In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He was out of the shipping lanes and floating in a life raft, __1__. His supplies were few. His __2__ were small. Yet when three fishermen found him seventysix days later, he was alive—much skinnier than he was when he __3__， but alive.
The thing that __4__ my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, when there seemed no __5__ in continuing the struggle, when he was suffering greatly, when his lifeboat was broken with a hole and after more than a week struggling with his weak body to __6__ it, it was still leaking air and wearing him out to keep pumping it up. He was __7__. He was thoroughly __8__. Giving up would have seemed the only wise choice.
When people survive these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their __9__ that give them the courage to keep going. Many people in __10__ desperate circumstances give in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the __11__ to carry on.
“I tell myself I can __12__ it，” wrote Callahan in his account. “Compared to what others have been __13__， I'm fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over, __14__ my determination to keep going.”
I wrote that down after I read it. It __15__ me as something important. And I've told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed __16__ off. And every time I've said it, I have always come back to my __17__.
So here, coming to us from the extreme edge of __18__， are words that can give us strength. __19__ you're going through, tell yourself you can handle it. Tell this to yourself over and over, and it will help you get through the __20__ spots with a little more determination.
篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了Steven Callahan独自横穿大西洋时遇险，他一次次地鼓励自己，“我能行”，最后靠着顽强的意志和有效的生存技巧存活下来。作者被这句话打动，时常用来勉励自己。
1．A.aloud B．alone
C．aside D．aboard
答案：B 根据上文中的“Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone”可知，他是独自一人横穿大西洋的。此处指“他在救生筏里孤独地漂浮着”。故选B。
2．A.fish B．holes
C．crew D．chances
答案：D 根据上文“His supplies were few.”并结合语境可知，帆船沉没了，他漂浮在救生筏上，希望渺茫。chance “机会”，被small修饰时意为“希望渺茫”，符合语境。故选D。
3．A.started B．arrived
C．rose D．disappeared
答案：A 根据上文“found him seventysix days later”，76天之后还活着，并结合语境可知，他只是比他开始横穿大西洋时瘦多了。start意为“开始”，符合语境。故选A。
4．A.covered B．hurt
C．caught D．entered
答案：C catch one's eye为固定短语，意为“引起某人注意，吸引眼球”，符合语境。故选C。
5．A.point B．companion
C．sailor D．opportunity
答案：A There was/seemed no point in doing sth.为固定句式，意为“做某事没有意义”，此处表示继续抗争已经毫无意义。故选A。
6．A.board B．abandon
C．save D．fix
答案：D 根据上文中的“lifeboat was broken”并结合语境可知，救生艇破了，他拖着虚弱的身躯花了一周多的时间来修理它。fix意为“修理”。故选D。
7．A.starved B．attacked
C．disturbed D．sunburnt
答案：A 根据上文“His supplies were few.”以及第一段最后一句提到的76天之后他才获救可推知，他应该非常饥饿。故选A。
8．A.excited B．exhausted
C．amazed D．shocked
答案：B 根据语境可知，他应该是筋疲力尽了。exhausted “筋疲力尽的”。故选B。
9．A.tools B．dreams
C．minds D．hands
答案：C 根据第三段最后一句“Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the __11__ to carry on.”中的“thoughts”可知，C项“minds”与“thoughts”照应，且与空格后的“that give them the courage to keep going”意思相吻合，符合语境。故选C。
10．A.similarly B．physically
C．mentally D．differently
答案：A 根据语境可知，许多与他类似的处于绝望处境中的人最终放弃了或发疯了。故选A。
11．A.luck B．direction
C．courage D．compass
答案：C 根据本段第一句中的“that give them the courage to keep going”中的“courage”可知，此处与其照应，表示帮助他们找寻继续坚持的勇气。故选C。
12．A.handle B．delay
C．realize D．overlook
答案：A 根据语境可知，此处表示Callahan告诉自己他可以应付。handle意为“处理；应付”。故选A。
13．A.into B．for
C．against D．through
答案：D 根据语境可知，此处应表示和其他人所经历的相比，Callahan认为自己算是幸运的。through在本句中意为“经过(全部的过程或经历)”，符合语境。故选D。
14．A.bringing out B．building up
C．putting forward D．taking away
答案：B 根据语境可知，Callahan一遍又一遍地告诉自己这些事，并下定决心坚持下去。build up “增强”。故选B。
15．A.frightened B．struck
C．disappointed D．surprised
答案：B It strike sb. ... 为固定句式，意为“某人突然想到……”，此处表示作者突然想到一些重要的事情，与下文具体的事情相照应，符合语境。故选B。
16．A.far B．low
C．heavy D．bright
答案：A 根据语境可知，当“我”(作者)的目标似乎遥不可及时，“我”就用它们来勉励自己。far off为固定搭配，意为“遥远的”，符合语境。故选A。
17．A.status B．crossroads
C．tracks D．senses
答案：D 根据语境可知，每每念及这几句话，“我”总能有所醒悟。come back to one's senses “恢复理性，醒悟过来”。故选D。
18．A.survival B．voyage
C．ocean D．experiment
答案：A 根据上述事件可知，此处是作者的感悟，表示处在生死边缘时，要想起那些能够给予我们力量的话。survival意为“生存”，符合语境。故选A。
19．A.However B．Whoever
C．Whatever D．Whichever
答案：C 根据语境可知，此处指无论你经历什么(艰难困苦)，告诉自己你能挺过去。whatever意为“无论什么”，符合语境。故选C。
20．A.smooth B．rough
C．easy D．comfortable
答案：B 根据语境可知，一遍一遍地用此话鼓励自己，这个信念将会使你更有决心去渡过难关。上文讲的是主人公凭借坚强的信念渡过难关的故事，故此处应表示“渡过艰难险阻”。故选B。
