An Extraordinary Change of Direction
Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity.
As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she became a member of a pop dance team
She got married, and after she had chi ldren she retired from show business to bring them up.They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home.
She says,"When I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband thought I was borerd because the children had left home.He was also worried because I had never sailed before I was not bored, but I had met some people who told me about the race.They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia.I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey.
Before Molly left she did a lot of training, but it hadn' t prepared her for the worst weather which they experienced.She tells one story."One night the sea was very rough and it was very cold.I had gone downstairs when a huge wave smashed into the boat and injured two men on the deck.One of the men couldn' t move because he had broken his leg.They were taken to hospital by helicopter.That was the worst time.
By the end of October last year, she had raised more than $50, 000 for charity.
She says, "Sometimes I ask myself, what did I do? How did I do it? But then I think, it' s the same as being a dancer.Before I left on trip, I had trained hard.I had got very fit and had prepared myself completely.Then on the trip I was simply a good team member."
21.What does the word"extraordinary" mean in the title? ()
A.Very ordinary
B.Very unusual and surprising.
C.Not special
22.The sentence“…… my husband thought I was bored……” in Para.4 meant that my husband thought I felt ()
A.dissatisfied because I had nothing better to do at home
B.annoyed because I had to wait long for my children to come back home
C.happy because I could do something I was interested in instead of taking care of children
23.The word"section" in the fourth paragraph probably means()
A.group of people
B.part of the training
C.part of the route of sail
24.Which of the following is nearest (closest) in meaning to “ rough” in the sentence“ One night the sea was very rough……” in Para.5? ( )
A.not exact
B.difficult
C.not smooth because of huge waves
25.The last paragraph suggests that()
A.the qualities she needed for the trip were the same as those for a dancer.
B.many years of dancing had already prepared her for the sail completely, so she needn' t do any thing before the journey
C.she should be kind to other team members during the trip

未分类题A funny thing happened on the way to the communications revolution: we stopped talking to one another.I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation.There we were walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and…I became invisible, absent from the conversation .The park was filled with people talking on their cell phones They were passing people wi thout looking at them, say ing hello, noticing their babies or stopping to pat their dogs.It seems that the limitless electronic voice is preferred to human contact.The telephone used to connect you to the absent.Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent.Recently I was in a car with three friends.The driver hushed the rest of us because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone.There we were, four friends driving down the highway, unable to talk to each other because of the small thing designed to make communication easier.why is it that the wore connected we get.The more disconnected I feel? Every advance in ommunications technology is a setback to the closeness of human interaction(互动).With email and instant message over the internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another.With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone.If my moe has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine.As almost every contact we can imagine between human beings gets automated(自动化), the emot ional di stance index(疏远指数) goes up.Pumping gas at the station? Why say good-morning to the assistant when you can swipe you credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact? Making a deposit at the bank? Why talk to the clerk who lives in the neight when you can put your card into the ATM?More and more, I find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for conversation.Or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didn ’t really have time to talk.The techno logy devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelierI own a mobile phone, an ATM card, a voicemail telephone,and an e-mail account.Giving them up isn t a choice.They are great for what they are intended to do.It s their unitended results that make me upset.What good is all this gee-whiz technology if there is no one in the room to hear you crying out“ Gee whiz”?21.The author’s experience of walking in a park with a frier recently made him feel()A.unhappyB.funnyC.wonderful22.According to the author, human contact in a park means()A.looking at each other and saying hello when passingB.noticing their babies and stopping to pat their dogsC.both A and B23.According to the author, the more connected we get in communication technology, the () we areA.more automaticB.easierC.more disconnected24.What are the examples the author gives to explain his idea that every advance in communication technology is a setback to the closeness of human interaction?()A.With e-mail and instant message over the Internet.We can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another.B.With voice mail, you can make entire conversations.without ever reaching anyone.C.Both A and B25.What is the unintended result of communication technology, according to the author?()A.It makes communication easier and conversation possible everywhere.B.It actually reates a distance between people instead of bringing them together.C.It makes every contact between human beings automatic and makes people feel connected.

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