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閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容按照每題的具體要求回答問題。（答案寫在答題卡上相應番號后的橫線上）

Born in 1949, Diana Nyad took an early interest in swimming as a sport and was a Florida State High School swimming champion. Like many young athletes, she had Olympic dreams, but a serious illness kept her from competing in the Games. The disappointment didn’t stop her from going forward. Instead, she became interested in marathon swimming. A brilliant athlete, she was well-conditioned for spending long periods of time in the water. As a long-distance swimmer, she would compete against herself and the obstacles presented by distance, danger, cold, and exhaustion.

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 of water is less than 100 miles wide, it is rough and dangerous. After battling 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. For Nyad her strength of purpose was just as important as reaching Cuba. That is how she defined success. 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.

1.What prevented Nyad from taking part in the Olympic Games? (Not more than 5 words)

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2.What does the underlined word “obstacles” mean? (1 word)

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3.What achievement did Nyad make in 1970? (Not more than 10 words.)

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4.Why did Nyad believe that she had touched the other shore? (Not more than 10 words)

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5.Please explain how you are inspired by Nyad. (Not more than 20 words)

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Answer 1

【答案】

1. A serious illness (did).

2. Difficulties/Problems/Troubles/Challenges.

3. She swam a ten-mile marathon and set women’s record.

Or: She swam a ten-mile marathon, setting the women’s record.

Or: She set the women’s record for a ten-mile marathon swimming.

4. Because she had tried her best (to fulfill the task).

Or: Her strength of purpose was as important as reaching Cuba.

5. I am encouraged by her determination and strong will.

Or: I am inspired by her courage and strong desire to succeed.

Or: From her I learned that once we set a goal, we should try hard to achieve it.

Or: We should never give up in the face of difficulty/failure.

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述了著名的運動員Diana Nyad一生都在為實現(xiàn)自己的理想而努力的故事。

1. A serious illness (did).

細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段第三行but a serious illness kept her from competing in the Games。

2. Difficulties/Problems/Troubles/Challenges.

推理題。根據(jù)she would compete against herself and the obstacles presented by distance, danger, cold, and exhaustion.說明這里的obstacles是指在奮斗的過程中出現(xiàn)的種種困難。

3.She swam a ten-mile marathon and set women’s record.

Or: She swam a ten-mile marathon, setting the women’s record.

Or: She set the women’s record for a ten-mile marathon swimming.

細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段2,3行In 1970, she swam a ten-mile marathon in Lake Ontario, setting the women’s record for the course。

4.Because she had tried her best (to fulfill the task).

Or: Her strength of purpose was as important as reaching Cuba.

細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段4,5,6行For Nyad her strength of purpose was just as important as reaching Cuba. That is how she defined success. It did not matter that her swim came up short; she believed she had touched the other shore.。

5.I am encouraged by her determination and strong will.

Or: I am inspired by her courage and strong desire to succeed.

Or: From her I learned that once we set a goal, we should try hard to achieve it.

Or: We should never give up in the face of difficulty/failure.

根據(jù)文章描述可知Nyad是一個意志堅定的人，為了實現(xiàn)自己的夢想不放棄不拋棄。

考點：考查人物傳記類短文閱讀

點評：本文主要講述了著名的運動員Diana Nyad一生都在為實現(xiàn)自己的理想而努力的故事。本文以細節(jié)題的考查為主，細節(jié)題是針對文中某個細節(jié)、某句話或某部分具體內(nèi)容設置問題，正確答案的根據(jù)一定可以在原文中找到，即原文的改寫往往成為正確選項。通常細節(jié)題的正確選項有以下特征：對原文句子中的關鍵詞進行替換。把原文中的一些詞換成意義相近的詞，成為正確選項。詞性或者語態(tài)的變化。把原文中的一些詞變換一下詞性，或者改變原文句子的語態(tài)，給考生制造障礙。語言簡化。把原文中的復雜語言現(xiàn)象進行簡化，成為正確答案。正話反說。把原文中的意思反過來表達而成為正確選項(適用于尋找錯誤選項的題目)。