高考英语二轮专题复训练：完形填空(记叙文13).docVIP

第  PAGE 8 页 共  NUMPAGES 8 页 2014高考英语总复习扫荡狂练及答案：完形填空（记叙文13） Jennifer Figge from Aspen,　Colorado,　at the age of 56,　has become the first woman on record to swim from one side of the Atlantic Ocean to　1　.　 Figge got the idea of swimming　2　the Atlantic Ocean in the 1960s. She was on a bumpy trans-Atlantic flight and thought　3　 she needed to she could put on a life vest and swim the rest of the way.　 Decades later,　Figge began　4　in extreme sports and endurance　5　. She said she had run 3, 000 miles, 　6　from Iowa to Mexico. She trained for swimming across the Atlantic Ocean for months by swimming in an　7　 pool in Aspen in rough conditions.　 　8　 the Atlantic,　Figge swam in a 19-foot-by-13-foot cage made out steel that　9　her from predators. She didn’t　10　any sharks,　but she did encounter whales,　turtles, 　11　,　and Portuguese men-of-war dermatitis. The cage was pulled by a sailboat　12　was manned by a crew of engineers from NASA and Boeing.　 During her adventure,　Figge would sleep on the boat. She would wake up at 7 a. m. and eat while the crew　13　the weather. She would spend　14　8 hours swimming,　or as little as 21 minutes, 　15　weather conditions. But some days,　the weather was　16　bad that she wasn’t able to swim　17　. The weather was so extreme and the waves were so high that her　18　had trouble seeing her. She ended up swimming 19 of 24 hours. 　19　Figge didn’t swim the whole way,　the boat crew was working on calculating how many miles she actually swam. The final score　20　to be known until Figge completes the last leg of her swim. She plans on swimming another 559 miles from Trinidad to the British Virgin Islands.　 1?. A. the other B. another C. other D. opposite 2. A. on B. through C. over D. across 3. A. that whether B. that if C. that D. if 4. A. participating B. attending C. taking D. involving 5. A. difficulties B. train C. challenges D. failures 6. A. including B. except C. as D. besides 7. A. indoor B. outdoor C. indoors D. ou