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　　A year ago I began training to swim the English Channel．I will be 58 years old．My friends thought I had lost my mind, and my wife was somewhat worried．The question I was asked over and over was this, “Why?”

　　When a student reporter at Indiana recently asked me this question, I said, “First, let me ask you a question．What are your plans for this summer?”

　　He replied that he was going to work in a supermarket．I didn’t have to say more．He understood my point．

　　A challenge and something of an adventure are welcome whether you are 20 or 58, and preparing to swim the Channel is far better than working in a supermarket, especially when you have a choice．

　　But why did I decide to swim the Channel at 58? Perhaps I myself can hardly give a satisfactory answer．

　　The Channel has always been the greatest challenge to swimmers, a test of ability, luck, and even bravery．It is this challenge that attracts about 100 swimmers a year, who are willing to spend time, effort, and money trying it．

　　One fact that adds to my interest is that, if I succeed, I will be the oldest person ever to swim the Channel．

　　I don’t think I am a superman．I do think I have at least two things in favor：

　　First, I am training hard－now swimming 7 and a half miles a day．Second, I am a resolute (有決心的) man．Once I set up a goal, I won’t give it up easily．And this swim has long been a goal．I have a feeling－I will be mentally ready．

　　On the other hand there was a young girl who was attempting(試圖) to finish her swim when the ocean got rough．She was having a hard time with the rough and cold water, when her trainer shouted to her from the boat that he thought she should give up and get out of the water．She shouted back, “I’m doing the swimming, and I’ll decide when to get out．” She made it．

(1)

The statement “He understood my point” could be most suitably replaced by “________”．

[　　]

A．

he understood it was difficult for me to give a proper answer

B．

he understood I did not like his question and did not want to answer it

C．

he understood what my question meant：setting up a challenging goal makes life more interesting

D．

he understood I thought little of his plans for that summer．

(2)

“She made it” means “________”．

[　　]

A．

she reached her goal

B．

she proved she was right

C．

she made a good show of her courage and bravery

D．

she set a good example for others to follow

(3)

Most likely, the author decided to swim the Channel because he ________．

[　　]

A．

does not fully realize the difficulties he may meet with

B．

has made a bet(打賭)that he could do so

C．

wants very much to show off his superman ability

D．

enjoys challenges

(4)

Which of the following statements would the author most readily agree with?

[　　]

A．

Old people lose their sense of adventure．

B．

Only an old person would attempt the Channel．

C．

Life’s challenges can be overcome at any age．

D．

People should recognize the dangers of physical stress．

(5)

From the passage we know the author is ________．

[　　]

A．

determined

B．

careful

C．

friendly

D．

romantic

答案：1．C;2．A;3．D;4．C;5．A;
解析：

(1)

句意理解。通過上下文，我們可以得知作者在此是說這個(gè)年輕人理解了“我”，再結(jié)合下一段的“and preparing to swim the Channel is far better than working in a supermarket, especially when you have a choice．”我們可以得此答案。

(2)

這一句是承接那個(gè)女孩的話而來，那個(gè)女孩說她要游過海峽，接著作者說“她做到了”。因此A項(xiàng)為最佳答案。

(3)

細(xì)節(jié)題。從第六段我們可以得此答案。

(4)

從第四段第一句“A challenge and something of an adventure are welcome whether you are 20 or 58”，我們可以得此答案。

(5)

“我”58歲了，還想游過英吉利海峽，可見“我”是一個(gè)有決心的人。從I am a resolute man我們也可以得此答案。


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