Question

It was the summer of 1936．The Olympic Games were being held in Berlin．I had trained, sweated and disciplined myself for 6 years on the running broad jump．A year before, as a college student at the Ohio State, I'd set the world's record of 26 feet 8 1/4 inches．Nearly everyone expected me to win．

I was in for a surprise．When the time came for the broad-jump trials(选拔赛), I was shocked to see a tall boy hitting the pit （坑） at almost 26 feet on his practice leaps．He turned out to be a German named Luz Long．He had easily qualified for the finals on his first attempt．

A nervous athlete is an athlete who will make mistakes．I fouled （犯规）twice on my qualifying jumps．Walking a few yards from the pit, I kicked at the dirt disgustedly．Suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder．I turned to look into the friendly blue eyes of Luz Long．"Hi, I'm Luz Long．I don't think we've met．" "Glad to meet you," I said．Then, trying to hide my nervousness, I added, "How are you?" "I'm fine．Something must be eating you．You should be able to qualify with your eyes closed．" He said．

He seemed to understand my nervousness, and took pains to reassure me．Finally, seeing that I had calmed down somewhat, he said, "What does it matter if you're not the first in the trials? Tomorrow is what counts．" All the tension left my body as the truth of what he said hit me．Confidently I qualified with almost a foot to spare．

Luz broke his own record and pushed me on to a peak performance．The instant I landed from my final jump—the one which set the Olympic record of 26 feet 5 1/16 inches—he was at my side, congratulating me．

1.The author said "I was in for a surprise" because he _____．

A．beat Luz Long                          B．met a great competitor

C．qualified for the final                     D．joined in the Olympic Games

2.What can we learn about the author from the passage?

A．He remained confident in the Olympic Games．

B．He had qualified for the finals on his first attempt．

C．He broke the world record of the running broad jump．

D．He had prepared for Berlin Olympics in Ohio State．

3.What is the passage mainly about?

A．A memorable experience in the Olympics．

B．A reliable man in the Olympic Games．

C．A surprising result in the Olympic Games．

D．A good suggestion on how to win in the Olympics

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章是回忆奥运会的经历。选拔赛中作者遇到竞争者了，因为紧张作者deep表现很不好，在对手的鼓励下，作者顺利进入决赛，并打破了奥运会记录。

1.猜词题：从第二段的句子：I was shocked to see a tall boy hitting the pit （坑） at almost 26 feet on his practice leaps．可知作者遇到竞争者了。选B

2.细节题：从最后一段的句子：The instant I landed from my final jump—the one which set the Olympic record of 26 feet 5 1/16 inches可知作者打破了奥运会记录。选C

3.主旨题：从第一段的句子：It was the summer of 1936．The Olympic Games were being held in Berlin．可知这篇文章是回忆奥运会的经历。选A

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点评：这篇文章考查主旨题，细节题，在通读文章的基础上，仔细审题，带着题干的重要信息到文章里面去找答案，可以达到事半功倍的效果。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法?即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案。