第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
第一节阅读下面两篇语言材料，然后按要求做题。（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
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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 l5 she 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 18 they 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 $50,000 for 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.”
51. Why did Molly Wilson decide to do the round-the-world race?
A. She had never sailed before. B. She was bored.
C. She wanted to raise money for charity. D. She wanted to earn money.
52. She joined the pop dance team because___________.
A. she was 15 B. she hadn’t trained hard
C. she had been too fat. D. she had been too tall
53. What is the proper order of the following statements?
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
54. The underlined “section” in the fourth paragraph probably means________.
A. part B. department C. unit D. city
55. We can conclude from the passage that________
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
