Hardly _____ when it began to rain.

A. had he arrived   B. arrived he   C. he had arrived   D. did he arrive

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C．he had arrived	D．did he arrive

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　Sir Fransis gave up flying and began sailing. He was already 58 years old when he won the Atlantic 1 . His old dream of going around the world came back but this time he 2 to sail. His friends and the doctors did not think he could do it 3 his poor health. But Sir Fransis insisted on 4 his plan. In August, 1968, at the age of nearly sixty five, when most men stopped 5 , he began the great 6 of his life. Soon he was away in his 16－metre boat.

　　He 7 Australia on 12 December, just 107 days out from England. He 8 a warm welcome from the Austrians and from his family who had 9 there to meet him. On shore Sir Fransis was too 10 to walk without help. Everybody said the same thing. He had done 11 , he must not go 12 But he did not listen. On 29 January he left.

　　The next night, the blackest night he had ever known, the 13 became so big that the boat was 14 turned over. Food, clothes and broken glass were 15 together. But he still kept calm. 16 , the sea had become calm again when the 17 broke.

　　Just before 9 o'clock on Sunday evening, 28 May, 1973, he got back to England, 18 a quarter of a million people were waiting to welcome him. The whole voyage 19 2940 miles. It had taken him nine months, of which the sailing time 20 226 days. He realized his dream with his own efforts.

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SECTION B

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

 

Though the bus stopped about two miles from home, Dad never met me, even in bad weather. So when I went away to college, I knew I was in for a long  36  whenever I came home. The walk didn't bother me as much as the fear of walking alone along the highway and country roads. I felt less than valued that my father didn't seem concerned about my  37 . That feeling was canceled one spring evening.

It had been a particularly difficult week at college. Tests and long hours in labs had left me  38  . I longed for home and a soft bed. Finally, the bus stopped at my destination point, and I  39 , beginning the long journey home.

A row of privet hedge (女贞树篱）edged the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. Once I had turned off the highway to start the last lap of my  40  , I was always relieved (轻松) to see the hedge because it meant that I was almost home. On that particular evening, the hedge had just come into view  41  a gentle rain began to fall. Suddenly I saw something  42  moving fast along the top of the hedge, moving toward the house. Upon closer observation, I realized it was the top of my father’s head. Then I knew 一 each time I came home, he had stood  43  the hedge, watching, until he knew I had arrived safely. I swallowed hard against the tears. He did care, after all.

On following visits, that spot of gray became my beacon (指路标）. I could hardly  44    until I was close enough to watch for its covert (掩蔽的)  45  above the greenery. Upon reaching home, I would find my father sitting in his chair. "So! It's you!" he  46  say, pretending to be surprised.

I replied, "Yes, Dad, it's me. I'm home."

The greatest happiness of life is the fact that we are  47  .

36. A. walk     B. time    C. patience     D. anxiety

37. A. study    B. safety  C. suitcase      D. growth

38. A. figured out   B. given out    C. made out    D. worn out

39. A. stepped off   B. drove off    C. took off     D. came off

40. A. journey B. trouble      C. adventure   D. arrangement

41. A. when    B. after   C. that     D. because

42. A. bright   B. gray    C. funny         D. strange

43. A. beyond B. over    C. behind       D. through

44. A. wait     B. promise      C. approach    D. follow

45. A. performance B. action C. feeling       D. movement

46. A. did       B. could  C. should D. would

47. A. trusted  B. saved  C. loved  D. encouraged

 

SECTION B

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Though the bus stopped about two miles from home, Dad never met me, even in bad weather. So when I went away to college, I knew I was in for a long  36  whenever I came home. The walk didn't bother me as much as the fear of walking alone along the highway and country roads. I felt less than valued that my father didn't seem concerned about my  37 . That feeling was canceled one spring evening.

It had been a particularly difficult week at college. Tests and long hours in labs had left me  38  . I longed for home and a soft bed. Finally, the bus stopped at my destination point, and I  39 , beginning the long journey home.

A row of privet hedge (女贞树篱）edged the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. Once I had turned off the highway to start the last lap of my  40  , I was always relieved (轻松) to see the hedge because it meant that I was almost home. On that particular evening, the hedge had just come into view  41  a gentle rain began to fall. Suddenly I saw something  42  moving fast along the top of the hedge, moving toward the house. Upon closer observation, I realized it was the top of my father’s head. Then I knew 一 each time I came home, he had stood  43  the hedge, watching, until he knew I had arrived safely. I swallowed hard against the tears. He did care, after all.

On following visits, that spot of gray became my beacon (指路标）. I could hardly  44    until I was close enough to watch for its covert (掩蔽的)  45  above the greenery. Upon reaching home, I would find my father sitting in his chair. "So! It's you!" he  46  say, pretending to be surprised.

I replied, "Yes, Dad, it's me. I'm home."

The greatest happiness of life is the fact that we are  47  .

36. A. walk     B. time    C. patience     D. anxiety

37. A. study    B. safety  C. suitcase      D. growth

38. A. figured out   B. given out    C. made out    D. worn out

39. A. stepped off   B. drove off    C. took off     D. came off

40. A. journey B. trouble      C. adventure   D. arrangement

41. A. when    B. after   C. that     D. because

42. A. bright   B. gray    C. funny         D. strange

43. A. beyond B. over    C. behind       D. through

44. A. wait     B. promise      C. approach    D. follow

45. A. performance B. action C. feeling       D. movement

46. A. did       B. could  C. should D. would

47. A. trusted  B. saved  C. loved  D. encouraged