Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay (海湾)She stepped into the 16 and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and 17 to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach 18 side. The waves struck against the side of the boat, 19 and uneven; it became 20 difficult to row. If she 21 for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the 22 .
She wasn' t even halfway, 23 she was already tired and her hands 24 from pulling on the rough wooden oars (船桨).“I'm never going to 25 it”, she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and 26 her head helplessly, then looked up as she 27 the boat shift(晃动) against the tide.
The east wind , which had swung(旋转) around from the south-west, 28 her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be 29 . Her hands weren't so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst 30 .
The lights of the town became 31 . one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she 32 it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just 33 ? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last 34 on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves 35 and knew she had e home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.
16. A. car B. boat C. ship D. sail
17. A. beside B. before C. behind D. beyond
18.A. another B. other C. either D. the other
19. A. deep B. calm C. gentle D. rough
20. A. more B. less C. as D. least
21. A. slept B. continued C. rested D.rowed
22. A. home B. mountains C. south-west D. entrance
23. A. if B. so C. but D. since
24. A. hurt B. ruined C. troubled D. broke
25. A. get B. make C. keep D. take
26. A. turned B. dropped C. cocked D. raised
27. A. saw B. made C. heard D. felt
28. A. got to B. came to C. sent for D. reached for
29. A. difficult B. serious C. all right D. certain enough
30. A. any more B. still more C. no more D. once more
31. A. brighter B. bigger C. closer D. smaller
32. A. destroyed B. threw C. repaired D. seized
33. A. dreaming B. guessing C. inventing D. expecting
34. A. blow B. hit C. pull D. strike
35. A. anxiously B. happily C. sadly D. carefully16.B 17.D18.D19.D20.A21.C22.D23.C24.A25.B26.B27.D28.B29.C30.A31.D32.D33.A34.C35.B
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(答案→)16.B 17.D18.D19.D20.A21.C22.D23.C24.A25.B26.B27.D28.B29.C30.A31.D32.D33.A34.C35.B
解析：
16.解析：根据下文中的rowed可判断出女孩上了船。
17.解析：beyond表示“在……的那一边（更远处）”。海浪冲刷着入海口，向海的远方冲刷去。
18.解析：the other side海的另一边。
19.解析：rough的意思是“波涛汹涌”。根据上文可判断出海浪很大。
20.解析：more后接形容词原形构成比较级，波涛汹涌使划船更加困难。
21.解析：rest停下来。如果她停一会，海浪就会把她的船冲走。
22.解析：根据上文的entrance和rushed the boat back可判断出海浪会把她冲回入海口。
23.解析：根据前面两句的内容可判断出它们是转折关系。
24.解析：hurt受伤。由于海浪很大，她划桨的手受了伤。
25.解析：make it的意思是“按时到达某处（目的地）”。由于海浪太大，小女孩有些泄气。
26.解析：drop one’s head低头。根据下文helplessly可判断出女孩很泄气。
27.解析：feel感觉，感觉到小船在海浪中晃动。
28.解析：由于风向由西南转向东风，这给了她很大帮助，把她的船推向大山的方向。
29.解析：根据上文可判断出现在没有什么问题了。
30.解析：not...any more不再。由于一切顺利，她的面颊也似乎不再感到发烧了。
31.解析：船远离城镇，灯光变得越来越小了。
32.解析：seize抓住。她抓住船桨。
33.解析：dream梦。当女孩的船只离河岸越来越近时，她简直不相信眼前发生的一切。
34.解析：pull拉。使劲划动船桨。
35.解析：在接近胜利时，海浪的声音也变得动听了。