14.Teofilo Stevenson was born in 1952 and grew up in a small town in Cuba.He started boxing as a teenager and,when he was 13,went to Havana to train at the national sports complex."I lost 14 of my first 20 fights,"said Stevenson."I hated getting hit.What happened was that I decided I hated losing even more."
When he was just 20,Teofilo went to the Olympic Games in Germany and won a gold medal.He was tall and powerful with a long"reach".His long arms could hit opponents (对手) before they could hit him.At the Games in Canada in 1976 he won the gold again.In the ring,boxers were afraid of Teofilo,they tried to stay away from him and not get too close to his powerful punches (拳).He won another gold medal in Moscow in 1980.Only two of the fights he had at the Olympic Games lasted for the full three rounds.That means he either knocked his opponents to the floor and they were counted out or the referee stopped the fight because it was dangerous for the other boxer.
Stevenson was such a good boxer that people wanted him to turn professional.After he had won his first gold medal,managers and famous promoters started to offer him money to fight around the world.Teofilo turned them all down.He wanted to stay in Cuba and didn't want to fight for money or fame.
Lots of people think that Teofilo Stevenson was as good as the famous boxer Muhammad Ali,but the two fighters never fought each other.They did meet outside the ring and the two men are now friends.Teofilo thinks"it would have been a draw"if they had fought.
Teofilo now works for the Cuban Ministry of Sport and he is also the vice president of the Cuban Boxing Federation.He likes spending his time with his family and he is still regarded as a legend (传奇) around the world.
56.We can learn from Paragraph 1 that StevensonC.
A.was an excellent boxer as a teenager
B.hated boxing very much when he was young
C.lost most of his fights when he started boxing
D.refused to fight because of getting hit as a teenager
57.What does Paragraph 2 aim to tell us?B
A.Stevenson's way of winning fights in the Olympic Games.
B.Stevenson's great success in Olympic Games.
C.The number of fights that Stevenson had in the Olympic Games.
D.Stevenson never lost a fight after he was 20 years old.
58.Stevenson refused to turn professional becauseD.
A.he was afraid of being defeated
B.he hated the managers and promoters
C.he was not short of money
D.he didn't want to fight for money or fame
59.From Stevenson's words"it would have been a draw"in Paragraph 4 we can infer that StevensonA.
A.was a boxer as great as Muhammad Ali
B.was eager to have a fight with Muhammad Ali
C.thought the fight with Muhammad Ali would be dull
D.predict that he would lose the fight with Muhammad Ali
60.What can be a proper title for the text?B
A.Teofilo Stevenson-the most successful boxer
B.Teofilo Stevenson-Olympic boxing legend
C.Teofilo Stevenson's way of Olympic successes
D.A boxer star who failed to turn professional.
分析 本文主要讲述了史蒂文森的奥运拳击传奇.史蒂文森在奥运会上取得的巨大成功,获得了很多奖牌,并且他不会为了金钱和名誉而战.很多人都认为他是一个像穆罕默德•阿里一样伟大的拳击手.
解答 56.C细节理解题.根据第一段"I lost 14 of my first 20 fights,"said Stevenson.可知史蒂文森刚开始拳击时失去了大部分的战斗.故选C.
57.B理解判断题.根据第二段可知史蒂文森在德国、加拿大和莫斯科的奥运会上都夺得过金牌,他的实力很强大,对手们都害怕他.由此推知,该段主要讲述了史蒂文森在奥运会上取得的巨大成功.故选B.
58.D细节理解题.根据第三段He wanted to stay in Cuba and didn't want to fight for money or fame.可知史蒂文森拒绝转专业的原因是他不想为金钱或名声而战.故选D.
59.A细节推断题.根据第四段Lots of people think that Teofilo Stevenson was as good as the famous boxer Muhammad Ali,可知史蒂文森是一个像穆罕默德•阿里一样伟大的拳击手.故选A.
60.B主旨大意题.本文主要讲述了史蒂文森的奥运拳击传奇.故选B.
点评 本文考察学生的理解推断能力以及细心程度,只要抓住文章的关键词,采用寻读的方法查找细节,就能找到正确答案.