题目内容
The story of Diego Maradona(马拉多纳)The story of Diego Maradona, the Argentinean(阿根廷)football player, is the story of rise and fall of a poor man who became a world star, but paid the price of fame(名誉). He is now at the end of a career(职业生涯)which saw him as the bright star of World Cup Football. In the 1990s, this career has come into the poor performance on the field, drug-taking, speaking ill of football officials, being forbidden and finally facing court(法庭)action in which he has had the defend charges(指控)of shooting at several reporters.
Maradona was born in the poor area of Furito in Buenos Aires. Early in his life, he was able to realize a dream of most poor boys, the dream that is the way out of poverty-trap is through success in sport. Sport in the world around is an activity open to all people, no matter what their background(背景)is.
Diego Maradona is one of eight children. The games of football played in the dirty street outside his small white storeyed home in Furito were to provide(提供)him with a passport(护照)out of the small home. Today, poorly dressed boys still run and kick balls around the street from which a hero traveled to become one of the world’s great football artists.
Football expert(专家)Francis Corneo found Diego’s gift. He says that the young played “a natural” and there was nothing he could teach him. He had never seen anyone played like him in his thirty years’ life.
1. In the second paragraph of this passage, what does the underlined word “poverty-trap” mean?
A. The position in society.
B. Extremely poor condition in one’s life.
C. Poor living conditions which are hard to escape from.
D. Becoming wealthy in the future.
2. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Maradona’s performance is not as good as before on the field.
B. He will be brought in an action against his bad deed.
C. He showed no respect for some football officials.
D. Francis Corneo found a gift and gave it to Maradona.
3. Sport is an activity open to all people, no matter what their background is. The sentence tells us______.
A. everybody enjoys sport and could turn a dream into reality
B. through sport everybody may be successful and become a famous star in the world no matter how poor he used to be
C. if one wants to be a famous sport star, he must have special background
D. people from working-class families will never get international success
4. We can infer from the passage that______.
A. Maradona will face a possible term if found guilty (有罪的) on the shooting charges
B. background is very important for sport
C. Maradona is as famous as a football star before
D. Maradona is doing so well in playing football that he can’t be knocked out
5. Where does Diego Maradona come from?
A. Europe. B. Africa.
C. North America. D. South America.
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C 参见原文第二段。
2. D 注意本题选择的是not true的选项。 3. B 这句话的意思是B. 4. A 从原文中可以推断出A. 5. D Maradona was born in the poor area of Furito in Buenos Aires.所以是D.
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小学夺冠AB卷系列答案One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, they came to the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the night.
“Could you possibly give us a room here?” the husband asked.
The clerk, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and explained that there were three conventions in town.“All of our rooms are taken,” the clerk said.“But I can’t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room? It’s not exactly a suite, but it will be good enough to make you folks comfortable for the night.”
When the couple declined, the young man pressed on.“Don’t worry about me; I’ll make out just fine.” the clerk told them. So the couple agreed.
As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk,“You are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States. Maybe someday I’ll build one for you.” The clerk looked at them and smiled. The three of them had a good laugh. As they drove away, the elderly couple agreed that the helpful clerk was indeed exceptional, as finding people who are both friendly and helpful isn’t easy.
Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten the incident when he received a letter from the old man. It recalled that stormy night and enclosed a round—trip ticket to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.
The old man met him in New York, and led him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th street. He then pointed to a great new building there, a pale reddish stone, with turrets and watchtowers thrusting up to the sky.“That,” said the older man,“is the hotel I have just built for you to manage.”“You must be joking,” the young man said.“I can assure you I am not,” said the older man, a sly smile playing around his mouth.
The older man’s name was William Waldorf Astor, and that magnificent structure was the original Waldorf—Astoria Hotel. The young clerk who became its first manager was George C.Boldt. This young clerk never foresaw the turn of events that would lead him to become the manager of one of the world’s most glamorous hotels.
【小题1】The purpose of the author writing this story is to_______.
| A．give people a good laugh | B．cover some facts |
| C．promote the business of Waldorf—Astoria Hotel | D．deliver a lesson |
| A．The story took place at about one a.m.. |
| B．The old couple was too poor to afford a luxurious room. |
| C．The clerk was willing to help those in need. |
| D．The clerk received an unexpected invitation from the old man. |
| A．rooms | B．suites | C．meetings | D．hotels |
| A．Every little thing helps. |
| B．Make hay while the sun shines. |
| C．Man proposes； God disposes(处理,决定). |
| D．One good turn deserves another. |