题目内容
Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay (海湾). She stepped into the 1 and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and
2 to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach 3 side. The waves struck against the side of the boat, 4 and uneven; it became 5 difficult to row. If she 6 for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the 7 .
She wasn't even halfway, 8 she was already tired and her hands 9 from pulling on the rough wooden oars (船桨). “I'm never going to 10 it”, she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and 11 her head helplessly, then looked up as she 12 the boat shift (晃动) against the tide.
The east wind , which had swung (旋转) around from the south-west, 13 her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be 14 . Her hands weren't so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst 15 .
The lights of the town became 16 . one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she 17 it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just 18 ? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last 19 on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves 20 and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.
1. A. car B. boat C. ship D. mail
2. A. beside B. before C. behind D. beyond
3. A. another B. other C. either D. the other
4. A. deep B. calm C. gentle D. rough
5. A. more B. less C. as D. least
6. A. slept B. continued C. rested D. rowed
7. A. home B. mountains C. south-west D. entrance
8. A. if B. so C. but D. since
9. A. hurt B. ruined C. troubled D. broke
10. A. get B. make C. keep D. take
11. A. mined B. dropped C. cocked D. raised
12. A. saw B. made C. heard D. felt
13. A. got to B. came to C. sent for D. reached for
14. A. difficult B. serious C. all right D. certain enough
15. A. any more B. still more C. no more D. once more
16. A. brighter B. bigger C. closer D. smaller
17. A. destroyed B. threw C. repaired D. seized
18. A. dreaming B. guessing C. inventing D. expecting
19. A. blow B. hit C. pull D. strike
20. A. anxiously B. happily C. sadly D. carefully
1~5 BDDDA 6~10 CDCAB
11~15 BDBCA 16~20 DDACB
_______ which way to take, the little boy behaved like a real gentleman who comforted his
sister from time to time.
A.Leaving to wonder |
B.Having left to wonder |
C.Left wondering |
D.Left to wonder |