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　　Britain's Solo Sailor

　　Ellen MacArthur started sailing when she was eight，going out Oil sailing trips with her aunt．She loved it so much that she saved her money for three years to buy her first small sailing boat．When she was 18，she sailed alone around Britain and won the"Young Sailor of the Year"award．

　　But Ellen really became famous in 2001．Aged only 24，she was one of only two women whoentered the Vendee Globe round the world solo race，which lasts 100 days．Despite many problems，she came second in the race out of 24 competitors and she was given a very warm welcome when shereturned．

　　Ambition and determination have always been a big part of Ellen's personality．When she was younger，she lived in a kind of hut(棚屋)for three years while she was trying to get sponsorship tocompete in a transatlantic race．Then she took a one-way ticked to France，bought a tiny seven meter Class Mini yacht，slept under it while she was repairing it，and then she raced it 4，000 kilometers across the Atlantic in 1997，alone for 33 days．

　　Ellen has had to learn many things，because sailing single-handed means that she has to be herown captain，electrician，sail maker，engineer，doctor，journalist，cameraman and cook．She alsohas to be very fit，and because of the dangers of sleeping for long periods of time when she's in themiddle of the ocean．she has trained herself to sleep for about 20 minutes at a time．

　　And she needs courage．Once，in the middle of the ocean，she had to climb the mast(桅桿)of a boat to repair the sails-at four o'clock in the morning．with 100 kph winds blowing around her．It took her many hours to make the repairs．Ellen says，"I was exhausted when I came down．It'shard to describe how it feels to be up there．It's like trying to hold onto a big pole，which for me isjust too big to get my arms around，with someone kicking you all the time and trying to shakeyou off．"But in her diary，Ellen also describes moments which make it all worthwhile(值得的)："Abeautiful sunrise started the day，with black clouds slowly lit by the bright yellow sun．I have a verystrong feeling of pleasure，being out here on the ocean and having the chance to live this．I just feellucky to be here．"

　　31．In the Vendee Globe race，Ellen won

　　A．a gold medal．

　　B．the"Best Woman Sailor"award．

　　C．the"Young Sailor of the Year"award．

　　D．the second place．

　　32．Ellen lived in a kind of hut for three years

　　A．while she was learning how to rcpair sails．

　　B．while she was trying to get financial support for a race．

　　C．because she was interested in country life．

　　D．because she was ambitious for the coming race．

　　33．The word"solo"in the title could be best replaced by

　　A．self-starter

　　B．one performer

　　C．self．made

　　D．single-handed

　　34．According to paragraph 4，which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A．She has trained herself to sleep for about 20 minutes at a time．

　　B．She has to be her own teacher．

　　C．She has to learn to repair sails．

　　D．She has to be very fit．

　　35．How does Ellen feel about the Vendee Globe race？

　　A．It is surprising．

　　B．It is relaxing．

　　C．It is enjoyable．

　　D．It is dangerous．

　　參考答案及解析

　　31．D [解析]本題是細節(jié)題。文章第2段提到："她是進入Vendee Globe單人環(huán)球帆船比賽的僅有的兩個女選手之一"，"盡管遇到了許多困難，在24名參賽的選手中她獲得了第二名"。D選項與文章內容相符，因此，答案為D。

　　32．B [解析]本題依然是細節(jié)考查題。文章第3段第2句指出："她在一個棚屋里住了3年，期間她一直在為獲得資助去參加橫渡大西洋的帆船比賽而努力"選項B中短語get financial support for a race與文章中短語get sponsorship to compete in a trapasatlantic race同義。 因此，答案為B。

　　33．D [解析]本題為詞匯辨析題。solo：唯一的；單獨的。例如：The solo $urvivor of thecrash was a liffle bahy．這次撞車的唯一幸存者是一個嬰兒。single-handed：單人完成的；獨自。

　　例如：a single-handed voyage across the Atlantic．橫渡大西洋的單人航行。

　　34．B [解析]本題是細節(jié)判斷題。通過仔細閱讀文章第4段，可以判斷選項B"她必須是自己的教師"沒有在這一段出現(xiàn)。因此，這個選項不符合文章內容。B是本題的答案所在。

　　35．C [解析]本題是閱讀能力推斷題。文章最后一段記述了Ellen當時的心情。"隨著美麗的日出，一天開始了，燦爛的陽光給黑壓壓的云彩涂上光輝，心情非�？鞓�。在大海上有這樣生活的機會，我感到很聿運"清楚地表現(xiàn)出Ellen快樂的心情。因此，答案選擇C。

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