Question

【題目】 Winter sports tend to be more dangerous than summer sports—they take place mostly outside at the mercy of ice or snow, involving metal edges, extreme speeds and crashes. Skeleton (俯式冰撬), however, stands apart as one of the most difficult and least accessible of all the winter sports. Adam Edelman, Israel’s first Olympic skeleton athlete, would like to change that.

Edelman was the 10th athlete named to the 2018 Israeli Olympic Team. Qualifying for the Olympics in any sport is impressive. But it’s more impressive if you qualify for the Olympics after only four years in the sport—and without a coach.

Edelman was first introduced to skeleton watching the game on television in late 2013. Sports have always been a part of his life. He grew up playing football and was a goalkeeper on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology football team. Ready for a new challenge, he set his sights on the Olympics.

Without a coach, Edelman learned to drive by watching endless hours of YouTube videos and taking more runs than anybody else on the track. “When everybody else would take three runs per day, I would take six to eight.” he recalled.

Succeeding in skeleton takes a large amount of athletic ability and technical skill, but there’s one more element (因素) required, one that can’t be taught. “These tracks but built in the middle of nowhere, and it’s gray and cold. You haven’t seen your family in seven months and you really just want to give up. To continue, it takes tenacity.” Edelman said.

Edelman is already looking beyond Pyeongchang. The 2022 Olympics could be in his future, but whether he continues to compete or not, he promises to stay in Israeli sports as long as possible-as instructor or as a coach.

【1】What might impress people most?

A.Edelman’s gift in winter sports.

B.The challenges Edelman has met

C.Edelman entering for the Olympics.

D.Edelman’s successful story as a skeleton athlete

【2】What does the underlined word “tenacity” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A.willpowerB.Extra strength

C.Good luckD.Financial support

【3】What might be Edelman’s plan for the future?

A.Setting up a team of his own.

B.Passing on his skills and experience.

C.Calling on more people to take up sports.

D.Ending his sports life after the Olympic Games.

【4】Which of the following words can best describe Edelman?

A.intelligentB.confident

C.patientD.determined

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

這是一篇人物傳記。主要介紹了以色列冬季項目的運動員Adam Edelman，詳細講述了他的成功經(jīng)歷以及他對未來所抱有的雄心壯志。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中“But it’s more impressive if you qualify for the Olympics after only four years in the sport—and without a coach.” 但是，如果你只參加這項運動四年，卻沒有教練，還具備資格參加奧運會，這會給人留下深刻的印象。再根據(jù)下文Edelman是如何在沒有教練的情況下獨自訓練，如何在俯式冰撬運動上獲得成功可知，Edelman作為一名俯式冰撬運動員的成功故事，給人們留下的印象最深刻。故選D項。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)前文中“You haven’t seen your family in seven months and you really just want to give up.” 你已經(jīng)七個月沒有見過家人了，此時你會真的想放棄。A. willpower意志力；B. Extra strength額外的力量；C. Good luck好運；D. Financial support金融支持。通過上下文語境可知要繼續(xù)的話需要有毅力。A項willpower意志力切合題意。故選A項。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中“The 2022 Olympics could be in his future, but whether he continues to compete or not, he promises to stay in Israeli sports as long as possible-as instructor or as a coach.” 2022年奧運會可能是他的未來，但是無論他是否繼續(xù)參加比賽，他都承諾將盡可能長期地以教練的身份留在以色列的體育運動中。由此判斷出他未來計劃作為教練的身份傳授他的技能和經(jīng)驗。故選B項。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中“Without a coach, Edelman learned to drive by watching endless hours of YouTube videos and taking more runs than anybody else on the track.”在沒有教練的情況下，Edelman通過看無數(shù)的YouTube視頻來學習，并比其他任何人都跑得更多。由此判斷出Edelman是一個有耐心的人。故選C項。