Mrs Cobell took to the water so well at school. But after bringing up two daughters, she started to gain weight. Five years ago she took up swimming again and decided to prepare for the Channel challenge to lose weight. She became much fitter. Then came the big swim. “I practiced on Windermere lake, ” she said. “it's about half the distance of the Channel so I just doubled it, added some extra time, and worked out I could probably get to Calais in about 16 hours. ”

　　Her husband David, trainer, official observer and friend sailed alongside her on a boat. She said, “I sang to keep myself going. When they told me I was a record breaker I thought they were just having a joke－until I realized it was the record for the slowest crossing. But maybe next time I might be a bit quicker. ”

　　[语篇解读]为了给慈善事业募捐， 英国56岁的老妇横渡英吉利海峡，意外的是，她创造了最慢的纪录。

　　1．According to Paragraph 1, Mrs Cobell ________ .

　　A．started to learn swimming five years ago

　　B．arrived at Calais on late Sunday morning

　　C．wanted to break the record for the slowest crossing

　　D．was too exhausted to move after crossing the Channel

　　【解析】　推理判断题。根据第一段中的The time was 6: 40 am. 28 hours and 44 minutes later 和Mrs Cobell started at Dover Saturday morning 可判断。

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