跟蹤導練（四）（3）

閱讀七選五

There have never been many adventurers.? But they were really businessmen. There was something they wanted—a lady， or money， or a country， or honor. And so they got it. But a true adventure is different. He starts without any special purpose. He is ready for anything he may meet.

There have been many half-adventurers.? History is rich with their stories. But each of them had a special purpose. They were not followers of true adventure.

In the big city of New York， Romance and Adventure are always waiting.

We look up suddenly and see a face in a window. The face seems to interest us strangely. Or in a quiet street， we hear a cry of fear and pain coming from a house where no one lives. A car takes us to a strange door， instead of to our own. The door opens and we are asked to enter. At every corner， eyes look toward us， or hands are raised， or fingers point.

But few of us are ready to accept.? We wish to do only the things that everyone else does. We move on; and some day we come to the end of a long quiet life. Then we begin to think. Then， when it is too late， we are sorry that we have never known true Romance and Adventure.

A. Adventure is offered.

B. And they were great men.

C. Theyre famous for their stories.

D. So life is always full of adventures.

E. As we walk along the street， they are watching us.

F. You have read stories about men called adventures.

G. We are ready to do only the things we do every day.

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完形填空

Dave McMahon and Sydnie Uemoto were two young pilots. Their flight from Oahu to the island of Hawaii had been? ?. But then， without warning， the pilots lost control of the two engines. They knew the chances of being? were slim （微小的）. As the plane sank， they chose to jump into the . Uemoto made the last . “Were 5 miles northwest of Kona，” she said to the air traffic control.

After a couple of hours， McMahon and Uemoto were very? ? to see a rescue plane in the sky. Then they? their life jackets. ， without any sign of recognition， the plane? ?on its way. As the sky started to get ， McMahon became scared. “Were going to have to spend the night on the water，” he thought. Uemoto saw the? on McMahons face. After eight hours of ， they were both exhausted. “Uemoto！” McMahon shouted， tapping （拍打） her face to? her up.

The next morning， cute little black fish swam around them. ， the cute black fish were gone. Then they saw a shark. “What should we do？ What should we do？ We are likely to be? by the shark，” Uemoto asked nervously. “Calm down！ Just? swimming，” said McMahon. The shark circled them for about 30 minutes and then it .

After almost 20 hours， Uemoto had simply run out of . She thought， “What if I? just now？” Just then， Uemoto heard the sound of the rescue plane again. They were? ?this time. Alone， either of them would have . But together， they had made it.

1. A. unforgettable B. smooth C. boring D. terrible

2. A. successful B. accepted C. alive D. discovered

3. A. ocean B. river C. lake D. forest

4. A. trip B. call C. decision D. speech

5. A. surprised B. confused C. afraid D. excited

6. A. carried B. waved C. washed D. threw

7. A. Therefore B. Besides C. However D. Otherwise

8. A. wandered B. continued C. depended D. landed

9. A. dark B. blue C. bright D. clear

10. A. fear B. delight C. pride D. regret

11. A. fighting B. flying C. discussing D. swimming

12. A. wake B. pick C. bring D. ring

13. A. Certainly B. Actually C. Fortunately D. Suddenly

14. A. followed B. eaten C. controlled D. punished

15. A. stop B. learn C. keep D. consider

16. A. shouted B. left C. died D. appeared

17. A. energy B. oil C. water D. time

18. A. turned back B. calmed down C. gave up D. went on

19. A. understood B. changed C. supported D. saved

20. A. tried B. worried C. suffered D. died