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Two teenagers who are lost at sea off the United States for six days were saved yesterday.

Driscoll, 15, and his best friend, 18-year-old Josh Long, were found on Saturday about 11 km 1Cape Fear in North Carolina. That was six days and more than 100 miles（161 km）from where they had  2from Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, on April 24.

The boys had  3a lot of water and were tired, but in pretty good  4. They set out 5on a 4.3-metre sailboat on a  6day when the National Weather Service had warned small boats to stay out of the water. They realized they were  7almost immediately and tried to swim back to  8,   9the boat along with them.

Within  10, they were far out at sea.

 “We  11our fishing equipment on the second day,” Driscoll said. “So we couldn’t catch any fish.”

The boys’ hopes faded  12each day. They stood on their boat  13they saw another boat,  14. One night they were woken up by  15coming into the boat. A large ship was very close to them.

 “  16was like some huge building in the water,” Driscoll said.

At one point, the boys thought they had gone across the Atlantic Ocean and were close to Africa. 17, they were 179km north of their starting point. A coast guard boat set out to  18them.

The boys got up and made some  19. This time, they were heard.

 “What we have experienced is a completely surprising story of  20. That’s going to be studied for years to come,” said Richard Goerling, Long’s uncle. “I think the boys have a book to write.”

1.A. at                 B. on               C. beside           D. off

2.A. arrived         B. set off            C. returned          D. finished

3.A. drunk          B. lost            C. saved            D. found

4.A. shape          B. health          C. spirit            D. energy

5.A. traveling          B. racing               C. fishing           D. swimming

6.A. fine               B. rainy                C. windy            D. snowy

7.A. in trouble         B. in safe              C. at sea            D. far away

8.A. shore              B. the sea              C. an island            D. harbor

9.A. driving            B. sailing              C. pushing          D. pulling

10.A. a week       B. hours                C. minutes           D. seconds

11.A. bought       B. found                C. lost             D. repaired

12.A. by           B. for                  C. on               D. with

13.A. every time        B. once                 C. one day            D. sometimes

14.A. jumping and singing                   B. waving and shouting

C. crying and speaking                 D. screaming and whistling

15.A. a shark           B. a mouse         C. water             D. some noise

16.A. He           B. This            C. That              D. It

17.A. Instead           B. Therefore            C. But                  D. So

18.A. search            B. look for             C. look into            D. defend

19.A. fire              B. noise                C. balloons             D. flags

20.A. voyage       B. struggle             C. survival             D. sailing

 

It’s hardly surprising that weather is a favorite topic for so many people around the world---it affects where we choose to live, what we wear, our moods, and perhaps even our national characteristics. Studies have shown that changeable weather can make it difficult to concentrate, cloudy skies slow down reaction, and high humidity with hot, dry winds makes many people bad-tempered.

If you live in a place like Britain, where the weather seems to change daily if not hourly, you could be forgiven for thinking that the weather is random. In fact, the weather is controlled by systems which move around areas of the globe. In the UK the weather depends on depressions, often called lows, and anticyclones, also known as highs. These systems start in the Atlantic Ocean, and make their way across the British Isles from the west to the east. Highs bring sunny weather, while lows bring rain and wind. In modern times, human activities seem to be altering weather patterns. Gases produced by heavy industry change the temperature of the Earth’s surface, and affect cloud formation. Some researchers say that factories in Europe and North America may have been one of the causes of the droughts in Africa in the 1980s.

The human race has always tried to guess the weather, especially in areas of the world where there are frequent changes. Traditional rhymes point to early attempts to identify weather patterns, popular poems include:

Red sky at night, shepherds’ delight; red sky in the morning, shepherds’ warning.

Flies will swarm before a storm.

Rain before 7, clear by 11.

While folk wisdom can still provide a guide to help forecast weather, today’s methods of prediction increasingly rely on technology. Satellites, balloons, ships, aircrafts and weather centers with sensitive monitoring equipment, send data to computers. The data is then processed, and the weather is predicted. However, even this system cannot predict weather for longer than about a week.

51. When weather keeps changing, ______________________.

A. people become bad-tempered

B. people’s reaction slows down

C. people find it hard to focus on their work

D. people become hungrier

52. What is mainly talked about in the second paragraph?

A. Changes in weather.                              B. Weather in Britain.

C. African droughts. D. Research on weather.

53. The weather in Britain is ____________________________.

A. random                 B. moist                    C. depressing            D. satisfying

54. According to a traditional rhyme, if there is a red sky at night, the next day will be _______.

A. windy                   B. rainy                     C. fine                      D. snowy

55. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Anticyclones often bring rain and wind.

B. Weather forecasting has been done for a long time.

C. Weather could never be predicted.

D. Modern methods of weather prediction are developed from folk wisdom.

It's hardly surprising that weather is a favourite topic for so many people around the world -- it affects where we choose to five, what we wear, our moods, and perhaps even our national characteristics. Studies have shown that changeable weather can make it difficult to concentrate, cloudy skies slow down reaction, and high humidity with hot, dry winds makes many people bad-tempered.

If you live in a place like Britain, where the weather seems to change daily if not hourly, you could be forgiven for thinking that the weather is random (任意的，随机的). In fact the weather is controlled by systems which move around areas of the globe. In the UK the weather depends on depressions, often called lows, and anticyclones, also known as highs. These systems staff in the Atlantic Ocean, and make their way across the British Isles from the west to the east.

Highs bring sunny weather, while lows bring rain and wind. In modern times, human activities seem to be changing weather patterns. Gases produced by heavy industry, change the temperature of the Earth's surface, and affect cloud formation. Some researchers say that factories in Europe and North America may have been one of the causes of the droughts in Africa in the 1980s.

The human race has always tried to guess the weather, especially in areas of the world where there are frequent changes. Traditional rhymes point to early attempts to identify weather patterns, popular poems include:

Red sky at night, shepherds' delight; Red sky in the morning, shepherds' warning.

Flies will Swarm before a storm,

Rain before 7, clear by 11.

While folk wisdom can still provide a guide to help forecast weather, today's methods of prediction increasingly rely on technology. Satellites, balloons, ships, aircrafts and weather centres with sensitive monitoring equipment, send data to computers. The data is then processed, and the weather is predicted.   However, even this system cannot predict weather for longer than about a week.

64. When weather keeps changing, ________.

A. people become bad - tempered                  B. people's reaction slows down

B. people find it hard to focus on their work          D. people become hungrier

65. The weather in Britain is ________.

A. random           B. moist (湿润的)            C. depressing            D. satisfying

66. According to a traditional rhyme, if there is a red sky at night, the next day will be __________.

A. windy                      B. rainy               C. fine                  D. snowy

67. Which of the following statements is tree?

A. Anticyclones often bring rain and wind.

B. Weather forecasting has been done for a long time.

C. Weather could never be predicted.

D. Modem methods of weather prediction are developed from folk wisdom.

It's hardly surprising that weather is a favorite topic for so many people around the world -- it affects where we choose to five, what we wear, our moods, and perhaps even our national characteristics. Studies have shown that changeable weather can make it difficult to concentrate, cloudy skies slow down reaction, and high humidity with hot, dry winds makes many people bad-tempered.

If you live in a place like Britain, where the weather seems to change daily if not hourly, you could be forgiven for thinking that the weather is random (任意的，随机的). In fact the weather is controlled by systems which move around areas of the globe. In the UK the weather depends on depressions, often called lows, and anticyclones, also known as highs. These systems staff in the Atlantic Ocean, and make their way across the British Isles from the west to the east.

Highs bring sunny weather, while lows bring rain and wind. In modern times, human activities seem to be changing weather patterns. Gases produced by heavy industry, change the temperature of the Earth's surface, and affect cloud formation. Some researchers say that factories in Europe and North America may have been one of the causes of the droughts in Africa in the 1980s.

The human race has always tried to guess the weather, especially in areas of the world where there are frequent changes. Traditional rhymes point to early attempts to identify weather patterns, popular poems include:

Red sky at night, shepherds' delight; Red sky in the morning, shepherds' warning.

Flies will Swarm before a storm,

Rain before 7, clear by 11.

While folk wisdom can still provide a guide to help forecast weather, today's methods of prediction increasingly rely on technology. Satellites, balloons, ships, aircrafts and weather centers with sensitive monitoring equipment, send data to computers. The data is then processed, and the weather is predicted.   However, even this system cannot predict weather for longer than about a week.

64. When weather keeps changing, ________.

A. people become bad - tempered                  B. people's reaction slows down

B. people find it hard to focus on their work          D. people become hungrier

65. The weather in Britain is ________.

A. random        B. moist (湿润的)            C. depressing            D. satisfying

66. According to a traditional rhyme, if there is a red sky at night, the next day will be __________.

A. windy                 B. rainy               C. fine          D. snowy

67. Which of the following statements is tree?

A. Anticyclones often bring rain and wind.

B. Weather forecasting has been done for a long time.

C. Weather could never be predicted.

D. Modem methods of weather prediction are developed from folk wisdom.