While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an unbelievable sight

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While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an unbelievable sight．It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage． The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks．For one reason or another, two of them fal started, so they were disqualified．That left only one to complete．It would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is important． I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong．I'm not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality．When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold — his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle．The crowd started to laugh．Clearly this man was not a medal competitor． I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time．Finally he made his turn to start back．It was pitiful．He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was worn out． But in tho few awful strokes, the crowd had changed． No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer．Some even began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!” and he did． A clear minute past the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his race．The crowd went wild．You would have thought that he had won the gold, and he should have．Even though he was recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors． Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race．His country had been invited to Sydney． In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling they have somehow been cheated out of gold, or when they act so proudly in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog．小题1:From the passage we can learn that the young man ________A．made his turn to start back pitifullyB．was skillful in freestyle in the gameC．swam faster than the average swimmerD．was not capable enough to win the medal小题2:The crowd changed their attitudes becau ________A．they felt sorry for the young manB．they were moved by the young manC．they wanted to show their sympathyD．they meant to plea the young man小题3:According to the passage, “it is nice to watch an underdog” probably means _______．A．it’s amusing to watch a man with awful swimming skillsB．it’s amazing to watch an ordinary man challenging himlfC．it’s cheerful for athletes to act proudly before their competitorsD．it’s brave enough for some athletes to remove the silver medals小题4: What’s the best title for the passage?A．Compete for Gold!B．Try again!C．Break a Record!D．Go for it! 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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小题1:D小题2:B小题3:B小题4:D

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本文叙述了作者在一次看奥运会的比赛时，他看见了惊人的一幕，这个游泳运动员本身的游泳技能不行，但是他却尽自己的全力去拼命完成这次游泳比赛，得到了观众的喝彩。小题1:细节理解题。根据When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold — his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle．Clearly this man was not a medal competitor可知，他的游姿势不对，并非擅长自由泳；他不是金牌得主，故选D。小题2:细节理解题。根据由文章的叙述But in tho few awful strokes, the crowd had changed可知，观众被这个年轻人感动了，因此改变了他们的态度，转而为他喝彩。故选B。小题3:句意理解题。根据In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling they have somehow been cheated out of gold, or when they act so proudly in front of their competitors某些运动员认为被骗取了金牌，因而在对手面前很自豪地摘掉银牌（以示不满），与这种现象相比，这个年轻人挑战自己的勇气是多么令人惊叹啊！故选B。小题4:主旨大意题。本文讲述的例子旨在证明人应该努力挑战自己，全力以赴，并非是努力获得金牌，也非再试一次，更不是破纪录。“Go for it!”表全力以赴之意，符合本文的思想。故选D。考点：

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