新概念第三册自学导读 Lesson25

d．unusually slow because the Cutty Sark lost her rudder en route

3  During the race, the most remarkable feat of the Cutty Sark was ______ .

a．although last to reach Java, to take the lead on the Indian Ocean

b．the fact that she managed to sail into port without a rudder

c．the speed at which she was sailing while having a new rudder fitted

d．the speed at which she made up the gap between her and the Thermopylae

Structure结构

4  The Cutty Sark ______ at Greenwich. (11. 1-2)

a．is still possible to see

b．is able still to be seen

c．may still be seen

d．is still possibly seen

5  Before ______ , vessels like the Cutty Sark were used … (11. 4-6)

a．steamships replaced sail

b．the steamship replaced the sailing ship

c．steamships replaced sailing

d．the steam replaced the sail

6  It seemed certain that she ______ the first ship home. (1. 12)

a．would go to be

b．would be going to be

c．went

d．was going to be

7  The Thermopylae arrived in England only a weak before ______ . (11. 19-20)

a．she did

b．she was

c．herself

d．she had arrived

8  ______ her rudder, there is no doubt she would have won…(1. 21)

a．That if she had not lost

b．Not having lost

c．Were she not to lose

d．Had she not lost

Vocabulary词汇

9  ---- on dry land and ______ thousands of visitors each year. (11. 2-3)

a．appeals to

b．attracts

c．catches

d．pulls

10  On June 18th, 1872  both these ships ______ an exciting race from Shanghai to England. (1. 8)

a．set out on

b．departed for

c．entered

d．went for

11  On the Indian Ocean, the Cutty Sark went ______ the lead. (11. 11-12)

a．into

b．on

c．for

d．after

12  Even this was remarkable, ______ the numerous delays. (11. 20-21)

a．in respect of

b．according to

c．in view of

d．accounting