题目内容
8.Not so long ago,most people didn't know who Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was going to become.She was just an average high school athlete.There was every indication that she was just another American teenager without much of a future.However,one person wants to change this.Stephen Francis observed then eighteen-year-old Shelly-Ann at a track meet and was convinced that he had seen the beginning of true greatness.Her times were not exactly impressive,but even so,he sensed there was something trying to get out,something the other coaches had overlooked when they had assessed her and found her lacking.He decided to offer Shelly-Ann a place in his very strict training sessions.Their cooperation quickly produced results,and a few years later at Jamaica's Olympic trials in early 2008,Shelly-Ann,who at that time only ranked number 70in the world,beat Jamaica's unchallenged queen of the sprint(短跑)."Where did she come from?"asked an astonished sprinting world,before concluding that she must be one of those one-hit wonders that spring up from time to time,only to disappear again without signs.But Shelly-Ann was to prove that she was anything but a one-hit wonder.At the Beijing Olympics she swept away any doubts about her ability to perform consistently by becoming the first Jamaican woman ever to win the 100meters Olympic gold.She did it again one year on at the World Championship in Berlin,becoming world champion with a time of 10.73---the fourth record ever.
Shelly-Ann is a little woman with a big smile.She has a mental toughness that did not come about by chance.Her journey to becoming the fastest woman on earth has been anything but smooth and effortless.She grew up in one of Jamaica's toughest inner-city communities known as Waterhouse,where she lived in a one-room apartment,sleeping four in a bed with her mother and two brothers.Waterhouse,one of the poorest communities in Jamaica,is a really violent and overpopulated place.Several of Shelly-Ann's friends and family were caught up in the killings; one of her cousins was shot dead only a few streets away from where she lived.Sometimes her family didn't have enough to eat.She ran at the school championships barefooted because she couldn't afford shoes.Her mother Maxime,one of a family of fourteen,had been an athlete herself as a young girl but,like so many other girls in Waterhouse,had to stop after she had her first baby.Maxime's early entry into the adult world with its responsibilities gave her the determination to ensure that her kids would not end up in Waterhouse's roundabout of poverty.One of the first things Maxime used to do with Shelly-Ann was taking her to the track,and she was ready to sacrifice everything.
It didn't take long for Shelly-Ann to realize that sports could be her way out of Waterhouse.On a summer evening in Beijing in 2008,all those long,hard hours of work and commitment finally bore fruit.The barefoot kid who just a few years previously had been living in poverty,surrounded by criminals and violence,had written a new chapter in the history of sports.
But Shelly-Ann's victory was far greater than that.The night she won Olympic gold in Beijing,the routine murders in Waterhouse and the drug wars in the neighboring streets stopped.The dark cloud above one of the world's toughest criminal neighborhoods simply disappeared for a few days."I have so much fire burning for my country,"Shelly said.She plans to start a foundation for homeless children and wants to build a community centre in Waterhouse.She hopes to inspire the Jamaicans to lay down their weapons.She intends to fight to make it a woman's as well as a man's world.
As Muhammad Ali puts it,"Champions aren't made in gyms.Champions are made from something they have deep inside them.A desire,a dream,a vision."One of the things Shelly-Ann can be proud of is her understanding of this truth.
65.Why did Stephen Francis decide to coach Shelly-Ann?B
A.He had a strong desire to free her family from trouble.
B.He sensed a great potential in her despite her weaknesses.
C.She had big problems maintaining her performance.
D.She suffered a lot of defeats at the previous track meets.
66.What did the sprinting world think of Shelly-Ann before the 2008Olympic Games?B
A.She would become a promising star.
B.Her sprinting career would not last long.
C.Her talent for sprinting was known to all.
D.She badly needed to set higher goals.
67.What made Maxime decide to train her daughter on the track?A
A.Her wish to get Shelly-Ann out of poverty.
B.Her interest in Shelly-Ann's quick profit.
C.Her success and lessons in her career.
D.Her early entrance into the sprinting world.
68.What can we infer from Shelly-Ann's statement underlined in Paragraph 5?C
A.She was highly rewarded for her efforts.
B.She became an athletic star in her country.
C.She was eager to do more for her country.
D.She was the envy of the whole community.
69.By mentioning Muhammad Ali's words,the author intends to tell us thatD.
A.players should be highly inspired by coaches
B.great athletes need to concentrate on patience
C.hard work is necessary in one's achievements
D.motivation allows great athletes to be on the top
70.What is the best title for the passage?B
A.The Power of Full Responsibility
B.The Making of a Great Athlete
C.The Key to High Performance
D.The Dream for Championship.
分析 短文主要讲了Shelly-Ann从一个贫困的小地方出来,最后成为世界短跑冠军的事迹,告诉我们这样伟大的一位运动员是如何成功的.
解答 65.B,细节理解题,根据句子he sensed there was something trying to get out,something the other coaches had overlooked when they had assessed her and found her lacking.可知,Stephen Francis 觉得Shelly-Ann虽然有不足,但有很大的潜能,故答案为B.
66.B,推理判断题,根据句子before concluding that she must be one of those one-hit wonders that spring up from time to time,only to disappear again without signs可知,短距离疾跑世界认为Ann一次奇迹的爆发,不会长久持续下去,故答案为B.
67.A,细节理解题,根据句子Maxime's early entry into the adult world with its responsibilities gave her the determination to ensure that her kids would not end up in Waterhouse's roundabout of poverty.可知,Maxime训练她的女儿就是不希望她的女儿一直这么贫穷,故答案为A.
68.C,推理判断题,根据句子后面She plans to start a foundation for homeless children and wants to build a community centre in Waterhouse,她决定为那些无家可归的孩子建立一个社区中心,可以推断此处她渴望为她的国家奉献更多,故答案为C.
69.D,推理判断题,根据句子Champions are made from something they have deep inside them冠军是有我们内心深处形成的,也就是有动力才能成为冠军,故答案为D.
70.B,标题归纳题,短文主要讲了Shelly-Ann从一个贫困的小地方出来,最后成为世界短跑冠军的事迹,告诉我们这样伟大的一位运动员是如何成功的,因此最好的标题是B选项.
点评 解答任务型阅读理解题,首先对原文材料迅速浏览,掌握全文的主旨大意.因为阅读理解题一般没有标题,所以,速读全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速读的过程中,应尽可能多地捕获信息材料.其次,细读题材,各个击破.掌握全文的大意之后,细细阅读每篇材料后的问题,弄清每题要求后,带着问题,再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息.最后,要善于抓住每段的主题句,阅读时,要有较强的针对性.对于捕获到的信息,要做认真分析,仔细推敲,理解透彻,只有这样,针对题目要求,才能做到稳、准.
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