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【題目】Imagine yourself on a boat looking out at the horizon and all you can see is the water meeting the sky with no land in sight and you are sailing straight ahead to meet the world. Jesse Martin does not have to imagine: he is living in it.

On Dec. 7, 1998, at 17 years old, Jesse set sail from Melbourne, Australia on his boat, attempting to become the youngest person to sail alone and nonstop around the world. He sailed south of New Zealand, through the South Pacific, around South America, north on the Atlantic, back south past Africa, through the Indian Ocean and back to Melbourne. Even as a young child, Jesse had been an adventurer who traveled all over Europe and Asia with his parents. Born in Munich, Germany in 1981, he moved to Australia with his family when he was only two years old. They moved close to a rainforest in Cow Bay, about 3,500kms north of Melbourne, where they built a small house with no electricity or running water. Jesse grew up at the beach enjoying the outdoors to its fullest. At 14, he sailed for the first time with his father and brother, Beau. It was after this trip that he began to dream about sailing around the world.

Jesse’s family played an important role. “I was made to believe I could do anything, although there were others that were not so encouraging or supportive” he says. “People that I looked up to, respected and trusted told me I couldn’t. Thankfully, I trusted myself. There were people that said that the boat couldn’t be ready by the time I had to leave.” However, through perseverance(堅持不懈) and belief in himself, he was able to do what many told him was impossible.

On Oct.31, 1999, more than 10 months after he set sail, Jesse Martin went down in history as the youngest person to sail around the world alone, nonstop and unassisted.

【1】By encouraging readers to imagine a sailing experience, the author wants to __________.

A. show how difficult it is to be a sailor B. describe what Jesse’s sailing is like

C. show how wonderful Jesse’s life is D. describe what a sailor’s life is like

【2】What can you know from paragraph 2?

A. Jesse was the first person who had sailed alone around the world.

B. Jesse traveled all over Europe and Asia with his parents when he was 17.

C. Jesse was born in Melbourne and grew up at the beach.

D. Jesse grew up in a small house with no electricity or running water.

【3】What made Jesse decide to sail alone around the world according to the passage?

A. His childhood adventure experiences. B. His journeys to Europe.

C. His love for outdoor activities. D. His first sailing trip with his family.

【4】What can we learn from Jesse Martin’s story?

A. Life is an unusual adventure we should enjoy. B. Failure is the mother of success.

C. A strong belief will make a person stronger. D. Great interest contributes to success.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 D

【3】 D

【4】 C

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。簡單敘述了Jesse Martin的經(jīng)歷，14歲時，他和家人有過一次航行之后產(chǎn)生了環(huán)球航行的夢想，他有著堅定的信念，他相信自己能成功。最后他成功的環(huán)游了世界，成了世界上最年輕的航行家。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的最后一句Jesse Martin does not have to imagine: he is living in it. 可知，作者通過鼓勵讀者想象航海的畫面，說明Jesse航行的生活，引出下文，故B項符合。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的They moved close to a rainforest in Cow Bay, about 3,500kms north of Melbourne, where they built a small house with no electricity or running water可知，Jesse小時候住在一個沒有水電的小房子里，故選D。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的最后一句話At 14, he sailed for the first time with his father and brother, Beau. It was after this trip that he began to dream about sailing around the world. 可知，他是在14歲時和家人第一次一起航行后就開始夢想著航行全世界，故選D。

【4】推理判斷題。結(jié)合文章和最后一段的However, through perseverance(堅持不懈) and belief in himself, he was able to do what many told him was impossible. 可推斷出，通過Jesse Martin 的故事我們可以學到擁有堅定的信念和不懈的努力，我們就能夠做到很多人認為我們做不到的，即堅定的信念可以使一個人變得更加強大，故選C。