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4．On September 2，2013，swimmer Diana Nyad reached Key West，Florida．At age 64，Nyad made history by becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without using a shark cage（防鲨笼）．It took her nearly 53 hours to complete the 103-mile swim．
"You're never too old to achieve your dream"，Nyad said after finishing the swim．"Never give up"．
This was Nyad's fifth attempt to complete the swim．She first tried in 1978，then made three more attempts in 2011 and 2012．What finally helped her succeed？She had trained for years，sometimes swimming for days at a time．But even more important than that was her mind．Besides，she had a team that helped her along the way．
Other swimmers had made the trip before，swimming inside shark cages which protectedthemas they moved through the dangerous waters．But Nyad did not want to use a cage．
   Although Nyad faced many challenges along the way，she thought it was all worth it to achieve a lifelong dream．She wrote on her blog，"I am so proud of my team，and…I am also proud of myself．"Many others are proud of Nyad too．Even President Barack Obama offered his congratulations．
61．Diana Nyad swam 103 milesC．
A．from California to Florida          
B．from Cuba to Mexico     
C．from Cuba to Florida              
D．from Florida to Cuba
62．Diana Nyad had triedBtimes before she successfully completed the swim．
A．three          
B．four        
C．five       
 D．six
63．What made Diana Nyad succeed？D
A．Her mind．
B．Her team．
C．Hard training．
D．A，B and C．
64．The underlined word"them"in Paragraph 4 refers to （指的是）B．
A．Diana Nyad's family       
B．other swimmers      
C．cages     
D．sharks
65．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？A
A．Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida．
B．President Barack Obama congratulated Diana Nyad on her success．
C．Diana Nyad began trying to swim from Cuba to Florida in 1978．
D．Diana Nyad faced many challenges during the swim．

Answer 1

分析 文章大意：2013年九月二号，游泳运动员戴安娜．尼亚德到达即韦斯特，64岁的Nyad成为从古巴不使用防鲨笼游泳到佛罗里达的第一人，创造历史．她花了近50个小时完成这个103英里的游泳．在完成之后，她说，永不言弃，什么时候追梦都不晚．这是她第五次尝试，是什么助她走向成功了呢？是日复一日的训练，更重要的是她坚定的意志以及她的团队帮助了她．在这次游泳历程中，尽管Nyad面对了很多挑战，但她却认为为了梦想一切都值得．她曾写博客说，她为自己的团队骄傲，也为自己骄傲．奥巴马总统也向她表示了祝贺．

解答 61．答案C．细节理解题．根据"Nyad made history by becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without using a shark cage（防鲨笼）．"可知，她从古巴游到了佛罗里达州，故选C．
62．答案B．判断推理题．根据"This was Nyad's fifth attempt to complete the swim"可知这是她第五次尝试，所以之前她已经尝试过四次了，故选B．
63．答案D．细节理解题．根据"She had trained for years，sometimes swimming for days at a time．But even more important than that was her mind．Besides，she had a team that helped her along the way．"可知是她的训练以及自身的意志和她的团队促成了她的成功，故选D．
64．答案B．词义判断题．根据"Other swimmers had made the trip before，swimming inside shark cages which protected them as they moved through the dangerous waters"可知其他游泳者之前游过这段历程，但在危险地带都会在防鲨笼里被保护，因此them指其他游泳者，故选B．
65．答案A．细节理解题．根据"Other swimmers had made the trip before"和"Nyad made history by becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without using a shark cage（防鲨笼）"可知，其他游泳者之前就有过从古巴到佛罗里达州的历程，Nynd只是不使用防鲨笼完成的第一人，故选A．

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