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【題目】 Swimming across the English Channel—the 21-mile-long channel between southern England and northern France--- is not an easy thing. Besides the strong ocean currents(洋流)，swimmers also have to face temperatures that can change from 18°C to 6°C. However, don’t tell that to Sarah Thomas. The 37-year-old American woman recently became the first person ever to swim the English Channel four times without stop.

What makes Thomas even greater is that just a year ago, in 2018, she survived （幸存）serious illness. She said that fighting the strong currents was hard. “But even worse is dealing with the saltwater … it really hurts your throat(咽喉), your mouth and your tongue,” she said.

Thomas’s journey began just past midnight on Sunday, September 15, 2019. The swim was about 80 miles at the beginning. However, strong currents add the total distance by about 50 miles. When Thomas came out from the water at 6: 30 am local time on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, she was in the water for 54 hours and 13 minutes and swam a total of 133 miles!

There was a ship with GPS and computers to record wind, tides and currents with Thomas all the time. It guided her through the water. Her mother and husband were on the ship. During her swimming, Thomas took a rest every 30 to 60 minutes.

【1】Sarah Thomas comes from .

A.EnglandB.FranceC.AmericaD.Japan

【2】How far did Sarah Thomas swim across the channel this year?

A.About 50 miles.B.About 54 miles.C.About 80 milesD.About 130 miles.

【3】According to the passage, we can use to describe Sarah Thomas.

A.braveB.helpfulC.generousD.humorous

【4】Where can we probably read this passage?

A.In a science book.B.In a diary.C.In a newspaper.D.In a novel.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

本文主要介紹了莎拉·托馬斯在2019年9月15日到2019年9月17日游過英吉利海峽的事跡。她在水中游了54小時13分鐘，總共游了133英里！這位37歲的美國婦女最近成為第一個四次不停地游過英吉利海峽的人。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“The 37-year-old American woman recently became the first person ever to swim the English Channel four times without stop.”這位37歲的美國婦女最近成為第一個四次不停地游過英吉利海峽的人�？芍�，莎拉·托馬斯來自美國。故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“When Thomas came out from the water at 6: 30 am local time on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, she was in the water for 54 hours and 13 minutes and swam a total of 133 miles!”當(dāng)?shù)貢r間2019年9月17日星期二早上6點半，托馬斯從水中出來時，她在水中游了54小時13分鐘，總共游了133英里！可知，今年，莎拉·托馬斯游過英吉利海峽大約130英里。故選D。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Besides the strong ocean currents(洋流)，swimmers also have to face temperatures that can change from 18°C to 6°C.” 除了強大的洋流，游泳者還必須面對從18°C到6°C的溫度變化�？梢酝浦�，莎拉·托馬斯是勇敢的。故選A。

【4】推理判斷題。A. In a science book. 在一本科學(xué)書里。B. In a diary. 在日記里。C. In a newspaper. 在報紙上。D. In a novel. 在小說里。本文主要介紹了莎拉·托馬斯在2019年9月15日到2019年9月17日游過英吉利海峽的事跡。因此最有可能出現(xiàn)在報紙上。故選C。