Question

It was an exciting moment for Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, a retired married couple from Harbin, China. It was also a great moment for China because it was the country’s first gold medal in the pairs figure（花样）skating competition at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.

Everyone was very quiet when Shen and Zhao were skating onto the ice. They were expecting something wonderful to happen. As soon as the music started, Shen and Zhao skated around the field quickly with beautiful style; every move was perfect. When the music stopped, all the people cheered. In the end Shen and Zhao won the Olympic gold medal.

In China, winter sports are not as popular as they are in America and Northern European countries. So China sent only 90 athletes to Vancouver to take in a few, carefully chosen sports. Such a good decision also led to Wang Meng and Zhao Yang winning gold medals in the little known, but exciting sports of short track (轨道) speed skating.

China did not win a lot of medals at these Winter Games. Most of the events are still very new to China and need to be developed. But Chinese athletes learn very quickly. For example, China’s women’s curling team(冰壶队) only began in 2003, but they were No. 1 at the 2009 World Women’s Curling Championship.

This means that with hard work and a bit of luck, China’s winter stars could soon shine on the world stage.

1.Shen Xue won the gold medal in the ________event at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

A．pairs of figure skating                    B．short track speed skating

C．women’s curling                       D．long track speed skating

2.The people were _____when Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo started skating at the games.

A．noisy             B．quiet             C．cheering          D．excited

3.The underlined（划线）word “couple” means _____in Chinese.

A．对手             B．朋友             C．夫妻             D．同事

4.China’s women’s curling team won’t be eight years old until______.

A．2003             B．2009             C．2010             D．2011

5.What made China’s winter athletes get such a success? 

A．Luck.                                 B． A chance.

C．Hard work and a little luck.                D．The country’s support.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了中国在花样滑冰这个项目上第一块金牌的产生。

1.根据第一段It was also a great moment for China because it was the country’s first gold medal in the pairs figure（花样）skating competition at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.描述，可知选A。

2.根据第二段Everyone was very quiet when Shen and Zhao were skating onto the ice. 描述，可知选B。

3.联系前文married结了婚的，可知这是一对夫妻，故选C。

4.根据短文第四段China’s women’s curling team(冰壶队) only began in 2003,描述，可知选D。

5.根据最后一段This means that with hard work and a bit of luck, China’s winter stars could soon shine on the world stage.描述，可知选C。

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点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。对于有关数字的问题，要认真分析，并进行必要的计算。