【題目】A
Before he sailed round the world alone, Francis Chichester had already surprised his friends several times. He had tried to fly round the world but failed. That was in 1931.
The years passed. He gave up flying and began sailing. He enjoyed it greatly. Chichester was already 58 years old when he won the first solo transatlantic sailing race. His old dream of going round the world came back, but this time he would sail.His friends and doctors did not think he could do it, as he had lung cancer. But Chichester was determined to carry out his plan. In August 1966, at the age of nearly 65, an age when many men retire, he began the greatest voyage of his life.
Chichester covered 14100 miles before stopping in Sydney, Australia. This was more than twice the distance anyone had previously sailed alone. He arrived in Australia on 12 December, just 107 days out from England. He received a warm welcome from the Australians and from his family who had flown there to meet him. On shore, Chichester could not walk without help. Everybody said the same thing: he had done enough; he must not go any further. But he did not listen.
After resting in Sydney for a few weeks, Chichester set off once more in spite of his friends' attempts to dissuade him. The second half of his voyage was by far the more dangerous part, during which he sailed round the treacherous Cape Horn.After succeeding in sailing round Cape Horn, Chichester sent the following radio message to London: "I feel as if I had wakened from a nightmare. Wild horses could not drag me down to Cape Horn and that sinister Southern Ocean again."
Just before 9 o'clock on Sunday evening 28 May 1967, he arrived back in England, where a quarter of a million people were waiting to welcome him.Queen Elizabeth II knighted(授以爵位) him with the very sword that Queen Elizabeth I had used almost 400 years earlier to knight Sir Francis Drake after he had sailed round the world for the first time.The whole voyage from England and back had covered 28,500 miles. It had taken him nine months, of which the sailing time was 226 days. He had done what he wanted to accomplish.
【1】What can we learn about Chichester?
A.He failed the solo transatlantic sailing race in 1959.
B.He was a brave and determined man.
C.The second half of his voyage was not as dangerous as the first half.
D.The radio message expressed his concern about the sailing.
【2】What did Queen Elizabeth II do after Chichester arrived back in England?
A.She called on the English to learn form him.
B.She was waiting to congratulate on his success in sailing.
C.She thought poorly of his achievements.
D.She knighted him for praising him.
【3】We can infer from the text that ____
A.Anyone who had sailed alone traveled less than 7050miles before 1966
B.Chichester sailed round the Atlantic in 1931
C.Most of the English retire at the age of 65
D.Chichester died of lung cancer in 1967 after he went back to England
【答案】
【1】B
【2】D
【3】A
【解析】
試題分析:這片文章主要介紹了弗朗西斯奇切斯特的環(huán)球旅行。弗朗西斯奇切斯特是一位快滿六十五歲的老人,他一直夢(mèng)想著駕船環(huán)游世界。盡管他患有肺癌,但他依然堅(jiān)持實(shí)現(xiàn)他的夢(mèng)想。終于,在經(jīng)過近九個(gè)月的航行之后,他完成了他的偉業(yè)。
【1】細(xì)節(jié)題。由第二段中His old dream of going round the world came back, but this time he would sail.His friends and doctors did not think he could do it, as he had lung cancer. But Chichester was determined to carry out his plan.句意為他希望環(huán)游世界的夢(mèng)想重新復(fù)蘇,但是由于他患有肺癌,這次他的朋友和醫(yī)生都認(rèn)為他不可能實(shí)現(xiàn)他的夢(mèng)想。然而奇切斯特下定決心去實(shí)施他的計(jì)劃?梢酝茢喑鏊且晃挥赂业,有決心的人。故選B。
【2】細(xì)節(jié)題。由最后一段中Queen Elizabeth II knighted(授以爵位) him with the very sword句意為伊麗莎白女王二世手持寶劍敕封他為爵士可以推斷出,故選D。
【3】推斷題。由第二段及第三段中In August 1966, at the age of nearly 65, an age when many men retire, he began the greatest voyage of his life. Chichester covered 14100 miles before stopping in Sydney, Australia. This was more than twice the distance anyone had previously sailed alone.句意為1966年8月,在他快滿六十五歲的時(shí)候—許多人在這個(gè)年齡已經(jīng)退休—他開始了一生中最了不起的一次航海。奇切斯特一直航行了14,100英里,到了澳大利亞的悉尼港才停船靠岸。這段航程比以往單人駕舟航海的最遠(yuǎn)航程還多一倍多可以推斷出,故選A。
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