Question

Downing Street sources have indicated that the British tennis player，Andy Murray，will be Recommended for a knighthood(爵士头衔)for ending Britain’s 77-year wait for a Wimbledon men’s champion title．David Cameron，the British prime minister，who was in the royal box on Sunday at Wimbledon．told reporters that he couldn’t think of anyone who deserves one more．

    More news on the knighthood is surely to come．but Murray’s achievement has a twist in that he is Scottish．not English．

Also in the royal box show on Sunday was Scotland’s  first minister, Alex Salmond, waving the white-and-blue Scottish flag．in the row directly behind Cameron after the victory．No Scotsman had won the singles at Wimbledon since Harold Mahony in 1896．Salmond was later asked on BBC Radio whether Murray’s achievement had been a victory for Britain． “Absolutely，and for tennis fans everywhere，"Salmond said．“Let everyone enjoy the victory．But you will allow us just the little private thing．Let us wave our national flag．’’

    The Scottish government，headed by Salmond，has announced that Scotland will hold a referendum(全民票)on independence from Britain in September 2014．Murray，who lives in the London area but was born and raised in the Scottish town of Dunblane，has not said publicly which way he would vote on the issue，and his Wimbledon Championship will only mix interest in his views．

    But this was，make no mistake，a national moment．Murray’s semifinal victory over Jerzy Janowicz drew a peak television audience of 13.24 million viewers．the biggest of the year in Britain．The final then topped that with a peak audience of 17.3 million，the biggest audience for a Wimbledon final since at least 1990, according to the BBC．

Only one name will go on the trophy(奖杯)，but tennis at the highest level has now become a team event．Murray，who once had frequent fits of anger during matches，has transformed himself into a much more focused force with the help of an extensive support group．Murray’s rise to champion has clearly  something to do with his decision to hire the former number one tennis champion Ivan Lendl as his coach just before the2012 season．“He’s been very patient with me; I'm just happy I managed to do it for him．”

Onward Team Murray goes toward a defense of the United States Open title，beginning next month，and then eventually to defending at Wimbledon next year with the British drought(干旱) well and truly over．

1.The underlined word “twist” in the second paragraph refers to Murray’s_____.

A．achievement            B．knighthood

C．champion title           D．nationality

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Murray is the first British to have won the singles at Wimbledon．

B．Murray’s victory over Jerzy Janowicz drew the biggest audience of the year．

C．Murray has won the championship of the United States Open before．

D．Murray was born a strong，talented and cool-headed tennis player．

3.What does the author mean by saying“the British drought well and truly over”?

A．Murray is concerned about the drought that struck Britain．

B．Drought in Britain will be over next year when Wimbledon is held．

C．British government’s rule over Scotland will come to an end soon．

D．The British people’s desire for a Wimbledon victory is fully satisfied．

4.What does the writer intend to tell us?

A．The whole Great Britain is enjoying Murray’s victory．

B．Scotland is going to gain independence from Britain

C．The secret lies behind Murray’s Wimbledon victory．

D．Murray was torn between the choices in the referendum．

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了英国网球选手安迪·穆雷在获得温布尔顿公开赛冠军后整个英国民众对这一荣誉的兴奋之情，他本人既被授予了爵士头衔还创造了1990年以来温网电视收视率的新高。

1.推理题：根据第二段中“Murray’s achievement has a twist in that he is Scottish．not English．”根据后面说他是苏格兰人，不是英国人可知在讨论穆雷的国籍。故选D。

2.细节题：根据第三段中“No Scotsman had won the singles at Wimbledon since Harold Mahony in 1896”从1896年哈罗德·马奥尼赢得温布尔登网球男子单打冠军之后在没有苏格兰人得冠。可知A错误；根据第五段内容可知穆雷半决赛战胜Jerzy Janowicz电视观众达到1324万人，决赛时达到1730万人，因此B错误；根据最后一段第一句“ Onward Team Murray goes toward a defense of the United States Open title，beginning next month”下个月开始，穆雷的团队去卫冕美国公开赛冠军，由此可知穆雷得过美国公开赛冠军，故C正确；根据第六段中“who once had frequent fits of anger during matches”他曾在比赛期间频繁的暴怒，由此可知D错误。故选C。

3.推理题：根据文章第一段可知英国民众期待本土温网冠军已经等了77年了，此次穆雷得冠满足了英国人民的渴望。故选D。

4.推理题：阅读文章可知英国政府以及英国民众在穆雷获得温网冠军时和之后的各种表现，包括决赛时的收视率新高，以及穆雷本人胜利后会获得爵士头衔，由此可知人们喜欢穆雷得冠。故选A。

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