A French father-of-two who swam across the Channel 16 years after losing all his limbs(四肢) in an electrical accident said Sunday that he was “the happiest man alive.”

Philippe Croizon, a 42-year-old former metalworker, said he had performed his feat(壮举)to inspire all those “who think life is nothing but suffering.”

He set off from Folkestone in southern England just before 8:00 am on Saturday, and arrived on the French coast near Wissant just before 9:30 pm, aided by his specially designed flipper-shaped prosthetic(假肢的)legs.

Steadying himself with his prosthetic arms, Croizon kept up a constant speed in good weather and was accompanied by wild dolphins for part of the 33-kilometre (20-mile) crossing. “For a while, I didn’t realize what I’d done. It was only that night, when I went to bed, that suddenly I burst out laughing, and told myself, ‘You did it!’,” he told AFP by telephone from his home in northern France.

In 1994 Croizon was hit by a 20,000-volt charge as he attempted to remove a television aerial from a house roof. “I was on my hospital bed; they’d just finished cutting off my last leg. You can imagine how that felt. And then I saw a television documentary on a female swimmer who crossed the Channel,” he explained.

“There and then, I asked myself: ‘Why not me one day?’” he said.

Croizon trained for two years and last month completed a 12-hour swim between the ports of Noirmoutier and Pornic on France’s Atlantic coast, but his final Channel crossing was much faster than he had expected. “I wanted to slow down, but I couldn’t. The motor was running,” he said, adding that he had expected to be at sea for 24 hours.

“It was huge. I was in the zone. I was inside my head. I didn’t want to disappoint anyone,” he said, declaring that his next long-distance challenge will be to swim between Europe and Africa.

60. What led to Philippe’s decision to swim across the English Channel?

A. The aim to inspire all those suffering from disabilities.

B. His strong will and determination.

C. The female swimmer who crossed the Channel.

D. His unfortunate experience.

61. We can infer from the passage that ______.

A. Philippe’s success in crossing the Channel was incredible

B. the wild dolphins kept him company all the way

C. it took him 24 hours to cross the Channel

D. Philippe planned to travel to Africa

62. What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph?

A. Philippe was swimming in his head.

B. Philippe filled his mind with determination to succeed.

C. Philippe was imagining his success.

D. Philippe was dreaming about his swimming across the Channel.

63. What can be the best title of the passage?

A. Limbless Man Crosses The English Channel

B. Crossing The Channel with Prosthetic Flippers.

C. Philippe’s Purpose of Crossing the Channel.

D. How Philippe Became Limbless.

I was having my dinner at McDonald’s one evening when so old couple slowly walked in. They  1   their meal. Took a table near the window and started  2   food out of the plate. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries(炸薯条) and one drink. The man  3   the food into two halves and carefully placed  4   before his wife.

       He took a sip(一小口)of the drink. His wife also took one and then  5   the cup down between them. “That  6   old couple! All they can  7   is one meal for the two of them,” thought I. 8   the man began to eat his French fries. I  9   to my feet, went over and said that I was  10   to buy another meal for them. Bet he

11   refused me and said that they made it a   12   to share everything.

  13  ,the lady didn’t take a bite, She sat there   14   her husband eat, and taking turns (轮流) sipping the drink, Again I   15   to buy them something but was refused, When the man finished eating and was   16   his face with a napkin (纸巾).

I   17   no longer stand it. I made an offer to them a third time.  18   being politely refused, I asked the lady   19   ,“Madam, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything,   20  is it that you are waiting for?” “The teeth,” she answered.

1.A.served             B.requested     C.collected            D.ordered             

2.A.carrying          B. raking        C. fetching            D. bringing

3.A.divided            B. cut             C. changed            D. formed

4.A.it                    B. this            C. that                   D. one

5.A.got                  B. settled        C. set                    D. turned

6.A.funny              B. crazy         C. strange              D .poor

7.A.afford             B. pay            C. demand             D. choose      

8.A.While              B. Since         C. As                    D. Until

9.A.came        B. struggled    C. rushed                     D. rose

10.A.anxious          B willing         C. satisfied            D. quick 

11.A.warmly          B. proudly      C. kindly               D. seriously

12.A.way                     B. habit          C .case                  D. model

13.A.Surprisingly   B. Sadly             C. Shockingly        D. Bitterly

14.A.seeing            B. noticing             C. watching           D. finding             

15.A.wanted          B. asked                C. planned             D. attempted

16.A.wiping           B. touching            C. bathing              D. washing

17.A.should           B. could                C. might                D. would

18.A.In                 B. Upon                 C. After                 D. With

19.A.curiously              B. carefully            C. naturally            D. plainly

20.A.How              B. Who                 C. Why                 D. What

I was having my dinner at McDonald’s one evening when an old couple slowly walked in. They   21   their meal. Took a table near the window and started   22    food out of the plate. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries(炸薯条) and one drink. The man  23   the food into two halves and carefully placed  24   before his wife.

       He took a sip(一小口)of the drink. His wife also took one and then  25   the cup down between them. “That  26   old couple！All they can  27   is one meal for the two of them,” thought I. 28   the man began to eat his French fries. I  29   to my feet, went over and said that I was  30   to buy another meal for them. Bet he 31   refused me and said that they made it a   32   to share everything.

         33  ,the lady didn’t take a bite, She sat there   34   her husband eat, and taking turns (轮流) sipping the drink, Again I   35   to buy them something but was refused, When the man finished eating and was   36   his face with a napkin (纸巾).I   37   no longer stand it. I made an offer to them a third time.  38   being politely refused, I asked the lady   39   ,“Madam, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything,   40   is it that you are waiting for?” “The teeth,” she answered.

21. A. served                       B. requested                 C. collected                         D. ordered

22. A. carrying                    B. raking                     C. fetching                          D. bringing

23. A. divided              B. cut                          C. changed                          D. formed     

24. A. it                              B. this                         C. that                                D. one    

25. A. got                           B. settled                     C. set                                 D. turned

26. A. funny                       B. crazy                       C. strange                           D. poor  

27. A. afford                       B. pay                         C. demand                          D. choose      

28. A. While                       B. Since                      C. As                                  D. Until  

29. A. came                        B. struggled                 C. rushed                      D. rose   

30. A. anxious                     B. willing             C. satisfied                          D. quick 

31. A. warmly                     B. proudly                   C. kindly                            D. seriously

32. A. way                          B. habit                       C. case                               D. model

33. A. Surprisingly       B. Sadly                      C. Shockingly                     D. Bitterly

34. A. seeing                       B. noticing                   C. watching                        D. finding

35. A. wanted                      B. asked                      C. planned                          D. attempted

36. A. wiping                      B. touching                  C. bathing                           D. washing

37. A. should                      B. could                      C. might                             D. would

38. A. In                             B. Upon                      C. After                              D. With

39. A. curiously            B. carefully                  C. naturally                  D. plainly

40. A. How                         B. Who                       C. Why                              D. What

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I was having my dioner at McDonald’s one evening when so old couple siowly walked in. They  21   their meal. Took a table near the window and started  22   food out of the plate. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries(炸薯条) and one drink. The man  23   the food into two halves and carefully placed  24   before his wife.

       He took a sip(一小口)of the drink. His wife also took one and then  25   the cup down between them. “That  26   old couplel All they can  27   is one meal ofr the two of them,”thought L 28   the man began to eat his French fries. I  29   to my feet, went over and said that I was  30   to buy another meal for them. Bet he

31   refused me and said that they made it a   32   to share everything.

         33  ,the lady didn’t take a bite, She sat there   34   her husband eat, and taking turns (轮流) sipping the drink, Again I   35   to buy them something but was refused,When the man finished eating and was   36   his face with a napkin (纸巾).

I   37   no longer stand it. I made an offer to them a third time.  38   being politely refused, I asked the lady   39   ,“Madam, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everthing,  40   is it that you are waiting for?”“The teeth,”she auswercd.

       21.A.served                  B.requested            C.collected                   D.ordered             

       22.A.carrying             B.raking             C.fetching                    D.bringing            

       23.A.divided              B.cut                     C.changed                    D.formed             

       24.A.it                          B.this                    C.that                           D.one                   

       25.A.got                    B.settled             C.set                            D.torned        

    26.A.funny                   B.crazy                 C.strange                   D.poor                 

       27.A.afford                   B.pay                    C.demand                     D.choose       

       28.A.While                   B.Since                 C.As                            D.Until                 

       29.A.came                    B.struggled            C.rushed                   D.rose                  

       30.A.anxious              B.willing             C.satisfied                    D.quick                

       31.A.warmly                 B.proudly              C.kindly                    D.seriously           

       32.A.way                         B.habit                  C.case                          D.model               

       33.A.Surprisingly       B.Sadly                 C.Shockingly             D.Bitterly       

       34.A.seeing                   B.noticing              C.watching                   D.finding       

       35.A.wanted                 B.asked                 C.planned                     D.attempted          

       36.A.wiping                  B.touching             C.bathing                   D.washing            

       37.A.should                  B.could                 C.might                        D.would               

       38.A.In                        B.Upon                  C.After                         D.With                 

       39.A.curiously                  B.carefully             C.naturally                    D.plainly        

       40.A.How                     B.Who                  C.Why                         D.What