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.at 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.an old competitor D.a 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 本文主要讲述了一个100岁的老人完成一千五百米自由泳的比赛,她的成绩成为她所在年龄组的记录,而打破记录已经是她所经历的第二十五次了,她并不是要比拼速度,而是坚持不放弃的精神,她开始游泳是因为她的 膝盖受伤,而日本有很多长寿的人.
解答 33.B理解推断题,由第二段结合原文可知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.划线词语是指她成为世界上首个100或以上的参加比赛的人,故选B
34.A理解推断题,由文章作出合理推断She said her secrets for longevity,or long life,were good genes,regular sleep,sushi and exercise.最后一段中写出她长寿是因为她的基因,寿司和运动,故选A
35.D细节理解题,第四段可知,她的精神是坚持,不放弃Her race was not a race of speed but of endurance,or not giving up.故选D
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