An Extraordinary Change of DirectionMolly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity.As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she became a member of a pop dance teamShe got married, and after she had chi ldren she retired from show business to bring them up.They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home.She says,"When I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband thought I was borerd because the children had left home.He was also worried because I had never sailed before I was not bored, but I had met some people who told me about the race.They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia.I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey.Before Molly left she did a lot of training, but it hadn' t prepared her for the worst weather which they experienced.She tells one story."One night the sea was very rough and it was very cold.I had gone downstairs when a huge wave smashed into the boat and injured two men on the deck.One of the men couldn' t move because he had broken his leg.They were taken to hospital by helicopter.That was the worst time.By the end of October last year, she had raised more than 50, 000 for charity.She says, "Sometimes I ask myself, what did I do? How did I do it? But then I think, it' s the same as being a dancer.Before I left on trip, I had trained hard.I had got very fit and had prepared myself completely.Then on the trip I was simply a good team member."21.What does the word"extraordinary" mean in the title? ()A.Very ordinaryB.Very unusual and surprising.C.Not special22.The sentence“…… my husband thought I was bored……” in Para.4 meant that my husband thought I felt ()A.dissatisfied because I had nothing better to do at homeB.annoyed because I had to wait long for my children to come back homeC.happy because I could do something I was interested in instead of taking care of children23.The word"section" in the fourth paragraph probably means()A.group of peopleB.part of the trainingC.part of the route of sail24.Which of the following is nearest (closest) in meaning to “ rough” in the sentence“ One night the sea was very rough……” in Para.5? ( )A.not exactB.difficultC.not smooth because of huge waves25.The last paragraph suggests that()A.the qualities she needed for the trip were the same as those for a dancer.B.many years of dancing had already prepared her for the sail completely, so she needn' t do any thing before the journeyC.she should be kind to other team members during the trip

An Extraordinary Change of Direction
Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity.
As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she became a member of a pop dance team
She got married, and after she had chi ldren she retired from show business to bring them up.They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home.
She says,"When I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband thought I was borerd because the children had left home.He was also worried because I had never sailed before I was not bored, but I had met some people who told me about the race.They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia.I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey.
Before Molly left she did a lot of training, but it hadn' t prepared her for the worst weather which they experienced.She tells one story."One night the sea was very rough and it was very cold.I had gone downstairs when a huge wave smashed into the boat and injured two men on the deck.One of the men couldn' t move because he had broken his leg.They were taken to hospital by helicopter.That was the worst time.
By the end of October last year, she had raised more than $50, 000 for charity.
She says, "Sometimes I ask myself, what did I do? How did I do it? But then I think, it' s the same as being a dancer.Before I left on trip, I had trained hard.I had got very fit and had prepared myself completely.Then on the trip I was simply a good team member."
21.What does the word"extraordinary" mean in the title? ()
A.Very ordinary
B.Very unusual and surprising.
C.Not special
22.The sentence“…… my husband thought I was bored……” in Para.4 meant that my husband thought I felt ()
A.dissatisfied because I had nothing better to do at home
B.annoyed because I had to wait long for my children to come back home
C.happy because I could do something I was interested in instead of taking care of children
23.The word"section" in the fourth paragraph probably means()
A.group of people
B.part of the training
C.part of the route of sail
24.Which of the following is nearest (closest) in meaning to “ rough” in the sentence“ One night the sea was very rough……” in Para.5? ( )
A.not exact
B.difficult
C.not smooth because of huge waves
25.The last paragraph suggests that()
A.the qualities she needed for the trip were the same as those for a dancer.
B.many years of dancing had already prepared her for the sail completely, so she needn' t do any thing before the journey
C.she should be kind to other team members during the trip

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