8.As a young ice-skater,I had flown pretty high,pretty quickly.My partner and I won the Canadian junior pairs championship when I was 14.Later I was thrilled to be picked to skate in the 2008Olympics in Beijing,China.But then everything came down.
We finished the 12th at the Games.I soon quit double skating and tried to continue in singles.But I wasn't good enough; I didn't even compete in the next two national championships.I felt like I was a somebody who had become a nobody.
I was 18and had just graduated from high school when my mom told me,"You can't just depend on skating to make a living.You'd better find a job."I knew she was right.So I found a job at a restaurant where I waited at table and did anything else that needed to be done.In fact,I worked so hard that I had never got the chance to have a break.No one cared about that I had been an Olympic skater; I was judged only by how hard I worked.
That job taught me so many things.I learned,for example,how to deal with people.As an athlete,this was new to me.One day a man loudly called me over to his table and complained,"This milk is sour.I am not drinking this junk!I want my money back!"It was near the end of my shift (輪班) and I wanted to tell him how rude I thought he was.But I had learned that"the customer is always right"and a smile can go a long way."I'm really sorry,sir.I'll get you a free cup."I said with a smile.When I brought him his coffee,his attitude changed.And he left me a tip!
My first job taught me that it is important to do your best at anything you try.I knew nothing about being a waitress when I started my job but by the time I left---when I decided to return to skating---I had earned a raise and my boss's praise.They meant so much to me.
41.How did the writer feel after she picked up single skating?C
A.Thrilled.
B.Confident.
C.Disappointed.
D.Proud.
42.What does the underlined word"this"mean?A
A.The job at the restaurant.
B.The job in the ice-skating.
C.The people around the writer.
D.The complaining man.
43.What did the writer do about the man's complaint?D
A.She told him how rude he was.
B.She gave his money back.
C.She asked her boss for help.
D.She apologized with a smile.
44.From the text we can knowB.
A.the author did very well at the 2008Olympics
B.the author was successful as a young ice-skater
C.the author didn't follow her mother's advice
D.the author gave up her skating career
45.The text is mainly aboutC.
A.the author's skating life
B.a(chǎn) lesson from skating
C.the author's first job
D.how to be a good waitress.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了作者是成功的作為一個年輕的溜冰者,但母親的建議讓她在新的工作中學(xué)會了很多.
解答 41.C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第二段But I wasn't good enough; I didn't even compete in the next two national championships.I felt like I was a somebody who had become a nobody可知當(dāng)她拿起單人滑冰后,她感覺失望;故選C.
42.A.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)文章That job taught me so many things.I learned,for example,how to deal with people.As an athlete,this was new to me可知代表的是餐館的工作;故選A.
43.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章."I'm really sorry,sir.I'll get you a free cup."I said with a smile可知作者對那個男人的抱怨微笑著道了歉;故選D.
44.B.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段As a young ice-skater,I had flown pretty high,pretty quickly可知作者是成功的作為一個年輕的溜冰者;故選B.
45.C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章That job taught me so many things.I learned,for example,how to deal with people可知正文主要是關(guān)于作者的第一份工作;故選C.
點評 考察學(xué)生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.