第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

第一节阅读下面两篇语言材料，然后按要求做题。（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

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MollyWilsonhadbeenadancerandamotherformanyyearswhenshedecidedtosailroundtheworldtoraisemoneyforcharity.

Asachildshehadtrainedasaballetdancer,butatl5shehadgrowntootallforclassicalballet,soshebecameamemberofapopdanceteam.

Shegotmarried,andaftershehadchildrensheretiredfromshowbusinesstobringthemup.Theygrewup,andwhentheywere18theylefthome.

Shesays,“WhenIdecidedtodotheround-the-worldrace,myhusbandthoughtIwasboredbecausethechildrenhadlefthome.HewasalsoworriedbecauseIhadneversailedbefore.Iwasnotbored,butIhadmetsomepeoplewhotoldmeabouttherace.Theyhadtakenpartinit,buttheyhadonlydoneonesection,say,fromNewZealandtoAustralia.Iwantedtodothewholeten-monthjourney.”

BeforeMollyleftshedidalotoftraining,butithadn’tpreparedherfortheworstweatherwhichtheyexperienced.BytheendofOctoberlastyear,shehadraisedmorethan$50,000forcharity.

Shesays,“SometimesIaskmyself,whatdidIdo?HowdidIdoit?ButthenIthink,it’sthesameasbeingadancer.BeforeIleftontrip,Ihadtrainedhard.Ihadgotveryfitandhadpreparedmyselfcompletely.ThenonthetripIwassimplyagoodteammember.”

51.WhydidMollyWilsondecidetodotheround-the-worldrace?

A.Shehadneversailedbefore. B.Shewasbored.

C.Shewantedtoraisemoneyforcharity. D.Shewantedtoearnmoney.

52.Shejoinedthepopdanceteambecause___________.

A.shewas15 B.shehadn’ttrainedhard

C.shehadbeentoofat. D.shehadbeentootall

53.Whatistheproperorderofthefollowingstatements?

a.Shegotmarried. b.Shebecamethememberofapopdanceteam.

c.Sheretired. d.Shesailedaroundtheworld.

e.Shetrainedasaballetdancer.

A.e—b—a—c—d B．b—a—c—d—e

C．e—b—c—a—d D．c—a—b—d—e

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