Question

Debra Veal is a very brave woman. She took part in a race to row across the Atlantic，a journey for about 3, 360 kilometers. She was in one of the 36 small rowing boats that set off on October 7th, 2001 from Tenerife. Each small boat was the same with food for the journey. She arrived in Barbados on January 26th , 2002 after rowing across the Atlantic for three-and-a-half months.

Debra began the journey with her husband in a small boat called Troika Transatlantic. But after 14 days he became very afraid, so he was taken off the small rowing boat. This did not make Debra give up. For the next hundred days, she rowed her small boat against the waves and the wind.

When she at last arrived at the end of her journey, she was reluctant ( 不情愿的 ) to leave her boat though her husband and family were there to welcome her. The boat had carried her safely to the end of the journey. She said, "I just want to toast(給……敬酒)this lady, this very special lady. I am full of sadness that I will have to leave her. She has protected me through many storms. "

1.Debra Veal's husband gave up because_________.

A. he had to look after their childB. it was a dangerous journey

C. there was no food for the journeyD. he was fed up with the journey

2."this lady" refers to_________.

A. her mother B. her boatC. herself D. the journey

3.Which of the following is right?

A. The journey lasted 100 days.

B. Each boat was different.

C. Debra Veal wanted to leave her boat as soon as the race ended.

D. It was hard to get to the end of the journey.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹了一位很勇敢的女士，在丈夫離開之后，獨自一人駕駛小船在三個月的時間里橫渡了大西洋。

1.根據第二段中“But after 14 days he became very afraid, so he was taken off the small rowing boat.”但14天后，他變得害怕了，所以他從船上下來了。根據常識可知劃船橫渡大西洋是件危險的事情。故選B。

2.。故選B。

3.根據第一段中“She arrived in Barbados on January 26th , 2002 after rowing across the Atlantic for three-and-a-half months”三個半月后的2002年1月26日她到達了巴巴多斯，可知A項錯誤；根據第一段中“Each small boat was the same with food for the journey”每艘小船都是一樣帶著食物上路，可知B項錯誤；根據最后一段中“she was reluctant ( 不情愿的 ) to leave her boat”她不愿意離開她的船，可知C項錯誤；根據最后一段中“She has protected me through many storms”她保護我度過許多風暴，可知D項正確。故選D。

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