One Sunday, Mark decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend Dan, but Dan happened to be away.Dan’s brother John offered to go instead though he did not know anything about sailing.Mark agreed and they set out to sea.
Soon they found themselves in a thick fog.Mark was sure they would be hit by a big ship.Fortunately he saw a large buoy(浮标)through the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for safety.As he was getting onto the buoy, however, he dropped the wet rope.The boat moved away in the fog carrying John, who did not know how to use the radio.He drifted(漂流)about and was not seen until twelve hours later.
Mark spent the night on the buoy.In the early morning he fell asleep.He was having a bad dream when a shout woke him up.A ship, the Good Hope, came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain.The captain told him that John had been picked up by another ship and the ship’s captain had sent out a message.“Without the message I would not have found you on the buoy,” he said.
(1)
Why didn’t Mark and Dan go sailing together?
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A.
Dan asked his brother go to instead.
B.
Dan was in some other place.
C.
Mark was in some other place.
D.
Mark would like to go with John.
(2)
Mark tried to tie the boat to the buoy so that ________.
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A.
he could spend the night on it while John was looking for help
B.
he and John could go sailing again when the fog cleared
C.
it wouldn’t be hit by other ships
D.
he might be picked up by a passing ship
(3)
John and Mark became separated because ________.
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A.
there wasn’t room for both John and Mark on the buoy
B.
John couldn’t control the boat and drifted away
C.
Mark thought it safe to stay on the buoy but John didn’t
D.
John had to stay in the boat to radio for help
(4)
What made it possible for Mark to be found on the buoy?
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A.
John told people where to look for him.
B.
John radioed to the Good Hope to get him.
C.
He shouted when he caught sight of the Good Hope.
D.
The captain saw him as the fog cleared.
(5)
The word “he” in the last sentence refers to was ________.
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A.
the captain that got the message
B.
the captain that sent the message
C.
John
D.
Mark
阅读理解
Of course,what is an ideal(理想)holiday for one person may be a very unpleasant one for another.The sportsman likes a kind of holiday which his lazy friend would find worse than his daily work;while the lazy man’s ideal holiday would leave the sportsman quite unsatisfied.
If I were allowed to choose my own holiday,I would have no doubts;I would go on a voyage(远航)in a modern passenger ship with a swimming bath.Even if my sportsman friend and my lazy friend came with me,they would both be happy;one would have plenty of games,swimming and dancing;the other could sit in a comfortable chair all day,looking at the sea and drinking lemonade(柠檬水)or beer.In a ship,one can do as one likes.If one day I find an interesting book in the ship’s library,I can spend the whole day reading it,and nobody will stop me.Perhaps the next day I shall want some exercise.Well,then I can play games with other passengers until I am hot and sweating and ready for a bath.I can go and sleep in my cabin at any time of the day or night,I can get cheap drinks during most of the day,and I can eat as I like,choosing among a variety of foods.
But what I like even more about a sea voyage is the chance to meet new and interesting people from many countries.What other kind of holiday gives us such a chance?Freed from(从……解脱)all the duties of life at home,we can talk,play games,swim,drink,sing and dance with our new friends.They can tell us about their own countries,their daily lives and amusements,their hopes and their fears.And in return we can tell them all about ourselves.
But perhaps the greatest pleasure of a sea holiday is coming to new ports in strange lands,and going ashore for a few hours to see strange places,eat strange foods and hear a strange language talked around us.Whenever I think of my ideal holiday,it is the picture of a mysterious foreign city that comes to my mind.
(1)
The best title for the passage is ________.
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A.
Traveling by Ship
B.
The Pleasures of a Sea Holiday
C.
An Ideal Holiday
D.
Different People, Different Happiness
(2)
Which of the activities is NOT included in a modern passenger ship according to the passage?
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A.
Swimming.
B.
Dancing and singing.
C.
Reading and chatting.
D.
Fishing and cooking.
(3)
On a ship,we can talk with strangers pleasantly because ________.
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A.
we are all out of work
B.
we don’t have the pressure of work at the moment and are trying to enjoy the voyage
C.
we will say “goodbye” soon
D.
they are our special friends with whom we can share our secrets
(4)
To the writer,the greatest pleasure of a sea holiday is ________.
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A.
making both sportsman friends and lazy friends satisfied
B.
doing whatever he likes
C.
meeting interesting strangers from other countries
D.
arriving in strange places and having new and exciting experiences