Then the Captain discovered that ice was forming inside the cabin (船舱)．He called to one of the crew and together they managed to get the stove   6   in the hope that it would   7   enough heat to warm the cabin above   8   ．  9   the ice in the bottom could be melted (溶化) enough   10   pumped out, they were   11   danger of sinking.

    It took   12   before the boat began to float better．But   13   this time they succeeded   14   most of the ice.

    Throughout the afternoon, the coating of ice began to build up again   15   their work．In the face of this new danger, Capt．State ordered the crew to clear the ice．Then they settled down to wait for another day.

1．A．so long as

B．as long as

C．so far as

D．as far as

2．A．support

B．help

C．bear

D．put up

3．A．legs

B．ankles

C．knees

D．thighs

4．A．had been

B．would have been

C．had to be

D．should be

5．A．overboard

B．at sea

C．to sea

D．out of board

6．A．on fire

B．in flames

C．lighting

D．alight(燃烧的)

7．A．get out

B．give off

C．get over

D．give in

8．A．low temperature

B．ice point

C．frozen point

D．freezing point

9．A．Instead

B．In case

C．Unless

D．If not

10．A．so that it could be

B．so that it would be

C．in order that it would be

D．for being

11．A．under

B．with

C．in

D．on

12．A．an hour work

B．an hour’s work

C．the work of an hour

D．a work hour

13．A．meanwhile

B．since

C．for

D．during

14．A．to take off

B．in disposing

C．in getting rid of

D．to remove

15．A．in spite of

B．although

C．whatever

D．nevertheless

    When dawn came, they realized that the entire boat couldn’t move in ice．Each member of the crew took a small axe in turn to cut the ice away for   1   the captain could   2   it．First, they had to knock off enough ice to their   3  . Standing up on that rolling deck (甲板)   4   committing suicide (自杀) because a man who had fallen   5   could not have been rescued.

Then the Captain discovered that ice was forming inside the cabin (船舱)．He called to one of the crew and together they managed to get the stove   6   in the hope that it would   7   enough heat to warm the cabin above   8   ．  9   the ice in the bottom could be melted (溶化) enough   10   pumped out, they were   11   danger of sinking.

    It took   12   before the boat began to float better．But   13   this time they succeeded   14   most of the ice.

    Throughout the afternoon, the coating of ice began to build up again   15   their work．In the face of this new danger, Capt．State ordered the crew to clear the ice．Then they settled down to wait for another day.

1．A．so long as

B．as long as

C．so far as

D．as far as

2．A．support

B．help

C．bear

D．put up

3．A．legs

B．ankles

C．knees

D．thighs

4．A．had been

B．would have been

C．had to be

D．should be

5．A．overboard

B．at sea

C．to sea

D．out of board

6．A．on fire

B．in flames

C．lighting

D．alight(燃烧的)

7．A．get out

B．give off

C．get over

D．give in

8．A．low temperature

B．ice point

C．frozen point

D．freezing point

9．A．Instead

B．In case

C．Unless

D．If not

10．A．so that it could be

B．so that it would be

C．in order that it would be

D．for being

11．A．under

B．with

C．in

D．on

12．A．an hour work

B．an hour’s work

C．the work of an hour

D．a work hour

13．A．meanwhile

B．since

C．for

D．during

14．A．to take off

B．in disposing

C．in getting rid of

D．to remove

15．A．in spite of

B．although

C．whatever

D．nevertheless

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D) 中，选出最佳选项。

Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of (1) ______ is about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much. Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the (2) ______ of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his (3) ______. Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he (4) ______ it. Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without (5) ______. When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter (6) ______ what happened to Persephone, she became so (7) ______ that she caused all plants to (8) ______ People were in (9) ______ of starving. But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow (10) ______ her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her. (11) ______, still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone's (12) ______. She could go back to her mother if she had not (13) ______ anything while she was in the underworld. Demeter (14) ______ it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate (石榴) seeds in the underworld. When Zeus (15) ______ this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her (16) ______, but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld. And so it (17) ______ that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore (18) ______ not let the crops grow. That is (19) ______ we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns, Demeter is (20) ______, it is spring, and plants begin to grow again.

1.A. periods             B. seasons         C. time                 D. age

2.A. winner         B. ruler                C. advisor         D. fighter

3.A. wife            B. lover                C. partner         D. daughter

4.A. forbid         B. forgive         C. admit                D. accept

5.A. arrangement         B. warning         C. reason           D. permission

6.A. let out             B. worked out       C. thought out     D. found out

7.A. excited             B. tired                C. angry                D. serious

8.A. grow fast       B. start growing        C. stop growing         D. grow slowly

9.A. danger         B. hope                 C. turn                 D. case

10.A. since         B. until                C. after                D. when

11.A. Persephone         B. Zeus                 C. Demeter         D. Hades

12.A. return             B. change           C. marriage             D. journey

13.A. stolen             B. found            C. eaten                D. heard

14.A. understood         B. refused         C. doubted         D. accepted

15.A. discovered         B. studied         C. forgot           D. prepared

16.A. daughter       B. mother           C. god             D. ruler

17.A. works         B. remains         C. happens         D. starts

18.A. should             B. can             C. dare                 D. will

19.A. where         B. because         C. why             D. how

20.A. nice           B. friendly             C. fresh                D. happy

 Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings.

       The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of (36) _______ is about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest．She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much．Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the ( 37) _______ of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his (38) _______．Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he (39) _______ it．Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without (40) _______．When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld．When Demeter (41) _______ what happened to Persephone, she became so (42) _______ that she caused all plants to ( 43 ) _______．People were in (44) _________ of starving．But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow (45 ) _______ her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her．(46) __________, still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone's (47) ______ ．She could go back to her mother if she had not (48) ________ anything while she was in the underworld．Demeter (49) ________ it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate (石榴) seeds in the underworld．When Zeus (50) ______ this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her (51) _______, but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld．And so it (52) ________ that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore (53) _______ not let the crops grow．That is (54) ______ we have winter when plants do not grow．When Persephone returns, Demeter is (55)______ , it  is spring, and plants begin to grow again