The night was dark, though sometimes the moving clouds allowed a star or two to be seen in the sky. The poor men held on to any bit of wood they could find. They called to the Marie for___1___, but she was far___2___the reach of the human voice. At one o'clock in the morning, the water was getting___3___, and a strong___4___had begun to blow. Suddenly___5___were seen in the distance; another ship! The shouts of the swimmers were heard on board, and willing hands pulled them out of the water. The___6___of the ship that had so___7___arrived on the scene in time to save their lives was the Ellen. What had brought her to the exact spot through the___8___and the pathless sea? Her captain had known___9___ about the wreck(沉船) and had indeed attempted(企图) to sail away from it. But let him speak for himself.

　　"I was forced by the wind," he said long afterwards, "to___10___my course(航道). Just as I did, a small___11___flew across the ship once or twice and then　___12___at my face. I took___13___of this until exactly the same thing happened a　___14___time, which caused me to think it rather___15___. While I was___16___it, the same bird, for the third time, made its appearance and flew___17___in the same way as before. I was then___18___to change my course back to the original (原来的) one. I had not gone far___19___I heard strange noises; and when I tried to　___20___where they came from, I found I was in the middle of people who had been shipwrecked. I immediately did my best to save them.

　　1. A. food B. help C. rest D. stop

　　2. A. between B. of C. beyond D. in

　　3. A. colder B. deeperC. saltier D. warmer

　　4. A. smoke B. wave C. sand D. wind

　　5. A. people B. lights C. ships D. houses

　　6. A. name B. owner C. captain D. person

　　7. A. slowly B. early C. immediately D. fortunately

　　8. A. light B. snow C. darkness D. water

　　9. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything

　　10. A. continue B. turn C. change D. sail

　　11. A. light B. fly C. plane D. bird

　　12. A. flew B. sang C. stayed D. looked

　　13. A. no care B. good care C. no notice D. some notice

　　14. A. good B. second C. third D. long

　　15. A. interesting B. funny C. common D. unusual

　　16. A. searching B. expecting C. considering D. studying

　　17. A. back B. about C. up D. down

　　18. A. decided B. advised C. persuaded D. invited

　　19. A. when B. while C. as D. after

　　20. A. listen to B. search for C. make sure D. look out

　　本文叙述的是一艘轮船失事获得营救的故事。

　　1. B。根据上一句，"可怜的人抓住任何他们能够找到的木头。"来判断，他们向Marie喊是为了请求帮助。

　　2. C。根据前面far一词判断，她在人们的声音遥不可及的地方。其余不符语意。

　　3. A。因为凌晨一点是最冷的时候，所以水变得更冷了。

　　4. D。根据后面的动词blow主语应该是"风"。

　　5. B。因为是远处，应该先看到灯光，后看到船。

　　6. A。根据下文的Ellen判断是船的名字。

　　7. D。根据下文因为及时来到的Ellen船来救他们的命，所以他们是"幸运的"。

　　8. C。因为是夜间，天空又有云，所以是在"黑暗中"。

　　9. B。从文章的最后I found I was in the middle of people who had been shipwrecked.来看，船长对沉船之事一无所知。

　　10. C。根据前一句I was forced by the wind来判断，由于风所迫，不得不"改变"了航向。

　　11. D。根据下文...the same bird for the third time得出答案。

　　12. A。因为是小鸟，所以从我脸边"飞"过，上文也出现了flew。

　　13. C。从下文来看，前两次船长都没有注意，直到第三次同样的事情发生了才注意。

　　14. B。从下文的for the third time判断，其前应用a second time。

　　15. D。从上文和船长的经验来看，这次对他来说是"不寻常"的。

　　16. C。根据上、下文船长正在"考虑"第三次同样的鸟出现同样的情况。

　　17. B。fly about意思是"飞来飞去"，是指来回地、左右地飞行。

　　18. C。被小鸟的飞行"说服"了，并回到原来的航线。

　　19. A。表示"这时突然发生的事"只能用when= at this time。

　　20. C。根据后面的状语从句，他想"确定"声音来自哪儿。

　　(文/荀景龙；　英语辅导报初三版03--04学年度第44期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)