Question

【题目】 Fresh off the biggest win of her short gymnastics career, 16-year-old Morgan Hurd and her coach, SIava Glazunov, landed at Philadelphia International Airport, headed to baggage claim and prepared for the hour-long drive home to Middletown, Delaware. It was a dull drill they’d performed hundreds of times before.

She is that gymnast who competes wearing glasses. She is so petite (娇小) that she looks tiny standing next to other gymnasts.

“No one is born perfect,” Hurd says. “You will have imperfections. I hope more people see me and try to do sports or gymnastics with glasses. Nothing should stop you from doing something you are passionate about.”

Hurd was 11 months old when her mom, Sherri, adopted her from Wenzhou, China, and brought her to Middletown. When Morgan was 3, Sherri began signing her up for various sports—gymnastics, soccer, T-ball, dance. Because of her size, most sports were tough. But at gymnastics class, being tiny and flexible was a gift. By the fifth grade, her talent had outgrown her classes, so Sherri brought her to First State.

“She stood out from the start,” Glazounov says. “She exhibited that desire. She loves to impress and she wanted it always. No one ever had to tell her to work hard.”

A single mom, Sherri worked as a dental hygienist for 30 years until retiring and taking a job for Discover Bank that allowed her to work from home, support her daughter’s home-schooling and help her daughter’s gymnastics career.

“Who would have known when I went to get that little girl in China what was going to happen,” Sherri says. “This is our life now, but that is what I want for her, a life that is as fulfilling and happy as possible.”

【1】What makes Morgan Hurd different from other athletes?

A.She is a poor child who has a single mother.

B.She is an orphan who was adopted from China.

C.She is the gymnast who competed wearing glasses.

D.She is an athlete who first won the champion at 16.

【2】Why did Sherri take a job for Discover Bank?

A.She enjoyed working at home.

B.She didn’t like the previous one.

C.She needed a thorough career change.

D.She could give her full support to Morgan.

【3】Which of the following best describes Morgan Hurd?

A.Tiny and perfect.B.Talented and Outstanding.

C.Flexible but incapable.D.Passionate but proud.

【4】In which column of a website can you most probably read this text?

A.Culture.B.Sports.

C.Travel.D.Job.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】

本文是记叙文，讲述了美国国家体操队运动员Morgan Hurd的成长经历。

【1】

细节理解题。根据第二段中“She is that gymnast who competes wearing glasses.”和第三段中“I hope more people see me and try to do sports or gymnastics with glasses.” Morgan Hurd是戴着眼镜参加比赛的体操运动员。她希望有更多的人试着着眼镜做运动。由此可知，Morgan 与其他运动员不同之处在于她戴着眼镜参加体操比赛。故选C项。

【2】

推理判断题。根据第六段中“…taking a job for Discover Bank that allowed her to work from home, support her daughter’s home-schooling and help her daughter’s gymnastics career. （在DiscoverBank的工作，让她可以在家工作，支持女儿在家接受教育，并帮助女儿的体操事业。）”由此可以推断，Morgan Hurd的妈妈退休后接受在Discover Bank的工作，是为了全力支持Morgan。故选D项。

【3】

细节理解题。根据第四段中“By the fifth grade, her talent had outgrown her classes”可知，Morgan在体操方面很有天赋；第五段中的描述“She stood out from the start”可知，她的教练认为她一开始就很出色。talented 和outstanding 分别是talent和stood out的形容词。故选B项。

【4】

推理判断题。通读全文，文章是关于美国国家体操队运动员Morgan Hurd的情况，应该是在网站的体育栏目读到这篇文章。故选B项。