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A French father-of-two who swam across the Channel 16 years after losing all his limbs(四肢) in an electrical accident said Sunday that he was “the happiest man alive.”
Philippe Croizon, a 42-year-old former metalworker, said he had performed his feat(壮举)to inspire all those “who think life is nothing but suffering.”
He set off from Folkestone in southern England just before 8:00 am on Saturday, and arrived on the French coast near Wissant just before 9:30 pm, aided by his specially designed flipper-shaped prosthetic(假肢的)legs.
Steadying himself with his prosthetic arms, Croizon kept up a constant speed in good weather and was accompanied by wild dolphins for part of the 33-kilometre (20-mile) crossing. “For a while, I didn’t realize what I’d done. It was only that night, when I went to bed, that suddenly I burst out laughing, and told myself, ‘You did it!’,” he told AFP by telephone from his home in northern France.
In 1994 Croizon was hit by a 20,000-volt charge as he attempted to remove a television aerial from a house roof. “I was on my hospital bed; they’d just finished cutting off my last leg. You can imagine how that felt. And then I saw a television documentary on a female swimmer who crossed the Channel,” he explained.
“There and then, I asked myself: ‘Why not me one day?’” he said.
Croizon trained for two years and last month completed a 12-hour swim between the ports of Noirmoutier and Pornic on France’s Atlantic coast, but his final Channel crossing was much faster than he had expected. “I wanted to slow down, but I couldn’t. The motor was running,” he said, adding that he had expected to be at sea for 24 hours.
“It was huge. I was in the zone. I was inside my head. I didn’t want to disappoint anyone,” he said, declaring that his next long-distance challenge will be to swim between Europe and Africa.
60. What led to Philippe’s decision to swim across the English Channel?
A. The aim to inspire all those suffering from disabilities.
B. His strong will and determination.
C. The female swimmer who crossed the Channel.
D. His unfortunate experience.
61. We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. Philippe’s success in crossing the Channel was incredible
B. the wild dolphins kept him company all the way
C. it took him 24 hours to cross the Channel
D. Philippe planned to travel to Africa
62. What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph?
A. Philippe was swimming in his head.
B. Philippe filled his mind with determination to succeed.
C. Philippe was imagining his success.
D. Philippe was dreaming about his swimming across the Channel.
63. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. Limbless Man Crosses The English Channel
B. Crossing The Channel with Prosthetic Flippers.
C. Philippe’s Purpose of Crossing the Channel.
D. How Philippe Became Limbless.
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| I was having my dinner at McDonald's one evening when an old couple slowly walked in. They 1 their meal, took a table near the window and started 2 food out of the plate. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries (炸薯条) and one drink. The man 3 the food into two halves and carefully placed 4 before his wife. He took a sip (一小口) of the drink. His wife also took one and then 5 the cup down between them. "That 6 old couple! All they can 7 is one meal for the two of them," thought I 8 the man began to eat his French fries. I 9 to my feet, went over and said that I was 10 to buy another meal for them. Bet he 11 refused me and said that they made it a 12 to share everything. 13 , the lady didn't take a bite, She sat there 14 her husband eat, and taking turns (轮流) sipping the drink. Again I 15 to buy them something but was refused. When the man finished eating and was 16 his face with a napkin (纸巾). I 17 no longer stand it. I made an offer to them a third time. 18 being politely refused, I asked the lady 19 , "Madam, why aren't you eating? You said that you share everything. 20 is it that you are waiting for?" "The teeth," she answered. | ||||
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I was having my dinner at McDonald’s one evening when an old couple slowly walked in. They 36 their meal, took a table near the window and started 37 food out of the plate. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries(炸薯条) and one drink. The man 38_the food into two halves and carefully placed 39 before his wife.
He took a sop(一小口)of the drink. His wife also took one and then 40 the cup down between them.“That 41 old couple! All they can 42 is one meal for the two of them , ” thought I. 43 the man began to eat his French fries, I 44 to my feet, went over and said that I was 45 to buy another meal for them. But he 46 refused me and said that they made it a 47 to share everything.
48 , the lady didn’t take a bite. She sat there 49 her husband eat, and taking turns(轮流) sipping the drink. Again I 50 to buy them something but was refused. When the man finished eating and was 51 his face with a napkin(纸巾), I 52 no longer stand it. I made an offer to them a third time. 53 being politely refused, I asked the lady 54 ,“Ｍadam, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything. 55 is it that you are waitting for?”“The teeth,”she answered.
A. served B. requested C. collected D. ordered
A. carrying B. taking C. fetching D. bringing
A. divided B. cut C. changed D. formed
A. it B. this C. that D. one
A. got B. settled C. set D. turned
A. funny B. crazy C. strange D. poor
A. afford B. pay C. demand D. choose
A. While B. Since C. As D. Until
A. came B. struggled C. rushed D. rose
A. anxious B. willing C. satisfied D. quick
A. warmly B. proudly C. kindly D. seriously
A. way B. habit C. case D. model
A. Surprisingly B. Sadly C. Shockingly D. Bitterly
A. seeing B. noticing C. watching D. finding
A. wanted B.asked C. planned D. attempted
A. wiping B. touching C. bathing D. washing
A. should B. could C. might D. would
A. In B. Upon C. After D. With
A. curiously B. carefully C. naturally D. plainly
A. How B. Who C. Why D. What
查看习题详情和答案>>I was having my dinner at McDonald’s one evening when an old couple slowly walked in. They 36 their meal, took a table near the window and started 37 food out of the plate. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries(炸薯条) and one drink. The man 38_the food into two halves and carefully placed 39 before his wife.
He took a sop(一小口)of the drink. His wife also took one and then 40 the cup down between them.“That 41 old couple! All they can 42 is one meal for the two of them , ” thought I. 43 the man began to eat his French fries, I 44 to my feet, went over and said that I was 45 to buy another meal for them. But he 46 refused me and said that they made it a 47 to share everything.
48 , the lady didn’t take a bite. She sat there 49 her husband eat, and taking turns(轮流) sipping the drink. Again I 50 to buy them something but was refused. When the man finished eating and was 51 his face with a napkin(纸巾), I 52 no longer stand it. I made an offer to them a third time. 53 being politely refused, I asked the lady 54 ,“Ｍadam, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything. 55 is it that you are waitting for?”“The teeth,”she answered.
A. served B. requested C. collected D. ordered
A. carrying B. taking C. fetching D. bringing
A. divided B. cut C. changed D. formed
A. it B. this C. that D. one
A. got B. settled C. set D. turned
A. funny B. crazy C. strange D. poor
A. afford B. pay C. demand D. choose
A. While B. Since C. As D. Until
A. came B. struggled C. rushed D. rose
A. anxious B. willing C. satisfied D. quick
A. warmly B. proudly C. kindly D. seriously
A. way B. habit C. case D. model
A. Surprisingly B. Sadly C. Shockingly D. Bitterly
A. seeing B. noticing C. watching D. finding
A. wanted B.asked C. planned D. attempted
A. wiping B. touching C. bathing D. washing
A. should B. could C. might D. would
A. In B. Upon C. After D. With
A. curiously B. carefully C. naturally D. plainly
A. How B. Who C. Why D. What
查看习题详情和答案>>I was having my dinner at McDonald’s one evening when so old couple slowly walked in. They 1 their meal. Took a table near the window and started 2 food out of the plate. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries(炸薯条) and one drink. The man 3 the food into two halves and carefully placed 4 before his wife.
He took a sip(一小口)of the drink. His wife also took one and then 5 the cup down between them. “That 6 old couple! All they can 7 is one meal for the two of them,” thought I. 8 the man began to eat his French fries. I 9 to my feet, went over and said that I was 10 to buy another meal for them. Bet he
11 refused me and said that they made it a 12 to share everything.
13 ,the lady didn’t take a bite, She sat there 14 her husband eat, and taking turns (轮流) sipping the drink, Again I 15 to buy them something but was refused, When the man finished eating and was 16 his face with a napkin (纸巾).
I 17 no longer stand it. I made an offer to them a third time. 18 being politely refused, I asked the lady 19 ,“Madam, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything, 20 is it that you are waiting for?” “The teeth,” she answered.
1.A.served B.requested C.collected D.ordered
2.A.carrying B. raking C. fetching D. bringing
3.A.divided B. cut C. changed D. formed
4.A.it B. this C. that D. one
5.A.got B. settled C. set D. turned
6.A.funny B. crazy C. strange D .poor
7.A.afford B. pay C. demand D. choose
8.A.While B. Since C. As D. Until
9.A.came B. struggled C. rushed D. rose
10.A.anxious B willing C. satisfied D. quick
11.A.warmly B. proudly C. kindly D. seriously
12.A.way B. habit C .case D. model
13.A.Surprisingly B. Sadly C. Shockingly D. Bitterly
14.A.seeing B. noticing C. watching D. finding
15.A.wanted B. asked C. planned D. attempted
16.A.wiping B. touching C. bathing D. washing
17.A.should B. could C. might D. would
18.A.In B. Upon C. After D. With
19.A.curiously B. carefully C. naturally D. plainly
20.A.How B. Who C. Why D. What
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