閱讀理解分析（A） 專項練習與答案精講 一

閱讀理解分析（A） 專項練習與答案精講 一

（一）Britain's Solo Sailor

Ellen MacArthur started sailing when she was eight, going out on sailing trips with her aunt. She loved it so much that she saved her money for three years to buy her first small sailing boat. When she was 18, she sailed alone around Britain and won the "Young Sailor of the Year" award.

But Ellen really became famous in 2001. Aged only 24, she was one of only two women who entered the Vendee Globe round the world solo race, which lasts 100 days. Despite many problems, she came second in the race out of 24 competitors and she was given a very warm welcome when she returned.

Ambition and determination have always been a big part of Ellen's personality. When she was younger, she lived in a kind of hut (棚屋) for three years while she was trying to get sponsorship to compete in a transatlantic race. Then she took a one-way ticket to France, bought a tiny seven-meter Class Mini yacht, slept under it while she was repairing it, and then she raced it 4,000 kilometers across the Atlantic in 1997, alone for 33 days.

Ellen has had to learn many things, because sailing single-handed means that she has to be her own captain, electrician, sail maker, engineer, doctor, journalist, cameraman and cook. She also has to be very fit, and because of the dangers of sleeping for long periods of time when she's in the middle of the ocean, she has trained herself to sleep for about 20 minutes at a time.

And she needs courage. Once, in the middle of the ocean, she had to climb the mast (桅桿) of a boat to repair the sails at four o'clock in the morning, with 100 kph winds blowing around her. It took her many hours to make the repairs. Ellen says, "I was exhausted when I came down. It's hard to describe how it feels to be up there. It's like trying to hold onto a big pole, which for me is just too big to get my arms around, with someone kicking you all the time and trying to shake you off."

But in her diary, Ellen also describes moments which make it all worthwhile (值得的): "A beautiful sunrise started the day, with black clouds slowly lit by the bright yellow sun. I have a very strong feeling of pleasure, being out here on the ocean and having the chance to live this. I just feel lucky to be here."

1. In the Vendee Globe race, Ellen won________.

A. a gold medal

B. the "Best Women Sailor" award

C. the second place

D. the "Young Sailor of the Year" award

2. Ellen lived in a kind of hut for three years________.

A. because she was interested in country life

B. because she was ambitious for the coming race

C. while she was learning how to repair sails

D. while she was trying to get financial support for a race

3. The word "solo" in the title could be best replaced by________.

A. self-starter

B. single-handed

C. one performer

D. self-made

4. According to Paragraph 4, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. She has to be her own teacher.

B. She has trained herself to sleep for about 20 minutes at a time.

C. She has to be very fit.

D. She has to learn to repair sails.

5. How does Ellen feel about the Vendee Globe race?

A. It is surprising.

B. It is relaxing.

C. It is dangerous.

D. It is enjoyable.

［高頻考點］

考點1：細節(jié)信息的查找；

考點2：涉及原因的細節(jié)題；

考點3：猜詞題；

考點4：采用排除法解決三正一誤題；

考點5：態(tài)度題。

［主旨大意］

Ellen MacArthur八歲時開始駕駛帆船，十八歲時就獨自駕駛帆船圍繞英國航行并贏得了“年度青年水手”的稱號。

但她在24歲時才真正成名。她是進入Vendee Globe環(huán)球個人帆船比賽的唯一的兩名女選手之一，并在24名參賽的選手中獲得了第二名的成績。

雄心和決心是Ellen個性的重要成分，而且她必須學習許多東西，同時她必須充滿勇氣。雖然遭遇了很多困難，但Ellen覺得在海上航行、生活非?？鞓贰?/p>

［長難句結構解析］

1. She also has to be very fit, and because of the dangers of sleeping for long periods of time she's in the middle of the ocean, she has trained herself to sleep for about 20 minutes at a time.

（1）“fit”此處表示身體健康的。

（2）畫線部分為介賓短語作原因狀語，等于句子because it is dangerous to sleep for long periods of time...；其中...long periods of time she's in the middle of the ocean定語從句中省略了關系副詞when，應為...long periods of time when she's in the middle of the ocean。

（3）“at a time”每次；注意區(qū)別幾個易混淆的詞組的含義及用法：

at no time　從不，絕不，在任何時候都不

eg: At no time in his life has he been braver than in that case.

　　他一生中從來沒有像那一回那么勇敢。

at a time　每次，一次

eg: Take three pills at a time.

　　每次服用三粒。

at all　times 一直，總是

eg: Keep your dictionary ready to hand at all times.

　　把詞典隨時放在手邊。

at times　有時，不時

eg: The baby cries at times.

　　寶寶不時地哭叫起來。

（4）參考譯文：同時必須非常健康，因為在海上長時間睡覺很危險，她已經訓練到一次僅睡二十分鐘。

2. It's like trying to hold onto a big pole, which for me is just too big to get my arms around, with someone kicking you all the time and trying to shake you off.

（1）這是一個主系表結構的句子，介賓短語作表語。

（2）畫線部分為which引導的非限制性定語從句；“with someone kicking...”作伴隨狀語。

（3）參考譯文：就像要抓住一個巨大的桿子，對我來說它太粗了，用胳膊不可能抱住。似乎有人一直在踢你并試圖把你搖下去。

［答案解析］

1．C。［解析］細節(jié)考查題。根據(jù)文中第二段內容Aged only 24, she was one of only two women who entered the Vendee Globe round the world solo race..., she came second in the race out of 24 competitors...，可以看出，在Vendee Globe比賽中，Ellen獲得了第二名，故答案為C。注意干擾選項B和D，B項文中未提到，而D項的稱號是Ellen在18歲時獲得的。

2．D。［解析］細節(jié)考查題。文中第三段第二句指出：When she was younger, she lived in a kind of hut (棚屋) for three years while she was trying to get sponsorship to compete in a transatlantic race. Ellen的目的是為了取得資助，對比選項，只有D項符合此意，故答案為D。

3．B。［解析］猜詞題。標題中的solo：單獨的、唯一的。選項A：工作主動的人，自動發(fā)起某項計劃的人；選項B：單獨一人的、獨自的；選項C：一個表演者；選項D：自力更生的、自制的。根據(jù)各個選項的含義，只有B與solo的含義最為貼切，故答案為B。此外，文中第四段第一句Ellen has had to learn many things, because sailing single-handed means that...中也出現(xiàn)了single-handed一詞，是與solo的同義替換。

4．A。［解析］三正一誤的細節(jié)考查題。參見長難句結構分析1，可先將選項B和C排除。文中也體現(xiàn)了獨自航行意味著自己要成為船長、電工、帆船修理工、工程師、醫(yī)生、記者、攝影師和廚師，又可將選項D排除。只有A項的內容在文中并未提到，故正確答案為A。

5．D。［解析］態(tài)度題。文章最后一段描述了Ellen的精神狀態(tài)：A beautiful sunrise started the day, with black clouds slowly lit by the bright yellow sun. I have a very strong feeling of pleasure, being out here on the ocean and having the chance to live this. I just feel lucky to be here. 句子意為：隨著美麗的日出一天開始了，燦爛的陽光慢慢消除了烏云，心情非?？鞓贰Ｄ軌蛴性诖蠛Ｉ虾叫?、生活的機會，我感到很幸運。顯而易見，Ellen的心情是非常愉悅的，故答案為D。