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　　At the Sydney Olympic in 2000 there were eight diving events for men and women. In these events, individual and synchronized (双人同步的) competitors performed a set number of compulsory and voluntary dives, each of which was given a point score.

　　Platform

　　The platform is a non - bending board 10m high - the same height as a three - story building.

　　Springboard

　　On the 3m springboard, divers need ability and timing. They use the flex of the board to attain maximum spring.

　　Judges

　　Seven judges give each dive a score out of ten. A dive is judged by the approach, take - off, elevation (高度), execution (实施、完成) of movements and entry into water.

　　Scoring

　　The highest and lowest scores are got rid of and the remaining five are totaled. The number is mulitiplied by the degree of difficulty rating assigned to each dive. This total is then mulitplied by 0.6 to give the final score.

　　Competition

　　When there are more than 16 competitors, a preliminary competition is held. The eight divers with the most points qualify (合格) for the final.

　　Types of Dives

　　There are six different groups of dives. Forward, backward, reverse (向后的) and inward dives involve rotating in different directions relative to the board and the starting position. Twisting (旋转) includes any dive with a twist. Armstand dives begin with a handstand position on the edge of the platform.

　　Body positons

　　Tuck - The body is bent at the waist and knees, the thighs are drawn to the chest while the heels are close to the buttocks (臀部).

　　Pike - The legs are straight with the body bent at the waist. The arm position is dictated by the particular dive.

　　Straight - No bending at the waist or knees is permitted.

　　Free - The free position is only used in dives that include twists.

　　Synchronized Diving

　　Pairs of dives perform a combination of dives at the same time. Nine judges award points with four judges rating the execution of the dives and other five assessing the synchronization (一致，同步) of the two divers.

1．When diving scores are totaled, what other information is taken into account?

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A．The difficulty of the dive.

B．The body position of the diver.

C．The time it took the competitor to execute the dive.

D．The number of other people who have previously performed the dive.

2．When there are more than sixteen competitors in a diving competition, there must be ________.

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A．an equal number of male and female competitors

B．another competition to choose the best eight divers

C．two pairs of synchronized divers competing

D．no more than five judges involved

3．The information states that the “free” body position is only used when a ________.

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A．diver's legs are perfectly straight

B．twist is part of the dive being performed

C．diver has reached the final of a competition

D．reverse dive is being executed

4．According to the information presented, which of the following statements about armstand dives is TRUE?

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A．An armstand dive should be performed from a platform.

B．An armstand dive should be performed from a springboard.

C．Armstand dives are not usually performed at Olympic level.

D．Armstand dives cannot be performed by synchronized divers.

5．The purpose of the information is to ________.

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A．indicate that the rules for diving changed for the 2000 Olympics

B．argue that diving is the most popular Olympic sport

C．show that diving can be a dangerous sport

D．give specific details about the sport of diving

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1. A. on　　　　 B. over　　　　　　　　　　   C. to　　　　 　　 D. out

2. A. looking at   B. turning to 　　　　　　　　　　 C. pointed to　　  D. referred to

3. A. politely　　 B. impolitely 　　    C. friendly　　    D. unfriendly

4. A. it　　　　 　　   B. that　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. this　　　　    D. one

5. A. spoiled　　 B. saved 　　　　　　　　　　 C. went bad　　   D. turned sour

6. A. replied　　 B. answered 　　　　　　    C. whispered　　  D. apologized

7. A. and　　    B. including 　　　　　　   C. together with    D. as well

8. A. as　　　　 B. like　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　 　　   D. while

9. A. rudely　　  B. friendly 　　　　　　　　 C. softly　　　　 D. coldly

10. A. do you a favor　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. offer you a suggestion

C. tell you what to do　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. show you the right way

11. A. You should　　　　 　　　　　　　　    B. You must

C. You are better　　　　 　　　　　　　　 D. It is better

12. A. duty　　   B. fault 　　　　　　　　　　 C. trouble　　　　  D. question

13. A. turned red　　　　 　　　　　　　　&n

bsp;　　　　   B. got angry

C. became puzzled　　　　 　　　　　　　　  D. was shame

14. A. wrong but ignorant　　　　　　　　　　    B. right but rude

C. reasonable but careful　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ignorant and rude

15. A. point to　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. point at

C. point out　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. point towards

16. A. put him in his place　　　　　　　　　　    B. give him a lesson

C. play him a trick　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. served him rude

17. A. to treat with　　　　 　　　　　　　　  B. to deal with

C. to be done with　　　　 　　　　　　　　   D. to be dealt with

18. A. come to　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　    B. turn to

C. refer to　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. led to

19. A. with right　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　  B. with justice

C. for reasons　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in politeness

20. A. friend　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. friendship

C. friendliness　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. friendly

 ----Young people shouldn’t always change their jobs.

  　　　 -----_____________. Young people should seek for more challenges.

  　A．　It’s all the same to me. 　　　　 B. You have a point there.

  　C．　That’s not the way I see it.　 　 D.I believe so.