11.Nearing the age of 101has not slowed down one Japanese woman.In fact,in the swimming pool-she is only getting faster.
Recently,a 100-year-old Japanese woman became the world's first centenarian to complete a 1,500-meter freestyle swimming competition in a 25-meter poo1.
Her name is Mieko Nagaoka.Ms.Nagaoka set a world record for her age group at a recent Japan Masters Swimming Association event in the western city of Matsuyama.She swam the race in 1hour,15minutes and 54seconds.
By comparison,the overall female world record holder completed the same distance in just under 15and a half minutes.But that swimmer,Katie Ledecky,is only 17years old.And Ms.Nagao.ka was not competing against her.In fact,Ms.Nagaoka was the only competitor in the 100-104year old category.Her race was not a race of speed but of endurance,or not giving up.
Breaking swimming records is nothing new to Ms.Nagaoka.So far she has broken 25records.But she began competing when she was much younger-at 88.
Ms.Nagaoka sufferred a knee injury in her 80s,so she began swimming to help her body recover.Since her first international swimming competition,she hasn't looked back,except maybe to see if her competition is catching up.
In 2002.a(chǎn)t a masters swim meet in New Zealand,Ms.Nagaoka took the bronze medal in the 50-meter backstroke.In 2004,she won three silver medals at an Italian swim meet.
Masters swimming is a special class of competitive swimming to promote health and friendship among participants.Swimmers compete within age groups of five years.
Japan has a large number of people who live beyond 100years old.Until she passed away this month,the oldest person in the world was also from Japan.Misao Okawa was born in 1 898.She said her secrets for longevity,or long life,were good genes,regular sleep,sushi and exercise.
33.The underlined word"centenarian"refers to someone who isB.
A.from Japan B.100or older
C.a(chǎn)n old competitor D.a(chǎn) new swimmer
34.It can be inferred from the passage thatA.
A.some people are born with longevity genes
B.people who like swimming live longer
C.the Japanese are interested in swimming
D.woman usually live much longer than men
35.Which can best explain the spirit of Ms.Nagaoka?D
A.Not to advance is to go back.
B.After a storm comes a calm.
C.The early bird catches the worm.
D.Keep on going,never give up.
分析 本文主要講述了一個100歲的老人完成一千五百米自由泳的比賽,她的成績成為她所在年齡組的記錄,而打破記錄已經(jīng)是她所經(jīng)歷的第二十五次了,她并不是要比拼速度,而是堅持不放棄的精神,她開始游泳是因為她的 膝蓋受傷,而日本有很多長壽的人.
解答 33.B理解推斷題,由第二段結(jié)合原文可知Nearing the age of 101has not slowed down one Japanese woman.In fact,in the swimming pool-she is only getting faster.Recently,a 100-year-old Japanese woman became the world's first centenarian to complete a 1,500-meter freestyle swimming competition in a 25-meter poo1.劃線詞語是指她成為世界上首個100或以上的參加比賽的人,故選B
34.A理解推斷題,由文章作出合理推斷She said her secrets for longevity,or long life,were good genes,regular sleep,sushi and exercise.最后一段中寫出她長壽是因為她的基因,壽司和運動,故選A
35.D細節(jié)理解題,第四段可知,她的精神是堅持,不放棄Her race was not a race of speed but of endurance,or not giving up.故選D
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