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【题目】 What’s the meaning of “dark horse”? It’s someone who wins when no one expects it. Han Xiaopeng took Chinas first gold on snow. He became an Olympic “dark horse” by winning the gold medal in men’s freestyle aerial skiing(自由式滑雪空中技巧) at Turin in Italy. He made two almost perfect jumps for the highest score. Han had never won a world gold medal before, let alone(更不用说) in the Olympics!

“I never thought this would happen,” said the 23-year-old. “I feel like I’m in a dream.” Its China's Second gold medal at the Turin Olympics. But more important, Hans gold was the country s first ever in a snow spot n 2002, China's Yang Yang won the gold for speed skating at the winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, US. Just because Han's win was unexpected doesn't mean that he didn't work hard.

Han grew up in Jiangsu Province. Before he started his training on snow, he used to be an acrobat(杂技演员) at a circus. In 1995, a coach found his talent. The coach, Yang Er'qi, said Han had the agility(灵活性) and courage to be a ski jumper. When Yang first took the 12-year-old to northern China, the boy couldn't swim, skate or ski. But he wasn’t afraid of the high platform (跳台) and kept on training.

Han almost left the sport after hurting his knee months before the Salt Lake Games. In that Olympics he only got 24th. “I was hopeless at that time, but my family and the coach stood firmly(坚强) behind me, helping me through,” he recalled.

Han Xiaopeng worked so hard that he won the gold medal in the Olympics at last. Because of his success, more and more people in China are becoming interested in skiing. We are proud of him and we hope he will have another big success.

【1】“Dark horse” means in the passage.

A.a horse which is darkB.someone who is expected to win

C.a horse which likes living in the darkD.someone whose win is unexpected

【2】Han Xiaopeng got China's first gold on snow in .

A.ChinaB.ItalyC.AmericaD.Australia

【3】The coach, Yang Er'qi, choose Han Xiaopeng to be a ski jumper because .

A.he had the agility and wasn't afraid of the high platform

B.he was good at skiing though he was only 12 years old

C.he was born in the north of China and liked sports on snow

D.he had the talent and he had won a world gold medal before

【4】Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A.He was 23 when he won the gold medal at the winter Olympics.

B.He made two almost perfect jumps and got the highest score.

C.No one had won the gold before Han Xiaopeng at the winter Olympics.

D.He never gave up even though he had faced many difficulties

【5】A can be the best title for this passage .

A.a Dark Horse at the Winter OlympicsB.a Wonderful Match

C.a Hopeless Snow GameD.an Exciting Horse Race

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

文章大意：什么是黑马，韩晓鹏就是一匹黑马。在意大利都灵奥运会上，他为中国夺得了男子自由式空中滑雪的金牌，这是他第一次获得世界范围的金牌。说他的成功出乎意料，但是并不代表他不努力。韩晓鹏从小非常刻苦的训练。他的成功让越来越多的人开始对滑雪感兴趣。

【1】

细节理解题。根据What’s the meaning of “dark horse”? It’s someone who wins when no one expects it.可知“黑马”指的是，不被人寄予希望的那个人赢了。故选D。

【2】

细节理解题。根据He became an Olympic “dark horse” by winning the gold medal in men’s freestyle aerial skiing(自由式滑雪空中技巧) at Turin in Italy. 可知韩晓鹏在意大利都灵获得的金牌，故答案选B。

【3】

细节理解题。根据The coach, Yang Er'qi, said Han had the agility(灵活性) and courage to be a ski jumper. When Yang first took the 12-year-old to northern China, the boy couldn't swim, skate or ski. But he wasn’t afraid of the high platform (跳台) and kept on training. 可知，教练杨二旗选择韩晓鹏做跳台滑雪，是因为他身手敏捷，而且不怕高台。故答案选A。

【4】

理解判断题。根据“I never thought this would happen,” said the 23-year-old. “I feel like I’m in a dream.” Its China's Second gold medal at the Turin Olympics. 可知在获得金牌时他23岁，A选项是正确的。根据He made two almost perfect jumps for the highest score. 可知他做了两个几乎完美的跳跃赢得了最高分，B选项是正确的。根据Its China's Second gold medal at the Turin Olympics. 可知韩晓鹏在都灵冬季奥运会上是第二个拿到金牌的，C选项是错误的。根据“I was hopeless at that time, but my family and the coach stood firmly behind me, helping me through,” he recalled. 可知韩晓鹏虽然遇到很多困难，但是没有放弃，D选项是正确的。故答案选C。

【5】

标题归纳题。本文借由“黑马”的意思介绍了韩晓鹏，比喻他为冬季奥运会上的一匹黑马，然后介绍了他的努力和刻苦。故答案选A。