Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay. She stepped into the __11__ and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and __12__ to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach __13__ side. The waves struck against the side of the boat, __14__ and uneven; it became __15__ difficult to row. If she __16__ for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the __17__.
She wasn’t even halfway, __18__ she was already tired and her hands __19__ from pulling on the rough wooden oars (船桨). "I'm never going to __20__ it”, she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and __21__ her head helplessly, then looked up as she __22__ the boat shift(晃动) against the tide.
The east wind , which had swung(旋转) around from the south-west, __23__ her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be __24__. Her hands weren't so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst __25__.
The lights of the town became __26__. one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she __27__ it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just __28__? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last __29__ on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves __30__ and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.
小题2: | A.beside | B.before | C.behind | D.beyond |
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小题3: | A.another | B.other | C.either | D.the other |
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小题4: | A.deep | B.calm | C.gentle | D.rough |
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小题6: | A.slept | B.continued | C.rested | D.rowed |
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小题7: | A.home | B.mountains | C.south-west | D.entrance |
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小题9: | A.hurt | B.ruined | C.troubled | D.broke |
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小题11: | A.mined | B.dropped | C.cocked | D.raised |
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小题13: | A.got to | B.came to | C.sent for | D.reached for |
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小题14: | A.difficult | B.serious | C.all right | D.certain enough |
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小题15: | A.any more | B.still more | C.no more | D.once more |
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小题16: | A.brighter | B.bigger | C.closer | D.smaller |
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小题17: | A.destroyed | B.threw | C.repaired | D.seized |
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小题18: | A.dreaming | B.guessing | C.inventing | D.expecting |
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小题19: | A.blow | B.hit | C.pull | D.strike |
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小题20: | A.anxiously | B.happily | C.sadly | D.carefully |
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