In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He got into a life boat, but his supplies were . His chances of surviving were small. when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive —much than he was when he started, but alive. His of how he survived is fascinating. His cleverness —how he to catch fish, how he evaporated (蒸发) sea water to fresh water—is very interesting. But the thing that my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no in continuing the struggle. He was starved and worn-out. Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice. When people these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in desperate circumstances in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on difficulties. “I tell myself I can it,” wrote Callahan in his book. “Compared to what others have been through, I’m fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over, up courage…” I wrote that down after I read it. It me as something important. And I’ve told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed off or when my problems seemed too terrible. And every time I’ve said it, I have always come back to my . The truth is, our circumstances are only bad to something better. But others have been through the much worse, that is, in comparison with what others have been through, you’re fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you through the rough situations with a little more courage.
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:C
小题11:A
小题12:D
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:C
小题16:D
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:D
小题20:C
题目分析：这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。Steven Callahan在独自穿越大西洋时，他的船沉了。他一次次地鼓励自己，“我能行”，他终于靠着顽强的意志和有效的生存技巧生还。作者被这句话打动，时常用它来勉励自己。
小题1:考查形容词：A．full满的，B．rich富有的，C．few很少，D．enough足够的，从上下文看Steven Callahan的船沉了，补给很少了。选C
小题2:考查副词：A．And 并且，B．Yet然而，C．Still仍然，D．Thus因此，这里是表示转折关系的副词，yet然而，在渔民发现他的时候，他还活着。选B
小题3:考查形容词的比较级，A．thinner更瘦，B．stronger更强壮，C．worse更糟糕，D．healthier更健康，饿了76天一定是很瘦弱的多。选A
小题4:考查名词：A. attitude态度B. imagination想象，C. instruction指示D. account描述，账户，句意：他怎么幸存的故事很有趣很吸引人。选D。
小题5:考查动词：A．assisted帮助，B．tended趋向于， C．managed设法成功的做， D．intended打算，这里是他成功的捕到鱼。选C。
小题6:考查动词：A．make制作，B．absorb吸收，C．select挑选，D．replace代替，句意：蒸发海水，获得可用的淡水。用make得到获得。选A
小题7:考查词组：A．attacked袭击，B．caught抓住，C．froze 冷冻，D．cheated欺骗， catch one’s eyes吸引某人的注意力，attract的宾语是attention。选B
小题8:考查名词：A．operation手术，B．taste品味， C．message信息，D．point观点，句型： it seems no point in doing…做…似乎是无用的。选D
小题9:考查副词：A. firmly坚定地，B. completely完全地，C. surely当然D. generally一般地，修饰exhausted是完全地。选B。
小题10:考查动词：A．deal处理，B．defend 保卫，C．survive幸存，D．observe观察，这里作者在进行总结和议论，当人们要在这样的环境中求生存时，他们需要进行思想斗争，已获得生存的勇气。选C
小题11:考查副词：A．similarly同样地， B．differently不同地，C．gradually逐渐地，D．commonly共同地，在遇到相似的环境的时候，用A
小题12:考查动词：A．pull推，B．take带，C．break破坏，D．give给，很多遇到相似的环境的人都放弃了或是疯了，选D
小题13:考查介词短语：A．for the lack of 缺乏 B．in the face of面对，C．in exchange for 做为交换，D．as a result of因为，虽然有这样大的危险，还有勇气生存下去。选B。
小题14:考查动词：A. handle处理B. carry运送，携带C. follow跟随，D. inspect视察，句意：我告诉自己能应付。选A。
小题15:考查词组：A. rolling up卷起来B. using up用完C. building up增强D. making up编造，这里是增加勇气。选C。
小题16:考查动词：A．defeated 击败，B．recommended 推荐，C．introduced介绍，D．struck敲，使想起，这使我想起重要的事情。选D。
小题17:考查形容词：A．far远的B．long长的， C．ever曾经， D．even甚至表示目标遥远。选A。
小题18:考查名词：A．feelings感觉，B．senses感觉，感官，C．ideas主意，D．influences影响，选B。每次我说的时候，都会恢复理性，选B。
小题19:考查动词：A．related和…有关，B．measured衡量，C．contributed贡献， D．compared 比较，compared to和…相比，和别人经历的事相比较，选D。
小题20:考查词组：A. see through看穿B. cut through切开C. get through 通过，完成D. think through想出解决办法，帮助你通过困难的地方，选C。