When Merle was a child，she was often sick.To get stronger，she took up swimming.Soon，she was taking part in open-water swimming competition.Merle moved to Florida 12 years ago，but she continued to swim in the ocean.One day during training，she almost swallowed（吞） some floating plastic waste.This made her think of the sea animals.She decided to do something to let people see this serious problem.
Merle had an idea of swimming like an ocean animal.She began to swim with rubbery fin（脚蹼） on her feet.Instead of using her arms，she swam forward by kicking her legs together.In 2019，Merle set a world record for the first time for swimming with a rubbery fin.She swam 10 kilometers.In 2021，she broke the record by swimming 30 kilometers.But Merle believed she could go farther.Every day，she got up at 4 a.m.，put on her fin and went swimming.
Finally，on May 7，2022，Merle managed to break the record again.She swam 42.2 kilometers.It took her nearly 12 hours!Along the way，she picked up all the trash and put it in kayak（皮划艇）.She got three full bags of the trash in the end.
"At the end of the day，" Merle says， "it's not about a record.It's about helping the world."
（1）When did Merle move to Florida？ AA
A．In 2011.
B．In 2019.
C．In 2021.
（2）What idea did Merle have to help the ocean animals？ CC
A．Calling for help to collect the plastic waste.
B．Making rubbery fins for swimmers.
C．Swimming like an ocean animal.
（3）How long did it take Merle to swim 42.2 kilometers？ BB
A．4 hours or so.
B．About 12 hours.
C．3 hours.
（4）Why did Merle want to break the record again？ CC
A．Because she wanted to help people.
B．Because there was so much trash to collect.
C．Because she believed that she could do that.
（5）What does Merle think of setting records？ AA
A．It's about helping the world.
B．It's about fighting against her sickness.
C．It's about getting stronger and stronger.
【答案】A；C；B；C；A
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