重组卷04-冲刺2022年中考英语精选真题重组卷（河南专用）

绝密★启用前 冲刺2022年中考英语精选真题重组卷04 英 语（河南专用） 注意事项： 1.本试卷共10页，六个大题，满分120分，考试时间100分钟。 2.本试卷上不要答题，请按答题卡上注意事项的要求直接把答案填写在答题卡上。答在试卷上的答案无效。 一、听力理解（略） 二、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分） 阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。 A （2021年中考湖南省长沙市卷） Martin Strel is a swimmer, best known for swimming the world’s big rivers. He was born in 1954. He taught himself to swim when he was six and became a professional(职业的) swimmer in 1978. Martin holds Guinness World Records for swimming the Danube River, the Mississippi River, the Yangtze River and the Amazon River. Of all his achievements, the greatest is his Amazon River swim. The Amazon is known as the largest and most dangerous river in the world. Several swimmers had tried to swim it, but all failed. Martin decided to go all out and make history. He wanted to show the world that people could achieve their dreams with hard work and perseverance(毅力). On April 7th, 2007, Martin Strel completed his Amazon River all the way from Atalaya (Peru) to the Atlantic Ocean at Belem (Brazil). He struggled(奋战) with the river for 66 days and swam 3, 274 miles in total. He became a worldwide hero. Many people still cannot believe what he has done so far, so that is why they sometimes describe him as “Fishman”, “Human Fish” or even “the Craziest Man in the World”. In 2009, American filmmakers produced a documentary(纪录片) called Big River Man. And the book, The Man Who Swam the Amazon, has been sold in many countries. It tells us an inspirational story of perseverance and hard work, which has encouraged many people. Martin doesn’t swim for money. Instead, he swims to teach people about the importance of keeping water clean. Martin has always been looking for the challenges(挑战) of the impossible. What is his next? 根据材料内容选择最佳答案 1. How did Martin learn to swim when he was little? A. By watching his partners. B. By learning from a coach. C. By teaching himself. 2. What is Martin’s greatest achievement so far? A. Swimming the Yangtze River. B. Swimming the Amazon River. C. Swimming th