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London, May 5, 2003  Emma Richards of Britain has become the first woman and the youngest person to finish the Around Alone, which is a round-the-world sailing race. The journey started in New York last September and went east around South Africa to New Zealand. It crossed the Pacific Ocean and went around South America, ending up yesterday in Rhode Island, the smallest state in America. In the end, the trip covered over 46,000 kilometres. The same sea route was taken in the past by many famous travelers who wanted to learn about the world.
Emma, a 1996 graduate (畢業(yè)生) of the University of Glasgow, finished the race at the age of twenty-eight. The race requires competitors to sail alone. Emma said that actually it was very difficult to be all by herself for such a long time even though she’s really into sailing. Her worst moment was when she had to climb the high mast (船桅) in a bad storm to fix some broken parts. She sailed hundreds of kilometres away from land and the wind was blowing very hard. Only her strong willpower kept her going to make it all the way. These days, Emma is happy to be home with her parents and sleep in a bed that stays still.
小題1:The first paragraph is mostly about       .

A．the Around Alone race	B．a(chǎn) terrible wind storm
C．the start of the journey	D．the smallest state in America

小題2:Which one is NOT true?

A．Emma sailed alone around the world.

B．Emma made a new route for the sea travel.

C．Emma is the youngest person to finish the race.

D．Emma is the first woman to finish Around Alone.

小題3:The second paragraph mainly tells us about       .

A．Emma’s parents	B．how to repair a broken boat
C．the University of Glasgow	D．Emma’s sailing experience

小題4:How long did the trip take?

A．About four months.	B．About six months.
C．About eight months.	D．About twelve months.

小題5: What is the best way to explain Emma’s success?

A．The other racers had many problems.

B．Her parents encouraged her to keep on.

C．She had strong willpower to make it to the end.

D．She had received a good education in a university.

Answer 1

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:C

試題分析：本文敘述了一個名叫Emma的女孩成為了世界上第一個女子也是最年輕的獨自完成環(huán)球的航行比賽的人。在比賽中她遇到了許多困難，正是Emma的毅力使她堅持進行完這次獨自航行比賽。
小題1:主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段的Emma Richards of Britain has become the first woman and the youngest person to finish the Around Alone, which is a round-the-world sailing race.可知這一段在講獨自航行環(huán)游世界的比賽。故選A。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的The same sea route was taken in the past by many famous travelers who wanted to learn about the world.可知Emma航行的路線以前有人行駛過，并不是一條新的路線。故選B。
小題3:主旨大意題。根據(jù)第二段的Emma said that actually it was very difficult to be all by herself for such a long time even though she’s really into sailing.可知這一段介紹了Emma的航行經(jīng)歷，故選D。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)The journey started in New York last September和ending up yesterday 以及報道的時間May 5, 2003可知這次航行時去年9月開始的，今年5月4日結(jié)束的，大約共8個月。故選C。
小題5:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的Only her strong willpower kept her going to make it all the way.可知正是Emma的毅力使她堅持進行完這次獨自航行比賽。故選C。