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
Ellen MacArthur started sailing when she was eight,going out on sailing trips with her aunt.She loved it so much that she saved
Ellen MacArthur started sailing when she was eight,going out on sailing trips with her aunt.She loved it so much that she saved
admin
2011-01-10
38
问题
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 the 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 Miniyacht(游艇),slept under it while she was repairing it,and then she raced it 4,000 kilometres 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 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(桅杆)of a boat to repair the sails-at four o’clock in the morning,with 100kph 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”.
In the Vendee Globe race,Ellen won
选项
A、the second place.
B、a gold medal.
C、the“Young Sailor of the Year”award.
D、the“Best Woman Sailor”award.
答案
A
解析
文中第二段谈到她是进入这场比赛的两名女选手中的一个,在24个竞争对手中,她赢得了第二名,故选A。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/aaGd777K
本试题收录于:
职称英语综合类C级题库职称英语分类
0
职称英语综合类C级
职称英语
相关试题推荐
WideWorldofRobotsEngineerswhobuildandprogramrobotshavefascinatingjobs.Theseresearcherstinker(修补)withmachines
WideWorldofRobotsEngineerswhobuildandprogramrobotshavefascinatingjobs.Theseresearcherstinker(修补)withmachines
WideWorldofRobotsEngineerswhobuildandprogramrobotshavefascinatingjobs.Theseresearcherstinker(修补)withmachines
WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutFlowersandYeoistrue?FlowersandYeohavestartedaprogramme
WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutFlowersandYeoistrue?FlowersandYeohavestartedaprogramme
ListeningDeviceProvidesLandslide(山崩;地滑;塌方)EarlyWarningAdevicethatprovidesearlywarningofalandslidebymonitoring
ListeningDeviceProvidesLandslide(山崩;地滑;塌方)EarlyWarningAdevicethatprovidesearlywarningofalandslidebymonitoring
Ford1.Ford’sgreatstrengthwasthemanufacturingprocess--notinvention.Longbeforehestartedacarcompany,hewasa
随机试题
教师对一些特殊家庭的儿童进行家访属于()
《五代史伶官传序》是一篇史论典范,其作者是
诊断癌的主要依据是
男,57岁,胸骨后阵发性针刺样疼痛2年,近3个月咽下食物哽咽感而来诊。查体见右锁骨上淋巴结肿大。行食管吞钡检查,下列征象有助于确定前述之诊断的是
心脏病患者,下列哪项不宜妊娠
患者,女,45岁。诉头晕,心悸,全身乏力。体查:体温38℃,面色苍白,巩膜轻度黄染,脾脏肋下2cm。血常规:血红蛋白80g/L,网织红细胞12%。如患者为冷抗体型自身免疫溶血性贫血,则抗体类型主要为
凡违法事实确凿,有法定依据,对公民处50元以下罚款,对法人或者其他组织处以1000元以下罚款或警告的行政处罚可适用一般程序。()。
如图所示(单位:mm),图形对x、y轴的惯性积为()。
一个主机有多个IP地址,其中一个地址是192.168.12.11,则它的其他地址可能是()。
FiveCommonMistakesinConversationandTheirSolutionsI.NotlisteningA.Problem:mostpeopledon’tlisten—waiteagerlyf
最新回复
(
0
)