Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance
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Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay (海湾)She stepped into the 16 and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and 17 to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach 18 side. The waves struck against the side of the boat, 19 and uneven; it became 20 difficult to row. If she 21 for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the 22 . She wasn" t even halfway, 23 she was already tired and her hands 24 from pulling on the rough wooden oars (船桨).“I"m never going to 25 it”, she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and 26 her head helplessly, then looked up as she 27 the boat shift(晃动) against the tide. The east wind , which had swung(旋转) around from the south-west, 28 her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be 29 . Her hands weren"t so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst 30 . The lights of the town became 31 . one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she 32 it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just 33 ? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last 34 on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves 35 and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain. 16. A. car B. boat C. ship D. sail 17. A. beside B. before C. behind D. beyond 18.A. another B. other C. either D. the other 19. A. deep B. calm C. gentle D. rough 20. A. more B. less C. as D. least 21. A. slept B. continued C. rested D.rowed 22. A. home B. mountains C. south-west D. entrance 23. A. if B. so C. but D. since 24. A. hurt B. ruined C. troubled D. broke 25. A. get B. make C. keep D. take 26. A. turned B. dropped C. cocked D. raised 27. A. saw B. made C. heard D. felt 28. A. got to B. came to C. sent for D. reached for 29. A. difficult B. serious C. all right D. certain enough 30. A. any more B. still more C. no more D. once more 31. A. brighter B. bigger C. closer D. smaller 32. A. destroyed B. threw C. repaired D. seized 33. A. dreaming B. guessing C. inventing D. expecting 34. A. blow B. hit C. pull D. strike 35. A. anxiously B. happily C. sadly D. carefully |
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16.B 17.D18.D19.D20.A21.C22.D23.C24.A25.B26.B27.D28.B29.C30.A31.D32.D33.A34.C35.B |
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16.解析:根据下文中的rowed可判断出女孩上了船。 17.解析:beyond表示“在……的那一边(更远处)”。海浪冲刷着入海口,向海的远方冲刷去。 18.解析:the other side海的另一边。 19.解析:rough的意思是“波涛汹涌”。根据上文可判断出海浪很大。 20.解析:more后接形容词原形构成比较级,波涛汹涌使划船更加困难。 21.解析:rest停下来。如果她停一会,海浪就会把她的船冲走。 22.解析:根据上文的entrance和rushed the boat back可判断出海浪会把她冲回入海口。 23.解析:根据前面两句的内容可判断出它们是转折关系。 24.解析:hurt受伤。由于海浪很大,她划桨的手受了伤。 25.解析:make it的意思是“按时到达某处(目的地)”。由于海浪太大,小女孩有些泄气。 26.解析:drop one’s head低头。根据下文helplessly可判断出女孩很泄气。 27.解析:feel感觉,感觉到小船在海浪中晃动。 28.解析:由于风向由西南转向东风,这给了她很大帮助,把她的船推向大山的方向。 29.解析:根据上文可判断出现在没有什么问题了。 30.解析:not...any more不再。由于一切顺利,她的面颊也似乎不再感到发烧了。 31.解析:船远离城镇,灯光变得越来越小了。 32.解析:seize抓住。她抓住船桨。 33.解析:dream梦。当女孩的船只离河岸越来越近时,她简直不相信眼前发生的一切。 34.解析:pull拉。使劲划动船桨。 35.解析:在接近胜利时,海浪的声音也变得动听了。 |
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It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee. 21 I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed 22 . I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls 23 their souls belonged to the 24 . I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 25 in front of it. “I’m Steve,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “I can’t talk with you. I’m 26 ,” hw said. He was chatting online and, 27 , he was playing a computer game-a war game. I was 28 . Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried 29 to speak to that computer geek(怪人), 30 not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反应). I was 31 . I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “ 32 !” I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I 33 , and saw nobody showed any interest. 34 , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more 35 having a relationship with the 36 , particularly Steve. I wouldn’t want to 37 the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 38 with people. I was worried and sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even 39 that the coffee was bad, 40 Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him. 21. A. Before B. Since C. Although D. While 22. A. pain B. loneliness C. sadness D. fear 23. A. because B. when C. until D. unless 24. A. home B. world C. Net D. Café 25. A. sleeping B. laughing C. sitting D. learning 26. A. busy B. thirsty C. tired D. sick 27. A. first of all B. just then C. at the same time D. by that time 28. A. Surprised B. delighted C. moved D. frightened 29. A. once B. again C. first D. even 30. A. but B. so C. if D. or 31. A. excited B. respected C. afraid D. unhappy 32. A. Shut up B. Enjoy yourself C. Leave me alone D. Help me out 33. A. walked about B. walked out C. raised my hand D. raised my head 34. A. From then on B. At that moment C. In all D. Above all 35. A. interested in B. tired of C. careful about D. troubled by 36. A. computer B. soul C. shop D. geek 37. A. tell B. plan C. imagine D. design 38. A. other than B. instead of C. except for D. as well as 39. A. pretend B. understand C. insist D. realize 40. A. as if B. just as C. just after D. even though |
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