广西省南宁二中2015届高三11月联考试题 英语试题
第二部分： 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
（8分）A
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 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 heroine’s 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 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 metre Classe Mini yacht, 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, sailmaker, 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 when she’s in the middle of the ocean, she has trained herself to sleep for about 20 minutes a time.
And she needs courage. Once, in the middle of the ocean, she had to climb the mast of her boat to repair the sails - at four o’clock in the morning, and with 100 kph 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 describe moments which make it all worthwhile: “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.”
1.（2分）Ellen bought her first sailing boat __________.
A、soon after going out sailing trips with her aunt
B、when she was about eleven
C、when she won the “Young Sailor of the Year” award
D、when she was able to sail alone
正确答案：B
解析：
判断推理题。根据第一段“Ellen MacArthur started sailing when she was eight,”和“she saved her money for three years to buy her first small sailing boat. ”由句中出现的两个数字，可知B项正确。
2.（2分）Ellen lived in a hut for three years because _____________.
A、she was training herself to be physically strong enough
B、she enjoyed a simple way of lif
