题目内容
10.At the Beijing Olympic Shelly-Ann swept away any doubts about her ability to perform consistently by becoming the first Jamaican woman ever to win the 100meters Olympic gold.Shelly-Ann is a little woman with a big smile.She has a mental toughness that did not come about by chance.Her journey to becoming the fastest woman on earth has been anything but smooth and effortless.She grew up in Waterhouse,one of Jamaica's toughest and poorest inner-city communities and also a really violent and overpopulated place.Her mother Maxime,one of a family of fourteen,had been an athlete herself as a young girl but,like so many other girls in Waterhouse,had to stop after she had her first baby.Maxime's early entry into the adult world with its responsibilities gave her the determination to ensure that her kids would not end up in Waterhouse's roundabout of poverty.One of the first things Maxime used to do with Shelly-Ann was taking her to the track,and she was ready to sacrifice everything.
It didn't take long for Shelly-Ann to realize that sports could be her way out of Waterhouse.On a summer evening in Beijing in 2008,all those long,hard hours of work and commitment finally bore fruit.The barefoot kid who just a few years previously had been living in poverty,surrounded by criminals and violence,had written a new chapter in the history of sports.
But Shelly-Ann's victory was far greater than that.The night she won Olympic gold in Beijing,the routine murders in Waterhouse and the drug wars in the neighbouring streets stopped.The dark cloud above one of the world's toughest criminal neighbourhoods simply disappeared for a few days."I have so much fire burning for my country,"Shelly said.She plans to start a foundation for homeless children and wants to build a community centre in Waterhouse.She hopes to inspire the Jamaicans to lay down their weapons.She intends to fight to make it a woman's as well as a man's world.
As Muhammad Ali puts it,"Champions aren't made in gyms.Champions are made from something they have deep inside them.A desire,a dream,a vision."One of the things Shelly-Ann can be proud of is her understanding of this truth.
4.What made Maxime decide to train her daughter on the track?C.
A.Her success and lessons in her career.
B.Her interest in Shelly-Ann's quick profit.
C.Her wish to get Shelly-Ann out of poverty.
D.Her early entrance into the sprinting world.
5.What can we infer from Shelly-Ann's statement underlined in Paragraph 4?B.
A.She was highly rewarded for her efforts.
B.She was eager to do more for her country.
C.She became an athletic star in her country.
D.She was the envy of the whole community.
6.By mentioning Muhammad Ali's words,the author intends to tell us thatD.
A.players should be highly inspired by coaches
B.great athletes need to concentrate on patience
C.hard work is necessary in one's achievements
D.motivation allows great athletes to be on the top
7.What is the best title for the passage?A.
A.The Making of a Great Athlete
B.The Dream for Championship
C.The Key to High Performance
D.The Power of Full Responsibility.
分析 本文介绍了牙买加著名女飞人Shelly-Ann从不被人看好到成为奥运冠军,再到最后成为世界上跑的最快的女性.
解答 4.C 推理判断题.根据第三段最后两句Maxime's early entry into the adult world with its responsibilities gave her the determination to ensure that her kids would not end up in Waterhouse's roundabout of poverty.Maxime的责任感让她下定决心,确保她的孩子不会在这个贫困的城市度过一辈子.可知C项正确.
5.B 推理判断题.根据第五段 She plans to start a foundation for homeless children and wants to build a community centre in Waterhouse.可知她计划着为无家可归的孩子建立基金会,建立社区中心等,可推断她渴望为国家做很多事情,B正确.
6.D 推理判断题.根据最后一段Champions aren't made in gyms.Champions are made from something they have deep inside them.A desire,a dream,a vision,冠军不是体育馆里造出来的.造就冠军的是冠军内心深处的某种东西─渴望、梦想、愿景.他们需同时拥有技能和意志,可知作者是在鼓励运动员们达到巅峰.故D项正确.
7.A 标题概括题.本文介绍了牙买加著名女飞人Shelly-Ann从不被人看好到成为奥运冠军,再到最后成为世界上跑的最快的女性.激励我们要想成功必须要经过艰苦的努力.故A项正确.
点评 推理判断题要以表面文字为前提,以具体事实为依据进行推理,做出判断.这种推理方式比较直接,考生只要弄清事实,即可结合上下文推断出合理的结论.
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