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【题目】Many of us have heard of the saying: everything is possible if you can just believe. But few of us really know the power of faith and perseverance. South African swimmer Natalie du Toit embodies those virtues.

Du Toit, became the first swimmer to compete in both the Olympic Games and the Paralympics(残奥会)in Beijing. Although she finished 16th in the tough 10 km marathon in the able-bodied Games. she has collected three golds in the Paralympics so far.

One of the most successful disabled athletes of all time, Natalie du Toit was already a promising swimmer when she lost her leg in a motorcycle accident in 2001, at just 17.

“There are a lot of dark moments,” du Toit said. “There are some days when I cry. But I try to remember that better days are ahead. You just go on.”

Within a few months, she was back in the swimming pool.

She still competes and still succeeds. The only difference is that she has switched to longer events--from 200 m and 400 m individual medley to 800 m and 1,500 m freestyle--to make up for her loss of speed with only one leg. But she made no adjustment to her mental outlook(精神面貌).

“Going out in the water, it feels as if there's nothing wrong with me. It doesn’t matter if you look different. you're still the same as everybody else because you have the same dream.”

She is the owner of many world records, and she also won gold when competing against able-bodied swimmers in the 1, 500 m freestyle at the All Africa Games in 2007.

But there is no magic recipe for success. It all comes down to hard work and determination. “She is stubborn, which is good and bad, ” said her coach Karoly Von Toros. “Good for the swimming, but bad for the coach.”

There is a poem that hangs on her wall that reads:

The tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goals;

The tragedy of life lies in not having goals to reach for.

【1】Natalie du Toit is a vivid example that .

A. you are what you believe

B. your biggest enemy is yourself

C. results are not so Important as the process

D. you must set reasonable goals or you will fail

【2】The underlined word in the first paragraph means .

A. makes B. creates

C. represents D. introduces

【3】According to the text, Natalie du Toit became .

A. the first athlete to compete with able-bodied swimmers in the world

B. the youngest disabled swimmer to break the worl record in the 1, 500 m freestyle

C. the youngest disabled swimmer to collect three golds in a single Paralympics

D. the first swimmer to compete in both the Olympic Games and the Paralympics

【4】Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Natalie du Toit?

a.She won gold at the All Africa Games

b. She finished 16th in the tough 10 km marathon in the Olympics

c. She adjusted herself to long events

d.A motorcycle accident disabled her.

A. cdab B. dcba

C. dcab D. dacb

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】本文属于人物描写类文章。本文介绍了Natalie du Toit成为第一个参加奥运会和残运会的游泳运动员。

【1】细节理解题。由第一段Many of us have heard of the saying: everything is possible if you can just believe. But few of us really know the power of faith and perseverance. South African swimmer Natalie du Toit embodies those virtues. 可知Natalie du Toit是信仰什么，你就是什么的生动的例子，选A。

【2】词义猜测题。South African swimmer Natalie du Toit embodies those virtues.这句话的意思是南非游泳运动员Natalie du Toit包含了这些优点，所以embodies的意思是代表，选C。

【3】细节理解题。由第二段Du Toit, became the first swimmer to compete in both the Olympic Games and the Paralympics(残奥会)in Beijing.可知Natalie du Toit成为第一个参加奥运会和残运会的游泳运动员，选D。

【4】排序题。通过阅读全文，可知Natalie du Toit发生的事件的先后顺序是：摩托车事故使她残疾；她调整自己到长的赛事；她在所有的非洲赛事中获得金牌；她完成奥运会的比赛，选C。