【正文】 experienced swimmers.C.Determined to be as tough as the people around her.（2）Why does the author mention the two people in Paragraph 2? A.Disappointed by the difficult conditions.C.ve already signed up for my next openwater swim.（1）How did the author feel before the race? A.t matter—the atmosphere was fantastic and everyone felt a sense of achievement, whatever their time. I39。t want to stop, so I bent my right knee and just kicked with the left leg. 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。 We39。s paddling poolsized part of the lake where we moved in to feel how cold the water was. Not too bad was everyone39。 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 t prepared for how rough Lake Windermere appeared on a cold day. A swimmer told me the water felt colder than it had been measured, and that the water was a bit rough. But I, along with 10,000 others, was about to plete the challenge.2．閱讀理解 Open water swimming故選D。所有人都說他們會在那里以任何需要的方式提供幫助。d be there to help out in any way needed. ”溫妮不僅被介紹給格雷梅爾，還被介紹給他的一些朋友和鄰居。根據最后一段中的“Winnie was introduced not only to Gremel but also some of his friends and neighbors. One had brought over a lot of fresh strawberries。故選B。根據第一段中的“Gremel was able to make this amazing donation because he purchased $1,000 worth of Walgreens stock seven decades ago whose value has grown recently.” 格雷梅爾之所以能夠做出這一驚人的捐贈，是因為他在70年前購買了價值1000美元的沃爾格林股票，而這些股票的價值最近一直在增長。故選C。Falso說，他聽到Gremel說過很多次，錢本來就不是我的，他總是打算把錢送人。根據第二段‘A single man with no kids, Gremel has lived in the same Chicago house for 95 years, and has always lived simply’, neighbor Patrick Falso told TODAY. Falso said he heard Gremel say many times the money wasn39。他經常給社會慈善機構捐錢。They lead a healthy and wealthy life.D.They live in harmony with animals.B.He volunteered in wildlife shelters regularly.（3）What can we infer about Gremel39。He bought Walgreens stock at age 28.C.where Gremel has been living（2）What can we learn about Russ Gremel from the text? A.what kind of person Gremel isC.d be there to help out in any way needed.（1）Patrick Falso is mentioned in the text mainly to explain _________. A. Gremel had lost his own beloved Chihuahua earlier this year. When he reached out to Collins about Winnie, she felt this could be a good match. That feeling grew when she brought Winnie to his house for a meet and greet, and Winnie was introduced not only to Gremel but also some of his friends and neighbors. One had brought over a lot of fresh strawberries。s wishes that we could find a place where people could e out and experience nature the way he did as a kid, Herkert told TODAY.s donation was extremely generous. It39。t mine to begin with and that he always intended to give it away. 英語閱讀理解(人物故事)練習題含答案及解析一、高中英語閱讀理解人物故事類1．閱讀理解 Russ Gremel, now 98 years old, decided it was time to donate $2 million to the Illinois Audubon Society, a charity to purchase nearly 400 acres of land for wildlife protection. Gremel was able to make this amazing donation because he purchased $1,000 worth of Walgreens stock seven decades ago whose value has grown recently. A single man with no kids, Gremel has lived in the same Chicago house for 95 years, and has always lived simply, neighbor Patrick Falso told TODAY. Falso said he heard Gremel say many times the money wasn39。 The Gremel Wildlife shelter was founded on June 4. Illinois Audubon Society president Jim Herkert said Gremel39。s allowing us to protect a really valuable and important possession and realize one of Gremel39。 After doing all this, this past weekend, Gremel adopted an old Chihuahua（吉娃娃犬）. Winnie the dog was picked up as a homeless dog several months ago. She suffered from a kind of cancer, which was treated—and all she needed was a loving home, which Colleen Collins, the founder of Perfect Pooches Adoption Agency, was determined to find. all said they39。how Gremel earned the moneyB.why Gremel made the donationD.He raised many pet dogs in his life.B.He adopted a young Chihuahua recently.D.s neighbors from the text? A.They are impressed with dog Winnie.C.They are caring and kind to each other.【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，格雷梅爾是一個沒有孩子的單身男人，他在芝加哥同一所房子里住了95年，一直過著簡樸的生活。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。t mine to begin with and that he always intended to give it away. ”格雷梅爾是一個沒有孩子的單身男人，他在芝加哥同一所房子里住了95年，一直過著簡樸的生活?？芍?，Patrick Falso的話道出了為什么Gremel要做出捐贈。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。 他在28歲時購買了沃爾格林的股票。 （3）考查推理判斷。 all said they39。一個人帶來了許多新鮮的草莓?？芍?，他的鄰居之間是互相幫助友好相處的。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，并根據上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。 I had only swum in open water a few times, and always in gentle lakes, so I wasn39。 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.a children39。s thought! Then we headed out towards the middle of the lake.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。t work. I began to feel the entire leg tight and painful. I didn39。 Finall