Question

One kilogram --- that was all it took to crown（给……加冕） the world's strongest man.

German weightlifter Matthias Steiner pulled ahead of Russian rival Evgeny Chigishev to win the Olympic men's +105 kg weightlifting gold medal on Tuesday.

Steiner lifted a total of 461kg, 203kg in the snatch(抓举) and 258kg in the clean and jerk(挺举), to beat Chigishev by a single kilogram. The German won the battle of giants in his last lift, winning his country's first gold medal in the event at this year's Games.

Steiner's winning lift was also the last effort of the sport for this Olympics at which China earned eight of the 15 golds.

Steiner was born in Austria and represented his country of birth at the Athens Olympics four years ago, placing seventh in the lower 105kg category, but had a falling out with Austria's weightlifting federation afterwards.

He applied for German citizenship in 2005 and got married, but his career went into deep freeze（困境）as he could not compete without a passport. He finally obtained the document last January.

The German, who turns 26 on Monday, had come to these Games on a mission to win the title for his wife Susann, who died in a car accident in July last year. The German team said he used the personal tragedy to motivate himself to win the gold medal.

Chigishev was the strongest in the snatch session Tuesday. He kissed his fists after a 210-kg lift that gave him a 7-kg advantage over fourth-placed Steiner going into the second event -- the clean and jerk. He let out a victorious roar（吼叫）after clearing 250 kg in his last lift, but the glory was short-lived as Steiner stunned（使瞠目）everyone with his final, winning clean and jerk effort.

Steiner had finished seventh in the 2004 Olympics in the 105kg weight category, and took the gold in the 2008 European Championship +105kg snatch competition, bronze in the clean and jerk and silver overall, with a total weight of 446kg.

World champion Viktors Scerbatihs of Latvia settled for bronze.

Steiner won the gold by lifting ______.

  A. 105 kg    B. 461 kg    C. 258 kg    D. 210 kg

Four years ago at the Athens Olympics Steiner represented ______.

  A. Australia   B. Germany   C. Austria    D. Russia

The following statements are true except ______.

  A. Steiner beat Chigishev by one kilogram

  B. Chinese weightlifting team won eight of the 15 gold medals at this year’s Games

  C. Steiner didn’t get the passport until last February

  D. Steiner got a bronze in the 2008 European Championship +105kg clean and jerk competition

. It can be inferred from the story that _____.

  A. Steiner was inspired by his unfortunate wife to win the gold medal

  B. Chigishev was also the strongest in the second event

  C. it is hard to get a German citizenship

  D. Steiner was determined to win the medal for the German team

What is the best title of the story?

  A. Narrow Victory                    B. Pitiful Failure  

C. Gold Medal for His Dearest Wife   D. Strongest Man of the World

Answer 1

【小题1】B

【小题2】C

【小题3】C

【小题4】A

【小题5】C

解析:

德国举重运动员马蒂亚斯??施泰纳在北京奥运会冠军领奖台上亲吻亡妻苏姗娜的照片，含泪感叹他终于实现了对妻子的承诺：永不放弃奥运梦想。苏珊娜2007年遭遇车祸，在妻子弥留之际，守在病床边的施泰纳向她做出了上述承诺。

【小题1】细节理解题。Steiner以461公斤的总成绩获得冠军。文章第三段首句Steiner lifted a total of 461kg, 203kg in the snatch and 258kg in the clean and jerk, to beat Chigishev by a single kilogram.作了具体叙述。

【小题2】 细节理解题。文章第五段首句Steiner was born in Austria and represented his country of birth at the Athens Olympics four years ago说四年前Steiner是代表奥地利队的。后来他离开奥地利举重协会加入了德国籍。

【小题3】细节理解题。Steiner最后拿到护照的时间是去年的1月，而不是2月，因此C项叙述不正确。

【小题4】推理判断题。第七段说Steiner had come on a mission to win the title for his wife Susann，德国队也说he used the personal tragedy to motivate himself to win the gold medal.，由此可以推知Steiner的夺金动力来自他的已故的妻子Susann。

【小题5】主旨大意题。综合全文，C项《金牌告慰亡妻》能全面概括文章的大意。