14．Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity．
As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer，but at l5she had grown too tall for classical ballet，so she became a member of a pop dance team．
She got married，and after she had children she retired from show business to bring them up．They grew up，and when they were 18they left home．
She says，"When I decided to do the round-the-world race，my husband thought I was bored because the children had left home．He was also worried because I had never sailed before．I was not bored，but I had met some people who told me about the race．They had taken part in it，but they had only done one section，say，from New Zealand to Australia．I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey．"
Before Molly left she did a lot of training，but it hadn't prepared her for the worst weather which they experienced．By the end of October last year，she had raised more than﹩50，000for charity．
She says，"Sometimes I ask myself，what did I do？How did I do it？But then I think，it's the same as being a dancer．Before I left on trip，I had trained hard．I had got very fit and had prepared myself completely．Then on the trip I was simply a good team member．"
61．Why did Molly Wilson decide to do the round-the-world race？C
A．She had never sailed before．
B．She was bored．
C．She wanted to raise money for charity．
D．She wanted to earn money．
62．She joined the pop dance team becauseD．
A．she was 15
B．she hadn't trained hard
C．she had been too fat．
D．she had been too tall
63．What is the proper order of the following statements？A
a．She got married．
b．She became the member of a pop dance team．
c．She retired．
d．She sailed around the world．
e．She trained as a ballet dancer．
A．e-b-a-c-d B．b-a-c-d-e
C．e-b-c-a-d D．c-a-b-d-e
64．The underlined"section"in the fourth paragraph probably meansA．
A．part B．department
C．unit D．city
65．We can conclude from the passage thatB．
A．she once wanted to give up on the journey
B．her husband didn't support her in the beginning
C．she didn't love her children
D．she didn't raise any money at last．
分析 本文写了Molly Wilson 曾经的舞蹈家和家庭主妇决定做世界航行为慈善筹钱．
解答 61．C 细节理解题．根据句子 she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity可见她是为了慈善机构筹钱．所以答案选C．
62．D 细节理解题．根据句子but at l5she had grown too tall for classical ballet，so she became a member of a pop dance team可见她因为是长得太高了，才加入了pop dance team，所以答案选D．
63．A 细节理解题．根据第二段的内容可知，她小的时候练习芭蕾，因为长得个子太高又加入了一个流行舞蹈团；第三段开始部分说她婚后有了孩子就退了，所以顺序应该是e-b-c-a，故答案选A．
64．A 此意猜测题．根据句子but they had only done one section，say，from New Zealand to Australia．I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey．但是他们只是做了一部分，而我想做整个十个月的旅程，可以猜测别人只是做了一部分，所以答案选A合适．
65．B 推理判断题．根据句子He was also worried because I had never sailed before，丈夫担心的是之前我从来没有做过，可以判断一开始丈夫应该是反对的．所以答案选B．
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