摘要: The ship met a storm and things went wrong.

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  Juanito Estrella has been a housekeeping manager on the US—based large passenger ship Carnival Spirit for 18 months and feels he has found the suitable position in his career(职业).He has always wanted to travel.“I guess I am a really restless spirit.I Iike traveling so when the chance came I jumped at it ”he says.

  The chance came in the form of a newspaper advertisement for work on cruise ships(游船).At the time Estrella was the housekeeping manager at a Melbourne hotel.He applied and after two interviews a medical check and police clearance the job was his.

  Estrella is responsible(负责的)for the cleanliness of the ship making sure that 160 crew work properly.“I enjoy it because there is no other work—you wake up each day in a different place and a different cnlture.It’s exciting when you go to the next country and you don’t understand the language ”he says.

  Estrella likes being busy and getting to know people from all over the world.The 1 000 crew come from 94 countries and Estrella has learnt Spanish and a little Croatian.

  But there is a downside .“You cannot get really drunk...because you have safety responsibilities to yourself and others ”he says.“You don’t really think about home.You start tothink about home only when you get closer to your vacation and wonder what you’ll be doing.”

  Lite on the ship is anything but cruising.Estrella and his fellows work at least 10 hours a day seven days a week.He warns the job is not for everybody.“You have to love being busy and be prepared to work every day—and to give up drinking too much alcohol.”In his spare time if the ship sails into a port Estrella explores it otherwise he works out in the crew’s gym goes on the internet or calls home

(1)

What do we know about Estrella?

[  ]

A.

He is very fond of traveling.

B.

He doesn’t drink wine now.

C.

He cannot speak a foreign language.

D.

He used to be a housekeeping manager.

(2)

The underlined word“downside”in paragraph 5 probably means ________ .

[  ]

A.

disappointment

B.

disadvantage

C.

failure

D.

loss

(3)

Which of the following is true?

[  ]

A.

Estrella doesn’t often feel homesick because of his work.

B.

The work on the ship is not suitable for a married person.

C.

Estrella can find no other job except the one on the ship.

D.

The people on the ship are from 94 countries.

(4)

In the last paragraph.the writer thinks that life on the ship is ________ .

[  ]

A.

not a tiring journey at all

B.

just an interesting voyage

C.

far from a voyage for pleasure

D.

more than a pleasant travel by sea

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  Discover the beautiful, silent, white world of Antarctic on the holiday of a lifetime.Head south to Buenos Aires then transfer to the world’s most southern city, Ushuaia.From there it’s about 1000 kilometers on a special icebreaker ship to the freezing temperature of Antactica.

  Getting off the ship and taking your first step onto the ice, you will imagine what it was like to be an explorer.Meet Adlelie penguins sitting on their edge, or see an Antarctic seal that lives all the year round on the ice.But do not get closer than five meters to any animal, in case you frighten it or make it angry.

  The friendly crew of the ship will look after you as you explore the ice continent.We promise you fantastic meals and a comfortable bed-you sleep in a four-person cabin-as well as many special treats.If you don’t think it is cold enough, try the “polar plunge”(极地跳水)-jump into a special hole dug in the ice and dip your head under the water.You can then jump into a hot tub and if you succeed we will give you a certificate(证书).

  After you wake up for the first time in the Antarctic you will understand why everybody who goes there falls in love with the place.The scenery is different every day because the sea ice is always moving.

  Our ships travel to Antarctica from November to March-phone today and book your dream holiday!

(1)

What kind of article do you suppose it is?

[  ]

A.

A report.

B.

News.

C.

Advertisement.

D.

Travel guide.

(2)

Where is the city Ushuaia?

[  ]

A.

In Antarctic.

B.

In Australia.

C.

In Newsland.

D.

In South America.

(3)

Which of the following is NOT true?

[  ]

A.

You can’t be too close to the animals there.

B.

There are no bigger animals except penguins.

C.

On the ship you can sleep with the other three in a cabin.

D.

There are special holes for you to jump into it.

(4)

What is the main idea of this passage?

[  ]

A.

Fantastic Holiday by ship to the Antarctica.

B.

Polar animals.

C.

Polar holiday.

D.

Polar adventure.

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Grace Darling was a very brave girl. She lived in a lighthouse with her father.

One night there was a    1   storm. A ship with sailors and passengers    2   the rocks and was destroyed. The    3   was so rough that the lighthouse keeper couldn’t   4    his boat out to save    5   on board. All night long the waves were   6   on the ship and breaking it up. It did not seem that anybody could be    7   alive. The storm    8  all night long.

When morning   9   , Grace Darling could see that a few people were still on the ship and    10   for help. So she    11   her father to go to save them.   12   she was only a young girl, she went with him and   13   him to row (划船).She didn’t    14   of her own danger. All she wanted was to save the    15    people on the wreck(残骸)

In the end, after a hard   16   , she and her father   17   them. It wasn’t easy to get them on board the little boat, because they were nearly    18   with cold, and could hardly move. But at last Grace and her father   19   in taking the few   20   sailors and passengers to the lighthouse. It was because of Grace Darling’s great courage that their lives were saved.

1A. terrible     B. hardly    C. hard        D. large

2A. touched   B. hit       C. knocked       D. met

3A. storm     B. sea     C. rock     D. ship

4A. have      B. send     C. bring      D. take

5A. them      B. those     C. the ones   D. people

6A. patting    B. hitting     C. beating   D. striking

7A. left     B. thought      C. hoped     D. regarded

8A. happened   B. passed      C. lasted      D. kept

9A. appeared    B. called    C. came     D. went

10A. running     B. calling     C. welcoming   D. waving

11A. persuaded   B. warned     C. suggested     D. told

12A. Though      B. As       C. Even if    D. But

13A. asked     B. helped      C. watched      D. wanted

14A. care       B. think       C. mind     D. consider

15A. lost        B. hopeless     C. poor      D. sad

16A. time        B. fight        C. battle      D. struggle

17A. reached      B. saved       C. received    D. served

18A. died        B. frozen        C. frightened   D. hurt

19A. sailed       B. settled       C. started     D. succeeded

20A. remained     B. left         C remaining   D. leaving

 

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  Some poor people who had been shipwrecked held on to any bit of wood they could find.Nobody could imagine that a clever bird flying over the sea was able to save their lives.

  The night was dark, though sometimes the moving clouds allowed a star or two to be seen in the sky.The poor men held on to any bit of wood they could find.They called to Marie for  1  , but she was far beyond the  2  of the human voice.At one o'clock in the morning, the water was getting  3  , and a strong wind had begun to blow.Suddenly  4  were seen in the distance: another ship! The  5  of the swimmers were heard on board, and willing hands pulled them out of the water.The  6  of the ship that had arrived on the scene so  7  to save their lives was Ellen.What had brought her to the exact spot through the  8  and the pathless sea? Her captain had known  9  about this wreck (沉船) and had indeed attempted to sail away from it.But, let him speak for himself.

  I was forced by the wind, he said long afterwards, to  10  my course(航道).Just as I did it, a small  11  flew across the ship once or twice and then flew at my face.I took no  12  of this until exactly the same thing happened at a  13  time, which caused me to think it rather  14  , while I was thus  15  it, the same bird for the third time, made its appearance and  16  about in the same way as before.I was then persuaded to change my course  17  to the original one.I had not gone far  18  I heard strange noises; and when I tried to  19  where they came from.I found I was in the middle of the people who had been shipwrecked.I immediately did my best to  20  them.

1.

[  ]

A.help
B.food
C.rest
D.stop

2.

[  ]

A.hearing
B.arrival
C.cover
D.reach

3.

[  ]

A.deeper
B.saltier
C.colder
D.warmer

4.

[  ]

A.people
B.lights
C.ships
D.houses

5.

[  ]

A.smiles
B.laughter
C.shouts
D.cries

6.

[  ]

A.name
B.owner
C.captain
D.person

7.

[  ]

A.slowly
B.early
C.immediately
D.fortunately

8.

[  ]

A.light
B.wind
C.darkness
D.water

9.

[  ]

A.everything
B.nothing
C.something
D.anything

10.

[  ]

A.continue
B.turn
C.change
D.sail

11.

[  ]

A.insect
B.fly
C.plane
D.bird

12.

[  ]

A.notice
B.care
C.time
D.look

13.

[  ]

A.good
B.third
C.second
D.proper

14.

[  ]

A.funny
B.interesting
C.unusual
D.common

15.

[  ]

A.searching
B.expecting
C.studying
D.considering

16.

[  ]

A.watched
B.flew
C.stayed
D.looked

17.

[  ]

A.back
B.about
C.down
D.forward

18.

[  ]

A.while
B.after
C.when
D.as

19.

[  ]

A.make sure
B.search for
C.watch out
D.listen to

20.

[  ]

A.help
B.rescue
C.pull
D.invite
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