单选题The tanker could not sail into the harbor because ______.A the tide was not suitableB she had run aground on sandC her engines had broken downD most of her crew had gone ashore

A、pays no attention

B、was paying no attention

C、paid attention

D、had paid attention

Mary has just returned to the USA after studying in England for three years. She decided to study at a British university rather than an American one because her mother is from England and she wanted to get to know her mother抯 family better. She studied English Literature at Goldsmiths?College, which is in London. She lived with her grandmother while she was studying. The college was recommended by a friend抯 brother who had studied in England for his MBA. Mary told her friends that she was going to return to Europe to work because she had enjoyed her time in England so much.

(1). Mary is now in ().

A、 England

B、France

C、the USA

(2). She studied at () university.

A、a Chinese

B、an American

C、a British

(3). Most probably, her grandmother ().

A、 worked in the college

B、lived in London

C、studied English Literature

(4). Her friend’s brother recommended her to ().

A、 study in the college

B、study for her MBA

C、work for his company

(5). Mary would return to Europe to ().

A、 study

B、spend her holiday

C、work

A.had better leaving her alone

B.should leave her alone

C.might as well leave her alone

D.had rather leave her alone

If her marriage had not cut short her college education she _____ a teacher.

A:would have been

B:would be

C:had been

D:was

Her bike was broken, so she had to get it________(repair).

Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity. As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she became a member of a pop dance team. She got married, and after she had children she retired from show business to bring them up. They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home. She says, "When I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband thought I was bored because the children had left home. He was also worried because I had never sailed before. I was not bored, but I had met some people who told me about the race. They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia. I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey." Before Molly left she did a lot of training, but it hadn't prepared her for the worst weather which they experienced. She tells one story. 'One night the sea was very rough and it was very cold. I had gone downstairs when a huge wave smashed into the boat and injured two men on the deck. One of the men couldn't move because he had broken his leg. They were taken to hospital by helicopter. That was the worst time.' By the end of October last year, she had raised more than ?50,000 for charity. She says, 'Sometimes I ask myself, what did I do? How did I do it? But then I think, it's the same as being a dancer. Before I left on the trip, I had trained hard. I had got very fit and had prepared myself completely. Then on the trip I was simply a good team member.'

1.What does the word 'extraordinary' mean in the title?

2. The sentence "?my husband thought I was bored ?" in Para. 4 meant that my husband thought I felt().

3. The word 'section' in Para. 4 most probably means here ().

4. Which of the following is nearest (closest) in meaning to 'rough' in the sentence 'One night the sea was very rough ?' in Para. 5?

5. The last paragraph suggests that ().

(1).A、very ordinary

B、very unusual and surprising

C、not special

(2).A、dissatisfied because I had nothing better to do at home

B、annoyed because I had to wait long for my children to come back home

C、sad because all the children left me when they grew up

(3).A、group of the job

B、part of the training

C、part of the route of sail

(4).A、not exact

B、difficult

C、not smooth because of huge waves

(5).A、the qualities she needed for the trip were the same as those for a dancer

B、many years of dancing had already prepared her for the sail completely, so she needn't do anything before the journey

C、she should not forget dancing during the trip

She’ll never forget her stay there ________ she found her son who had gone missing two years before.

A. that B. whichC. where D. when

A、dripping

B、clear-cut

C、hurled

D、bubbling

A has left; comes

B left; had come

C had left; came

D had left;would come

An Extraordinary Change of Direction

Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity.

As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she became a member of a pop dance team

She got married, and after she had chi ldren she retired from show business to bring them up.They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home.

She says,"When I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband thought I was borerd because the children had left home.He was also worried because I had never sailed before I was not bored, but I had met some people who told me about the race.They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia.I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey.

Before Molly left she did a lot of training, but it hadn' t prepared her for the worst weather which they experienced.She tells one story."One night the sea was very rough and it was very cold.I had gone downstairs when a huge wave smashed into the boat and injured two men on the deck.One of the men couldn' t move because he had broken his leg.They were taken to hospital by helicopter.That was the worst time.

By the end of October last year, she had raised more than $50, 000 for charity.

She says, "Sometimes I ask myself, what did I do? How did I do it? But then I think, it' s the same as being a dancer.Before I left on trip, I had trained hard.I had got very fit and had prepared myself completely.Then on the trip I was simply a good team member."

21.What does the word"extraordinary" mean in the title? ()

A.Very ordinary

B.Very unusual and surprising.

C.Not special

22.The sentence“…… my husband thought I was bored……” in Para.4 meant that my husband thought I felt ()

A.dissatisfied because I had nothing better to do at home

B.annoyed because I had to wait long for my children to come back home

C.happy because I could do something I was interested in instead of taking care of children

23.The word"section" in the fourth paragraph probably means()

A.group of people

B.part of the training

C.part of the route of sail

24.Which of the following is nearest (closest) in meaning to “ rough” in the sentence“ One night the sea was very rough……” in Para.5? ( )

A.not exact

B.difficult

C.not smooth because of huge waves

25.The last paragraph suggests that()

A.the qualities she needed for the trip were the same as those for a dancer.

B.many years of dancing had already prepared her for the sail completely, so she needn' t do any thing before the journey

C.she should be kind to other team members during the trip