题目内容
14.The triathlon(铁人三项运动) promises to be one of the most popular Olympic sports.Recently it has drawn huge crowds attracted by athletes swimming 1,500m,cycling 40km,and then running 10km,without stopping.But what makes an attractive 17-year-old give up everything for the doubtful pleasures it offers?Melanie Sears has not yet learnt those often-repeated phrases about personal satisfaction,mental challenge and higher targets that most athletes use when asked similar questions."You swim for1,500m,then run out of the water and jump on your bike,still wet.Of course,then you freeze.When the 40km cycle ride is over,you have to run 10km,which is a long way when you're feeling exhausted.But it's great fun,and all worth it in the end,"she says.
Melanie entered her first triathlon at 14and she won the junior section.Full of confidence,she entered the National Championships,and although she had the second fastest swim and the fastest run,she came nowhere."I was following this man and suddenly we came to the sea.We realized then that we had gone wrong.I ended up cycling 20kilometers too far.I cried all the way through the running."
But she didn't give up."Sometimes I wish I could stop,because then the pain would be over,but I am afraid that if I let myself stop just once,I would be tempted to do it again."Such doggedness draws admiration from Steve Trew,the sport's director of coaching.
Melanie was top junior in this year's European Triathlon Championships,finishing 13th."I was almost as good as the top three in swimming and running,but much slower in cycling.That's why I'm working very hard at it."She is trying to talk her longsuffering parents,who will carry the£1,300cost of her trip to New Zealand for this year's world championships,into buying a£2,000bike,so she can try 25km and 100km races later this year.
But there is another price to pay."I don't have a social life,"she says."After two hours'hard swimming on Friday night,I just want to go to sleep.But I phone and write to the other girls in the team."What does she talk about?Boys?Clothes?"No,what sort of times they are achieving."
61.How does Melanie differ from other athletes,according to the writer?B
A.She worries less than they do.
B.She expresses herself differently.
C.Her family background is not like theirs.
D.Her aims are different from theirs.
62.What upset Melanie during the National Championships?D
A.She was tricked by another competitor.
B.She realized she couldn't cycle as fast as she thought.
C.She felt she had let her team-mates down.
D.She made a mistake during part of the race.
63.What does the underlined word"doggedness"in Paragraph 4means?D
A.Melanie knows her own limits
B.Melanie likes to please her coach
C.Melanie feels less pain than most people
D.Melanie continues regardless of difficulties
64.What is Melanie trying to persuade her parents to do?A
A.Buy an expensive bike for her.
B.Give her half the cost of a bike.
C.Pay for her to go to New Zealand.
D.Let her compete in longer races.
65.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?D
A.Melanie's Dull Social Life
B.Melanie's Personal Achievements
C.The Pain and Suffering Caused by the Triathlon
D.The Triathlon's Great Attraction.
分析 通过对铁人三项赛冠军的介绍和采访,可知是铁人三项赛的巨大魅力使她顽强拼搏,取得了一个又一个的胜利.
解答 61.B 细节理解题.由第二段可知,其他运动员在接受采访时都会说自己参加铁人三项赛是为了获得满足感、挑战心理等等,而 Melanie Sears 却回答说"这很有趣",她的回答与众不同.故选B.
62.D 细节理解题.由第三段she came nowhere."I was following this man and suddenly we came to the sea.We realized then that we had gone wrong.I ended up cycling 20kilometers too far可知,Melanie Sears 参加全国锦标赛时,她跟着别的选手而走错了路,导致 她没有取得名次.故选D.
63.D 猜测词意题.通过文章叙述But she didn't give up."Sometimes I wish I could stop,because then the pain would be over,but I am afraid that if I let myself stop just once,I would be tempted to do it again."Such doggedness draws admiration from Steve Trew可知,Melanie Sears的顽强使她赢得了教练的赞赏,doggedness"顽强",故选D.
64.A细节理解题.由倒数第二段She is trying to talk her longsuffering parents,who will carry the£1,300cost of her trip to New Zealand for this year's world championships,into buying a£2,000bike,so she can try 25km and 100km races later this year.可知,Melanie Sears 极力劝说她的父母给她买一辆价值 2 000 英镑的自行车,用来参加今年的比赛.故选A.
65.D 主旨大意题.通过对铁人三项赛冠军的介绍和采访,可知是铁人三项赛的巨大魅力使她顽强拼搏,取得了一个又一个的胜利.故选D.
点评 本文是一个人物故事类阅读理解,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.
Set a certain bedtime and rising time A certain bedtime and rising time can help you build up your body clocks.Set a bedtime which is good and natural for you.Don't change your bedtime and rising time on weekends |
Avoid exciting activities just before sleeping Exciting activities get your thoughts running.At the same time,if you make tomorrow's plan or read an exciting story before turning off the light,it doesn't give you enough time to relax before you try to sleep. |
Keep the bedroom for sleeping only It's a bad habit for you to use your bedroom as a place to eat,watch TV,read,talk on the phone,or discuss important matters with your family members.Break that habit to get better sleep. Don't go to bed too early Your body usually lets you sleep only the number of hours it needs.You should decide how many hours you must sleep in order not to experience daytime sleepiness. |
Take a warm shower before your bedtime A twenty-minute warm shower at a temperature of about 45-50not only is a great relax at day's end,but also raises your body temperature by several degrees.The coming drop in temperature of your body will naturally make you feel sleepy. |
A.set a certain bedtime and rising time
B.go to bed neither too early nor too late
C.keep the bedroom for sleeping only
D.take a warm shower before sleeping
22.Why should you avoid exciting activities just before sleeping?A
A.Because they will get your thoughts running.
B.Because you have to make tomorrow's plan.
C.Because you should read an exciting story.
D.Because you will have to turn off the light.
23.Your bedroom should be kept forD only.
A.talking
B.eating
C.reading
D.sleeping
24.According to the passage,B will make you feel sleepy.
A.taking a cold shower
B.your body temperature dropping
C.your daily experience
D.raising your body temperature.