【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 r was a bit rough. But I, along with 10,000 others, was about to plete the challenge. Most of the people taking part were doing a onemile race, and 10 races were planned over the weekend. There seemed to be a mix of openwater enthusiasts alongside plete beginners—which is precisely the aim of the swims, to get as many people as possible pleting their own challenge. The oldest woman peting was 77, taking part in the twomile race, alongside a man who last year had swum in every onemile race. I had chosen the third onemile race of the day. There were over 600 people in my race. We were taken through an acclimatization area a children39。s paddling poolsized part of the lake where we moved in to feel how cold the water was. Not too bad was everyone39。s thought! Then we headed out towards the middle of the lake. We39。d been warned that the first 100 metres would be really rough. However, somewhere near the 750m mark I was still waiting for the calm。 it felt more like swimming in the sea than a lake. I tried to focus on my breathing and technique, and just keep going. As I approached the 400mtogo mark my lower right leg became painful. I recalled overhearing people talking about how they kept swimming through the pain, so I tried. But it didn39。t work. I began to feel the entire leg tight and painful. I didn39。t want to stop, so I bent my right knee and just kicked with the left leg. Finally I saw the finishing post, and I just concentrated on getting there—still onelegged. My finishing time was 38 minutes 25 seconds but that didn39。t matter—the atmosphere was fantastic and everyone felt a sense of achievement, whatever their time. I39。m hooked, and want to give it another go. I39。ve already signed up for my next openwater swim.（1）How did the author feel before the race? A.Scared of the most challenging race.B.Disappointed by the difficult conditions.C.Concerned about the other swimmers in the race.D.Determined to be as tough as the people around her.（2）Why does the author mention the two people in Paragraph 2? A.To stress the importance of the race.B.To praise the experienced swimmers.C.To show the wide range of the participants.D.To introduce the various events of the race.（3）The author suggests in Paragraph 4 that ______. A.the race would cause breathing problemsB.the race became harder than she had expectedC.it was really necessary to prepare for tough swimsD.it would have been easier if she had taken others39。 advice（4）What does the author talk about in the last paragraph? A.Her confidence in her own ability.B.Her pride in having swum so quickly.C.Her eagerness to repeat the experience.D.Her surprise at having managed to finish.【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者講述了參加一英里的天然水域游泳的經(jīng)歷，最終成功到達(dá)終點(diǎn)線。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“But I, along with 10,000 others, was about to plete the challenge.”可知，我馬上和其他10000名游泳者完成這項(xiàng)挑戰(zhàn)，故可知，他們很堅(jiān)定要完成這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)，故選D。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“There seemed to be a mix of openwater enthusiasts alongside plete beginners—which is precisely the aim of the swims, to get as many people as possible pleting their own challenge. The oldest woman peting was 77, taking part in the twomile race, alongside a man who last year had swum in every onemile race.”可知，參賽者包括天然水域游泳的愛(ài)好者，也包括初學(xué)者，也有很多人完成自己的挑戰(zhàn)，這里面就有77歲參加2英里游泳的老人，也有去年參加一英里的男子，故可知，該比賽參與者范圍很廣，故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“I recalled overhearing people talking about how they kept swimming through the pain, so I tried. But it didn39。t work. I began to feel the entire leg tight and painful.”可知，我想起了那些人提及的克服水中抽筋的技巧，但是沒(méi)有作用，我感覺(jué)整條腿開(kāi)始緊張?zhí)弁?，故可知，這次比賽比她想象的要艱難，故選B。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“I39。m hooked, and want to give it another go. I39。ve already signed up for my next openwater swim.”可知，我被吸引住了，想要再嘗試一次，準(zhǔn)備好為下一次游泳比賽報(bào)名，故可知，作者為完成比賽而感到興奮，也喜歡上了這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)，故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷題型的考查，是一篇故事類(lèi)閱讀，考生需要根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 For years, decades in fact, I39。ve puzzled over the response most people have when I tell them I mostly travel alone. You39。re so brave! Why is it that a woman travelling alone, as I have often done for months at a time, is perceived to be brave, whereas men who travel alone are entirely unremarkable?You are only brave when you are afraid of something but still do it anyway. I have never been afraid of travelling alone. The first time I travelled alone was when I was 19. I was due to travel in Europe with a friend at the end of the summer. She announced by letter two days before our departure that she would be leaving me halfway at Vienna. It was too late by then to rope in another friend, so it was either to go home after Vienna, or keep going by myself. I kept going. I got on trains by myself, checked into hostels by myself and found my way around by myself. It was weird at first, but later I stopped worrying about it. When I got back to Ireland after that trip, I felt proud of myself. I had done something I had assumed would be hard, and it had turned out to be not hard at all. That was three decades ago, and since then I have travelled all over the world, usually on my own. I still do what I did then, which is to keep a diary. The greatest gift of solo travel has been those I39。ve met along the way. I may have set off alone each time but I39。ve encountered many people who became important to me. I met my husband in Kathmandu, Nepal. I met lifelong friends in Australia, Poland, Hungary, Turkey, India, Indonesia and many other places.（1）What makes the author puzzled when she tells people of her experience? A.People39。s disbelief.B.People39。s response.C.People39。s approval.D.People39。s criticism.（2）What does the author say about her first time to travel alone? A.It was a trip by design.B.She had to choose to go by herself.C.It was harder than expected.D.She set off all alone.（3）What do th