(B)
Sixty-year-old grandmother, Fiona McFee, is going to stop working next year and she decided to realize a childhood dream and sail around the coast of Scotland in a small boat. Although the inside of the boat is very cosy it has no running water or electricity. Fiona says she can live without these things but she plans to take her small CD player, her hot water bottle and a bag of books to make sure life isn’t too uncomfortable.
We asked her if she was afraid of being at sea for so long. She said, “Well, I’m going to take a good compass (指南針). Anyway I’m not afraid of death because I love the sea---I just hope it loves me.” Fiona certainly has plenty of energy; in her spare time, she enjoys playing the piano, rock-climbing, canoeing and dancing. Although she is sixty, she doesn’t want to have a quiet and peaceful life. “I’m looking forward to having fun in the rest of my life and that’s exactly why I’d like to be a sailor for a while.”
小題1:The underlined word cosy in the first paragraph means ____ .
A．brightB．dirtyC．comfortableD．dark
小題2:When Fiona McFee said “---I just hope it loves me.” What she meant was ____
A．Of course , it loves me , since I love it .
B．If I love it , it should love me.
C．I hope it will bring me a safe sailing as a return for my love of it .
D．I hope it will save my life when I am in time of danger .
小題3: The reason why she would like to have the sail is that ____.
A．she thinks it will be very exciting
B．she likes sports and enjoys canoeing
C．she has decided to realize a childhood dream
D．she wants to be still active when she gets old
小題4:What kind of person would you say the old woman is ?
A．Someone who does not show what she is feeling .
B．Someone who is very proud and sure of her success .
C．Someone who doesn’t use her head much .
D．Someone who is open , honest and brave .
小題5:The best title for this passage is ____ .
A．Life Begins at SixtyB．A Round Coast Sail
C．An Old Woman SailorD．An Unusual Hobby(愛(ài)好)

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:D
小題5:A

試題分析：本文主要講述的是一位60歲的退休老奶奶想獨(dú)自一人沿著蘇格蘭的海岸線航行的故事。
小題1:C 推理題。根據(jù)本句Although the inside of the boat is very cosy it has no running water or electricity.說(shuō)明在船里，盡管沒(méi)有電，但是她仍然過(guò)得很舒服。該詞是指C項(xiàng)。
小題2:C 推理題。根據(jù)We asked her if she was afraid of being at sea for so long. She said, “Well, I’m going to take a good compass (指南針). Anyway I’m not afraid of death because I love the sea---I just hope it loves me.”可知這里的I just hope it loves me.”希望大海能夠讓她安全行船，安全歸來(lái)。故C正確。
小題3:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后2行Although she is sixty, she doesn’t want to have a quiet and peaceful life. “I’m looking forward to having fun in the rest of my life and that’s exactly why I’d like to be a sailor for a while.”可知她是想在自己年紀(jì)大的時(shí)候，仍然有積極向上的生活。故D正確。
小題4:D 推理題。她60歲了仍然想獨(dú)自一人在海上，說(shuō)明她很勇敢，思想很開(kāi)放。根據(jù)“Well, I’m going to take a good compass (指南針). Anyway I’m not afraid of death because I love the sea---I just hope it loves me.”說(shuō)明她也很誠(chéng)實(shí)。故D正確。
小題5:A 主旨大意題。本文主要講述的是一位60歲的退休老奶奶想獨(dú)自一人沿著蘇格蘭的海岸線航行的故事。故A項(xiàng)“生活從60歲開(kāi)始”符合題意。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文主要講述的是一位60歲的退休老奶奶想獨(dú)自一人沿著蘇格蘭的海岸線航行的故事。本文主旨鮮明,很容易在文中找到答案。做題時(shí)要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因?yàn)樗鼈兺褪俏恼碌闹黝}句。閱讀中要注意要點(diǎn)之間的關(guān)系。然后帶著問(wèn)題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀任務(wù)。
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A．luckyB．strongC．calmD．painful
小題7:
A．hearingB．sightC．confidenceD．business
小題8:
A．grewB．livedC．workedD．graduated
小題9:
A．kindB．weakC．poorD．clever
小題10:
A．saveB．spendC．borrowD．pay
小題11:
A．thereforeB．a(chǎn)s well as
C．howeverD．a(chǎn)t the same time
小題12:
A．neededB．earnedC．ownedD．lost
小題13:
A．computerB．fashionC．musicD．a(chǎn)dvertising
小題14:
A．recordsB．moneyC．medicineD．books
小題15:
A．somethingB．everything
C．a(chǎn)nythingD．nothing
小題16:
A．keptB．endedC．teamedD．put
小題17:
A．satisfiedB．pleasedC．surprisedD．helped
小題18:
A．understandB．expectC．believeD．like
小題19:
A．checked B．questionedC．educatedD．a(chǎn)ffected
小題20:
A．learnB．giveC．wishD．bring

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