Lotsofpeoplewereaskingmethesamequestion—Howdida22-year-oldwomanrow（划）a19-footboatfor70days?Well,whenIwasontheseaalone,thebiggestdifficultywasthefeelingofbeinglonely.
IstartedonJanuary3,2010.Morethanhalfthepeoplewhotriedsailingaloneoftengaveupinthefirsttwoweeks,soIdecidedtofinishone-fourthofthesailingfirst,whichtookabout20days.
Day20th,January22came!IsaidtomyselfthatIshouldbehappy.ButIwasfeelingsobad.Itseemedtobethehardestdayforme.Ididn’tseelandforovertwoweeks.EverydayIdidthesame—rowing,eating,sleeping,watchingtheskyandtheocean...
SuddenlyIsawsomethingbreakingthroughthewaternearmyboat.Theyweredolphins.Theycircledmyboatandwerecloseenoughformetotouch.SoIdid!SuddenlyIfeltsomoved,theycametosay“Hello”,justwhenIneededitmost.Iwasnolongerlonely,believingthatIwouldsucceed.
AndImadeit!All2,817milesIgottothecoastonMarch14,after70daysandfivehoursatsea.Sothesecretofmysuccessisthemomentwiththosedolphins.
41.Whatwasthegreatesttroublewiththewomanwhenshewasonthesea?
A.Gettingsick.B.Feelinglonely.C.Gettinglost.D.Beingthirsty.
42.Howmanypartsdidthewomandividehersailinginto?
A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.
43.Whichpartwasmostdifficultforthosepeoplewhotriedsailingalone?
A.Thefirstday.B.Thelastday.
C.Thefirsttwoweeks.D.Themiddleofthetrip.
44.Theunderlinedword“dolphin”inthefourthparagraphmeans“akindof”_______.
A.friendlyanimalB.dangerousfish
C.specialplantD.beautifulbird
45.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Woman,AsGoodAsManontheSeaB.AnInterestingTaskontheSea
C.ProtectingWildAnimalsD.Dolphins,theSecretofMySuccess
