[学 以 致 用]
I spent my childhood near the sea watching the ships,large and small,go in and out of the harbor.At the age of eighteen I__1__home to take a job on a passenger__2__that sailed between San Francisco and Yokohama.I was__3__about my new adventure and a little afraid,too.For over a year,I__4__ the Pacific on the Rosa.The brilliant blue waters were__5__in the sunlight;under stormy skies the angry __6__became dark,dangerous,and exciting.I__7__the sea in all its glorious beauty-both when it was quiet and when it was violent.__8__,I knew it was the life for me.
1.A.left
B.went
C.landed
D.forgot
答案 A [本句话意思是“18岁之后离家工作”。]
2.A.bus
B.ship
C.plane
D.train
答案 B [根据短文内容可推知“我在客轮(passenger ship)上工作”。]
3.A.worried
B.narrow
C.excited
D.sure
答案 C [童年一直观看大大小小的轮船进出港口,长大之后去当海员,可知“我”对航海的爱好和向往,所以对冒险很是“兴奋”。]
4.A.struck
B.imagined
C.remarked
D.sailed
答案 D [根据文章内容:当海员,即“航行”在太平洋中,所以用sail。]
5.A.shallow
B.terrifying
C.irregular
D.beautiful
答案 D [从brilliant“光辉夺目的”可知,在阳光下的碧波肯定是“漂亮的”,所以用beautiful。]
6.A.situation
B.gains
C.waters
D.management
答案 C [上文谈到了The brilliant blue waters,下文又说both when it was quiet and when it was violent可知是在描述暴风雨的天空下“海水”呈现出的样子。]
7.A.hated
B.loved
C.improved
D.greeted
答案 B [从后文I knew it was the life for me可知“我喜爱大海”。]
8.A.In the end
B.What's more
C.That's to say
D.From the beginning
答案 D [根据“我喜爱大海”,可知“从一开始,就知道它是我生命的全部”。from the beginning“从开始”;in the end“最后”;what's more“而且”;that's to say“也就是说,即”。]
美参议院批准洪博培出任驻俄罗斯大使
国际英语资讯:Iran says regional conflicts need political solutions
体坛英语资讯:British tennis player banned for one year for positive cocaine test
体坛英语资讯:Bolivia hold Brazil to draw in World Cup qualifier
盘点白领改善健康的十个简单方法
体坛英语资讯:Peng Shuai edges out Niculescu at China Open, advances to top 16
网友支招:如何才能快速入睡
国际英语资讯:Feature: Hong Kong-style mooncakes the apple of Vietnameses eyes
国内英语资讯:Feature: Chinas endangered wildlife come back in pictures
万万没想到!七个让你惊呼“厉害了”的冷知识
国际英语资讯:Kenyas electoral contenders hold crucial talks ahead of repeat vote
国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Iran, Turkey tie up to confront rising regional threats
国内英语资讯:Chinese escort fleet arrives in London for friendly visit
国内英语资讯:China builds worlds highest power pylon
听说日本要收“单身税”?为什么受伤的总是单身狗?
枪击屠杀案调查获进展但仍未确定动机
体坛英语资讯:Bayern held, Freiburg win in German Bundesliga
国内英语资讯:Feature: Chinas e-commerce tech helps Thailand digital economy boom
阅读为什么如此重要?
国内英语资讯:China diverts 10 billion cubic meters of water from south to north
国内英语资讯:No Chinese casualties in Las Vegas shooting: official
国际英语资讯:Mexico City ends rescue efforts to find quake survivors
国内英语资讯:China Focus: China offers wisdom in global governance
川普总统周二前往波多黎各视察灾情
万万没想到!七个让你惊呼“厉害了”的冷知识
体坛英语资讯:Nadal tested by Pouille in Beijing, Sharapova sets rematch with Halep
体坛英语资讯:Neymar sends injury scare through Brazil camp
国际英语资讯:Mexican Senators call on U.S. Congress to pass gun control legislation
国内英语资讯:Angola says China remains its top export destination
国际英语资讯:Syrian army defeats IS in eastern Hama countryside