4.For six hours we shot through the landscape of the Karoo desert in South Africa.Just rocks and sand and baking sun.Knowing our journey was ending,Daniel and I just wanted to remember all we had seen and done.He used a camera.I used words.I had already finished three notebooks and was into the fourth,a beautiful leather notebook I'd bought in a market in Mozambique.
Southern Africa was full of stories.And visions.We were almost drunk on sensations.The roaring of the water at Victoria Falls,the impossible silence of the Okavango Delta in Botswana.And then the other things:dogs in the streets,whole families in Soweto living in one room,a kilometre from clean water.
As we drove towards the setting sun,a quietness fell over us.The road was empty--we hadn't seen another car for hours.And as I drove,something caught my eye,something moving next to me.I glanced in the mirror of the car; I glanced sideways to the right,and that was when I saw them.Next to us,by the side of the road,thirty,forty wild horses were racing the car,a cloud of dust rising behind them--brown,muscular horses almost close enough to touch them,to smell their hot breath.I didn't know how long they had been there next to us.
I shouted to Dan:"Look!",but he was in a deep sleep,his camera lying useless by his feet.
They raced the car for a few seconds,then disappeared far behind us,a memory of heroic formsin the red landscape.When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened.
"Wild horses?"he said."Why didn't you wake me up?"
"I tried.But they were gone after a few seconds."
"Are you sure you didn't dream it?"
"You were the one who was sleeping!"
'Typical,he said."The best photos are the ones we never take."
We checked into a dusty hotel and slept the sleep of the dead.
65.During their journey in Africa,the two travelersD
A.made friends with local residents
B.complained about the poor living conditions
C.enjoyed the sunset in the Karoo desert most
D.recorded their experiences in different ways
66.What does the phrase"heroic forms"in Paragraph 4refer to?B
A.Racing cars.B.Wild horses.C.Eye-catching locals.D.Running dogs.
67.What did Daniel think when he woke up and was told what had happened?A
A.He always missed out on the best thing.B.He had already taken beautiful pictures.
C.A sound sleep was more important.D.The next trip would be better.
68.What is'the passage mainly about?B
A.How to view wildlife in Africa.B.Running into wildlife in Africa.
C.Tourist attractions in southern Africa.D.Possible dangers of travelling in the desert.
分析 我们在南非台地高原荒芜的沙漠穿行了六个小时.只有石头,沙子以及烘烤的太阳.知道我们的旅行即将结束,丹尼尔和我只是想把我们看到的以及做过的事情都记住.他用相机,我用文字.我已经写了三本笔记,已经开始写第四本,第四本是我在莫桑比克市场买的精美的皮革笔记本.
非洲南部充满了故事以及风景.我们几乎沉醉在各种震撼的感觉中.维多利亚瀑布咆哮的水流,位于博茨瓦纳的奥卡万戈三角洲让人难以置信的宁静.
然后还有其他的一些:街上的狗,索维托地区一大家人挤在离干净水源一千米的屋里.
我们开车往太阳下山的位置行驶的时候,一种宁静笼罩着我们.路是空的--我们连着几个小时一辆车都没见到.正当我开车的时候,我看到了什么,它们离的很近,几乎可以摸到,也可以闻到它们热乎乎的呼吸.我不知道它们这样跟我们近距离挨着有多久了.
我对丹大喊,"快看!".但是他睡得很沉,他的相机在他的脚下,也没法用.它们和汽车赛跑了几秒钟,然后消失在我们身后,给我在这片红色的土地上留下了英勇身影的记忆.
一个小时后丹尼尔醒了,我告诉他发生了什么.
"野马?"他问道,"索菲,你为什么不叫醒我?"
"我叫了,但是它们几秒钟就消失了."
"你确定你不是在做梦?"
"是你在睡觉好不好!"
"典型的例子",他说,"最好的照片就是我们没照到的照片."
我们住进了一家满是灰尘的旅馆,睡得很死.
解答 65.答案D 细节理解题.根据Daniel and I just wanted to remember all we had seen and done.He used a camera.I used words.可知 丹尼尔和我只是想把我们看到的以及做过的事情都记住.他用相机,我用文字.故选D.
66.答案B 猜测词义题.根据 They raced the car for a few seconds,then disappeared far behind us,a memory of heroic formsin the red landscape.When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened."Wild horses?"he said."Why didn't you wake me up?"可知 它们和汽车赛跑了几秒钟,然后消失在我们身后,给我在这片红色的土地上留下了英勇身影的记忆.一个小时后丹尼尔醒了,我告诉他发生了什么."野马?"他问道,"索菲,你为什么不叫醒我?"句意内容指追汽车的野马.故选B.
67.答案A 细节理解题.根据The best photos are the ones we never take.可知最好的照片就是我们没照到的照片.故选A.
68.答案B 文章主旨题.文章主要叙述了我们在晚上被一群野马追逐的景观,所以文章的大意是Running into wildlife in Africa.故选B.
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