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I began training to swim the English Channel at 58 years old.The ______ I was asked over and over again was this: “Why?”

When a student reporter of Indiana University recently asked me this question, I said, “First let me ______ you a question.What are your ______ for this summer?” He ______ that he was going to bag groceries (食品杂货)in the supermarket.I didn't have to say more; he understood my ______.

A ______ and an element of adventure are welcome whether you are 20 or 58 ______ when you have a choice.But why did I ______ to swim the Channel at 58? It is the challenge that ______ about 100 swimmers every year who are willing to spend time, effort and money ______ it.

I don't think that I am a superman.I do think I have three things going for me:

First, I am training hard-presently ______ 7.5 miles a day.Before that time I also kept physically ______ by training moderately (适度地)hard.

Second, I am a very goal­oriented (目标导向的)person for whom this swim has long been a ______.I have a feeling I will be ______ ready and won't do as a Channel swimmer did a few years ago.

______, a young girl touched me, who was attempting to finish her swim when the ocean got ______ .She was having a ______ time with the turbulent (汹涌的)and cold water, when her trainer shouted to her from the boat that he thought she should ______ and get out of the water.She ______, “I'm doing the swimming and I will decide when to get out.” She ______ it.

1.A. opinion    B. advice    C. question    D. reason

2.A. ask    B. give    C. tell    D. bring

3.A. experiences    B. courses    C. plans    D. suggestions

4.A. realized    B. hoped    C. agreed    D. replied

5.A. situation    B. poin    C. problem    D. success

6.A. challenge    B. friend    C. chance    D. hobby

7.A. probably    B. generally    C. especially    D. simply

8.A. fail    B. hesitate    C. stop    D. decide

9.A. frightens    B. attracts    C. comforts    D. puzzles

10.A. trying    B. proving    C. examining    D. changing

11.A. hiking    B. walking    C. swimming    D. running

12.A. attractive    B. active    C. desirable    D. aggressive

13.A. target    B. habit    C. form    D. practice

14.A. experimentally    B. economically    C. theoretically    D. psychologically

15.A. For example    B. Without doubt    C. In addition    D. As usual

16.A. rough    B. calm    C. beautiful    D. vast

17.A. busy    B. disappointing    C. wonderful    D. hard

18.A. go on    B. look around    C. call out    D. give up

19.A. warned    B. shouted    C. begged    D. repeated

20.A. took    B. broke    C. made    D. caught

 

1.C 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.B 10.A 11.C 12.B 13.A 14.D 15.C 16.A 17.D 18.D 19.B 20.C 【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一位58岁老人横渡英吉利海峡的故事。 1.考查名词。A. opinion 意见; B. advice 建议; C. question问题; D. reason理由。根据下文的I was asked可知,作者被提问最多的问题是“为什么?”。故选C. 2.考查动词。A. ask 问; B. give给; C. tell 告诉; D. bring拿来。根据下文的What are your...可知是“问”问题,故选A。 3.考查名词。A. experiences经历; B. courses 过程; C. plans 计划; D. suggestions建议。下句中的was going to表示对未来的打算或计划,故可推知答案为C。 4.考查动词。A. realized 意识到; B. hoped 希望; C. agreed 同意; D. replied回答。鉴于前一句是问句,因此这里用“回答”。故选D。 5.考查名词。A. situation 境况; B. point观点; C. problem 问题; D. success成功。作者通过反问的方式回答了a student reporter的疑问,因此,这里是指理解作者的想法。故选B。 6.考查名词。A. challenge 挑战; B. friend 朋友; C. chance机会; D. hobby业余爱好。显然,这里A项与下文中的It is the challenge that...相照应。故选A。 7.考查副词。A. probably很可能; B. generally 一般地; C. especially 特别; D. simply简单地,仅仅。不管你20岁还是58岁,挑战或冒险都是受欢迎的,特别是当你有选择的时候。故选C。 8.考查动词。A. fail 失败; B. hesitate 犹豫; C. stop 停止; D. decide决定。根据开头I began training to swim...at 58 years old可知答案D。 9.考查动词。A. frightens 使害怕; B. attracts 吸引;C. comforts 使舒适; D. puzzles使迷惑。由本句中的willing可看出每年约有100名游泳者慕名而来接受这个挑战,attracts符合语境。故选B。 10.考查动词。A. trying 尝试; B. proving 证明; C. examining 检查; D. changing改变。人们花费时间、精力和金钱是为了尝试这一挑战。故选A。 11.考查名词。A. hiking 徒步旅行; B. walking 散步;C. swimming 游泳; D. running跑。根据首句可知,为了横渡英吉利海峡,作者每天都要练习“游泳”。故选C。 12.考查形容词。A. attractive 有吸引力的; B. active积极的; C. desirable 值得要的; D. aggressive侵略性的。锻炼带来的结果是身体有活力。故选B。 13.考查名词。A. target 目标; B. habit 习惯; C. form形式; D. practice惯例。从本句中的信息词goal­oriented可知答案。故选A。 14.考查副词。experimentally意为“实验性地”;economically意为“经济上”;theoretically意为“理论上”;psychologically意为“心理上”。鉴于前一句谈的目标是属于心理范畴,故选D。 15.考查词组。A. For example例如; B. Without doubt 毫无疑问; C. In addition 另外; D. As usual像平常一样。作者在阐述决定游泳的其他原因。故选C。 16.考查形容词。A. rough 艰苦的,粗糙的; B. calm 镇静的; C. beautiful 美丽的;D. vast巨大的。从下一句可知,这里指的是海面上起了风浪。故选A。 17.考查形容词A. busy忙碌的; B. disappointing 令人失望的; C. wonderful 极好的;D. hard困难的。根据下文with the turbulent(汹涌的)and cold water可知这个年轻女孩在水中游泳很困难。故选D。 18.考查词组。A. go on 继续; B. look around 向四周看; C. call out 唤起; D. give up放弃。从海上的恶劣条件看,她的教练认为这个小姑娘应该放弃。故选D。 19.考查动词。A. warned 警告; B. shouted 大喊; C. begged 祈求; D. repeated重复。海上风浪大,且教练在船上,女孩在水中,shouted符合语境。故选B。 20.考查动词。A. took 拿走; B. broke打破; C. made 制造; D. caught抓住。这里应是个正面、成功的例子,故选C。make it为固定习语,意为“达到预定目标”。 【名师点睛】 上下文对照,抓关键词。 解完型填空题时,单独看一句话是找不到正确答案的,需要阅读下句或者若干句才能明白。所谓上下对照,即在上文和下文中找到与正确答案相同的关键词。因此,在做题时要边读边在大脑中储存上下文信息的能力,捕捉关键词。本题第9小题,考查动词。A. frightens 使害怕; B. attracts 吸引;C. comforts 使舒适; D. puzzles使迷惑。由本句中的关键词willing可看出每年约有100名游泳者慕名而来接受这个挑战,attracts符合语境。故选B。本题第11小题,考查名词。A. hiking 徒步旅行; B. walking 散步;C. swimming 游泳; D. running跑。根据首句可知,为了横渡英吉利海峡,作者每天都要练习“游泳”。故选C。
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