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Sixty-year-old grandmother, Fiona McFee, is going to stop working next year and she decided to realize a childhood dream and sail around the coast of Scotland in a small boat. Although the inside of the boat is very cosy it has no running water or electricity. Fiona says she can live without these things but she plans to take her small CD player, her hot water bottle and a bag of books to make sure life isn’t too uncomfortable.
We asked her if she was afraid of being at sea for so long. She said, “Well, I’m going to take a good compass (指南针). Anyway I’m not afraid of death because I love the sea---I just hope it loves me.” Fiona certainly has plenty of energy; in her spare time, she enjoys playing the piano, rock-climbing, canoeing and dancing. Although she is sixty, she doesn’t want to have a quiet and peaceful life. “I’m looking forward to having fun in the rest of my life and that’s exactly why I’d like to be a sailor for a while.”

1.
The underlined word cosy in the first paragraph means ______.
1. A.
  bright
2. B.
  dirty
3. C.
  comfortable
4. D.
  dark
2.
When Fiona McFee said “---I just hope it loves me.” What she meant was ______.
1. A.
  Of course , it loves me , since I love it
2. B.
  If I love it , it should love me
3. C.
  I hope it will bring me a safe sailing as a return for my love of it
4. D.
  I hope it will save my life when I am in time of danger
3.
The reason why she would like to have the sail is that______.
1. A.
  she thinks it will be very exciting
2. B.
  she likes sports and enjoys canoeing
3. C.
  she has decided to realize a childhood dream
4. D.
  she wants to be still active when she gets old
4.
What kind of person would you say the old woman is ?
1. A.
  Someone who does not show what she is feeling
2. B.
  Someone who is very proud and sure of her success
3. C.
  Someone who doesn’t use her head much
4. D.
  Someone who is open , honest and brave
5.
The best title for this passage is______.
1. A.
  Life Begins at Sixty
2. B.
  A Round Coast Sail
3. C.
  An Old Woman Sailor
4. D.
  An Unusual Hobby(爱好)

CCDDA
试题分析：本文主要讲述的是一位60岁的退休老奶奶想独自一人沿着苏格兰的海岸线航行的故事。
1.C 推理题。根据本句Although the inside of the boat is very cosy it has no running water or electricity.说明在船里，尽管没有电，但是她仍然过得很舒服。该词是指C项。
2.C 推理题。根据We asked her if she was afraid of being at sea for so long. She said, “Well, I’m going to take a good compass (指南针). Anyway I’m not afraid of death because I love the sea---I just hope it loves me.”可知这里的I just hope it loves me.”希望大海能够让她安全行船，安全归来。故C正确。
3.D 推理题。根据文章最后2行Although she is sixty, she doesn’t want to have a quiet and peaceful life. “I’m looking forward to having fun in the rest of my life and that’s exactly why I’d like to be a sailor for a while.”可知她是想在自己年纪大的时候，仍然有积极向上的生活。故D正确。
4.D 推理题。她60岁了仍然想独自一人在海上，说明她很勇敢，思想很开放。根据“Well, I’m going to take a good compass (指南针). Anyway I’m not afraid of death because I love the sea---I just hope it loves me.”说明她也很诚实。故D正确。
5.A 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的是一位60岁的退休老奶奶想独自一人沿着苏格兰的海岸线航行的故事。故A项“生活从60岁开始”符合题意。
考点：考查故事类短文阅读
点评：本文主要讲述的是一位60岁的退休老奶奶想独自一人沿着苏格兰的海岸线航行的故事。本文主旨鲜明,很容易在文中找到答案。做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读任务。

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Sixty-year-old grandmother, Fiona McFee, is going to stop working next year and she decided to realize a childhood dream and sail around the coast of Scotland in a small boat. Although the inside of the boat is very cosy it has no running water or electricity. Fiona says she can live without these things but she plans to take her small CD player, her hot water bottle and a bag of books to make sure life isn’t too uncomfortable.
We asked her if she was afraid of being at sea for so long. She said, “Well, I’m going to take a good compass (指南针). Anyway I’m not afraid of death because I love the sea---I just hope it loves me.” Fiona certainly has plenty of energy; in her spare time, she enjoys playing the piano, rock-climbing, canoeing and dancing. Although she is sixty, she doesn’t want to have a quiet and peaceful life. “I’m looking forward to having fun in the rest of my life and that’s exactly why I’d like to be a sailor for a while.”
【小题1】The underlined word cosy in the first paragraph means ____ .

【小题2】When Fiona McFee said “---I just hope it loves me.” What she meant was ____

A．Of course , it loves me , since I love it .

B．If I love it , it should love me.

C．I hope it will bring me a safe sailing as a return for my love of it .

D．I hope it will save my life when I am in time of danger .

【小题3】 The reason why she would like to have the sail is that ____.

A．she thinks it will be very exciting

B．she likes sports and enjoys canoeing

C．she has decided to realize a childhood dream

D．she wants to be still active when she gets old

【小题4】What kind of person would you say the old woman is ?

A．Someone who does not show what she is feeling .

B．Someone who is very proud and sure of her success .

C．Someone who doesn’t use her head much .

D．Someone who is open , honest and brave .

【小题5】The best title for this passage is ____ .

A．Life Begins at Sixty	B．A Round Coast Sail
C．An Old Woman Sailor	D．An Unusual Hobby(爱好)

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B. one part of the brain does not contract

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