When she looked ahead, Florence Chadwick saw nothing but a solid wall of fog.Her body was numb(麻木的).She had been swimming for nearly sixteen hours.
Already she was the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions.Now, at age 34, her goal(目标)was to become the first woman to swim from Catalina Island to the California coast.
On that Fourth of July morning in 1952, the sea was like an ice bath and the fog was so dense she could hardly see her support(援助)boats.
Alongside Florence in one of the boats, her mother and her trainer offered encouragement.They told her it wasn’t much farther.But all she could see was fog.They encouraged her not to stop swimming.She never had…until then.With only a half mile to go, she asked to be pulled out.
Still warming her chilled body several hours later, she told a reporter,“Look, I am not excusing myself, but if I could have seen land I might have made it.”It was not tiredness or even the cold water that beat her.It was the fog.She was unable to see her goal.
Two months later, she tried again.This time, despite(尽管)the same dense fog, she swam with her confidence and her goal clearly pictured in her mind.She knew that somewhere behind that fog was land and this time she made it!Florence Chadwick became the first woman to swim the Catalina Channel, eclipsing(使黯然失色)the men’s record by two hours!
(1)
Florence Chadwick ________ in September, 1952.
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A.
swam across the English Channel
B.
realized her goal
C.
gave up swimming
D.
was back to California coast
(2)
According the article, which sentence is TRUE?
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A.
She swam the Catalina Channel with the other men together.
B.
She was so tired and cold that people had to pull her out of water.
C.
Her goal was to swim the English Channel in both directions.
D.
She gave up her goal when there was only a half mile to the California coast.
(3)
The word“dense”in the article means ________.
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A.
cold
B.
heavy
C.
amazing
D.
beautiful
(4)
Why did Florence Chadwick succeed two month later?Because ________.
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A.
she could face coldness and tiredness
B.
her mother and trainer encouraged her
C.
she kept a purpose in her mind
D.
there were support boats following her
阅读理解
People go in for various kinds of physical training and winter swimming is one of them.We can have cold wind bath,icy water bath and sunbath at the same time in the open air of winter.
When we take off our clothes and are exposed to the cold air,all parts of our body are stirred up (搅动) by the cold,making us eager to go into the water.
We dive into the cold water and swim.We come out just when our hands and feet begin to feel numb.The only thing we think about in the cold water is how to withstand (承受住) the cold.At this moment our brain is relaxed(放松) and at rest.This improves our metabolic functions(促进新陈代谢).
After we get dried,our pink-coloured skin is bathed in the winter sun rays.Gradually we no longer feel the cold and spring seems to be near...
After the“three baths”of air,water and sun,we feel warm,relaxed and comfortable.
Winter swimming is enjoyable and good for health.That is why it is becoming more popular than ever before.
(1)
According to the author,our brain is ______ when we are swimming in the cold water.
A.hurt B.busy thinking
C.withstanding the cold D.at rest
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(2)
Which of the following can explain the underlined phrase in paragraph 4?
A.be able to feel pain B.be unable to feel anything
C.be able to feel comfortable D.be unable to feel frightened
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(3)
The passage tells us that ______.
A.cold water is bad for our health
B.winter swimming is enjoyed by few people
C.it's better to go swimming in spring
D.people feel relaxed in winter swimming
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(4)
Which sentence is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Winter swimming is made up of three parts梒old wind bath,icy water bath and sunbath.
B.As soon as you come out of the cold water,you want to go indoors because you feel so cold.
C.More and more people enjoy winter swimming as they realise its importance to health.
D.People,especially those who work with their brains,may try this kind of physical training.