When I was a child ,I spent most of the time near the sea watching the ships, large and small, go in and out of the harbor. At the age of eighteen I 1 home to take a job on a passenger 2 that sailed between San Francisco and YokohamA．I was 3 about my new adventure and a little afraid, too. For over a year, I 4 the Pacific on the Rosa Lee. The brilliant blue waters were 5 in the sunlight; under stormy skies the angry 6 became dark, dangerous, and exciting. I 7 the sea in all its glorious beauty — both when it was quiet and when it was violent. 8 , I knew it was the life for me.
After a year, during a rip from Melbourne to Honolulu, I had a very strange 9 . I have never forgotten it. We couldn’t get 10 the way in time and were hit by a violent 11 . The wind grew stronger and stronger — 12 fifty miles an hour, and mountains of water 13 the Rosa Lee over on its side. The ship rolled back only to be 14 again by the next wave. All during the rain-filled night, we worked in a frantic 15 to save the ship, but there was a breakdown in the engine room and the motors 16 . We knew that there was 17 more we could do. At dawn the Captain 18 the order to leave the ship. A few minutes later Rosa Lee 19 beneath the angry seA．All that could be 20 were a few lifeboats here and there among the waves.
1．A．left B．went C．landed D．forgot
2．A．bus B．ship C．plane D．train
3．A．worried B．narrow C．excited D．sure
4．A．struck B．imagined C．remarked D．sailed
5．A．shallow B．terrifying C．irregular D．beautiful
6．A．situation B．gains C．waters D．management
7．A．hated B．loved C．improved D．greeted
8．A．In the end B．What’s more C．That’s to say D．From the beginning
9．A．dream B．practice C．imagination D．experience
10．A．in B．up C．out of D．down
11．A．purpose B．storm C．soul D．rock
12．A．up to B．far from C．less than D．behind
13．A．pushed B．pulled C．drew D．looked
14．A．protected B．attacked C．destroyed D．applied
15．A．request B．decision C．sense D．attempt
16．A．worked B．based C．stooped D．finished
17．A．nothing B．space C．light D．recognized
18．A．gave B．threw C．forced D．recognized
19．A．floated B．sank C．fell D．pushed
20．A．enjoyed B．criticized C．seen D．climbed1-- 20 ABCDD CBDDC BAABD CAABC
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本文是一篇记叙文，题材涉及到人与自然。作者通过对汹涌的海浪和船员以及轮船所处的危险境遇的形象描述，使我们认识到了大自然的威力，从中感悟到面对自然灾害，人类为了求生就必须付出勇气和智慧。这类题材具有时代感，因为水灾、地震、暴风时常侵扰着我们，为了保护我们幸福的家园，我们必须战胜自然，至少尽可能减少自然灾难给我们带来的损失。所以这类话题的文章在高考中的出现频率一直较高。题目的设置多数是情景描述的词汇运用，如本题中的1、3、10等小题；和一些贯穿全文的行文逻辑试题，如2、4、6等小题。一般来说这种试题难度不大，适合考生的认知特点，解题的关键是要准确把握故事的情景，合理推断故事的发展和结局。
1．A情景判断题。本句话意思是“18岁之后离家工作”，所以要用left。went“回家”；landed“着陆”；forgot“忘记”。
2．B行文逻辑题。根据短文内容可推知“我在客轮(passenger ship)上工作”。
3．C生活常识题。童年一直观看大大小小的轮船进出港口，长大之后去当海员，可知“我”对航海的爱好和向往，所以对此，“我”很是“兴奋”。A．worried“担心的”；B．narrow“狭窄的”；C．excited“兴奋的”；D．sure“对……有把握的”。
4．D行文逻辑题。根据文章内容：当海员，即“航行”在太平洋上，所以用sailed。A．struck“撞击，侵袭”；B．imagined“想象”；C．remarked“评沦”。
5．D情景判断题。由brilliant“色彩艳丽的”可知，阳光下的海水肯定是“漂亮的”，所以用beautiful。A．shallow“浅的”；B．terrifying“令人恐惧的”；C．irregular“不规则的”。
6．C行文逻辑题。上文谈到“The brilliant blue waters”，下文又说“both when it was quiet and when it Was violent”，很显然此处是在描述在暴风雨的天气下“海水”呈现出的样子。
7．B行文逻辑题。由后文“I knew it was the life for me”可知“我喜爱大海”，故选B项。
8．D行文逻辑题。根据“我喜爱大海”，可知“从一开始我就知道它是我生命的全部”。from the beginning“从一开始”；in the end“最后”；what's more“而且”；that's to say“那就是说”。
9．D行文逻辑题。下文描述了客轮遇难，所以这是“我”的一次“经历”，故选D．experience。A．dream“梦想”；B．practice“实践，惯例”；C．imagination“想象”。
10．C词汇运用题。这句话表示“我们未能及时避免，所以赶上了暴风雨”。get out of在此意为“避免”。get in the way“挡住路”；get up和get down不与the way搭配。
11．B行文逻辑题。由下文“The wind grew stronger and stronger”可知此处指遭遇暴风雨袭击，故选B．storm。
12．A情景判断题。指风速“达到”每小时50英里，故用up to。
13．A情景判断题。句意为“如山的大浪向一边推着轮船”。push“推，挤”；pull“扯，拉”；draw“拉，拖”；look“看”。故只能用push。
14．B情景判断题。轮船在大浪中挣扎，一浪接一浪，因此此处指轮船受到“攻击”，故用B．attacked。A．protected“保护”；C．destroyed“毁坏”；D．applied“申请，应用”。
15．D词汇运用题。作为船员，都有拯救轮船的想法，故用attempt表示“试图，努力”。A．request“要求”；B．decision“决定”；C．sense“意义”。
16．C行文逻辑题。根据“there was a breakdown in the engine room”判断此处要用stopped表示“停止”。
17．A行文逻辑题。根据故事发展的结果可知，此处表示“我们什么也不能做”，故用nothing
18．A行文逻辑题。由下文可知“船上的人上了救生船”，因此推断此处指船长下达了弃船命令。
19．B行文逻辑题。由“At dawn the Captain gave the order to leave the ship”可知“船已经到了不能挽救的地步”，所以推断它“沉人”大海中。
20．C情景判断题。轮船已经下沉，因此只能看见在波浪中的一些救生船，故选C项。