首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
The following is an interview with Emma Richards, one of Britain’s most successful sailors and the youngest person to complete t
The following is an interview with Emma Richards, one of Britain’s most successful sailors and the youngest person to complete t
admin
2019-08-17
25
问题
The following is an interview with Emma Richards, one of Britain’s most successful sailors and the youngest person to complete the Around Alone race in May 2003. As you listen, answer Questions 1 to 10 by circling TRUE or FALSE. You will hear the interview only once. You now have 1 minute to read Questions 1 to 10.
M: What first spark your interest in sailing?
W: It wasn’t really a conscious decision. It all just kind of happened. I’m the youngest of the four in my family and I started sailing with my brothers and my parents. I began racing when I was ten or eleven with my brother. Then we moved up into bigger boats and started helming, which was very exciting.
M: What do you love about it?
W: Everything, really. I love being outdoors and I love the freedom of just being able to jump in a boat and sail. But there are so many different parts of sailing. You have to concentrate on the tides and currents and weather. Just by sailing under a cloud, you will get more wind. There is a lot to learn about aerial dynamics.
M: Where is your favorite place to sail?
W: The west coast of Scotland where I grew up. I guess home is always your love, but it’s definitely the most beautiful sailing I’ve ever done. It can also be the most dangerous because it’s so tidal and the weather hits the coast there pretty badly. Second is New Zealand, particularly the North Island. I’ve sailed and cruised around there. That’s beautiful.
M: What was it like sailing on your own? Did you get lonely?
W: Yes, I did sometimes. But it’s quite funny because you are so busy all the time that days just disappear. You try to feed in as much as you can in daylight, and at night, you have to make everything secure. But if you get really lonely, you can always pick up the phone and speak to someone.
M: What was the worst moment on the Around Alone race?
W: Having to climb the mast on the second leg. I broke the main hauling yard, which is the rope that hauls the main sail at the top of the mast. It’s snapped right at the top, so I had to go up and replace it. As you can imagine, at the top of the mast, the yacht’s motion is really exaggerated. It’s very dangerous and you don’t want to go up there too often.
M: Was there a time during the race when you thought you might not get back?
W: A couple of times I thought: Why am I doing this? But there was never a time when I thought that’s it—I’m fish food, having said that. There are so many moments when you get up a bit slack about fitting the safety harness because it’s a real pain to keep moving alone. If you trip or follow over board, that’s it. You are going to watch the boat sail off into the distance on autopilot. You either stay on the boat or you die.
M: Do you ever get enough sleep sailing alone?
W: You go into a state of exhaustion, so you sleep in bursts never more than 20 to 30 minutes at a time. In really rough weather, you just try to lie down for 10 minutes. You rarely sleep but your body somehow gets some energy back, because your life revolves around sailing, keeping the boat fast, navigating, eating, sleeping and it’s a constant routine. You only spend a few minutes doing anything at a time.
M: Would you do the Around Alone race again?
W: No, I’ve done it once and I have proved to myself that I can. The problem is that it’s a big chunk of your life and there’re so many other things I want to do, although I’m very lucky to be only 29 and have done the equivalent of a few around the world.
选项
A、TURE
B、FALSE
答案
A
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/78Wd777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语五级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语五级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
Themid-19thcenturytimetravelerswouldnotbesurprisedbytoday’sInternetbecause______Howmanysimilarpointshasthewr
Accordingtothestudies,what’sthepercentageofeccentrics?
Theauthorpointsoutatthebeginningthat______.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingmayaffectaperson’shandedn
Accordingtotheauthor,anation’swealthdependsupon______.Theword"foremost"mostprobablymeans______.
WhousuallytakecareoftheelderlypeopleintheUnitedStates?
Thefirstparagraphpointsoutthatoneoftheadvantagesofafamilywithbothparentsis______.AccordingtoParagraph3,on
______youngchildrenareexpectedtolearnrepetitivelybothinclassandathome?______buildingblocksandlargepuzzlesare
Theauthorholdsthatengineeringandhumanitieshavetheleastincommon.Manyengineeringstudentsdon’ttaketheircorecour
Theauthorholdsthatengineeringandhumanitieshavetheleastincommon.Theauthor’ssecondaryschoolambitionwastomajor
随机试题
关于1型糖尿病临床表现特点,下列哪项不妥()。
双肾缩小常见于
患者,女性,36岁,患慢性肾衰竭,近2天来平均尿量为12ml/h,考虑为()。
对工程项目总控的特点叙述不正确的是()。
对于单独进行设计招标的设备,其设计费用应计入( )。
在社会服务机构中,以没有钱作为出发点,根据机构在来年的实际需要而作出预算的是()财务预算方法。
(上海2012A—57)某车间三个班组共同承担一批加工任务,每个班组要加工100套产品。因为加工速度有差异,一班组完成任务时二班组还差5套产品没完成,三班组还差10套产品没完成。假设三个班组加工速度都不变,那么二班组完成任务时,三班组还剩()套产品
圣德太子
下列银行中对货币供给量增减的影响最小的是()。
甲将其自用的一台电脑以5000元的价格卖给乙,后来又以5500元价格卖给丙,之后又以6000元的价格卖给丁。乙、丙、丁都要求甲交付电脑。则()。
最新回复
(
0
)