题目
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From the perspective of many athletes, however, the Olympic playing field has been far from level. Restricting the Olympics to amateurs has precluded(妨碍) the participation of many who could not afford to be unpaid. Countries have always desired to send their best athletes, not their wealthiest ones, to the Olympic Games.
A slender and imprecise line separates what we call “financial support” from “earning money.” Do athletes “earn money” if they are reimbursed(补偿) for travel expenses? What if they are paid for time lost at work or if they accept free clothing from a manufacturer or if they teach sports for a living? The runner Eric Liddell was the son of poor missionaries; in 1924 the British Olympic Committee financed his trip to the Olympics, where he won a gold and a bronze medal. College scholarships and support from the United States Olympic Committee made it possible for American track stars Jesse Owens and Wilma Rudolph and speed skater Dan Jansen to train and compete. When the Soviet Union and its allies joined the games in 1952, the definition of amateur became still muddier. Their athletes did not have to balance jobs and training because as citizens in communist regimes, their government financial support was not considered payment for jobs.
In 1971 the International Olympic Committee(IOC) removed the word amateur from the rules, making it easier for athletes to find the support necessary to train and compete. In 1986 the IOC allowed professional athletes into the games.
There are those who regret the disappearance of amateurism from the Olympic Games. For them the games lost something special when they became just another way for athletes to earn money. Others say that the designation of amateurism was always questionable; they argue that all competitors receive so much financial support as to make them paid professionals. Most agree, however, that the debate over what constitutes an “amateur” will continue for a long time.
小题1: One might infer that _______________________.
A.developing Olympic-level skills in athletes is costly |
B.professional athletes are mostly interested in financial rewards |
C.amateurs does not expect to earn money at the sport that is played |
D.amateurs have a better attitude than professionals do |
A.the ground the athletes played on was in bad condition |
B.the poorer players were given some advantages |
C.the rules did not work the same way for everyone |
D.amateurs were inferior to the professionals in many ways |
A.a gift received on a special occasion, such as a birthday |
B.money received from a winning lottery ticket |
C.an allowance paid to a child |
D.money from charity organization |
A.has held firm to its original vision of the Olympic games |
B.has struggled with the definition of amateur over the years |
C.regards itself as an organization for professional athletes only |
D.did nothing but stop allowing communists to participate |
答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:B
解析
试题分析:本文叙述了奥运会的历史,最初,奥运会是由业余爱好者参加的,他们不需要给钱,只是为了娱乐,到后来为了通过体育运动推进世界和平,才有了各国派出的专业的运动员参加的奥运会。
小题1:推理判断题。根据they argue that all competitors receive so much financial support as to make them paid professionals. 可以推出培养一个运动员花费是很大的,故选A。
小题2:细节理解题。根据Restricting the Olympics to amateurs has precluded(妨碍) the participation of many who could not afford to be unpaid.故选C。
小题3:细节理解题。根据Their athletes did not have to balance jobs and training because as citizens in communist regimes, their government financial support was not considered payment for jobs.所以苏维埃政府给运动员的钱就像给孩子的零花钱,故选C。
小题4:推理判断题。根据Most agree, however, that the debate over what constitutes an “amateur” will continue for a long time.故选B。
点评:推理判断题属于主观题,是层次较高的题目。它包括判断和推理题。这两类题常常相互依存,推理是为了做出正确的判断,正确的判断又依赖于合乎逻辑的推理。该题要求在理解表面文字的基础上做出判断和推论,从而得到文章的隐含意思和深层意思,也就是通过文章中的文字信息,上下逻辑关系及事物的发展变化等已知信息,推断出作者没有直接表达的态度和观点。
核心考点
试题【The modern Olympic Games, founded in 1896, began as contests between individuals】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
Every country today has its own flag. Many groups and organizations also have a flag which stands for, or symbolizes, the aims of the group.
The flag depicts (描绘) a world map, centered on the north pole. The map is surrounded by an olive (橄榄) wreath (花环) symbolizing peace and co-operation. The flag is blue and white.
小题1:Flags have been in existence for _________.
A.500 years | B.more than 3000 years |
C.about 2000 years | D.between 500 and 2000 years |
A.be made of fabric | B.have a map on it |
C.have white shapes on it | D.be made of carved wood |
A.peace | B.purity | C.justice | D.equality |
Relatives of people who sailed on the Titanic, historians, authors and people fascinated by the story of the unsinkable ship were on the Balmoral. They wanted to remember the Titanic and those who died on her first and last voyage.
The Balmoral was following Titanic’s original route from Southampton. First, the modern-day cruise liner docked (进港) in the port of Cherbourg, France, where the Titanic had picked up more passengers. On Monday afternoon, the Balmoral stopped in Cobh, Ireland, the Titanic’s last port of call before sailing to New York.
The Balmoral then sailed the North Atlantic Ocean to the location where the Titanic hit an iceberg. On Sunday, April 15, at 2:20 a.m. — the time the Titanic went down - passengers and crew held a memorial service. The next two days were spent in Halifax, Canada, where many victims of the Titanic are buried. Then, the Balmoral reached its final destination in New York City, where the Titanic was supposed to dock — but never did.
So far, several teams of divers have explored the site. They have recovered items such as dishes and silverware and put them on public display. And the Titanic and its passengers and crew have been remembered in books, movies and TV programs. But there’s a much more important contribution that the Titanic has given us. After she sank, lawmakers and ship builders made ships safer. It took a terrible tragedy to make ship travel safer for all.
小题1:We learn from the first paragraph that _____.
A.the Titanic sank on its second voyage |
B.about 700 passengers of the Titanic survived |
C.less than 2,000 passengers boarded the Titanic |
D.all the passengers’ hopes of the Titanic lay in America |
a. Halifax b. New York City c. Cobh d. Southampton e. Cherbourg
A.d-e-c-a-b | B.e-d-a-b-c | C.e-c-a-b-d | D.d-c-e-a-b |
A.Its site attracts many exploration teams. | B.It has made later ships more secure. |
C.Some of its items are on public display. | D.More trips are planned to its site. |
A.The unsinkable ship | B.The Titanic today |
C.The Titanic’s route | D.Sailing through history |
An early American use of the word wildcat was quite different. It was used to describe members of Congress(国会) who declared war on Britain in 1812. A magazine of that year said the wildcat congressmen went home. It said they were unable to face the responsibility of having involved their country in an unnecessary war.
Wildcat also has been used as a name for money in the 1800s. At that time, some states permitted banks to make their own money. One bank in the state of Michigan offered paper money with a picture of a wildcat on it. Some banks, however, did not have enough gold to support all the paper money they offered. So the money had little or no value. It was called a wildcat bill or a wildcat bank note. The banks who offered this money were called wildcat banks. A newspaper of the time said those were the days of wildcat money. It said a man might be rich in the morning and poor by night.
Wildcat then was also used for an oil well or gold mine that had almost no oil or gold in it. Dishonest developers would buy such property. Then they would sell it and leave town with the money. The buyers were left with worthless holes in the ground. Today, wildcat oil wells are in areas that are not known to have oil.
小题1: What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Wildcats and their stories. |
B.Wildcats and their characters |
C.Varieties of animal species. |
D.Relationship between animal and humans. |
A.wildcats represent the state of Michigan |
B.the use of wildcat was not always the same |
C.wildcats are the best friend of human beings |
D.honest developers never buy wildcat oil wells |
A. gasoline companies B. automobile manufacturers
C. names of wildcats D. brands of automobile
64. Which of the following would people like to have or trust according to the passage?
A. Wildcat congressmen. B. Wildcat oil wells.
C. Wildcat banks. D. Wildcat cars.
小题4: It can be inferred that during the days of wildcat money_________.
A.people couldn’t buy anything with the money |
B.people didn’t know how to save money. |
C.the rich invested too much on oil wells. |
D.people complained and suffered a lot |
Maori
The Maori were the first people to go to New Zealand, about 1,000 years ago. They came from the islands of Polynesia in the Pacific. They brought dogs, rats and plants with them and settled mainly on the Northern Island. In 1769, Captain James Cook from Britain took possession of the Island and from that time British people started to settle. The Maori signed an agreement on land rights with these settlers, but in later years there were arguments and battles between them.
Aborigines
The native people of Australia came from somewhere in Asia more than 40,000 years ago. They lived by hunting and gathering. Their contact with British settlers began in 1788. By the 1940s almost all of them were mixed into Australian society as low-paid workers. Their rights were limited. In 1976 and 1993 the Australian Government passed laws that returned some land to the Aborigines and recognized their property rights.
American Indians
Long before the Europeans came to America in the 16th and 17th century, the American Indians, or Native Americans, lived there. It is believed that they came from Asia. Christopher Columbus mistook the land for India and so called the people there Indians. The white settlers and American Indians lived in peace at the beginning, but conflicts finally arose and led to the Indian Wars (1866-1890). After the wars, the Indians were driven to the west of the country. Not until 1924 did they gain the right to vote.
小题1:The similarity among Maoris, Aborigines and American Indians is that _________.
A.they lost their vote right after European settlers’ arrival |
B.they lost their land after European settlers’ arrival |
C.they were driven out of their country after European settlers’ arrival |
D.they were not treated as citizens until recently |
A.a miserable | B.a bitter | C.a peaceful | D.a troublesome |
A.Maoris. | B.Aborigines. | C.American Indians. | D.Not mentioned. |
A.the war between aboriginal people and white settlers |
B.the history of Maoris, Aborigines and American Indians |
C.the present unfair treatment to aboriginal people of the world |
D.European settlers were the enemy of all aboriginal people |
“In the spring of 1952, my wife, my seven-year-old daughter, Joan, and I were out for a Sunday drive in our 1948 Chrysler Windsor. About three miles outside Newport we were watching for deer jumping across the road. Suddenly, there was a large rock in our path. I hit the brakes and we went into a ditch(壕沟).
“As I applied the brakes, both my wife and I threw our hands up to keep our daughter from hitting the car. There was soft mud in the ditch, so the car wasn’t damaged, and no one was hurt.”
“During the ride home I couldn’t stop thinking about the accident. I asked myself,‘Why couldn’t some object come out to stop you from striking the inside of the car?’As soon as I got home that night I drew some sketches(草图). Each evening for the following two weeks, I’d add or reduce something from the sketches.”
Hetrick applied an event he had observed while in the Navy to the design of the air bag. He was repairing a torpedo(鱼雷) which had a cloth covering. When the compressed(压缩的) air that was in the torpedo was let out, the covering was suddenly filled with air and was shot to the ceiling.
With this knowledge, he developed his design until he was able to obtain a patent on the invention on August 5, 1952. The idea was similar to the air bag designs of today. Compressed air is stored in a container and when a traffic accident occurs and the car slows down at a rapid enough rate, the air will be released into the air bag. The idea was ingenious, but Hetrick’s air bag never would have functioned properly. It was really a breakthrough, but it would require years and years of designing and testing by some top car designers before it could be used.
小题1:The car accident Hetrick was involved in ________.
A.damaged his car | B.happened in 1948 |
C.was caused by a deer | D.caused no harm to his family |
A.turned out to be dangerous | B.was helpful to his invention |
C.involved designing torpedoes | D.inspired him to design an air bag |
A.creative | B.ridiculous | C.crazy | D.complex |
A.It came into use in the 1950s. | B.It performed perfectly in car accidents. |
C.It prepared the way for air bags nowadays. | D.It took Hetrick about two months to develop it. |
A.the great inventor Hetrick | B.The invention of air bags |
C.a terrible car accident | D.road safety in the 1950s |
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