Nearing the age of 101 has 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,15 minutes and 54 seconds.
By comparison,the overall female world record holder completed the same distance in just under 15 and a half minutes.But that swimmer,Katie Ledecky,is only 17 years old.And Ms.Nagao.ka was not competing against her.In fact,Ms.Nagaoka was the only competitor in the 100-104 year 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 25 records.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 100 years 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.
1.The underlined word“centenarian”refers to someone who is____.
A.from Japan
B.100 or older
C.an old competitor
D.a new swimmer
2.Which is possibly the age category of the masters swimming competition?
A.82 to 87 years old.
B.93 to 97 years old.
C.95 to 99 years old.
D.106 to 110 years old.
3.It can be inferred from the passage that_____.
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
4.Which can best explain the spirit of Ms.Nagaoka?
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.
BCAD
试题解析:1.词义猜测
由该词前面出现的100-year-old可推断,centenarian一词应该指代的是一位一百岁以上的长者。故选B。
2. 细节理解
根据文章中第八段的内容,可知master是以5年作为一个年龄组别的。由于Ms. Nagaoka是参加了100-104这个组别的(在文章中第四段的最后一句中讲到),再分析选项中的其它年龄组别的,按照计算,可知道应选C。
3. 推理判断
根据文章最后一段的最后一句She said her secrets for longevity,or long life,were good genes,regular sleep,sushi and exercise,可推断A选项正确。
4. 推理判断
综合全文的内容,可知Ms. Nagaoka虽然年老,但一直都坚持游泳,可知D选项的意思与之相匹配。
5.根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
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社会现象类阅读解题技巧:
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题,显示其社会意义,一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。阅读这类文章要理清思路。
1、浏览试题,明确要求。
在阅读文章前,最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章,可使思路更敏捷,而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文,抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下,尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时,如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子,不要停下来苦思冥想,继续读下去,通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时,要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子,尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾,插在中间的很少。所以,文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述,因此要特别注意,彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读,找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上,可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过,而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读,还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来,逐条分析,综合判断,找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后,可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系,做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候,需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读,验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目,研究其内在联系和逻辑关系,并依次审核那些还未打上的题目,确保理解无误。
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