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【题目】At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, the sport of canoe racing was added to the list of international competitions. The favorite team in the four-man canoe race was the Unites States team. One member of that team was Bill Havens.

As the time for the Olympics neared, it became clear that Bill’s wife would give birth to their first child about the time that the US team would be competing in the Paris games. In 1924, there were no jet airliners from Paris to the Unites States, only slow ocean-going ships. Bill found himself in a dilemma. Should he go to Paris and risk not being at his wife’s side when their baby was born? Or should he stay with his family?

Bill’s wife insisted that he go to Paris. But after much soul searching, Bill decided to stay at home, where he could support his wife when the child arrived. As it turned out , the Unites States four-man canoe team won the gold medal in Paris. And Bill’s wife was late in giving birth to their child. In fact, Bill could have competed in the event and returned home in time to be with her when she gave birth. People said ,” what a shame!”

The child finally born to Bill and his wife was a boy, whom they named Frank. Twenty-eight years later, in 1952, Bill received a telegram from Frank. It was sent from Helsinki, Finland, where the 1952 Olympics were being held. The telegram read, “Dad, I won. I am bringing home the gold medal you lost while waiting for me to be born.” Frank had just won the gold medal for the Unites States in a rowing event, a medal his father had dreamed of winning but never did. When people asked Bill about his decision he made twenty-eight years ago, he said he would make the same choice if he was in such a situation again.

【1】If we say some is in a dilemma, we probably mean he/she _____.

A. lives a very hard life

B. has to make a difficult choice

C. has to give up all that he/she has

D. doesn’t know what he/she wants

【2】 From Paragraph3 we know Bill’s wife ____.

A. knew the baby would be born late

B. knew what her husband really wanted

C. wanted to support her husband to win the gold medal.

D. was not understanding enough to support her husband

【3】 What is the main reason why people said” what a shame!”?

A. Bill didn’t give his wife any support at home.

B. Bill’s decision caused the team to perform badly.

C. Bill didn’t know what was more important to him.

D. Bill could have returned home with the gold medal in time.

【4】What happened twenty-eight years later after the baby’s birth?

A. Bill received a gold medal from Finland.

B. Bill’s son helped make his dream come true.

C. Bill earned the respect of all the American people.

D. Bill took part in the Olympic Games and won.

【5】After reading the passage, we infer that ____

A. Bill thought his decision was right.

B. Bill trained his son to win the medal.

C. Bill loved fame more than his family

D. Bill hated his decision very much

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【3】B

【5】A

【解析】

试题分析:本文讲述了一个小故事。Bill是1924年巴黎奥林匹克运动会代表美国队参赛划艇比赛的运动员,但是在运动会来临之际他的妻子要分娩了,最后他选择放弃比赛陪伴妻子生产。运动会上美国队夺得金牌。28年之后他的儿子在奥林匹克运动会上夺得了金牌,Bill表示不后悔当初的决定。

【1】词义猜测题。文章的第二段Should he go to Paris and risk not being at his wife’s side when their baby was born? 他是去参加比赛呢还是应该陪伴妻子,这是一个难题。Dilemma n.困境;进退两难;故选B

【2】细节理解题题。文章第三段第一句Bill’s wife insisted that he go to Paris.他的妻子坚持让他去巴黎参加比赛,所以她支持他去参加比赛夺冠。故选C

【3】细节理解题。文章第三段In fact, Bill could have competed in the event and returned home in time to be with her when she gave birth.实际上他时间足够可以参加比赛夺冠之后再回家陪伴妻子,故选D

【4】细节理解题。文章最后一段,28年后他的儿子成功夺冠,实现了父亲的心愿,故选B

【5】推理分析题。最后一句话he said he would make the same choice if he was in such a situation again.他说如果再来一遍他还是会做同样的选择,所以他不后悔当初的决定,故选A

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