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  Erden Eruc has been rowing across the Pacific Ocean(太平洋)in a rowboat since he left California on July 10, 2007He has been heading for Australia with only birds, fish, and sharks ever since

  Crossing the Pacific is only part of his journeyEruc has decided to go all the way around the world using his own energyHe will row, bike, walk, and climb the world without help from any motors(发动机)at allHis plan includes climbing the tallest peak on six of the continents()along the way

  For the first part of his trip, he bicycled 5,546 miles from Seattle, Washington to Mount McKinley in Alaska and back, walked 67 miles to base camp, and climbed 20,320 feet to McKinley's peakNow in the second part of his adventure(冒险活动), he is rowing to Australia

  Why would he try to go around the world this way?He explains that he wants to encourage kids to dream their dreams and get to their own goalsHe wants to show kids that there might be hard parts along the way, and sometimes they might not even get to that final goalBut they can have great adventures and learn a lot along the way

  Eruchas already faced some difficultiesFor example, winds and waves keep pushing him westward when he wants to go south toward the Solomon IslandsIf his luck doesn't change, he will cheerfully change his plan, and aim to land at Papua New GuineaOne way or another, he's sure he'll get to his next goalAustralia

  When his trip around the world takes him across land, he enjoys meeting peopleespecially childrenHe has already visited many schools and shared his story

  Eruc encourages all kids to set their eyes on a goal and not give upHe says,With goals, we will make progress, and we will be farther along than when we started, even if we don't get to some goalsTnat's called life!

(1)

We can learn from the passage that Eruc ________ during his adventure

[  ]

A.

took a train

B.

rowed his boat

C.

travelled by air

D.

travelled by bus

(2)

Eruc takes adventures to ________

[  ]

A.

make himself healthy

B.

find out difficulties in life

C.

make his mind strong

D.

set an example for children

(3)

Eruc seems to have a special love for ________

[  ]

A.

children

B.

animals

C.

rowing

D.

bicycling

(4)

Eruc thinks that it is important for children to ________

[  ]

A.

have all kinds of sports

B.

have dreams and goals

C.

face a lot of difficulties

D.

take great adventures

(5)

To Erac, life means ________

[  ]

A.

going around the world

B.

climbing the world's tallest peaks

C.

struggling for the goals

D.

rowing across the Pacific Ocean

  Kate was born in a small village. When she finished middle school in a town, she wouldn't return to the poor place and found work in a shop there. She wanted to marry (嫁) a rich man. As she wasn't friendly to others, nobody would marry her. Five years passed and she became a twenty-seven-year-old girl. She had to marry Mr. King who taught maths in a school.

  Mr. King likes his work and is kind to his students and they all like him. But his wife hates him. She thinks him poor and is bad to him. One day the woman wanted to buy a beautiful hat for herself, but her husband hadn't enough money. She scolded (骂) him for a long time and didn't let him go home. He had to stay in his friend's house. A few days later he went home with his friend. As soon as she saw him, she decided to leave. She began to put her clothes into a trunk(箱子). Mr. King and his friend couldn't stop her. Before she left, she said to her husband, “Only a dog likes a man like you!” At that moment his friend was reading the newspaper carefully. Suddenly he jumped up and shouted, “Good news for you, my friend! You've won the first prize in the lottery (头彩)!” “Really?” the woman stopped to ask. “He'll get five hundred thousand dollars!” Mr King's friend said to the woman. “Why not leave him now? Haven't you said only a dog likes him?” “Bowwow-wow(汪汪),” the woman said with a smile. “It was only a joke!”

1.When Kate was ________, she finished middle school.

[  ]

A.twenty
B.twenty-one
C.twenty-two
D.twenty-seven

2.Nobody would many Kate because ________.

[  ]

A.she came from a village

B.she was very rude(粗野的)

C.she wasn't beautiful

D.she hadn't enough money

3.At last Kate had to marry a ________.

[  ]

A.worker
B.shopkeeper
C.farmer
D.teacher

4.Kate didn't like her husband because ________.

[  ]

A.he couldn't give her enough money

B.he wasn't friendly to her

C.he liked only his work

D.he didn't take good care of her

5.Kate thought ________.

[  ]

A.her husband was a dog

B.her husband was bad to her

C.only a dog liked her husband

D.she could remarry(改嫁) a rich man

6.When she heard her husband won the first prize in the lottery, Kate became ________.

[  ]

A.sorry
B.sad
C.unhappy
D.happy

7.Kate decided to ________.

[  ]

A.stay with her husband

B.say sorry to her husband

C.live alone

D.get all the money

Erden Eruc has been rowing across the Pacific Ocean(太平洋)in a rowboat since he left California on July 10,2007.He has been heading for Australia with only birds,fish,and sharks ever since.

Crossing the Pacific is only part of his journey.Eruc has decided to go all the way around the world using his own energy.He will row,bike,walk,and climb the world without help from any motors(发动机)at all.His plan includes climbing the tallest peak on six of the continents(洲)along the way.

For the first part of his trip,he bicycled 5,546 miles from Seattle,Washington to Mount McKinley in Alaska and back,walked 67 miles to base camp,and climbed 20,320 feet to McKinley's peak.Now in the second part of his adventure(冒险活动),he is rowing to Australia.

Why would he try to go around the world this way? He explains that he wants to encourage kids to dream their dreams and get to their own goals.He wants to show kids that there might be hard parts along the way,and sometimes they might not even get to that final goal.But they can have great adventures and learn a lot along the way.

Eruc has already faced some difficulties.For example,winds and waves keep pushing him westward when he wants to go south toward the Solomon Islands.If his luck doesn't change,he will cheerfully change his plan,and aim to land at Papua New Guinea.One way or another,he's sure he'll get to his next goal:Australia.

When his trip around the world takes him across land,he enjoys meeting people—especially children.He has already visited many schools and shared his story.

Eruc encourages all kids to set their eyes off a goal and not give up.He says,“With goals,we will make progress,and we will be farther along than when we started,even if we don’t get to some goals.That’s called life!”

1.We can learn from the passage that Eruc          during his adventure.

A.took a train                                             B.rowed his boat

C.travelled by air                                           D.travelled by bus

2.Eruc takes adventures to         

A.make himself healthy                                   B.find out difficulties in life

C.make his mind strong                                  D.set an example for children

3.Eruc seems to have a special love for         

A.children               B.animals                C.rowing                   D.bicycling

4.Eruc thinks that it is important for children to         

A.have all kinds of sports                                B.have dreams and goals

C.face a lot of difficulties                                D.take great adventures

5.To Eruc,life means         

A.going around the world                               B.climbing the world's tallest peaks

C.struggling for the goals                                D.rowing across the Pacific Ocean

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