Born in 1949, Diana Nyad took an early interest in swimming as a sport and was a Florida State High School swimming champion(冠军). Like many young trainers, she had Olympic dreams, but a serious illness prevented her from competing in the Games. The disappointment didn’t stop her from going forward. Instead, she became interested in marathon swimming.
For ten years Nyad devoted herself to becoming one of the world’s best long-distance swimmers. In 1970, she swam a ten-mile marathon in Lake Ontario, setting the women’s record for the course. In 1972 she set another record by swimming 102.5 miles from an island in the Bahamas to the coast of Florida. Then she broke a third record when swimming around Manhattan Island in 1975.
Nyad attempted to swim the distance between Florida and Cuba in 1978. Though the span(跨度) of water is less than 100 miles wide, it is rough and dangerous. After battling(与---作战) the water for two days, she had to give up for the sake of her own health and safety. Even so, she impressed the world with her courage and strong desire to succeed. It did not matter that her swim came up short; she believed she had touched the other shore.
When Nyad ended her career as a swimmer, she continued to try new things---travelling the world as a reporter, writing books and giving public speeches about her life. Diana Nyad works to inspire others, just as she did when she swam the waters of the world.
【小题1】What was Nyad’s early interest?
【小题2】When did Nyad set the record for a ten-mile marathon swimming?
【小题3】According to the passage, how many times did Nyad join the long-distance swimming?
【小题4】What did Nyad do after she finished swimming?
【小题5】What can we learn from the passage?

Women are said to be very complex(复杂的)and not easy to understand. And so it is said that it is __16____ to buy gifts for them that will please them and make them _17  ___. On this holiday season, all husbands begin their search for the one good gift for their wives. Naturally, all husbands love their wives in many ways even in a simplest form of love that is why their gifts are all very precious(珍贵的).
A wife is very __  18__ every day, and she has many things in mind like things needed for the children, food for the ___19_ even budgeting money for everyday needs. The most important that a wife puts on her mind is the _20___ of her family members. She’s always worrying about the one of the family members who goes out . So it’s important for a man to give his wife a good gift.
You could also give some personalized things with the name on it! Giving her phone also puts on her mind that ___21____between the two of you is very important! This makes your distance (距离)very _22___ even on a distant(遥远的) place. Jewelry(珠宝) could also be a gift for your wife. It is common, _23__ not all husbands can give a set of jewelry to their wife.
Those are the Women’s Day gift ideas for wife. Whatever the gift is, make sure it is filled _24___ love, and is straight from your heart. This leaves a mark on her heart that _25___ could erase(除去).
【小题1】A. difficult B. easy C. necessary
【小题2】A. angry B. happy C. hungry
【小题3】A. free B. strict C. busy
【小题4】A. herself B. family C. you
【小题5】A. safety B. clothes C. work
【小题6】A. love B. distance C. communication
【小题7】A. far B. small C. close
【小题8】A. so B. and C. but
【小题9】A. with B. in C. of
【小题10】A. someone B. nobody C. anybody

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One of the problems career people(上班族) have in the morning is dressing for the office when there will be an evening party immediately followed, with no time to return home to change. The easiest solution is to keep a full set of toiletries (洗漱用品) and make-ups stored somewhere at the office. A woman going to an evening party should dress in one of her “basic dresses” in the morning—the kind that can change into a different look with an added scarf or jewelry. In fifteen minutes, when her office day has ended, she can metamorphose(彻底变化) herself into another person with freshly cleaned teeth, combed hair, a new face, a different and dressier(漂亮的) pair of shoes, and some sparkling jewelry. If she must wear a long dress for the party, she should bring it to the office in a protective bag and store it safely until she has to put it on.

1.What’s a problem for the career people from this passage?

A. They must wear uniforms at work.

B. They have no dresses to wear.

C. They often have no time to change clothes for an evening party after work.

D. They have to go to the party.

2. The easiest solution is ____.

A. to keep a full set of toiletries and make-ups stored somewhere at the office

B. not to go to the party

C. to take a taxi home

D. to finish work earlier

3. If a woman is going to a party, she should wear ____ in the morning.

A. a nice dress B. a “basic dress”    C. her uniform        D. casual clothes

4. How long does it take a woman to change herself at least?

A. About five minutes. B. About fifteen minutes.

C. About half an hour. D. About fifty minutes.

5.If a woman must wear a long dress for the party, she should ____.

A. wear it in the morning                  B. buy one in the shop

C. borrow one from her workmate            D. bring it to the office

 

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