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考前5天题型组合练(六)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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In1991，KeithWhitewasatthecentreofa14-vehiclepile-upwhenatruckcrossedthecentralreservationandhitthevaninwhichhewasapassenger.Whitesurvived，buthisleftarmwascrushedbeyondrepair，andhelosthismemoryfortwoyears.

Hispilotlicensewasremovedandhecouldnolongerfollowhispassionfordiving.Buthehadbeensailingsincehewas16，andso，in2004，hedecidedtobuyaboat，fittingitoutsohecouldsailitsingle-handedly.“IdidntknowatthatpointifIcouldsailwithonehand，”hesays.“ButatthebackofmymindIhadalwaysthoughtIcoulddoanythingifIputmymindtoit.”

Withinayear，Whitehadtakenonthechallengeofbeingthefirstone-armedsailortocircumnavigate(环航)theBritishIsles.ThenhecrossedtheAtlanticalonein2008.Lastyearhebecamethefirstsailorwithadisabilitytocircumnavigatetheglobe.

Sailingsingle-handedforweeksrequiresmental，aswellasphysical，strength，especiallywhenyouarealone.Sohowdoeshedoit？Itsaquestionthatmakestheyachtsman(帆船运动员)laugh.“Whenyouhavesevenchildrenitslovelytohavealittletimeonyourown！Itsawesome，”hejokes.“Idoalogeveryhour，andmydiary，andIreadafewbooks.Ihaveverylittlesleep.”“Imasociableperson：Idolikelotsofpeoplearound.AnsweringemailsandchattingoverFacebookcanhelpstopanyloneliness，”headds.

WhenWhitemadehisfirstAtlanticcrossing，hewasdisappointedtohavehispeaceandquietbrokenbyhisarrivalonland.But，hesays，hethrewhimselfintomeetingnewpeople.Inbetweenadventures，helikessailingwithpeoplewhohaventtrieditbeforeorgetinvolvedinyachtraceswithfriends.Perhapsthemainreasonforhissuccessinadjustingtolifeafterabigadventure，hesays，isthathealwayshasanideaforanewoneinhisbackpocket.“Itkeepsmetickingover—theresalwayssomethingnewtodo.Ijustlikechallengesandoneleadstoanother.”

1．WhycouldntWhitecontinuehispassi