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Born in 1949 Diana Nyad took an early interest in swimming as a sport and was a Florida State High School swimming champion（冠军）. Like many young trainers she had Olympic dreams but a serious illness prevented her from competing in the Games. The disappointment didn’t stop her from going forward. Instead she became interested in marathon swimming.

For ten years Nyad devoted herself to becoming one of the world’s best long-distance swimmers. In 1970 she swam a ten-mile marathon in Lake Ontario setting the women’s record for the course. In 1972 she set another record by swimming 102.5 miles from an island in the Bahamas to the coast of Florida. Then she broke a third record when swimming around Manhattan Island in 1975.

Nyad attempted to swim the distance between Florida and Cuba in 1978. Though the span(跨度) of water is less than 100 miles wide it is rough and dangerous. After battling(与---作战) the water for two days she had to give up for the sake of her own health and safety. Even so she impressed the world with her courage and strong desire to succeed. It did not matter that her swim came up short; she believed she had touched the other shore.

When Nyad ended her career as a swimmer she continued to try new things---travelling the world as a reporter writing books and giving public speeches about her life. Diana Nyad works to inspire others just as she did when she swam the waters of the world.

1.What was Nyad’s early interest?

2.When did Nyad set the record for a ten-mile marathon swimming?

3.According to the passage how many times did Nyad join the long-distance swimming?

4.What did Nyad do after she finished swimming?

5.What can we learn from the passage?

 

Born in 1949 Diana Nyad took an early interest in swimming as a sport and was a Florida State High School swimming champion（冠军）. Like many young trainers she had Olympic dreams but a serious illness prevented her from competing in the Games. The disappointment didn’t stop her from going forward. Instead she became interested in marathon swimming.

For ten years Nyad devoted herself to becoming one of the world’s best long-distance swimmers. In 1970 she swam a ten-mile marathon in Lake Ontario setting the women’s record for the course. In 1972 she set another record by swimming 102.5 miles from an island in the Bahamas to the coast of Florida. Then she broke a third record when swimming around Manhattan Island in 1975.

Nyad attempted to swim the distance between Florida and Cuba in 1978. Though the span(跨度) of water is less than 100 miles wide it is rough and dangerous. After battling(与---作战) the water for two days she had to give up for the sake of her own health and safety. Even so she impressed the world with her courage and strong desire to succeed. It did not matter that her swim came up short; she believed she had touched the other shore.

When Nyad ended her career as a swimmer she continued to try new things---travelling the world as a reporter writing books and giving public speeches about her life. Diana Nyad works to inspire others just as she did when she swam the waters of the world.

1.What was Nyad’s early interest?

2.When did Nyad set the record for a ten-mile marathon swimming?

3.According to the passage how many times did Nyad join the long-distance swimming?

4.What did Nyad do after she finished swimming?

5.What can we learn from the passage?

 

Born in 1949 Diana Nyad took an early interest in swimming as a sport and was a Florida State High School swimming champion（冠军）. Like many young trainers she had Olympic dreams but a serious illness prevented her from competing in the Games. The disappointment didn’t stop her from going forward. Instead she became interested in marathon swimming.

For ten years Nyad devoted herself to becoming one of the world’s best long-distance swimmers. In 1970 she swam a ten-mile marathon in Lake Ontario setting the women’s record for the course. In 1972 she set another record by swimming 102.5 miles from an island in the Bahamas to the coast of Florida. Then she broke a third record when swimming around Manhattan Island in 1975.

Nyad attempted to swim the distance between Florida and Cuba in 1978. Though the span(跨度) of water is less than 100 miles wide it is rough and dangerous. After battling(与---作战) the water for two days she had to give up for the sake of her own health and safety. Even so she impressed the world with her courage and strong desire to succeed. It did not matter that her swim came up short; she believed she had touched the other shore.

When Nyad ended her career as a swimmer she continued to try new things---travelling the world as a reporter writing books and giving public speeches about her life. Diana Nyad works to inspire others just as she did when she swam the waters of the world.

1.What was Nyad’s early interest?

2.When did Nyad set the record for a ten-mile marathon swimming?

3.According to the passage how many times did Nyad join the long-distance swimming?

4.What did Nyad do after she finished swimming?

5.What can we learn from the passage?

 

Born in 1949 Diana Nyad took an early interest in swimming as a sport and was a Florida State High School swimming champion（冠军）. Like many young trainers she had Olympic dreams but a serious illness prevented her from competing in the Games. The disappointment didn’t stop her from going forward. Instead she became interested in marathon swimming.

For ten years Nyad devoted herself to becoming one of the world’s best long-distance swimmers. In 1970 she swam a ten-mile marathon in Lake Ontario setting the women’s record for the course. In 1972 she set another record by swimming 102.5 miles from an island in the Bahamas to the coast of Florida. Then she broke a third record when swimming around Manhattan Island in 1975.

Nyad attempted to swim the distance between Florida and Cuba in 1978. Though the span(跨度) of water is less than 100 miles wide it is rough and dangerous. After battling(与---作战) the water for two days she had to give up for the sake of her own health and safety. Even so she impressed the world with her courage and strong desire to succeed. It did not matter that her swim came up short; she believed she had touched the other shore.

When Nyad ended her career as a swimmer she continued to try new things---travelling the world as a reporter writing books and giving public speeches about her life. Diana Nyad works to inspire others just as she did when she swam the waters of the world.

1.What was Nyad’s early interest?

2.When did Nyad set the record for a ten-mile marathon swimming?

3.According to the passage how many times did Nyad join the long-distance swimming?

4.What did Nyad do after she finished swimming?

5.What can we learn from the passage?

 

Answer 1

1.Swimming.

2.In 1970.

3.4 (times).

4.Travelling the world as a reporter writing books and giving public speeches about her life.

5.I learned that once we set a goal we should try hard to achieve it. /We should never stop trying new things and we may achieve success in different fields.

1.Swimming.

2.In 1970.

3.4 (times).

4.Travelling the world as a reporter writing books and giving public speeches about her life.

5.I learned that once we set a goal we should try hard to achieve it. /We should never stop trying new things and we may achieve success in different fields.

1.Swimming.

1.Swimming.

2.In 1970.

2.In 1970.

3.4 (times).

3.4 (times).

4.Travelling the world as a reporter writing books and giving public speeches about her life.

4.Travelling the world as a reporter writing books and giving public speeches about her life.

5.I learned that once we set a goal we should try hard to achieve it. /We should never stop trying new things and we may achieve success in different fields.

5.I learned that once we set a goal we should try hard to achieve it. /We should never stop trying new things and we may achieve success in different fields.