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8．As a young ice-skater，I had flown pretty high，pretty quickly．My partner and I won the Canadian junior pairs championship when I was 14．Later I was thrilled to be picked to skate in the 2008Olympics in Beijing，China．But then everything came down．
We finished the 12th at the Games．I soon quit double skating and tried to continue in singles．But I wasn't good enough； I didn't even compete in the next two national championships．I felt like I was a somebody who had become a nobody．
I was 18and had just graduated from high school when my mom told me，"You can't just depend on skating to make a living．You'd better find a job．"I knew she was right．So I found a job at a restaurant where I waited at table and did anything else that needed to be done．In fact，I worked so hard that I had never got the chance to have a break．No one cared about that I had been an Olympic skater； I was judged only by how hard I worked．
That job taught me so many things．I learned，for example，how to deal with people．As an athlete，this was new to me．One day a man loudly called me over to his table and complained，"This milk is sour．I am not drinking this junk!I want my money back!"It was near the end of my shift （轮班） and I wanted to tell him how rude I thought he was．But I had learned that"the customer is always right"and a smile can go a long way．"I'm really sorry，sir．I'll get you a free cup．"I said with a smile．When I brought him his coffee，his attitude changed．And he left me a tip!
My first job taught me that it is important to do your best at anything you try．I knew nothing about being a waitress when I started my job but by the time I left---when I decided to return to skating---I had earned a raise and my boss's praise．They meant so much to me．
41．How did the writer feel after she picked up single skating？C
A．Thrilled．
B．Confident．
C．Disappointed．
D．Proud．
42．What does the underlined word"this"mean？A
A．The job at the restaurant．
B．The job in the ice-skating．
C．The people around the writer．
D．The complaining man．
43．What did the writer do about the man's complaint？D
A．She told him how rude he was．
B．She gave his money back．
C．She asked her boss for help．
D．She apologized with a smile．
44．From the text we can knowB．
A．the author did very well at the 2008Olympics
B．the author was successful as a young ice-skater
C．the author didn't follow her mother's advice
D．the author gave up her skating career
45．The text is mainly aboutC．
A．the author's skating life             
B．a lesson from skating
C．the author's first job               
D．how to be a good waitress．

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者是成功的作为一个年轻的溜冰者，但母亲的建议让她在新的工作中学会了很多．

解答 41．C．推理判断题．根据第二段But I wasn't good enough； I didn't even compete in the next two national championships．I felt like I was a somebody who had become a nobody可知当她拿起单人滑冰后，她感觉失望；故选C．
42．A．词义猜测题．根据文章That job taught me so many things．I learned，for example，how to deal with people．As an athlete，this was new to me可知代表的是餐馆的工作；故选A．
43．D．细节理解题．根据文章．"I'm really sorry，sir．I'll get you a free cup．"I said with a smile可知作者对那个男人的抱怨微笑着道了歉；故选D．
44．B．细节理解题．根据第一段As a young ice-skater，I had flown pretty high，pretty quickly可知作者是成功的作为一个年轻的溜冰者；故选B．
45．C．推理判断题．根据文章That job taught me so many things．I learned，for example，how to deal with people可知正文主要是关于作者的第一份工作；故选C．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．

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