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【題目】The ninth week of SEAL(Sea, Air, Land) training is referred to as Hell Week. It is six days of no sleep, physical and mental suffering and one special day at the Mud Flats (泥沼）where you will sink into the mud.

It is on Wednesday of Hell Week that we came down to the mud flats and spend the next 15 hours trying to survive the freezing-cold mud, the cold wind and the strong pressure from the instructors to give up.

As the sun began to set that Wednesday evening, my training class, having broken some of the rules, was ordered into the mud. We sank into the mud until only our heads could be seen. The instructors told us we could leave the mud if only five men would give up—just five men and we could get out of the cold.

Looking around the mud flat, it was clear that some of us were about to give up. It was still over eight hours till the sun came up--eight more hours of coldness. Our cries were so loud that it was hard to hear anything. And then, one voice began to fly through the night--one voice raised in song.

The song sounded terrible, but it was sung with great power. One voice became two, and two became three, and before long everyone in the class was singing.

We knew that if one man could rise above the suffering then others could as well. The instructors warned us of more time in the mud if we kept up the singing—but the singing went on and on. And somehow, the mud seemed a little warmer, the wind a little weaker and the morning not so far away.

If I have learned anything in my time traveling the world, it is the power of hope. The power can change the world by giving people hope.

So, if you want to change the world, start singing when you're up to your neck in mud.

【1】What did the writer experience during Hell Week?

A. He suffered sleeplessness for one day.

B. He was physically and mentally crazy.

C. He went through some hard tests.

D. He sank into the mud for the week.

【2】Why did the class have the experience at the Mud Flat?

A. Because it was one of the training courses.

B. Because the weather was terribly bad.

C. Because the instructors were strict with them.

D. Because they wanted to break the rules.

【3】What did the class do when they were in the mud?

A. Five of them gave up.

B. They cried all the time.

C. Someone sang from the beginning.

D. Everybody joined in the singing.

【4】What is probably the author’s job?

A. A terrorist.

B. A soldier.

C. An instructor.

D. A trainer.

【5】What does the writer want to tell us?

A. Singing helps change the world.

B. Singing solves problems in life.

C. People should help each other.

D. Hope helps pull through difficulties.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】文章介紹作者在一次魔鬼訓(xùn)練中，在困難時刻，歌聲喚起了大家的希望，作者學(xué)到了希望的力量，這種力量可以通過給人們力量而改變世界。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的內(nèi)容It is six days of no sleep, physical and mental suffering and one special day at the Mud Flats (泥沼) where you will sink into the mud.可知在Hell Week，作者要經(jīng)歷一系列艱難的測試，故選C。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容It is six days of no sleep, physical and mental suffering and one special day at the Mud Flats (泥沼) where you will sink into the mud. 可知體驗?zāi)嗾邮怯?xùn)練的一個課程，故選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段內(nèi)容，The song sounded terrible, but it was sung with great power. One voice became two, and two became three, and before long everyone in the class was singing.歌聲雖然聽起來很糟糕，但是歌是蘊含巨大能量唱的。一個聲音變成兩個，兩個變成三個，不久之后班里的每個人都加入了唱歌。故答案D正確。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)作者介紹他經(jīng)歷的魔鬼訓(xùn)練，可推斷他可能是一位士兵。故選B。

【5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段內(nèi)容If I have learned anything in my time traveling the world, it is the power of hope. The power can change the world by giving people hope.如果我在周游世界中學(xué)到了什么，那就是希望的力量。這種力量可以通過給人們希望而改變世界。故本文作者想通過他的經(jīng)歷告訴人們希望的力量，希望可以幫助人們度過困難，故選D。