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1、Lesson 86 Out of control 失控Read the passage and then answer the question.阅读短文，然后回答以下问题。What was the danger?As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands. He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes. Both men
2、 had hardly had time to realize what was happening when they were thrown violently into the sea. The speedboat had struck a buoy, but it continued to move very quickly across the water. Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore, when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in
3、a circle. It now came straight towards them at tremendous speed. In less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away. After it had passed, they swam on as quickly as they could because they knew that the boat would soon return. They had just had enough time to swim out of danger when the
4、 boat again completed a circle. On this occasion, however, it had slowed down considerably. The petrol had nearly all been used up. Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.New words and expressions生词和短语swing v. 转向 dismay n. 沮丧speedboat n. 快艇 trem
5、endous adj. 巨大的desperately adv. 绝望地 petrol n. 汽油companion n. 同伙，伙伴 drift v. 漂动，漂流water ski (由快艇牵引水橇)滑水 gently adv. 缓慢地，轻轻地buoy n. 浮标Notes on the text 课文注释1 came away，脱落，离开。2 Both men had hardly had time to realize what was happening when they were thrown violently into the sea. 他们两个还没有来得及意识到究竟发生了什么事
6、情，就被猛地抛入海里。hardly when表示“刚就”。3 on this occasion，这一次。4 use up，耗尽，用光。参考译文当那人试图让快艇转弯时，方向盘脱手了。他绝望地向他的伙伴挥手，他的伙伴在过去的15分钟里一直在滑水。他们两个还没来得及意识到究竟发生了什么事情，就被猛地抛入了海里。快艇撞上了一个浮标，但它仍在水面上快速行驶着。两个人刚开始向岸边游去，就突然惊愕地发现快艇正在转着圈行驶，它现在正以惊人的速度直冲他们驶来。不到1分钟的工夫，它从离他们只有几英尺远的地方呼啸着驶了过去。快艇过去之后，他们以最快的速度向前游去，因为他们知道快艇马上就要转回来。他们刚刚来得及游出危
7、险区，快艇就又转完了一圈。然而这一次它的速度慢多了。汽油几乎已经用光。没过多久，噪音便彻底消失，快艇开始在水面上慢悠悠地漂流。Multiple choice questions 多项选择题Comprehension理解1 The men were thrown into the water _.(a)when the steering wheel came away(b)when the boat struck the buoy(c)when the man tried to swing the speedboat round(d)because they had been water ski
8、ing2 While they were in the water the men thought that _.(a)the speedboat was moving in a circle(b)the speedboat was going out to sea(c)the speedboat was going to hit them(d)the speedboat was going to stopStructure句型3 _did he wave to? His companion.(a)Who (b)Whose (c)Which (d)What4 Both men realized
9、 what was happening. _could do anything about it.(a)They neither (b)Neither of them(c)Neither they (d)Either of them5 They had hardly begun to swim towards the shore _they noticed the boat.(a)than (b)when (c)as (d)so6 How fast did it go? _tremendous speed.(a)With (b) At (c)In (d)From7 It had slowed
10、down considerably. It had slowed down _.(a)much (b)many (c)very (d)a lotVocabulary 词汇8 The man tried to swing the boat round. He tried to _.(a)circle it (b)twist it(c)make it turn (d)wind it9 He waved desperately. He waved _.(a)in despair (b)helplessly (c)desperate (d)with despair10 It roared past them. It _them.(a)past (b)passed (c)pasted (d)passing11 It came straight towards them. It came _towards them.(a)in direction (b)directly (c)in the way (d)on the way12 The boat drifted across the water. It _across the water.(a)stopped (b)ran (c)floated slowly (d)wondered
