Question

 In 1982,Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He got in?to a lifeboat,but his supplies were 28       . His chances of surviving were small. 29       when three fishermen found him 76 days later,he was alive―much 30       than he was when he started. But his 31        of how he survived was fascinating. His cleverness―how he 32        to catch fish,how he evaporated (蒸发) sea water to 33        fresh water―was very interesting.

  But the thing that 34        my eye was how he man?aged to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost,and there seemed no 35        in continuing the struggle. He was starved and 36        worn out. Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice.

  When people 37        these kinds of circumstances? they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in 38        desperate circumstances 39        in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on 40        difficulties.

  "I tell myself I can 41        it," wrote Callahan in his book. Compared to what others have been through,I'm fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over,42 up courage. I wrote that down after I read it. It 43       me as something important. And I've told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed 44        off or when my problems seemed too terrible. And every time I've said it,I have always come back to my 45       . The truth is,our circumstances are only bad 46        to something better. But others have been through the much worse,that is,in comparison with what others have been through,you're fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again,and it will help you 47        through the rough situations with a little more courage.

28,A. full   B. rich

   C. few   D. enough

29. A. And   B. Yet

   C. Still   D. Thus

30. A. thinner   B. stronger   C. worse   D. healthier

31. A. attitude   B. assumption   C. instruction   D. account

32. A. assisted   B. tended   C. managed   D. intended

33. A. make   B. absorb   C. select   D. replace

34. A. attacked   B. caught   C. froze   D. cheated

35. A. operation   B. taste   C. message   D. point

36. A. firmly   B. completely   C. hardly   D. generally

37. A. deal   B. defend   C. survive   D. observe

38. A. similarly   B. differently   C. gradually   D. commonly

39. A. pull   B. take   C. break   ,                              D. give

40. A. for the lack of   B. in the face of   C. in exchange for   D. as a result of

41. A. handle   B. carry   C. follow   D. inspect

42. A. rolling   B. using   C. building   D. making

43. A. defeated   B. recommended   C. introduced   D. struck

44. A. far   B. long   C. ever   D. even

45. A. feelings   B. senses

   C. ideas   D. influences

46. A. related   B. measured   C. contributed   D. compared

47. A. see   B. cut   C. get   D. think

Answer 1

[文章大意]作者通过讲述Steven Callahan在海上漂流76 天后仍奇迹般存活的故事来告诉读者，要勇敢面对生活，不轻言放弃。

28. C后句的意思是"他能活下来的几率很小"，所以此处是说他的补给品很少。

29. B前句说他活下来的几率很小，本句说他在被渔民发现时还活着，故此处应用表示转折关系的连词yet。

30. A当发现他时，他一定是比他出航前瘦多了。故选A.

31. D此处意思是"他对他是如何生存下来的描述让许多人都非常感兴趣"。account of"对……的描述或说明"，符合文意。故选 D.

32. C此处意思是"他是如何抓到鱼的"。manage to do sth"做成某事"，符合文意。故选 C.

33. A此处意思是"如何将海水蒸发后制成淡水"。make"制成或制作",符合文意。故选A.

34. B catch one's eye引起某人的注意。catch符合文意，故选 B.

35. D There's no point in doing sth.意为"做... 毫无意义。"此处意思是"继续抱着求生的希望已经没有意义了"。故选 D.

36. B他饥肠辘辘，已经完全精疲力竭了。故选 B.

37. C此处意思是"当人们在经历这样的灾难后，他们就仑冇勇气坚持做事而不轻言放弃"。

38. A此处意思是"许多人在遭遇类似的困境时会选择放弃或发疯"。

similarly相似地;differently不同地;gradually渐渐地;commonly常见地，普通地。故选A.

39. D pull in拉进来;take in吸收，欺骗;break in闯人;give in 放弃，屈服。句意见上。故选D。

40. B此处意思是"在面对困难的时候他们也会坚持"。故选 B.

41. A handle应付，对付;carry携带;follow跟随;inspect检查。此处意思是"故事主人公告诉自己他能应对困境"。故选A.

42. C buUd up courage"增强勇气"，符合文意。故选C。

43. D It struck me…我突然意识到••••••。此处是说"'我'突然意识到勇气是多么重要"。

44. A当"我"觉得自己的目标似乎遥不可及或者当"我"遇到似乎无法解决的问题时，"我"就用这些故事来鼓励己。far off符合句意，故选A.

45. B Iflf每每当"我"读到它时，"我"总能有所醒悟。come back to one's senses"对..... 有所醒悟"。故选 B.

46. D事实上，不幸都是相对而言的。有些人比我们更不幸。be compared to与... 比较。故选 D.

47. C要经常用勇气来鼓励自己，这种信念将会让你有勇气渡过难关。get through顺利通过。故选C.