首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
The following is an interview with Emma Richards, one of Britain’s most successful sailors and the youngest person to complete t
The following is an interview with Emma Richards, one of Britain’s most successful sailors and the youngest person to complete t
admin
2019-08-17
33
问题
The following is an interview with Emma Richards, one of Britain’s most successful sailors and the youngest person to complete the Around Alone race in May 2003. As you listen, answer Questions 1 to 10 by circling TRUE or FALSE. You will hear the interview only once. You now have 1 minute to read Questions 1 to 10.
M: What first spark your interest in sailing?
W: It wasn’t really a conscious decision. It all just kind of happened. I’m the youngest of the four in my family and I started sailing with my brothers and my parents. I began racing when I was ten or eleven with my brother. Then we moved up into bigger boats and started helming, which was very exciting.
M: What do you love about it?
W: Everything, really. I love being outdoors and I love the freedom of just being able to jump in a boat and sail. But there are so many different parts of sailing. You have to concentrate on the tides and currents and weather. Just by sailing under a cloud, you will get more wind. There is a lot to learn about aerial dynamics.
M: Where is your favorite place to sail?
W: The west coast of Scotland where I grew up. I guess home is always your love, but it’s definitely the most beautiful sailing I’ve ever done. It can also be the most dangerous because it’s so tidal and the weather hits the coast there pretty badly. Second is New Zealand, particularly the North Island. I’ve sailed and cruised around there. That’s beautiful.
M: What was it like sailing on your own? Did you get lonely?
W: Yes, I did sometimes. But it’s quite funny because you are so busy all the time that days just disappear. You try to feed in as much as you can in daylight, and at night, you have to make everything secure. But if you get really lonely, you can always pick up the phone and speak to someone.
M: What was the worst moment on the Around Alone race?
W: Having to climb the mast on the second leg. I broke the main hauling yard, which is the rope that hauls the main sail at the top of the mast. It’s snapped right at the top, so I had to go up and replace it. As you can imagine, at the top of the mast, the yacht’s motion is really exaggerated. It’s very dangerous and you don’t want to go up there too often.
M: Was there a time during the race when you thought you might not get back?
W: A couple of times I thought: Why am I doing this? But there was never a time when I thought that’s it—I’m fish food, having said that. There are so many moments when you get up a bit slack about fitting the safety harness because it’s a real pain to keep moving alone. If you trip or follow over board, that’s it. You are going to watch the boat sail off into the distance on autopilot. You either stay on the boat or you die.
M: Do you ever get enough sleep sailing alone?
W: You go into a state of exhaustion, so you sleep in bursts never more than 20 to 30 minutes at a time. In really rough weather, you just try to lie down for 10 minutes. You rarely sleep but your body somehow gets some energy back, because your life revolves around sailing, keeping the boat fast, navigating, eating, sleeping and it’s a constant routine. You only spend a few minutes doing anything at a time.
M: Would you do the Around Alone race again?
W: No, I’ve done it once and I have proved to myself that I can. The problem is that it’s a big chunk of your life and there’re so many other things I want to do, although I’m very lucky to be only 29 and have done the equivalent of a few around the world.
选项
A、TURE
B、FALSE
答案
B
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/vlIsFFFM
本试题收录于:
公共英语五级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语五级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
ChrisBoningtonhasclimbedMountEverestatleasttwicesofar.
ChrisBoningtonhasclimbedMountEverestatleasttwicesofar.
Youhavereadanarticleinanewspaperspecialcolumnwhichstates"Ourworldistoodependentonoil.Withoutoiltheworldwo
Themid-19thcenturytimetravelerswouldnotbesurprisedbytoday’sInternetbecause______Amongthefollowingsimilarities,
HowmanypeopledoesVetoMullerbookroomsfor?
Withwhichofthefollowingsubjectsisthepassagemainlyconcerned?Accordingtothepassage,whatwasonedisadvantageofre
WhichofthefollowingaboutpickpocketingisNOTtrue?
WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthetelephoneofthefutureisNOTtrue?
Theauthorholdsthatengineeringandhumanitieshavetheleastincommon.Theotherstudentsdidn’tunderstandthelanguageof
WhenwastheorganizationofRedCrossestablished?
随机试题
关于W-P小体的结构和功能是()
某一空调工程需冷量为2000kW,选用()制冷机运行能耗最低。
甲是某期货公司的首席风险官,在任职期间,由于一些违法行为被中国证监会认定为不适当人选,根据规定甲自被认定为不适当人选之日起()内,任何期货公司不得任用甲担任董事、监事和高级管理人员。
甲上市公司发生的下列事项中,可以按照公司章程的规定,由董事会决议的是()。
某城乡结合部社区有一些行为偏差青少年,他们有的存在不良行为,有的甚至受到过司法处置。为了帮助他们健康成长,社会工作者小王拟以社会连接理论为依据,为他们提供系列专业服务。小王应该为这些青少年提供的服务是()。
把自己的教学实践作为一个认识对象放在历史过程中进行思考和梳理,同时不断地获取学生的反馈意见,并把它作为另一个认识对象进行分析,最后把两个具体的认识对象进行整合思考。这种反思属于()。
2016年,某省完成邮政通信业务总量6886.15亿元,同比增长56.6%,增幅比上年提高27.4个百分点。其中,完成邮政业务总量1879.99亿元,增长53.0%,增幅提高11.0个百分点;完成通信业务总量5006.16亿元,增长58.0%,增幅提高3
有一批正方形的砖,排成一个大的正方形,余下47块;如果将它改排成每边长比原来多一块砖的正方形,就要差50块。问这批砖原有多少块?
金本位制
I’vealwaysbeenanoptimistandIsupposethatisrootedinmybeliefthatthepowerofcreativityandintelligencecanmaketh
最新回复
(
0
)