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广东省广州市天河区2024-2025学年高一下学期期末英语试卷

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SuzanneWoodwasjustsevenyearsoldwhenherparentstoldherthatshewouldbepulledoutofschooltogoonavoyagearoundtheworld.ThefamilyfromtheUKsetoutontheirexploration,whichendeduptakingadecadeinsteadofthepromisedthreeyears.

Now55yearsold,SuzannehassharedherstoryinherbookWavewalker.Myfathersaidwewouldbebackinthreeyearstime,andthatmyfriendsandschoolandeverythingwouldgobacktonormal,theauthorsaid.Butinfact,itwasalmost10yearsbeforewecameback,andIspentthattimetrappedonaboat,unabletogotoschoolorhavenormalfriendships.

Despiteherfatherpromisingherthetripwouldbesafe,Suzanneargueditwasincrediblydangerous,sharingdetailsofthejourneyfromSouthAfricatoAustraliawheretheboathitahugestorm.Thewavesbecamebiggerandbigger,andfinallyonecrashedoverthebackoftheboatsherecalled.Iwasthrown,alittlegirlat7,againsttheceilingoftheboatandagainstthewall.Threedayslater,wefoundalittleislandwhereIhadseveralheadoperationswithoutanaesthetic(麻药).

Inordertogetthroughherverystrangechildhood,Suzannewasdeterminedtogetaneducationtoliveanormallife.Asitbecameclearmyparentshadnointentionsofgoingback,IdecidedIhadtoeducatemyself.sherecalled.Itwasmyonlyhopetogetoffthisboat.

At13,SuzanneenrolledinanAustralianschoolremotely.Shebeganstudyinginthesmallboatcabin,whichshefoundchallengingbothpracticallyandacademicallyasshehadmissedalotofeducation.Whenshewas16,herparentsenrolledherinaschoolinNewZealandwhiletheycontinuedsailing.Despitethegapsinhereducation,SuzannegotadmittedtoOxfordUniversityandaftersavingupmoneyshedearnedworkingonafarm,Suzanneboughtaone-wayplaneticketbacktotheUK.

1．WhatcanwelearnaboutSuzannesfather?

A．Heknewtheseawell. B．Hemadeanempty