题目内容
She reached the top of the hill and stopped ________ on a big rock by the side of the path.
- A.to have rested
- B.resting
- C.to rest
- D.rest
由题意可知,她到了山顶,停下来在一个路边的大石头上休息。因此,应选择stop to do sth.“停下来去做另一件事”。而不仅仅是爬山动作的终止,所以stop doing sth.不正确。
"Get out of the plane!" Justin shouted.Teddy and he dropped to the ground,...
When Kathy and Victor reached the edge of the meadow (牧场)flames of the fire were shooting more than five meters into the air.
Kathy couldn't believe what she was seeing.One glance told her they needed medical attention immediately.She questioned Victor, "Are you able to find someone nearby for help?"
"There are no farmers, nor villagers nearby," he replied.
"I'm a distance runner, and I'll go for help." Looking at the seriously injured men, Kathy said to Victor, "It may take me several hours to get out." She started out.
When she was 23, Kathy set a women's record in a Marathon of 42 kilometers.But now she was running the race of life.She had nearly 30 kilometers of hard wilderness to cover to get help.
Kathy had been running for two hours.This was far back into the wilderness.The country path was growing vague (模糊).She stopped to take a quick compass (指南针) reading.Yes, she had run almost for more than 20 kilometers.Her heart fell, her muscle aching.And finally she saw her car in the distance.
She jumped into the car and sped away.She reached a holiday house and called the police.
During the wait, she walked around, relaxing her legs and drinking water.It took almost two hours for a police helicopter to reach her at the trail (小路) end.They needed her for one more task.
【小题1】Who actually had the airplane accident?
A.Justin himself | B.Kathy and Victor |
C.Justin and Teddy | D.Kathy herself |
A.Kathy would set up a new record |
B.Kathy was running for the lives of others |
C.Kathy would run a race alone |
D.Kathy couldn't rely on Victor this time |
A.the country path was getting vague | B.she had completely lost her way |
C.she wasn't sure of her own memory | D.there was only the wilderness |
A.Giving the injured food and drinks. | B.Taking the injured to the hospital. |
C.Going back to put out the big fire. | D.Showing the police the crash site. |
56yearold becomes 1st woman to swim Atlantic
(AP)-Jennifer Figge pressed her toes into the Caribbean sand, excited and exhausted as she touched land this week for the first time in almost a month. Reaching a beach in Trinidad, she became the first woman on record to swim across the Atlantic Ocean—a dream she'd had since the early 1960s,when a stormy transAtlantic (飞越大西洋) flight got her thinking she could wear a life vest and swim the rest of the way if needed.
The 56yearold left the Cape Verde Islands off Africa's western coast on Jan.12,2009, swimming 19 out of 25 days battling waves of up to 30 feet.The distance from Cape Verde to Trinidad is about 700 miles.Crewmembers are still computing exactly how many miles she swam.
The original plan was for her to swim to the Bahamas—a distance of about 2,100 miles—but inclement (恶劣的) weather forced her to change her plans and she arrived at Trinidad on Feb.5.She now plans to swim from Trinidad to the British Virgin Islands,ending her voyage at the Bitter End Yacht Club in late February.
Her journey came a decade after French swimmer Benoit Lecomte made the first known solo transAtlantic swim,covering nearly 4,000 miles from Massachusetts to France in 73 days.No woman on record had made the crossing.
Figge wore a red cap and wet suit,with her only goodluck charm (护身符) underneath:an old,red shirt to guard against chafing (磨痛),signed by friends,relatives and her father,who recently died.The other cherished (珍惜) possession she kept onboard was a picture of Gertrude Ederle,an American who became the first woman to swim across the English Channel.“We have a few things in common,”Figge said,“She wore a red hat and she was of German descent (血统).We both talked to the sea,and neither one of us wanted to get out.”
【小题1】When did Jennifer Figge want to swim across the Atlantic Ocean?
A.After she reached a beach in Trinidad. |
B.After she pressed her toes into the Caribbean sand. |
C.After her stormy transAtlantic flight in the early 1960s. |
D.After her graduation from a university. |
A.because she wanted to shorten her voyage |
B.because of bad weather conditions |
C.because she wanted to end her voyage in late February |
D.because she wanted to set a new world record |
A.In 1999. | B.In 1988. | C.In 1978 . | D.In 1968. |
A.Figge would like to follow her example. |
B.She had the same red cap as Figge always wore. |
C.Figge also wanted to swim across the English Channel. |
D.They were both born in Germany. |
Angels
My friend Heather mentioned that she had never seen an Angel. Then I remembered the 36 I had with my sister Sandra earlier this week.
This will be Sandra’s first Christmas without her husband. This summer he died in her arms. On Thursday, she was in the store 37 for an ideal card for her two sons and daughter. Time passed by quickly as she 38 the many choices. She wanted a card that sent something special to each of them, 39 she knew they would have a(n) 40 place in their heart this holiday season.
Finally! She found the one that expressed the 41 feeling. The words expressed the feelings that she wished to share. However, a sharp pain pierced(穿透) her heart when she realized that the card was 42 “mom and dad.” She stood there, 43 it close for a long time, unable to move from the 44 . Tears began to run down her cheeks.
“Is there something I can do for you?” a 45 voice asked. She 46 to face a stranger, a woman, who was looking at her with 47 and concern. “Uh…oh...OH!” Sandra responded, “I can’t give this card to my children because…because my husband died and this is the 48 card.”
Hearing this, the stranger’s face softened with sympathy(同情) and love. She reached out and 49 my sister into her arms, giving her unspoken permission to cry in the protection of her embrace(拥抱). She 50 held my sister until her calmness 51 . “Thank you for listening to me cry on,” was what my sister said when all was better. “You are welcome, and I am so sorry for your 52 ,” the stranger answered and said goodbye to her.
During her telling of this event I was feeling 53 that I hadn’t been there. My sister needed me and a stranger had to do my 54 . “You know,” she went on, “a friend suggested that it was like meeting with an Angel.” My 55 disappeared in an instant. My sister required an Angel, and I think that is exactly what she got.
36. |
A. conversation |
B. difficulty |
C. accident |
D. quarrel |
37. |
A. paying |
B. caring |
C. calling |
D. looking |
38. |
A. left |
B. offered |
C. read |
D. discovered |
39. |
A. although |
B. as |
C. when |
D. if |
40. |
A. other |
B. empty |
C. safe |
D. different |
41. |
A. sad |
B. strange |
C. amazing |
D. perfect |
42. |
A. for |
B. to |
C. from |
D. by |
43. |
A. seizing |
B. holding |
C. keeping |
D. grasping |
44. |
A. spot |
B. stair |
C. area |
D. home |
45. |
A. firm |
B. proud |
C. cold |
D. soft |
46. |
A. walked |
B. turned |
C. decided |
D. woke |
47. |
A. question |
B. shock |
C. regret |
D. upset |
48. |
A. harmful |
B. special |
C. wrong |
D. right |
49. |
A. pulled |
B. caught |
C. sent |
D. protected |
50. |
A. quietly |
B. tightly |
C. strongly |
D. seriously |
51. |
A. disappeared |
B. went |
C. arrived |
D. returned |
52. |
A. failure |
B. idea |
C. loss |
D. death |
53. |
A. shocked |
B. angry |
C. happy |
D. hopeless |
54. |
A. task |
B. time |
C. favor |
D. job |
55 |
A. responsibility |
B. sympathy |
C. guilt |
D. hurt |