中央电大_开放英语3历年试题及答案2007-2010(14)

Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity.

As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she became a member of a pop dance team.

She got married, and after she had children she retired from show business to bring them up. They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home.

She says, "When I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband thought I was bored because the children had left home. He was also worried because I had never sailed before. I was not bored, but I had met some people who told me about the race. They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia. I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey. "

Before Molly left she did a lot of training, but it hadn' t prepared her for the worst weather which they experienced. She tells one story. "One night the sea was very rough and it was very cold. I had gone downstairs when a huge wave smashed into the boat and injured two men on the deck. One of the men couldn't move because he had broken his leg. They were taken to hospital by helicopter. That was the worst time. "

By the end of October last year, she had raised more than #50,000 for charity.

She says, "Sometimes I ask myself, what did I do? How did I do it? But then I think, it's the same as being a dancer. Before I left on the trip, I had trained hard. I had got very fit and had prepared myself completely. Then on the trip I was simply a good team member. "

26. What does the word "extraordinary" mean in the title? B

A. V ery ordinary.

B. V ery unusual and surprising.

C. Not special.

D. Extreme.

27. The sentence “… my husband thought I was bored… in Para. 4 meant that my husband thought I felt_____A___.

A. dissatisfied because I had nothing better to do at home

B. annoyed because I had to wait long for my children to come back home

C. happy because I could do something I was interested in instead of taking care of children

D. sad because all the children left me when they grew up

28. The word "section" in Para. 4 most probably means here_____C___.

A. group of people

B. part of the training

C. part of the route of sail

D. part of the job

29. Which of the following is nearest (closest) in meaning to "rough" in the sentence "One night the sea was very rough --"" in Para. 5? C

A. not exact

B. difficult

C. not smooth because of huge waves

D. pleasant

30. The last paragraph suggests that_____A_____.

A. the qualities she needed for the trip were the same as those for a dancer

B. many years of dancing had already prepared her for the sail completely, so she needn't do anything before the journey

C. she should be kind to other team members during the trip

D. she should not forget dancing during the trip

短文理解2

People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pollution. Pollution is caused either by man's release of completely new and often artificial substances into the environment, or by releasing greatly increased amounts of a natural substance, such as oil from oil tankers into the sea.

Whatever its underlying reasons, there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be controlled if only companies, individuals and governments would make more efforts. In the home there is an obvious need to control litter and waste. Food comes wrapped up three of four times in packages that all have to be disposed of; drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which can't be reused. This not only causes a litter problem, but also is a great waste of resources, in terms of glass, metal and paper. Advertising has helped this process by persuading many of us not only to buy things we neither want nor need, but also to throw away much of what we do buy. Pollution and waste combine to be a problem everyone can help to solve by cutting out

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