控制、管控；sell銷售；build建造。根據(jù)上文Laura first sailed by herself at age 6,她6歲時就能第一次獨自駕船，可知她對管控船是有信心的，故答案選B。

【3】

句意：13歲時，Laura為自己制定了一個大計劃——成為獨自駕船環(huán)游世界最年輕的人。

price價格；record紀錄；plan計劃；date日期。根據(jù)下文becoming the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone. 成為獨自駕船環(huán)游世界最年輕的人，可知這應是個她自己定的一個計劃，故答案選C。

【4】

句意：在她能做到這一點之前，她必須面對許多困難。

Because因為；Until直到；Since自從；Before在……之前。根據(jù)__4__she could do that, she had to face many difficulties.結(jié)合下文語境，可知是在她做到她的計劃之前，她必須面對許多困難，故答案選D。

【5】

句意：但荷蘭政府試圖阻止她，稱她太小，不能冒生命危險。

old老的；young年輕的；tall高的；short矮的。聯(lián)系上文語境，她13歲就計劃成為獨自駕船環(huán)游世界最年輕的人，可知荷蘭政府應該是試圖阻止她，因為她太小了，不能冒生命危險，故答案選B。

【6】

句意：但她必須去上課，學習如何獨自在海上照顧自己。

get on with相處；learn from學習；look after照顧；look up to尊敬。根據(jù)But she had to go for classes to learn how to __6__ herself while alone at sea,由后面的herself可知是學習如何獨自在海上照顧自己，故答案選C。

【7】

句意：為了避免學業(yè)落后，她不得不答應在海上做作業(yè)。

avoid避免；practise練習；enjoy欣賞；keep保持。根據(jù)后半句she also had to promise to do her homework at sea.可知，她不得不答應在海上做作業(yè)，應該是為了避免學業(yè)落后，to avoid為避免……，故答案選A。

【8】

句意：她的旅行總共持續(xù)了518天。

at first起初、首先；in person親自；at least至少；in total總共、共計。根據(jù)lasted 518 days，可知是旅行總共持續(xù)了518天，故答案選D。

【9】

句意：但她一直在寫博客，世界各地的很多人都在讀她的博客。

with和……一起；by被、由；for為了；to到、朝。根據(jù)but she kept a blog that was read __9__ many people around the world.可知是她寫的博客被世界各地的許多人閱讀，所以by符合題意，故答案選B。

【10】

句意：勞拉16歲時返回了圣馬丁，受到了家人、朋友和許多粉絲的歡迎。

touched觸摸；introduced介紹；welcomed歡迎；changed改變。根據(jù)語境可知，Laura16歲時返回了圣馬丁，她肯定會受到她的家人、朋友、粉絲的歡迎，故答案選C。