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12．It was August 10，2011．Diana Nyad was dozens of miles into her dream to complete a 103-mile swim from Cuba to Key West．Because of the currents in the Florida Straits，Nyad would have to last 60hours-if everything went perfectly．
For two years，this dream of swimming from Cuba to Florida had been part of her every waking hour．She was about to turn 60．"I wanted to be filled with commitment to the best of myself so that 1wasn't looking back later saying，'What have I done with my life？'''says Nyad．
Those extreme physical struggles are not new to her．In 1974，25-year-old Nyad became the first person to swim across Lake Ontario against the current．A year later，Nyad's 28-mile swim around the island of Manhattan made the front page of the New York Times．
"Physically，I'm stronger．I weigh a lot more，"Nyad said after a training swim in Key West in June．"There are also mental advantages to being older，"says Steven Munatones，an expert in swimming．
Feeling a sharp pain in her right shoulder，she changed the angle of stroke （划），telling herself to go gently until her hand caught the water．In the 17th hour，she swam over to the boat，and the crew located a pain reliever．Nyad took it．She lay on her back，rolled onto her belly and continued swimming，and then she'd turn on her back again，gasping，unable to fill her lungs．"I'm trying to make it．I'm barely going forward．I feel so sick．This has been my dream forever，but I can hardly make it another hour，"Nyad told David Marchant，the boat's navigator （领航员）．Between the 23rd and 27th hours，Nyad had gone just five miles．"OK，Diana，I'm going to touch you，and it's going to be over，"Stoll said．Nyad agreed．And with that，29hours and 43minutes after she'd leaped into the water，the swim came to an end．
"She just wouldn't quit．It was more amazing to see her not make it the way she fought than if everything had gone exactly right and she'd made it the whole way，"says Mark Sollinger，who piloted Nyad's lead boat．
At a press．conference in Key West after being pulled onto the support boat，Nyad choked back tears and said，"Sometimes the will is so strong．But I was shaking and freezing，and I thought，'There's no mind over matter anymore．'I think I'm going to have to go to my grave without swimming from Cuba to Florida．"
But when Nyad returned home to Los Angeles，the pain began to fade．"Something says to me the goal is still there，"says Nyad．

56．Nyad decided to swim from Cuba to Florida because sheD．
A．wouldn't swim against the current
B．wanted to prove she was stronger than before
C．had David Marchant as her navigator
D．wanted very much to fulfill her dream
57．We can learn from the passage that NyadD．
A．refused any help as she struggled in the water to make it
B．has given up the dream of swimming across the Florida Straits
C．appeared on the front page of the New York Times at the age of25
D．began the swim from Cuba to Florida when she was about 60years old
58．What can we conclude from what Mark Sollinger says in Paragraph 6？C
A．He didn't expect Nyad to succeed．
B．He was disappointed at Nyad's failure．
C．He really admired Nyad for her struggle．
D．He was not sure about Nyad's success．
59．Which of the following is the best title for the passage？B
A．A Highly Skilled Swimmer  B．The Unsinkable Diana Nyad
C．A Regrettable Experience  D．The Inspiring Adventure．

分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了戴安娜•尼亚德在她快60岁的时候为了实现自己的梦想而从古巴游到佛罗里达州，虽然遇到了很多困难，但是她最终实现了自己的梦想，作者让我们学习戴安娜坚持不懈的精神．

解答 56．D  细节理解题，根据第一段Diana Nyad was dozens of miles into her dream to complete a 103-mile swim from Cuba to Key West．Because of the currents in the Florida Straits，Nyad would have to last 60hours-if everything went perfectly．可知Diana决定从古巴游到佛罗里达州是因为她想实现自己的梦想，故选D．
57．D  推理判断题，根据第二段For two years，this dream of swimming from Cuba to Florida had been part of her every waking hour．She was about to turn 60．可知她从古巴游到佛罗里达州时已经大约60岁了，故选D．
58．C  推理判断题，根据第六段"She just wouldn't quit．It was more amazing to see her not make it the way she fought than if everything had gone exactly right and she'd made it the whole way，"says Mark Sollinger，who piloted Nyad's lead boat．可知Mark很佩服Nyad的斗争，故选C．
59．B  主旨大意题，通读全文可知本文主要向我们介绍了戴安娜•尼亚德在她快60岁的时候为了实现自己的梦想从古巴游到佛罗里达州，主要向我们介绍了她的精神，故选B．

点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．

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