Britain’s Solo Sailor
Ellen MacArthur started sailing when she was eight，going out on sailing trips with her loved it so much that she saved her money for three years to buy her first small sailing she was 18，she sailed alone around Britain and won the“Young Sailor of the Year”award.
But Ellen really became famous in only 24，she was one of the only two women who en-tered the Vendee Globe round the world solo race，which lasts l00 ite many problems，she came second in the race out of 24 competitors and she was given a very warm welcome when she returned.
Ambition and determination have always been a big part of Ellen’s she was youn-ger，she lived in a kind of hut(棚屋)for three years while she was trying to get sponsorship to compete in a transatlantic she took a one-way ticket to France，bought a tiny seven meter Class Mini yacht(遊艇)，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 also has to be very fit，and because of the dangers of sleeping for long periods of time she’s in the middle of the ocean，she has trained herself to sleep for about 20 minutes at a time.
And she needs ，in the middle of the ocean，she had to climb the mast(桅杆)of a boat to repair the sails—at four o’clock in the l00kph winds blowing around took her many hours to make the repairs;Ellen says：“I was exhausted when I came ’s hard to describe how it feels to be up ’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 describes moments which make it all worthwhile(值得的)：“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”.
the Vendee Globe n won
second place.
B.a gold medal.
“Young Sailor of the Year”award.
“Best Woman Sailor”award.
【正確答案】：A
解析：題意：在“旺底(帆迪)環球航海賽”中，艾倫贏得了第二名。 文中第二段談到她是進入這場比賽的兩名女選手中的一個，在24個競爭對手中.她贏得了第二名，故選A。
32. Ellen lived in a kind of hut for three years
A. while she was learning how to repair sail
B. because she was ambitious for the coming rac
C. while she was trying to get financial support for a rac
D. because she was interested in country lif
【正確答案】：C
解析：句意：當她努力地要為比賽獲得資金支援的時候，艾倫在一種棚屋裡住了三年。 文中第三段第二句談到“當艾倫還很年輕的'時候，她就在一種棚屋裡住了三年,那時她正在努力地想要獲得進行橫渡大西洋比賽的獎金”，故選C。
33. The word“solo’’in the title could be best replaced by
A. single-hande
B. self-mad
C. one performe
D. self-starte
【正確答案】：A
解析：句意：題目中的單詞“solo”，可以被“single-handed”代替。 文中第四段第一句提到“艾倫必須學會許多事情，因為單獨航行意味著……”。故選A。
34. According to paragraph 4，which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. She has to learn to repair sail
B. She has to be her own teache
C. She has to be very fi
D. She has trained herself to sleep for about 20 minutes at a tim
【正確答案】：B
解析：句意：根據第四段，下列哪種說法是不對的?她是她自己的老師。 文中第四段提到“艾倫必須學會許多事情，因為單獨航行意味著她必須是自己的船長、電工、修帆工、工程師、醫生、記者、攝影師和廚師。她也必須非常適合這些工作，並且由於在海洋中長時間睡覺會非常危險.她就訓練自己每次睡覺時間大約為20分鐘”，故選B。
35. How does Ellen feel about the Vendee Globe race?
A. It is enjoyabl
B. It is surprisin
C. It is dangerou
D. It is relaxin
【正確答案】：A
解析：句意：艾倫感覺“旺底(帆迪)環球航海賽”比賽很愉悅。 文中最後一段談到艾倫非常享受在大海上的感覺.感到自己非常幸運，故選A。
