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    While watching a swimming competition one night, I came across an unbelievable sight. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage.
    The event started with only three men on the blocks. For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified. That left only one to complete. In fact, it is difficult enough, not having anyone to race against.
    I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong. I’m not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality. When he resurfaced, it was obvious that the man was not out for gold — his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle. The crowd started to laugh. Clearly this man was not a medal competitor.
    I listened to the crowd beginning to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few desperate strokes (划水) and you could tell he was exhausted.
    But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed.
    No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!” and he did.
    This young man finally finished his race. The crowd went wild. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in swimming history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors.
    Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race. His country had been invited to the competition.
    In a competition, we usually watch the brilliant athletes competing for medals, but it is nice to watch an underdog

    1. 1.

      From the passage we learn that the young man _____

      1. A.
        made his turn to start back pitifully
      2. B.
        was skillful at freestyle swimming
      3. C.
        swam faster than the average swimmer
      4. D.
        seemed unlikely to win a gold medal
    2. 2.

      The crowd changed their attitude because _____

      1. A.
        they felt sorry for the young man
      2. B.
        they wanted to show their interest
      3. C.
        they were moved by the young man
      4. D.
        they meant to please the young man
    3. 3.

      According to the passage, “it is nice to watch an underdog” probably means ____

      1. A.
        it’s amusing to watch a skillful swimmer swimming
      2. B.
        it’s amazing to watch a good loser challenging himself
      3. C.
        it’s good for athletes to act proudly
      4. D.
        it’s difficult for some athletes to remove medals
    4. 4.

      What would be the best title for the passage?

      1. A.
        Go for it！
      2. B.
        Try again!
      3. C.
        Compete for gold!
      4. D.
        Break a record!
    DCBA
    试题分析：本文讲述的是一个游泳水平很差的人，勇于挑战自己，最终完成了比赛，感动了观众，他才是真正的胜利者。这才是真正的体育精神。
    1.D 细节题。根据第三段2,5行this was not exactly medal quality. 和I listened to the crowd beginning to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. 说明他的游泳水平较低，并不能夺取奖牌。故D项正确。
    2.C 推理题。根据No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!”说明人们从一开始的嘲笑到后来的鼓励，都是因为被这个人的坚持所感动，故C项正确。
    3.B 推理题。这个人的游泳水平很差，但是他有勇气战胜自己来到这里参加比赛，最终通过自己的努力完成了比赛，也许她的成绩是最差的，但是这仍然是一种胜利。这才是一种真正的体育精神。故B项正确。
    4.A 主旨大意题。本文讲述的是一个游泳水平很差的人，勇于挑战自己，最终完成了比赛，感动了观众，他才是真正的胜利者。故A项符合文章的中心思想。
    考点：考查人生体验类短文阅读
    点评：本文讲述的是一个游泳水平很差的人，勇于挑战自己，最终完成了比赛，感动了观众，他才是真正的胜利者。这才是真正的体育精神。以推理题的考查为主，要求我们在仔细阅读文章的基础上，认真分析题目及选项，做出准确的判断和推理。
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    It was last year when I noticed the problem. She suffered from clinical depression（抑郁症）, and had to go to a hospital during the day. I was very sorry for her at first. But with the late night calls, and meeting each other halfway up the street at midnight, we still stayed in touch. I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend left her, and I knew I still cared about her like a sister.
    Yesterday she came to me and said this. “I never knew what a best friend was until you were the only person that would stop me from cutting myself; the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my problems. You didn’t know this but I was trying to kill myself that very night you called me and I was crying. I owe you so much, and you didn’t even know you were helping me. ”
    We both cried. And I guess a kind of lesson from my life so far is to never give up your friends. Even if they aren’t as cool as others, or people think they are crazy, they need someone there. If you leave them, you will only be very sorry. So if friends need you, and you care for them, you should be always there for them

    1. 1.

      Why did the two girls hide behind their family members when they first met?

      1. A.
        Because they were playing a game
      2. B.
        Because they didn’t like each other
      3. C.
        Because they quarreled before
      4. D.
        Because they were both shy
    2. 2.

      What would have happened to her friend if the author had not cared about her?

      1. A.
        She would have lost her new best friend
      2. B.
        She would have killed herself that night
      3. C.
        She would have run away from her family
      4. D.
        She would have stayed in hospital for a long time
    3. 3.

      What lesson does the author learn from the story?

      1. A.
        Always care for your friends
      2. B.
        Don’t care about others’ opinions
      3. C.
        Never owe your friends too much
      4. D.
        Try to be as cool as others

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