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Trudy, an American girl, tried swimming across the English Channel. That was August 6, 1962. Her father had ___1___ her two things. One was not to pull her out of the water ___2___ she asked. The other was to give her a red sports ___3___ if she made it.
In gay spirits Trudy ___4___ out, swimming strongly. All the swimmers started at 7:09 in the morning. Her father and the trainer were going along in a boat beside her. At ten o’clock, rain began falling.
___5___, Trudy trod(踩) water while drinking and eating a chicken leg. Then she started swimming ___6___. The wind was ___7___ and the sea became rougher. Late ___8___ the wind became even worse. The trainer ___9___ it was useless trying to finish. He called to Trudy to ___10___.
“No human being could do it in this weather,” he said. “It’s ___11___ to go on. “However, her father shouted, “Don’t grab her. Let her ___12___. “At seven o’clock the tides(潮水) turned ___13___ her. It was more difficult to move a- head. But Trudy still swam on. She ___14___ victory was possible now, for the English coast was in ___15___.
It was getting dark. A sound could be heard ___16___ the wind;hundreds of car horns(喇叭) were cheering her on. With ___17___ strength, she finished the last 200 yards. At 9:35p. m., Trudy got out of water. She had swum some 35 miles in ___18___ the 21-mile-wide Channel ___19___ a strong storm. But she had made it in 14 hours and 30 minutes. “Well, Pop,” she said to her father. “I ___20___ I get my car this time, don’t I?”
1. A. given B. refused C. allowed D. promised
2. A. as B. unless C. even if D. when
3. A. suit B. shoe C. hat D. car
4. A. rushed B. left C. started D. worked
5. A. At midday B. In the morning C. In the evening D. In the late afternoon
6. A. faster B. better C. again D. across
7. A. stopping B. rising C. changing D. increasing
8. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night
9. A. thought B. considered C. decided D. felt
10. A. keep up B. slow down C. give up D. take a rest
11. A. difficult B. stupid C. impossible D. unnecessary
12. A. go B. decide C. come out D. go on
13. A. towards B. with C. at D. against
14. A. realized B. noticed C. found out D. thought
15. A. the distance B. reach C. sight D. hand
16. A. over B. in C. with D. from
17. A. fresh B. greater C. weakening D. remaining
18. A. flying B. swimming C. crossing D. passing
19. A. in spite of B. because of C. against D. during
20. A. demand B. am afraid C. hope D. guess
【答案與解析】
1. D。promise 意為“答應(yīng)、許諾”。此句意為：Trudy的父親曾答應(yīng)過兩件事。
2. B。unless意為“如果不”。
3. D。由短文最后一句可知Trudy的父親答應(yīng)過另一件東西是car。
4. C。start out意為“起程、著手進(jìn)行”，現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)swimming strongly作狀語(yǔ)，補(bǔ)充說明了start out所做的具體事情。
5. A。上文提到了在上午7點(diǎn)09分開始游泳，在10點(diǎn)開始下雨，可推知Trudy是在正在午(at midday)喝水和吃雞腿。
6. C。由then可知，Trudy吃喝后又開始游泳了。
7. B。由the sea became rougher(海浪變得更大了)可知風(fēng)力增強(qiáng)了(動(dòng)詞rise有“增強(qiáng)”之意)。
8. B。由前面的at midday和后面的at seven o’clock可知此時(shí)應(yīng)為late afternoon。
9. C。decide 意為“決定”。此句應(yīng)為教練所作出的決定
10. C。give up 意為“放棄”。由于風(fēng)大浪高，不宜游泳。故教練作出決定，要Trudy放棄游泳。
11. B。此句指在這樣惡劣的天氣狀況下，Trudy繼續(xù)游泳是愚蠢的(stupid)行為，其他選項(xiàng)的形容詞的意義均與句意不符。
12. D。Let her go on意為“讓她繼續(xù)游泳”。 Trudy的父親堅(jiān)持讓Trudy繼續(xù)游泳，而不讓其他跟隨游泳的抓住她。
13. D。turn against 意為“轉(zhuǎn)而反對(duì)”，這里意為：潮水向Trudy涌來。
14. A。結(jié)合后面的信息：海岸已進(jìn)入視力范圍，可知此時(shí)Trudy意識(shí)到(realize)勝利在望。
15. C。be in sight 意為“被看見”。
16. A。over表示“通過某物傳送”。這里指Trudy能夠聽見由風(fēng)傳送來的岸上的汽車?yán)鹊臍g呼聲。
17. D。remaining strength意為“剩余的力氣”。
18. C。cross作動(dòng)詞用時(shí)意為“渡過、橫過”。這里指Trudy橫渡了英吉利海峽。
19. A。in spite of 意為“盡管、雖然”，表示讓步狀語(yǔ)，句意為：盡管狂風(fēng)暴雨，Trudy還是游過了英吉利海峽。
20. D。guess 意為“猜測(cè)、認(rèn)為、想”。此句意為：我想我這次得到了我的汽車。此車是她父親曾許諾過的。
Trudy, an American girl, tried swimming across the English Channel. That was August 6, 1962. Her father had ___1___ her two things. One was not to pull her out of the water ___2___ she asked. The other was to give her a red sports ___3___ if she made it.
In gay spirits Trudy ___4___ out, swimming strongly. All the swimmers started at 7:09 in the morning. Her father and the trainer were going along in a boat beside her. At ten o’clock, rain began falling.
___5___, Trudy trod(踩) water while drinking and eating a chicken leg. Then she started swimming ___6___. The wind was ___7___ and the sea became rougher. Late ___8___ the wind became even worse. The trainer ___9___ it was useless trying to finish. He called to Trudy to ___10___.
“No human being could do it in this weather,” he said. “It’s ___11___ to go on. “However, her father shouted, “Don’t grab her. Let her ___12___. “At seven o’clock the tides(潮水) turned ___13___ her. It was more difficult to move a- head. But Trudy still swam on. She ___14___ victory was possible now, for the English coast was in ___15___.
It was getting dark. A sound could be heard ___16___ the wind;hundreds of car horns(喇叭) were cheering her on. With ___17___ strength, she finished the last 200 yards. At 9:35p. m., Trudy got out of water. She had swum some 35 miles in ___18___ the 21-mile-wide Channel ___19___ a strong storm. But she had made it in 14 hours and 30 minutes. “Well, Pop,” she said to her father. “I ___20___ I get my car this time, don’t I?”
1. A. given B. refused C. allowed D. promised
2. A. as B. unless C. even if D. when
3. A. suit B. shoe C. hat D. car
4. A. rushed B. left C. started D. worked
5. A. At midday B. In the morning C. In the evening D. In the late afternoon
6. A. faster B. better C. again D. across
7. A. stopping B. rising C. changing D. increasing
8. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night
9. A. thought B. considered C. decided D. felt
10. A. keep up B. slow down C. give up D. take a rest
11. A. difficult B. stupid C. impossible D. unnecessary
12. A. go B. decide C. come out D. go on
13. A. towards B. with C. at D. against
14. A. realized B. noticed C. found out D. thought
15. A. the distance B. reach C. sight D. hand
16. A. over B. in C. with D. from
17. A. fresh B. greater C. weakening D. remaining
18. A. flying B. swimming C. crossing D. passing
19. A. in spite of B. because of C. against D. during
20. A. demand B. am afraid C. hope D. guess
【答案與解析】
1. D。promise 意為“答應(yīng)、許諾”。此句意為：Trudy的父親曾答應(yīng)過兩件事。
2. B。unless意為“如果不”。
3. D。由短文最后一句可知Trudy的父親答應(yīng)過另一件東西是car。
4. C。start out意為“起程、著手進(jìn)行”，現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)swimming strongly作狀語(yǔ)，補(bǔ)充說明了start out所做的具體事情。
5. A。上文提到了在上午7點(diǎn)09分開始游泳，在10點(diǎn)開始下雨，可推知Trudy是在正在午(at midday)喝水和吃雞腿。
6. C。由then可知，Trudy吃喝后又開始游泳了。
7. B。由the sea became rougher(海浪變得更大了)可知風(fēng)力增強(qiáng)了(動(dòng)詞rise有“增強(qiáng)”之意)。
8. B。由前面的at midday和后面的at seven o’clock可知此時(shí)應(yīng)為late afternoon。
9. C。decide 意為“決定”。此句應(yīng)為教練所作出的決定
10. C。give up 意為“放棄”。由于風(fēng)大浪高，不宜游泳。故教練作出決定，要Trudy放棄游泳。
11. B。此句指在這樣惡劣的天氣狀況下，Trudy繼續(xù)游泳是愚蠢的(stupid)行為，其他選項(xiàng)的形容詞的意義均與句意不符。
12. D。Let her go on意為“讓她繼續(xù)游泳”。 Trudy的父親堅(jiān)持讓Trudy繼續(xù)游泳，而不讓其他跟隨游泳的抓住她。
13. D。turn against 意為“轉(zhuǎn)而反對(duì)”，這里意為：潮水向Trudy涌來。
14. A。結(jié)合后面的信息：海岸已進(jìn)入視力范圍，可知此時(shí)Trudy意識(shí)到(realize)勝利在望。
15. C。be in sight 意為“被看見”。
16. A。over表示“通過某物傳送”。這里指Trudy能夠聽見由風(fēng)傳送來的岸上的汽車?yán)鹊臍g呼聲。
17. D。remaining strength意為“剩余的力氣”。
18. C。cross作動(dòng)詞用時(shí)意為“渡過、橫過”。這里指Trudy橫渡了英吉利海峽。
19. A。in spite of 意為“盡管、雖然”，表示讓步狀語(yǔ)，句意為：盡管狂風(fēng)暴雨，Trudy還是游過了英吉利海峽。
20. D。guess 意為“猜測(cè)、認(rèn)為、想”。此句意為：我想我這次得到了我的汽車。此車是她父親曾許諾過的。