高中英语人教版高三1 08

[06:11.28]"Are you sure that there are no pages missing,
[06:15.33]and that it is just like the others,only secondhand?"
[06:20.50]"Yes,it's as good as the new ones."
[06:25.04]"Well,in that case it'll do just as well,
[06:29.41]and then I shall have twelve cents left to buy some other book.
[06:34.37]I'm glad they didn't let me have one at any of the other places."
[06:39.52]At the boy's last remark,the bookseller looked at him vuriously.
[06:45.39]I told him what I had seen and heard at the five other places.
[06:51.27]To the boy's delight,
[06:54.33]the bookseller gave him a nice new pencil and some writing paper.
[07:00.57]"A present,young man,for your great determination,"he said.
[07:06.21]"You are obviously a person of great courage."
[07:11.18]"Thank you,sir,it's very kind of you.""What is your name,young man?"
[07:17.34]"William Hartley,sir."
[07:20.50]I looked into the boy's serious but eager face and asked him,
[07:27.06]"Do you want any more books?""Yes,more than I can ever get,"he replied.
[07:34.01]I gave him two dollars."Take this money and buy yourself some more books."
[07:40.56]Tears of joy filled his eyes.
[07:44.40]For one moment I thought he wa going to burst into tears.
[07:50.36]"Thank you very much indeed,sir,"he said.
[07:54.83]"I hope that one day I shall be able to repay you."
[08:00.08]He asked for my name and I told him.
[08:03.94]Then I left him standing by the counter so happy that I almost envied him.
[08:10.40]Lesson 31
[08:19.36]1 Reading comprehension
[08:24.03]A PERSON OF GREAT DETERMINATION(2)
[08:28.68]Many years later,
[08:32.31]I was sailing to Europe on a fine sailing ship across the Athlantic.
[08:38.66]For the greater part of the voyage we had pleasant weather,
[08:43.81]but towards the end of our crossing a terrible storm came up
[08:49.55]and the ship would have sunkwith all on board but for the efforts of the captain.
[08:56.11]The ship started to leak and began to fill with water.
[09:01.47]The sailors were strong,able and willing.
[09:06.01]But after pumping for one whole night,
[09:10.58]they were losing the battle against the rising water
[09:15.34]and were on the point of giving up.
[09:19.10]The captain,as soon as he realized the situation,took charge.
[09:25.16]He ordered the sailors back to their pumps
[09:29.42]and encouraged them fiercely to save the ship .
[09:34.07]His strong will soubled their efforts.How the men pumped like crazy!
[09:40.91]As the captain passed me,
[09:44.25]I asked him whether there was any hope of saving the ship.
[09:49.22]He looked at me."Yes,sir,"he said.
[09:54.36]"While my feet remain standing above the water level,there is hope.
[10:00.71]Neither I nor any of the sailors
[10:05.26]will leave the ship so long as it remains above the surface of the sea.
[10:11.21]We shall do everything we can to save the ship ,
[10:16.07]and if we fail,it will not be our fault."
[10:20.93]Then he turned to all the passengers and shouted,"To the pumps,every one of you!"
[10:27.41]There times during that day we were on the point of giving up.
[10:32.66]But the captain's courage,determination and iron will forced us to continue,
[10:40.03]and we went back to the pumps.
[10:43.47]"I will land you safe in Liverpool,"he cried,
[10:47.84]"if you will stay strong and firm with me."
[10:52.09]And in the end he did land us safe,
[10:56.85]but the ship sank soon after it reached the port of Liverpool.
[11:02.31]The captain stood at the edge of the ship
[11:06.75]once it was safely tied up to the wall of the port
[11:12.39]and received the thanks of the passengers as they hurried off the ship.
[11:18.74]As I expressed to him my thanks,he held my hand firmly,
[11:24.38]looked into my eyes and said,"Sir,don't you recognize me?"
[11:31.04]I told him that I did not.
[11:34.39]"Do you remember the boy who you followed when he had so much difficulty
[11:40.26]in buying a geography book,some thirty years ago in Cincinnati?"
[11:46.51]"Why yes.Iremember that boy very well.His name was Willian Hartley."
[11:53.77]"I am that same William Hartley.""Goodness!"I said.