Tim Welford, aged 33, and Dom Mee, aged 30, both from England, were keen on (=like... very much) rowing boats. They made a plan to row across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to San Francisco. The name of their rowboat was “Crackers”. It was about seven meters long.

     They set out from Japan on May 17,2001. They had rowed nearly 5,500 miles when their boat was hit by a fishing ship on September 17,2001. Luckily they both escaped unharmed, but their boat was badly damaged and they had to abandon( = stop)their journey.

　 　In a radio interview, Dom expressed his disappointment and explained how the accident took place.

　　“A fishing ship came towards us with nobody on the bridge and ran us down. It all happened so quickly. I managed to dive into the water. Tim felt it would be safer to stay on board. He was trapped inside as the boat was driven under the water. Finally some people appeared on the ship and saw me in the water. I shouted at them to stop the ship and to get Tim out. When the ship stopped, I eventually saw Tim, and I was very, very disappointed that we were still alive. We were very disappointed that we couldn’t reach San Francisco. But we are alive. That above everything is the most important. ”

 

68. How long had Tim and Dom been at sea when their boat was hit by a fishing boat?
　　A. For one month　 　        B. For two months. 

C. For three months.　　     D. For four months.

69. According to Dom, the main reason for the accident was that________.
　A. Tim and Dom were too careless

B. the speed of the fishing ship was too fast
　C. nobody on the fishing ship saw them

D. their rowboat was not strong enough
70. Dom said that the most important thing in this accident was that________.
　A. their rowboat was not damaged

B. both of them existed after a dangerous time
　C. they enjoyed this journey

D. they failed to reach San Francisco

71. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. Some people on the fishing ship saved them.

B. Tim and Dom were going to San Francisco in the rowboat because they had no money to buy airplane tickets.

C. Dom dived into the water when the accident happened because he thought it would be dangerous to stay on board.

   D. Dom told people about their dangerous experience when he was interviewed on the radio.

Tim Welford, aged 33, and Dom Mee, aged 30, both from England, were keen on (=like... very much) rowing boats. They made a plan to row across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to San Francisco. The name of their rowboat was “Crackers”. It was about seven meters long.

    They set out from Japan on May 17,2001. They had rowed nearly 5,500 miles when their boat was hit by a fishing ship on September 17,2001. Luckily they both escaped unharmed, but their boat was badly damaged and they had to abandon( = stop)their journey.

　　In a radio interview, Dom expressed his disappointment and explained how the accident took place.

　　“A fishing ship came towards us with nobody on the bridge and ran us down. It all happened so quickly. I managed to dive into the water. Tim felt it would be safer to stay on board. He was trapped inside as the boat was driven under the water. Finally some people appeared on the ship and saw me in the water. I shouted at them to stop the ship and to get Tim out. When the ship stopped, I eventually saw Tim, and I was very, very disappointed that we were still alive. We were very disappointed that we couldn’t reach San Francisco. But we are alive. That above everything is the most important. ”

1. How long had Tim and Dom been at sea when their boat was hit by a fishing boat?
　　A. For one month　 　 B. For two months. 

C. For three months.　　D. For four months.

2. According to Dom, the main reason for the accident was that________.
　A. Tim and Dom were too careless

B. the speed of the fishing ship was too fast
　C. nobody on the fishing ship saw them

D. their rowboat was not strong enough
3. Dom said that the most important thing in this accident was that________.
　A. their rowboat was not damaged

B. both of them existed after a dangerous time
　C. they enjoyed this journey

D. they failed to reach San Francisco

4. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. Some people on the fishing ship saved them.

B. Tim and Dom were going to San Francisco in the rowboat because they had no money to buy airplane tickets.

C. Dom dived into the water when the accident happened because he thought it would be dangerous to stay on board.

D. Dom told people about their dangerous experience when he was interviewed on the radio.

 

The villagers have already known ________ we’ll do is to rebuild the bridge. 

A. this　　　B. that　　　C. what　　　D. which

My aunt Edith was a widow of 50，working as a secretary，when doctors discovered she had got what was then thought to be a very serious heart illness.?

Aunt Edith didn’t accept defeat easily. She began studying medical reports in library and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart doctor，Dr.Michael Debakey，of Houston，Texas. He had saved the life of someone with the same illness. The article said Dr Debakey’s fees were very high；Aunt Edith couldn’t possibly pay them. But could he tell her of someone whose fee she could pay??

So Aunt Edith wrote to him. She simply listed her reasons for wanting to live：her three children，who would be on their own in three or four years and among them a little girl who always dreamed of traveling and seeing the world. There wasn’t a word of self-pity-only warmth and humor and the joy of living. She mailed the letter，not really expecting an answer.

A few days later，my doorbell rang. Aunt Edith didn’t wait to come in；she stood in the hall and read aloud:?

Your beautiful letter moved me very deeply. If you can come to Houston，there will be no charge for either the hospital or the operation.?

Signed：Michael Debakey?

That was seven years ago. Since then，Aunt Edith has been around the world. Her three children are happily married. For her age，she is one of the youngest，most alive people I know.?

1. “Aunt Edith didn’t accept defeat easily” means that 　　　　.

A. she was very beautiful

B. she was very strong?

C. she was very brave

D. she was very warm hearted?

2. Why did Aunt Edith write to Dr. Debakey? Because 　　　　 .

A. she had no time to visit him?

B. she didn’t know the way to Houston?

C. she didn’t believe in him?

D. she wanted to get some help from him?

3.In fact，Aunt Edith’s letter to Dr.Debakey was full of 　　　　.?

A. courage　　　　　　　 B .illness

C. pity　　　　　　　　　　 D. sadness?

4.After reading Dr.Debakey’s letter，Aunt Edith felt 　　　　 .?

A. discouraged　　　　　　 B. frightened

C. disappointed　　　　　　 D. encouraged?

　 First Frenchman: I once heard someone shout，“Look out.” I put my head out of the window and a bucket of water fell on me.It seems that “Look out” may mean “Don’t look out.”

　 Second Frenchman: I was once on a ship and heard the captain shout，“All hands on deck.I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.”

　 Third Frenchman: I once went early in the morning to the doctor’s and his nurse came to the door and said，“He’s not up yet.Come back in half an hour.” When I went a second time for him，she said，“He’s not down yet.” I had to go away again.Later I thought the doctor should be in the house in the evening，so I went there once more.“Oh，how sorry I am! He’s not in! I’d better tell him to wait for you if you could come tomorrow.” said the nurse.“Well! He’s not up，he is not down，and he is not in.Please tell me where he stays！” I said angrily.

1.When the first Frenchman heard someone shout “Look out.”，here “Look out” means 　 “　　　 ”.

　 A.Put your head out 　　　　　　 B.Take care

　 C.Hurry up 　　　　　　　　　　　 D.Help me

　

2.When the captain shouted“All hands on deck.”，what he meant is 　　　　.

　 A.to put your both hands on deck

　 B.to put up your hands

　 C.to give your hands to me

　 D.that “All the sailors (船员) on deck”

　

3.When the nurse said “He’s not up yet.”，she meant that 　　　　.

　 A.he has not stood up yet　　　　　　 B.he has not got up yet

　 C.he has not woken up yet　　　　　　 D.he has not come downstairs yet

　

4.When the third Frenchman went back for the second time，the doctor 　　　　.

　 A.was still in an upstairs room　　　 B.was reading

　 C.was having his breakfast　　　　　　 D.was washing himself

　

5.Which do you think is the best title (标题) for the passage?

　 A.Three Frenchmen　　　　　　　 B.Three French Stories

　 C.What a Language!　　　　　　　　 D.The English Language