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For six hours we shot through the landscape of the Karoo desert in South Africa. Just rocks and sand and baking sun. Knowing our journey was ending, Daniel and I just wanted to remember all we had seen and done. He used a camera. I used words. I had already finished three notebooks and was into the fourth, a beautiful leather notebook I'd bought in a market in Mozambique.
Southern Africa was full of stories and visions. We were almost drunk on sensations: the roaring of the water at Victoria Falls, the impossible silence of the Okavango Delta in Botswana. And then the other things: dogs in the streets, whole families in Soweto living in one room, a kilometer from clean water.
As we drove towards the setting sun, quietness fell over us. The road was empty -- we hadn't seen another car for hours. And as I drove, something caught my eye, something moving next to me. I glanced in the mirror of the car; I glanced sideways to the right, and that was when I saw them. Next to us, by the side of the road, thirty, forty wild horses were racing the car, a cloud of dust rising behind them -- brown, muscular horses almost close enough to touch them, to smell their hot breath. I didn't know how long they had been there next to us.
I shouted to Dan: "Look!", but he was in a deep sleep, his camera lying useless by his feet.
They raced the car for a few seconds, then disappeared far behind us, a memory of heroic forms in the red landscape. When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened.
"Wild horses?" he said. "Why didn't you wake me up?"
"I tried. But they were gone after a few seconds."
"Are you sure you didn't dream it?"
"You were the one who was sleeping!"
'Typical, he said. "The best photos are the ones we never take."
We checked into a dusty hotel and slept the sleep of the dead.
63. During their journey in Africa, the two travelers________
A. made friends with local residents
B. complained about the poor living conditions
C. enjoyed the sunset in the Karoo desert most
D. recorded their experiences in different ways
64. What does the phrase "heroic forms" in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. Racing cars. B. Wild horses. C. Eye-catching locals. D. Running dogs.
65. What did Daniel think when he woke up and was told what had happened?
A. He always missed out on the best thing. B. He had already taken beautiful pictures.
C. A sound sleep was more important. D. The next trip would be better.
66. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to view wildlife in Africa. B. Running into wildlife in Africa.
C. Tourist attractions in southern Africa. D. Possible dangers of traveling in the desert.
For six hours we shot through the landscape of the Karoo desert in South Africa. Just rocks and sand and baking sun. Knowing our journey was ending, Daniel and I just wanted to remember all we had seen and done. He used a camera. I used words. I had already finished three notebooks and was into the fourth, a beautiful leather notebook I'd bought in a market in Mozambique.
Southern Africa was full of stories. And visions. We were almost drunk on sensations. The roaring of the water at Victoria Falls, the impossible silence of the Okavango Delta in Botswana. And then the other things: dogs in the streets, whole families in Soweto living in one room, a kilometer from clean water.
As we drove towards the setting sun, a quietness fell over us. The road was empty -- we
of dust rising behind them -- brown, muscular horses almost close enough to touch them, to smell their hot breath. I didn't know how long they had been there next to us.
I shouted to Dan: "Look!", but he was in a deep sleep, his camera lying useless by his feet. They raced the car for a few seconds, then disappeared far behind us, a memory of heroic forms in the red landscape. When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened.
"Wild horses?" he said. "Why didn't you wake me up?"
"I tried. But they were gone after a few seconds."
"Are you sure you didn't dream it?"
"You were the one who was sleeping!"
“Typical, ”he said. "The best photos are the ones we never take."
We checked into a dusty hotel and slept the sleep of the dead.
59. During their journey in Africa, the two travelers________
A. recorded their experiences in different ways
B. complained about the poor living conditions
C. enjoyed the sunset in the Karoo desert most
D. made friends with local residents
60. What does the phrase "heroic forms" in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. Racing cars. B. Eye-catching locals. C. Wild horses. D. Running dogs.
61. What did Daniel think when he woke up and was told what had happened?
A. He had already taken beautiful pictures. B. He always missed out on the best thing.
C. A sound sleep was more important. D. The next trip would be better.
62. What is 'the passage mainly about?
A. How to view wildlife in Africa. B. Tourist attractions in southern Africa.
C. Running into wildlife in Africa. D. Possible dangers of travelling in the desert.
After our early morning wake-up, we are still a couple of
hours away from the overlooks.It is pitch black.I can feel the
heavy humid fog left behind my last night's rain. This is why
the tour memo listed "flashlight". Unfortunately; the majority
of our hiking party of nine must have missed the memo, so we
have only four flashlights between us.
An hoar later,we are on the trail. It is dark, foggy, wet and the rocks are alippery.We alternate places between the flashlights "haves" and "have-nots". As we march, the only voices heard are from the "haves": "Step up, step down, watch out for the rock on your left."
We reach Intipunku with only 15 minutes to spare. The view at sunrise is not what we were told in the travel brochures. Three feet in front of our faces is a white substance called "fog".
As we walk towards the Machu Picchu ruins, my anticipation is mounting. When will the fog lift? Slowly, as if someone is cranking up a curtain, Huayna Picchu begins to appear,overlooking Machu Picchu. First there are fleeting glimpses, and then finally, there is, in its full splendor.
When I envisioned going to Machu Picchu, I always thought of mysterious ruins and the famous postcard picture looking toward Huayna Picchu. But there is more to this man-made / natural wonder of the World. It is the adventure of getting there. I knew I wanted to experience the feel of the Inca culture and the energy of this sacred valley, I also knew I didn't want to take the train, but needed to hike. Depending on your starting point,the Inca Trail is 25 to 33miles of semi-arid desert, breathless mountain passes and stunning tropical cloud forest. Our hike took us four nights and 25 miles to finish.
Our local guide MaurO keeps telling us "no worries, the hike is 90 percent mental and only 10 percent physical. "I am not convinced that the physical percentage is correct, but I definitely become more and more excited as we are now getting closer to Machu Picchu.By getting myself into good shape, running 20 miles and hiking a 500-foot-high hill five to seven times per week before I left for Peru, I was able to enjoy the beauty of the hike and not worry much about aching muscles and lungs.
【小题1】 About flashlights, which of the following statements is true?
A.The local guide had asked them to take flashlights for the hike. |
B.They had taken enough flashlights for the hike. |
C.Before they got to Intipunku, they depended a lot on their flashlights. |
D.They used flashlights all the time. |
A.ebade | B.bacde | C.abced | D.bcaed |
A.expectation | B.excitement | C.disappointment | D.enthusiasm |
A.The writer made good preparation for the tour. |
B.The Inca Trail took them four nights. |
C.Machu Picchu is in the country of Peru. |
D.They reached Intipunku ahead of time. |
A.Mysterious ruins. | B.The famous post-card picture. |
C.The hiking. | D.The Inca culture. |
She wasn't even halfway, 8 she was already tired and her hands 9 from pulling on the rough wooden oars.“I'm never going to 10 it,”she thought.She rested the oars on her knees and 11 her head helplessly,then looked up as she 12 the boat shift against the tide.
The east wind,which had swung around from the south-west, 13 her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains.It was going to be 14 .Her hands weren't so painful.Her chest didn't feel as if it was about to burst 15 .
The lights of the town became 16 .One of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she 17 it with a start.Had she been asleep,or just 18 ?She looked over her shoulder.She was almost on the beach.The girl gave one last 19 on the oars to ground the boat,and then lay back against the seat.She listened to the waves 20 and knew she had come home.Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.
1. A.car B.boat C.ship D.sail
2. A.beside B.before C.behind D.beyond
3. A.another B.other C.either D.the other
4. A.deep B.calm C.gentle D.rough
5. A.more B.less C.as D.least
6. A.slept B.continued C.rested D.rowed
7.A.home B.mountains C.south-west D.entrance
8. A.if B.so C.but D.since
9. A.hurt B.ruined C.troubled D.broke
10. A.get B.make C.keep D.take
11. A.turned B.dropped C.cocked D.raised
12. A.saw B.made C.heard D.felt
13. A.got to B.came to C.sent for D.reached for
14.A.difficult B.serious C.all right D.certain enough
15.A.any more B.still more C.no more D.once more
16. A.brighter B.bigger C.closer D.smaller
17.A.destroyed B.threw C.repaired D.seized
18.A.dreaming B.guessing C.inventing D.expecting
19. A.blow B.hit C.pull D.strike
20.A.anxiously B.happily C.sadly D.carefully
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more 1, waiting for the final school bell. Upon its 2everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged (破旧的) clothes. I had often 3what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so 4for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David 5. I can still remember he was always 6a smile and willing to help. He always 7after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He 8just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly 9home.
Weeks passed and the 10over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of 11before the holiday break. I smiled in 12as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David 13standing by my desk.
“I have something for you,” he said and 14from behind his back a small box. 15it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my 16I saw nothing. I looked at David‘s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s 17.”
“Oh no, it isn’t,” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes 18I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given 19to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning 20the little empty box set on my desk.
1.A. anxious B. courageous serious D. sceptical
2.A. warning B. ringing calling D. yelling
3.A. scolded B. wondered realized D. learned
4.A. irregularly B. unnaturally untidily D. improperly
5.A. patient B. upset special D. funny
6.A. expressing B. delivering wearing D. sharing
7.A. practiced B. wandered studied D. stayed
8.A. would B. should might D. could
9.A. aim at B. turn to put off D. head for
10.A. argument B. excitement movement D. judgment
11.A. school B. year education D. program
12.A. relief B. return vain D. control
13.A. weakly B. sadly quietly D. helplessly
14.A. searched B. found raised D. pulled
15.A. Holding B. Handing Sending D. Leaving
16.A. delight B. expectation appreciation D. surprise
17.A. cheap B. empty useless D. improper
18.A. as B. until because D. though
19.A. advice B. support attention D. command
20.A. from B. behind over D. towards
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