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【题目】Olympic gold medalist Morolake Akinosun walked through the halls of her high school in Illinois in the US, surprised at how little had changed at her old high school other than the green color on the walls.

Akinosun won her medal with the 400-meter relay team at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this summer. Her return to her high school recently included a chance for the young woman to tell what she’s learned since running track for Wsubonsie more than fours year ago.

Her first piece of advice to the crowd of students was asking them to listen to their parents. “ They see things you can't see,” she said. “ In high school I thought I was on the top of the world.”

In Akinosun’s case, her parents encouraged her to consider going to the University of Illinois, which at the time had a team that was coached by Olympic medal winner Tonja Buford-Bailey. “ I wouldn’t be where I am today without my parents,” she said.

Her parents saw Buford-Bailey as a good fit to coach their daughter, something Akinosun said she didn’t understand at the time. It didn’t take long, however, for her to see they were right and she ended up following Buford-Bailey to the University of Texas at Austin when the coach took a job there. Akinosun admitted it was three years before she told her parents they were right.

Becoming an excellent athlete who can take part in the Olympics needs serious dedication. She says her success came from viewing herself as an athlete-student instead of a student-athlete.

“I always put track and field first, and then comes school,” Akinosun said. A social life comes last.“It’s about sacrifices(牺牲). You can’t be on the track team unless you’re chosen,” she added.

Making athletics the most important thing in her life meant devoting her time and energy fully, no matter how she might feel on a given day. “ I never missed a training session (环节) in my four years in college,” she said. “It’s my job; it’s what I do. Think about that when you want to sleep in.”

【1】Which of the following statements is TRUE about Akinosun according to the article?

A. She was a big fan of Buford-Bailey in high school.

B. She make up her mind to win Olympic gold medals in high school.

C. She still doesn’t want to admit that her parents helped her a lot.

D. She is thankful to her parents for finding her the right coach.

【2】According to Akinosun, she became a successful athlete because ______.

A. she had great confidence in herself.

B. she always put training before anything else.

C. she was pushed by her coach to train hard.

D. she could keep a good balance between school and training.

【3】The underlined word “dedication” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. a strong desire B. knowing oneself

C. a clear purpose D. devoting her time and energy fully

【4】What’s the best title of the passage?

A. How Akinosun spent her high school years.

B. The story of Akinosun’s success.

C. Being an athlete is not easy.

D. Akinosun’s advice to her schoolmates.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】试题分析：本文讲述了奥运冠军Morolake Akinosun回到高中母校分享自己的成功经验，Morolake Akinosun给学生提出建议：高中生应该听父母的话以及要为自己做的事情做出奉献。

【1】推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句“ I wouldn’t be where I am today without my parents,” she said.以及第五段首句Her parents saw Buford-Bailey as a good fit to coach their daughter, something Akinosun said she didn’t understand at the time.和尾句Akinosun admitted it was three years before she told her parents they were right.可推断，Akinosun感谢她的父母为她找到了合适的教练。故选D。

【2】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段首句“I always put track and field first, and then comes school,” Akinosun said.和倒数第一段首句Making athletics the most important thing in her life meant devoting her time and energy fully, no matter how she might feel on a given day.可推断，Akinosun认为她能够成为一名成功的远动员是因为她总是把训练放在首位。故选B。

【3】词句猜测题。根据下文可知，Akinosun总是把田径运动放在首位，体育运动是她生命中最重要的事情，这意味着不管她在某一天的感觉如何她都要投入时间和精力。因此推断画线句句意：成为一个能参加奥运会的优秀运动员需要真正地奉献。画线词词义为：奉献，与D项意义相近。故选D。

【4】标题判断题。纵观全文可知，一二两段讲述奥运冠军Akinosun回高中母校分享成功经验，接下来的段落讲述Akinosun给高中学生讲述她如何取得成功的经验。因此推断B项“Akinosun成功的故事”是最佳标题，概况了文章大意。故选B。